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New Zealand v West Indies @ Eden Park, Auckland
9, 10, 12, 13 March 1956 (four-day match)
Toss: New Zealand (bat)
Umpires: JC Harris, TM Pearce
Match Result: New Zealand won by 190 runs
1st Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Lawrie Miller | c Everton Weekes b Alfred Valentine | 47 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Noel McGregor | c Collie Smith b Tom Dewdney | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Tony MacGibbon | b Collie Smith | 9 | - | 100 | 2 | - |
| 4. Don Taylor | lbw b Alfred Valentine | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| *5. John Reid | hit wicket b Tom Dewdney | 84 | - | 190 | 11 | - |
| 6. John Beck | c Garry Sobers b Sonny Ramadhin | 38 | - | 124 | 6 | - |
| +7. Sam Guillen | run out ( > > ) | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Murray Chapple | c Denis Atkinson b Tom Dewdney | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Don Beard | c Alfred Binns b Tom Dewdney | 31 | - | 94 | - | 1 |
| 10. Harry Cave | c Collie Smith b Tom Dewdney | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Jack Alabaster | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-9 (Noel McGregor), 2-45 (Tony MacGibbon), 3-66 (Don Taylor), 4-87 (Lawrie Miller), 5-191 (John Beck), 6-203 (Sam Guillen), 7-205 (John Reid), 8-210 (Murray Chapple), 9-250 (Harry Cave), 255 (Don Beard). |
| Extras | 7b, 5lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 166.5 ovs) 255 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tom Dewdney | 19.5 | 11 | 21 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Atkinson | 32 | 14 | 45 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alfred Valentine | 41 | 20 | 46 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sonny Ramadhin | 23 | 8 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Collie Smith | 31 | 19 | 55 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Garry Sobers | 20 | 7 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Hammond Furlonge | c Sam Guillen b Harry Cave | 64 | - | 211 | 8 | - |
| 2. Bruce Pairaudeau | c Tony MacGibbon b Harry Cave | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Garry Sobers | c Sam Guillen b Tony MacGibbon | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Everton Weekes | c Sam Guillen b Tony MacGibbon | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Collie Smith | b Don Beard | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| *6. Denis Atkinson | b John Reid | 28 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 7. Alphonso Roberts | b Tony MacGibbon | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| +8. Alfred Binns | lbw b Tony MacGibbon | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Sonny Ramadhin | b Harry Cave | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Alfred Valentine | c Don Taylor b Harry Cave | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Tom Dewdney | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-25 (Bruce Pairaudeau), 2-32 (Garry Sobers), 3-46 (Everton Weekes), 4-59 (Collie Smith), 5-94 (Denis Atkinson), 6-139 (Hammond Furlonge), 7-140 (Alfred Binns), 8-145 (Sonny Ramadhin), 9-145 (Alphonso Roberts), 145 (Alfred Valentine). |
| Extras | 1b, 3lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 78.3 ovs) 145 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tony MacGibbon | 21 | 5 | 44 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harry Cave | 27.3 | 17 | 22 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Reid | 18 | 5 | 48 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Don Beard | 9 | 4 | 20 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Alabaster | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Lawrie Miller | c Everton Weekes b Denis Atkinson | 25 | - | 100 | - | - |
| 2. Noel McGregor | c Alfred Binns b Denis Atkinson | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Tony MacGibbon | c Everton Weekes b Denis Atkinson | 35 | - | 75 | 5 | - |
| 4. Don Taylor | c Alfred Valentine b Denis Atkinson | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| *5. John Reid | c Alfred Binns b Denis Atkinson | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. John Beck | lbw b Denis Atkinson | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| +7. Sam Guillen | st Alfred Binns b Alfred Valentine | 41 | - | 40 | 3 | 2 |
| 8. Murray Chapple | lbw b Sonny Ramadhin | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Don Beard | not out | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Jack Alabaster | b Denis Atkinson | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Harry Cave | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-14 (Noel McGregor), 2-61 (Lawrie Miller), 3-66 (Tony MacGibbon), 4-91 (Don Taylor), 5-100 (John Beck), 6-102 (John Reid), 7-109 (Murray Chapple), 8-146 (Sam Guillen), 9-155 (Jack Alabaster). |
| Extras | 4b, 5lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 80 ovs) 157 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tom Dewdney | 12 | 5 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Atkinson | 40 | 21 | 53 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alfred Valentine | 6 | 0 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sonny Ramadhin | 18 | 6 | 26 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Collie Smith | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Hammond Furlonge | c Tony MacGibbon b Don Beard | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Bruce Pairaudeau | b Harry Cave | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| *3. Denis Atkinson | c Murray Chapple b Harry Cave | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Everton Weekes | c Noel McGregor b Jack Alabaster | 31 | - | 87 | 7 | - |
| 5. Collie Smith | b Harry Cave | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 6. Garry Sobers | run out ( > > ) | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Alphonso Roberts | b Don Beard | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| +8. Alfred Binns | b Jack Alabaster | 20 | - | 65 | - | - |
| 9. Sonny Ramadhin | c Lawrie Miller b Don Beard | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Alfred Valentine | st Sam Guillen b Harry Cave | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Tom Dewdney | not out | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (Bruce Pairaudeau), 2-16 (Hammond Furlonge), 3-16 (Denis Atkinson), 4-16 (Collie Smith), 5-18 (Garry Sobers), 6-22 (Alphonso Roberts), 7-68 (Everton Weekes), 8-68 (Sonny Ramadhin), 9-68 (Alfred Binns), 77 (Alfred Valentine). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 0 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 45.1 ovs) 77 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tony MacGibbon | 6 | 1 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harry Cave | 13.1 | 9 | 21 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Reid | 6 | 2 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Don Beard | 15 | 7 | 22 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Alabaster | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
New Zealand:
Lawrie Miller, Noel McGregor, Tony MacGibbon, Don Taylor, John Reid, John Beck, Sam Guillen, Murray Chapple, Don Beard, Jack Alabaster, Harry Cave