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Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1956–57

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The Australian national cricket team visited Pakistan in October 1956 and played a single Test match against the Pakistani national cricket team. Pakistan won the Test series 1–0. Australia were captained by Ian Johnson and Pakistan by Abdul Hafeez Kardar.[1] The Test match was the first between the two teams.[2] The opening day's play was the slowest in the history of Test cricket, with just 95 runs scored.[2]

Test series

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Only Test

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11, 12, 13, 15, 17 October 1956
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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80 (53.1 overs)
KR Miller 21
Fazal Mahmood 6/34 (27 overs)
199 (91.3 overs)
AH Kardar 69
IWG Johnson 4/50 (20.3 overs)
187 (109.5 overs)
R Benaud 56
Fazal Mahmood 7/80 (48 overs)
69/1 (48.4 overs)
Alimuddin 34*
AK Davidson 1/9 (9 overs)
Pakistan won by 9 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Daud Khan and Idrees Baig
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 14 and 16 October were taken as rest days.

References

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  1. ^ "Australia in Pakistan 1956". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b "An insomniac's dream". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
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