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The 1949–50 international cricket season was from September 1949 to April 1950.[1][2]

Season overview

International tours
Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches]
Test ODI FC LA
11 November 1949  India Commonwealth 2–1 [5]
24 December 1949  South Africa  Australia 0–4 [5]
16 February 1951  Ceylon Commonwealth 0–1 [1]
17 March 1951  Pakistan  Ceylon 2–0 [2]

November

Commonwealth in India

Unofficial Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Un Test 1 11–15 November Vijay Merchant Jock Livingston Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Commonwealth XI by 9 wickets
Un Test 2 16–20 December Vijay Merchant Jock Livingston Brabourne Stadium, Bombay Match drawn
Un Test 3 30 Dec–3 January Vijay Hazare Jock Livingston Eden Gardens, Calcutta  India by 7 wickets
Un Test 4 14–18 January Vijay Hazare Jock Livingston Modi Stadium, Kanpur Match drawn
Un Test 5 17–21 February Vijay Hazare Jock Livingston MA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras  India by 3 wickets

December

Australia in South Africa

Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 318 24–28 December Dudley Nourse Lindsay Hassett Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  Australia by an innings and 85 runs
Test 319 31 Dec–4 January Dudley Nourse Lindsay Hassett Newlands, Cape Town  Australia by 8 wickets
Test 320 20–24 January Dudley Nourse Lindsay Hassett Kingsmead, Durban  Australia by 5 wickets
Test 321 10–14 February Dudley Nourse Lindsay Hassett Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Match drawn
Test 322 3–6 March Dudley Nourse Lindsay Hassett Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth  Australia by an innings and 259 runs

February

Commonwealth in Ceylon

Three-day match series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Match 1 25–27 February Sathyendra Coomaraswamy Jock Livingston P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Commonwealth XI by an innings and 51 runs
Match 2 4–6 March SS Jayawickreme Jock Livingston P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Match drawn

March

Ceylon in Pakistan

Unofficial Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Un Test 1 17–19 March Mohammad Saeed SS Jayawickreme Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore  Pakistan by an innings and 45 runs
Un Test 2 13–15 April Mohammad Saeed SS Jayawickreme Gymkhana Ground, Karachi  Pakistan by 10 wickets

References

  1. ^ "Season 1949–50". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Season 1950–51 archive". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2020.