Pakistani cricket team in the West Indies in 1957–58
Appearance
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The Pakistan national cricket team toured the West Indies from January to March 1958 and played a five-match Test series against the West Indies cricket team which the West Indies won 3–1. Pakistan were captained by Abdul Hafeez Kardar; West Indies by Gerry Alexander.[1] The series was noted for high-scoring feats with Hanif Mohammad scoring 337 in 970 minutes at Bridgetown and then Garfield Sobers scoring a then world record 365 not out at Sabina Park. Sobers shared a second wicket partnership of 446 with Conrad Hunte who scored 260.
Test series summary
[edit]First Test
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 19 January was taken as a rest day.
- Saeed Ahmed, Haseeb Ahsan and Nasim-ul-Ghani (all PAK), and ES Atkinson and CC Hunte (both WIN) made their Test debuts.
- At the time Hanif Mohammad's 337 was the second-highest score in Test cricket, behind L Hutton's 364 in 1938.
- The 551 run difference between the Pakistan 1st and 2nd innings is still the biggest difference in innings in Test match history.
Second Test
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 9 February was taken as a rest day.
- LR Gibbs, EDAS McMorris and IS Madray (all WIN) made their Test debuts.
Third Test
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Fourth Test
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- 16 March was taken as a rest day.
- Fazal-ur-Rehman (PAK) made his Test debut.
Fifth Test
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was scheduled for six days but was completed in five days.
- 30 March was taken as a rest day.
- JO Taylor (WIN) made his Test debut.
References
[edit]- ^ "Pakistan in the West Indies 1958". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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