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Played at
Eden Park, Auckland, on 9,10,12,13 March 1956 (4-day match)
Result New Zealand won by 190 runs
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Toss New Zealand, who chose to bat first
Series West Indies won the 4-match series 3-1
Test debut
AT Roberts
(West Indies)
Umpires
JC Harris and TM Pearce
Close of play
9 Mar day 1 - New Zealand 1st innings 203/6 (JR Reid 82*)
10 Mar day 2 - West Indies 1st innings 96/5 (HA Furlonge 48*, AT Roberts 1*)
11 Mar rest day
12 Mar day 3 - New Zealand 2nd innings 61/2 (AR MacGibbon 30*)
13 Mar day 4 - West Indies 2nd innings 77 (45.1 ov) - end of match
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Match notes |
- New Zealand's first ever test win in 45 matches and 26 years.
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