International cricket in 1961–62

The 1961–62 international cricket season was from September 1961 to April 1962.[1][2]

Season overview edit

International tours
Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches]
Test ODI FC LA
12 October 1961   Australia   New Zealand 2–0 [3]
21 October 1961   Pakistan   England 0–1 [3]
11 November 1961   India   England 2–0 [5]
8 December 1961   South Africa   New Zealand 2–2 [5]
30 January 1962   India   Ceylon 0–1 [1]
16 February 1962   West Indies   India 5–0 [5]
16 February 1962   Ceylon Marylebone 0–1 [1]
31 March 1962   India International XI 0–0 [1]

October edit

New Zealand in Australia edit

3-day Match series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Match 1 12–14 October   Barry Shepherd John Reid WACA Ground, Perth Match drawn
Match 2 2–5 March   Les Favell John Reid Adelaide Oval, Adelaide   South Australia by 6 wickets
Match 3 9–12 March   Richie Benaud John Reid Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney   New South Wales by 59 runs

England in Pakistan edit

Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 512 21–26 October Imtiaz Ahmed Ted Dexter Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore   England by 5 wickets
Test 521 19–24 January Imtiaz Ahmed Ted Dexter Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dacca Match drawn
Test 522 2–7 February Imtiaz Ahmed Ted Dexter National Stadium, Karachi Match drawn

November edit

England in India edit

Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 513 11–16 November Nari Contractor Ted Dexter Brabourne Stadium, Bombay Match drawn
Test 514 1–6 December Nari Contractor Ted Dexter Green Park, Kanpur Match drawn
Test 516 13–18 December Nari Contractor Ted Dexter Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Match drawn
Test 518 30 Dec–4 January Nari Contractor Ted Dexter Eden Gardens, Calcutta   India by 187 runs
Test 520 10–15 January Nari Contractor Ted Dexter Corporation Stadium, Madras   India by 128 runs

December edit

New Zealand in South Africa edit

Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 515 8–12 December Jackie McGlew John Reid Kingsmead, Durban   South Africa by 30 runs
Test 517 26–29 December Jackie McGlew John Reid New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Match drawn
Test 519 1–4 January Jackie McGlew John Reid Newlands, Cape Town   New Zealand by 72 runs
Test 523 2–5 February Jackie McGlew John Reid New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg   South Africa by an innings and 51 runs
Test 524 16–20 February Jackie McGlew John Reid Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth   New Zealand by 40 runs

January edit

Ceylon in India edit

MJ Gopalan Trophy
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
FC Match 30–31 January Kripal Singh Conroy Gunasekera Kajamalai Stadium, Tiruchi   Ceylon by an innings and 66 runs

February edit

India in the West Indies edit

Test Series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 525 16–20 February Frank Worrell Nari Contractor Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain   West Indies by 10 wickets
Test 526 7–12 March Frank Worrell Nari Contractor Sabina Park, Kingston   West Indies by an innings and 18 runs
Test 527 23–28 March Frank Worrell Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Kensington Oval, Bridgetown   West Indies by an innings and 30 runs
Test 528 4–9 April Frank Worrell Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain   West Indies by 7 wickets
Test 529 13–18 April Frank Worrell Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Sabina Park, Kingston   West Indies by 123 runs

MCC in Ceylon edit

First-class Match
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
FC Match 16–18 February Conroy Gunasekera Ted Dexter P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Marylebone by 8 wickets

March edit

International XI in India edit

First-class Match
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Match 31 Mar–3 April Gulabrai Ramchand Richie Benaud Brabourne Stadium, Bombay Match drawn

References edit

  1. ^ "Season 1961–62". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Season 1961–62 archive". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2020.