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New Zealand v West Indies @ Lancaster Park, Christchurch
18, 20, 21 February 1956 (four-day match)
Toss: West Indies (bat)
Umpires: J Cowie, WJC Gwynne
Match Result: West Indies won by an innings and 64 runs
1st Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Hammond Furlonge | lbw b Bob Blair | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Bruce Pairaudeau | b John Reid | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Garry Sobers | b Allen Lissette | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Everton Weekes | b Ian Sinclair | 103 | - | 156 | 16 | - |
| 5. Collie Smith | c John Reid b Tony MacGibbon | 11 | - | - | - | 1 |
| +6. Clairmonte Depeiaza | b John Reid | 4 | - | 74 | - | - |
| *7. Denis Atkinson | c & b John Reid | 85 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 8. John Goddard | not out | 83 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Sonny Ramadhin | b Tony MacGibbon | 33 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Tom Dewdney | run out ( > > ) | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Alfred Valentine | run out ( > > ) | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Hammond Furlonge), 2-28 (Bruce Pairaudeau), 3-72 (Garry Sobers), 4-109 (Collie Smith), 5-163 (Clairmonte Depeiaza), 6-169 (Everton Weekes), 7-312 (Denis Atkinson), 8-361 (Sonny Ramadhin), 9-368 (Tom Dewdney), 386 (Alfred Valentine). |
| Extras | 9b, 8lb, 1w, 7nb, 0pen) 25 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 136.5 ovs) 386 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Blair | 27 | 5 | 66 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony MacGibbon | 33 | 9 | 81 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Reid | 24 | 7 | 68 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allen Lissette | 20 | 5 | 51 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Sinclair | 30.5 | 9 | 79 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bert Sutcliffe | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bert Sutcliffe | st Clairmonte Depeiaza b Sonny Ramadhin | 26 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 2. Noel McGregor | b Tom Dewdney | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Lawrie Miller | c John Goddard b Sonny Ramadhin | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. John Reid | b Alfred Valentine | 28 | - | - | 6 | - |
| 5. John Guy | c & b Sonny Ramadhin | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. John Beck | lbw b Sonny Ramadhin | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| +7. Sam Guillen | b Alfred Valentine | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Tony MacGibbon | not out | 31 | - | 56 | 6 | - |
| 9. Ian Sinclair | b Sonny Ramadhin | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Bob Blair | b Collie Smith | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Allen Lissette | b Collie Smith | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-39 (Noel McGregor), 2-50 (Lawrie Miller), 3-67 (Bert Sutcliffe), 4-85 (John Reid), 5-90 (John Beck), 6-113 (John Guy), 7-121 (Sam Guillen), 8-140 (Ian Sinclair), 9-156 (Bob Blair), 158 (Allen Lissette). |
| Extras | 14b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 75.5 ovs) 158 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tom Dewdney | 16 | 5 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Atkinson | 10 | 3 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sonny Ramadhin | 26 | 10 | 46 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alfred Valentine | 22 | 9 | 48 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Collie Smith | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bert Sutcliffe | st Clairmonte Depeiaza b Collie Smith | 10 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 2. Noel McGregor | c Clairmonte Depeiaza b Alfred Valentine | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Lawrie Miller | c Everton Weekes b Sonny Ramadhin | 31 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. John Beck | st Clairmonte Depeiaza b Collie Smith | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| *5. John Reid | b Collie Smith | 40 | - | 36 | 7 | - |
| 6. John Guy | b Alfred Valentine | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| +7. Sam Guillen | c & b Collie Smith | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Tony MacGibbon | hit wicket b Alfred Valentine | 34 | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| 9. Ian Sinclair | c John Goddard b Alfred Valentine | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Bob Blair | c Garry Sobers b Alfred Valentine | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Allen Lissette | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-22 (Bert Sutcliffe), 2-62 (Lawrie Miller), 3-62 (Noel McGregor), 4-115 (John Reid), 5-120 (John Beck), 6-120 (Sam Guillen), 7-120 (John Guy), 8-121 (Ian Sinclair), 9-133 (Bob Blair), 164 (Tony MacGibbon). |
| Extras | 4b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 60.4 ovs) 164 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tom Dewdney | 8 | 2 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Atkinson | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sonny Ramadhin | 9 | 1 | 26 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alfred Valentine | 22.4 | 11 | 32 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Collie Smith | 18 | 4 | 75 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
New Zealand:
Bert Sutcliffe, Noel McGregor, Lawrie Miller, John Beck, John Reid, John Guy, Sam Guillen, Tony MacGibbon, Ian Sinclair, Bob Blair, Allen Lissette