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India v Australia @ Eden Gardens, Calcutta
2, 3, 5, 6 November 1956 (five-day match)
Toss: India (field)
Umpires: G Ayling, BJ Mohoni
Match Result: Australia won by 94 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | b Ghulam Ahmed | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Jim Burke | c Vijay Manjrekar b Ghulam Ahmed | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | c Naren Tamhane b Ghulam Ahmed | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Ian Craig | c Naren Tamhane b Fergie Gupte | 36 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Peter Burge | c Gulabrai Ramchand b Ghulam Ahmed | 58 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Ken Mackay | lbw b Vinoo Mankad | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Richie Benaud | b Ghulam Ahmed | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Ray Lindwall | b Ghulam Ahmed | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| *9. Ian Johnson | c Ghulam Ahmed b Vinoo Mankad | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Pat Crawford | c Nari Contractor b Ghulam Ahmed | 18 | - | - | - | 1 |
| +11. Gil Langley | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-6 (Colin McDonald), 2-22 (Neil Harvey), 3-25 (Jim Burke), 4-93 (Ian Craig), 5-106 (Ken Mackay), 6-141 (Peter Burge), 7-152 (Richie Benaud), 8-157 (Ray Lindwall), 9-163 (Ian Johnson), 177 (Pat Crawford). |
| Extras | 6b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 86.3 ovs) 177 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Gulabrai Ramchand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Polly Umrigar | 16 | 3 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ghulam Ahmed | 20.3 | 6 | 49 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fergie Gupte | 23 | 11 | 35 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vinoo Mankad | 25 | 4 | 56 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Pankaj Roy | b Ray Lindwall | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Nari Contractor | lbw b Richie Benaud | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| *3. Polly Umrigar | c Peter Burge b Ian Johnson | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Vijay Manjrekar | c Neil Harvey b Richie Benaud | 33 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Vinoo Mankad | lbw b Richie Benaud | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Gulabrai Ramchand | st Gil Langley b Richie Benaud | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. AG Kripal Singh | c Ken Mackay b Richie Benaud | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Prakash Bhandari | lbw b Ray Lindwall | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| +9. Naren Tamhane | b Richie Benaud | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Ghulam Ahmed | c Ken Mackay b Ray Lindwall | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Fergie Gupte | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-15 (Pankaj Roy), 2-20 (Polly Umrigar), 3-76 (Nari Contractor), 4-80 (Vinoo Mankad), 5-82 (Gulabrai Ramchand), 6-98 (AG Kripal Singh), 7-99 (Vijay Manjrekar), 8-115 (Naren Tamhane), 9-135 (Prakash Bhandari), 136 (Ghulam Ahmed). |
| Extras | 7b, 1lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 78.2 ovs) 136 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 25.2 | 12 | 32 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pat Crawford | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 12 | 2 | 27 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 29 | 10 | 52 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Neil Harvey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Burke | 8 | 3 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | lbw b Gulabrai Ramchand | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Jim Burke | c Nari Contractor b Ghulam Ahmed | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | c Polly Umrigar b Vinoo Mankad | 69 | - | 187 | - | - |
| 4. Ian Craig | b Ghulam Ahmed | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Peter Burge | c Gulabrai Ramchand b Ghulam Ahmed | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Ken Mackay | hit wicket b Vinoo Mankad | 27 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Richie Benaud | b Fergie Gupte | 21 | - | 26 | - | - |
| 8. Ray Lindwall | c Naren Tamhane b Vinoo Mankad | 28 | - | 14 | - | 1 |
| *9. Ian Johnson | st Naren Tamhane b Vinoo Mankad | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Pat Crawford | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| +11. Gil Langley |
| FOW | 1-0 (Colin McDonald), 2-9 (Jim Burke), 3-27 (Ian Craig), 4-59 (Peter Burge), 5-122 (Ken Mackay), 6-149 (Richie Benaud), 7-159 (Neil Harvey), 8-188 (Ray Lindwall), 9-189 (Ian Johnson). |
| Extras | 6b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 67.4 ovs) 189 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Gulabrai Ramchand | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Polly Umrigar | 20 | 9 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ghulam Ahmed | 29 | 5 | 81 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fergie Gupte | 7 | 1 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vinoo Mankad | 9.4 | 1 | 49 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Pankaj Roy | lbw b Jim Burke | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Nari Contractor | b Ian Johnson | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| *3. Polly Umrigar | c Jim Burke b Richie Benaud | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Vijay Manjrekar | c Neil Harvey b Richie Benaud | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Vinoo Mankad | c Neil Harvey b Richie Benaud | 24 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 6. Gulabrai Ramchand | b Jim Burke | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. AG Kripal Singh | b Richie Benaud | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Prakash Bhandari | c Neil Harvey b Jim Burke | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| +9. Naren Tamhane | b Richie Benaud | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Ghulam Ahmed | b Jim Burke | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Fergie Gupte | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-44 (Nari Contractor), 2-50 (Pankaj Roy), 3-94 (Vijay Manjrekar), 4-99 (Polly Umrigar), 5-102 (Gulabrai Ramchand), 6-121 (AG Kripal Singh), 7-134 (Vinoo Mankad), 8-136 (Prakash Bhandari), 9-136 (Ghulam Ahmed), 136 (Naren Tamhane). |
| Extras | 5b, 5lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 69.2 ovs) 136 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 12 | 7 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pat Crawford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 14 | 5 | 23 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 24.2 | 6 | 53 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Burke | 17 | 4 | 37 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
India:
Pankaj Roy, Nari Contractor, Polly Umrigar, Vijay Manjrekar, Vinoo Mankad, Gulabrai Ramchand, AG Kripal Singh, Prakash Bhandari, Naren Tamhane, Ghulam Ahmed, Fergie Gupte