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Pakistan v New Zealand
New Zealand in India and Pakistan 1955/56 (1st Test)
VenueNational Stadium, Karachi on 13th, 14th, 15th, 17th October 1955 (5-day match)
Balls per over6
TossNew Zealand won the toss and decided to bat
ResultPakistan won by an innings and 1 run
UmpiresIdrees Baig, Shujauddin
Close of play day 1New Zealand (1) 145/8 (MacGibbon 19*, Moir 5*)
Close of play day 2Pakistan (1) 178/6 (Wazir Mohammad 25*, Shujauddin 13*)
Close of play day 3New Zealand (2) 79/4 (Leggat 39*, Harris 9*)
New Zealand first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
JG Leggatc Imtiaz Ahmed b Fazal Mahmood16     
B Sutcliffec Kardar b Zulfiqar Ahmed15     
MB Poorest Imtiaz Ahmed b Zulfiqar Ahmed43     
JR Reidc Khan Mohammad b Kardar10     
PGZ Harrisc Wazir Mohammad b Kardar7     
SN McGregorc Alimuddin b Shujauddin10     
*HB Caveb Kardar0     
JC Alabasterc sub (Agha Saadat Ali) b Zulfiqar Ahmed14     
AR MacGibbonb Zulfiqar Ahmed33 120 - 
AM Moirc Khan Mohammad b Zulfiqar Ahmed10     
+TG McMahonnot out0     
Extras(4 b, 2 lb)6
Total(all out, 133.2 overs)164
Fall of wickets:
1-18 (Sutcliffe), 2-50 (Leggat), 3-71 (Reid), 4-95 (Poore), 5-95 (Harris), 6-95 (Cave), 7-114 (Alabaster), 8-129 (McGregor), 9-163 (MacGibbon), 10-164 (Moir, 133.2 ov)
Pakistan bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Fazal Mahmood31   12461--
Khan Mohammad23   9270--
Zulfiqar Ahmed37.219375--
Kardar31   10353--
Shujauddin11   7131--
Pakistan first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
Hanif Mohammadc McGregor b Cave5     
Alimuddinc MacGibbon b Moir28     
Waqar Hasanc McMahon b Cave17     
Maqsood Ahmedb MacGibbon2     
+Imtiaz Ahmedc McMahon b MacGibbon64 1504- 
*AH Kardarrun out22     
Wazir Mohammadc and b Cave43     
Shujauddinb MacGibbon47     
Zulfiqar Ahmedb MacGibbon10     
Fazal Mahmoodnot out34     
Khan Mohammadrun out5     
Extras(4 b, 1 lb, 7 nb)12
Total(all out, 130.1 overs)289
Fall of wickets:
1-5 (Hanif Mohammad), 2-25 (Waqar Hasan), 3-32 (Maqsood Ahmed), 4-74 (Alimuddin), 5-140 (Imtiaz Ahmed), 6-144 (Kardar), 7-222 (Shujauddin), 8-240 (Wazir Mohammad), 9-251 (Zulfiqar Ahmed), 10-289 (Khan Mohammad, 130.1 ov)
New Zealand bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
MacGibbon37.18984--
Cave24   6563--
Reid30   17340--
Moir37   9871--
Poore2   020--
New Zealand second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
JG Leggatlbw b Zulfiqar Ahmed39     
B Sutcliffeb Shujauddin17     
MB Pooreb Shujauddin0     
SN McGregorlbw b Shujauddin0     
JR Reidc Waqar Hasan b Zulfiqar Ahmed11     
PGZ Harrisrun out21 210 - 
*HB Cavec sub (Agha Saadat Ali) b Zulfiqar Ahmed21     
JC Alabasterb Zulfiqar Ahmed8     
AR MacGibbonc Hanif Mohammad b Zulfiqar Ahmed0     
AM Moirc Alimuddin b Zulfiqar Ahmed2     
+TG McMahonnot out0     
Extras(1 b, 4 lb)5
Total(all out, 108.3 overs)124
Fall of wickets:
1-27 (Sutcliffe), 2-27 (Poore), 3-27 (McGregor), 4-42 (Reid), 5-79 (Leggat), 6-109 (Cave), 7-118 (Harris), 8-120 (MacGibbon), 9-122 (Moir), 10-124 (Alabaster, 108.3 ov)
Pakistan bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Khan Mohammad13   3330--
Kardar27   15220--
Zulfiqar Ahmed46.321426--
Shujauddin22   12223--
Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
--> PGZ Harris made his debut in Test matches
--> JC Alabaster made his debut in Test matches
--> TG McMahon made his debut in Test matches
--> AR MacGibbon (1) passed his previous highest score of 21 in Test matches
--> Imtiaz Ahmed (1) 50 in 120 minutes
--> Imtiaz Ahmed (1) passed 500 runs in Test matches when he reached 18
--> Shujauddin (1) passed his previous highest score of 40 in Test matches
--> JG Leggat (2) passed 3000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 36
--> HB Cave (2) passed his previous highest score of 14 in Test matches
--> JC Alabaster made his debut for New Zealand in First-Class matches
--> PGZ Harris made his debut for New Zealand in First-Class matches
--> TG McMahon made his debut for New Zealand in First-Class matches
--> SN McGregor made his debut in Pakistan in First-Class matches
--> SN McGregor made his debut in Pakistan in Test matches
--> TG McMahon made his debut in Pakistan in First-Class matches
--> B Sutcliffe made his debut in Pakistan in Test matches
--> HB Cave made his debut in Pakistan in Test matches
--> JR Reid made his debut in Pakistan in Test matches
--> AR MacGibbon made his debut in Pakistan in Test matches
--> AM Moir made his debut in Pakistan in First-Class matches
--> AM Moir made his debut in Pakistan in Test matches
--> JG Leggat made his debut in Pakistan in First-Class matches
--> JG Leggat made his debut in Pakistan in Test matches
--> Zulfiqar Ahmed made his debut in Pakistan in Test matches
--> MB Poore made his debut in Pakistan in Test matches
--> Zulfiqar Ahmed achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed MB Poore in the New Zealand first innings (previous best was 1-35)
--> Zulfiqar Ahmed achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Test matches in the New Zealand first innings
--> AH Kardar achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed HB Cave in the New Zealand first innings (previous best was 2-20)
--> HB Cave achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches in the Pakistan first innings (previous best was 3-103)
--> AR MacGibbon reached 150 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed Maqsood Ahmed, his 1st wicket in the Pakistan first innings
--> Shujauddin achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches in the New Zealand second innings (previous best was 3-127)
--> Zulfiqar Ahmed achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed JC Alabaster in the New Zealand second innings (previous best was 5-37)