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New Zealand v West Indies @ Basin Reserve, Wellington
3, 5, 6, 7 March 1956 (four-day match)
Toss: West Indies (bat)
Umpires: LG Clark, WJC Gwynne
Match Result: West Indies won by 9 wickets
1st Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bruce Pairaudeau | c Tony MacGibbon b Harry Cave | 68 | - | 173 | 7 | - |
| 2. Garry Sobers | c Trevor Barber b John Reid | 27 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. John Goddard | c Don Beard b Tony MacGibbon | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Everton Weekes | c Sam Guillen b Harry Cave | 156 | - | 211 | 19 | - |
| 5. Collie Smith | lbw b Tony MacGibbon | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| *6. Denis Atkinson | run out ( > > ) | 60 | - | 90 | 9 | - |
| +7. Alfred Binns | lbw b Don Beard | 27 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Sonny Ramadhin | c Don Beard b John Reid | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Frank King | not out | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Tom Dewdney | run out ( > > ) | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Alfred Valentine | c Noel McGregor b John Reid | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-72 (Garry Sobers), 2-117 (Bruce Pairaudeau), 3-117 (John Goddard), 4-119 (Collie Smith), 5-239 (Denis Atkinson), 6-345 (Alfred Binns), 7-387 (Sonny Ramadhin), 8-387 (Everton Weekes), 9-391 (Tom Dewdney), 404 (Alfred Valentine). |
| Extras | 9b, 3lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 135.5 ovs) 404 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tony MacGibbon | 24 | 4 | 75 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harry Cave | 37 | 10 | 96 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Don Beard | 34 | 9 | 90 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Reid | 32.5 | 8 | 85 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Sinclair | 8 | 0 | 41 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Lawrie Miller | c & b Frank King | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Noel McGregor | c Everton Weekes b Collie Smith | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Tony MacGibbon | c John Goddard b Alfred Valentine | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Don Taylor | run out ( > > ) | 43 | - | 149 | - | - |
| *5. John Reid | b Sonny Ramadhin | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. John Beck | lbw b Garry Sobers | 55 | - | 279 | 4 | - |
| 7. Trevor Barber | b Sonny Ramadhin | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| +8. Sam Guillen | b Collie Smith | 36 | - | 83 | - | - |
| 9. Don Beard | not out | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Harry Cave | b Denis Atkinson | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Ian Sinclair | lbw b Denis Atkinson | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-23 (Noel McGregor), 2-23 (Lawrie Miller), 3-27 (Tony MacGibbon), 4-28 (John Reid), 5-104 (Don Taylor), 6-116 (Trevor Barber), 7-176 (Sam Guillen), 8-205 (John Beck), 9-208 (Harry Cave), 208 (Ian Sinclair). |
| Extras | 11b, 9lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 140 ovs) 208 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tom Dewdney | 11 | 3 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank King | 8.4 | 3 | 18 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Collie Smith | 29 | 15 | 27 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sonny Ramadhin | 30 | 11 | 63 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alfred Valentine | 35 | 20 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Atkinson | 12.2 | 2 | 20 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Garry Sobers | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Lawrie Miller | c Alfred Binns b Tom Dewdney | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Noel McGregor | c Alfred Binns b Denis Atkinson | 41 | - | 128 | - | - |
| 3. Tony MacGibbon | b Denis Atkinson | 36 | - | 96 | 4 | - |
| 4. Don Taylor | c Bruce Pairaudeau b Denis Atkinson | 77 | - | 155 | 9 | 1 |
| *5. John Reid | b Denis Atkinson | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. John Beck | b Collie Smith | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Trevor Barber | c John Goddard b Sonny Ramadhin | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| +8. Sam Guillen | c John Goddard b Tom Dewdney | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Don Beard | c Alfred Binns b Denis Atkinson | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Harry Cave | c & b Garry Sobers | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Ian Sinclair | not out | 18 | - | - | 4 | - |
| FOW | 1-16 (Lawrie Miller), 2-82 (Tony MacGibbon), 3-93 (Noel McGregor), 4-99 (John Reid), 5-121 (John Beck), 6-141 (Trevor Barber), 7-142 (Sam Guillen), 8-180 (Don Beard), 9-185 (Don Taylor), 208 (Harry Cave). |
| Extras | 2b, 0lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 106.5 ovs) 208 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tom Dewdney | 17 | 3 | 54 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Collie Smith | 14 | 7 | 23 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sonny Ramadhin | 21 | 10 | 33 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alfred Valentine | 15 | 9 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Atkinson | 31 | 12 | 66 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Garry Sobers | 8.5 | 4 | 11 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bruce Pairaudeau | c Ian Sinclair b Tony MacGibbon | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| +2. Alfred Binns | not out | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. John Goddard | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Garry Sobers | ||||||
| 5. Everton Weekes | ||||||
| 6. Collie Smith | ||||||
| *7. Denis Atkinson | ||||||
| 8. Sonny Ramadhin | ||||||
| 9. Frank King | ||||||
| 10. Tom Dewdney | ||||||
| 11. Alfred Valentine |
| FOW | 1-12 (Bruce Pairaudeau). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 0 |
| Total | (for 1 wickets, 5.2 ovs) 13 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tony MacGibbon | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Don Beard | 2.2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
New Zealand:
Lawrie Miller, Noel McGregor, Tony MacGibbon, Don Taylor, John Reid, John Beck, Trevor Barber, Sam Guillen, Don Beard, Harry Cave, Ian Sinclair