Commonwealth XI cricket team in India, Pakistan and Ceylon in 1949–50
Appearance
A Commonwealth XI cricket team toured Ceylon, India and Pakistan from October 1949 to March 1950 and played 21 first-class matches, including five against an All-India XI.[1]
Captained by Jock Livingston, who also kept wicket in some games, the team had several well-known players including Frank Worrell, George Tribe, Bill Alley, Cec Pepper, George Dawkes and George Pope. Most of the players were professionals in the Lancashire League or the Central Lancashire League. About half the team were Australians, two were West Indians, and the rest were English.[2]
Matches
The first-class matches are numbered.
No. | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9–11 October | Indian Universities | Brabourne Stadium, Bombay | Drawn | [3] |
2 | 15–16 October | Western India States | Commerce College Ground, Ahmedabad | Won by an innings and 122 runs | [4] |
3 | 21–23 October | Holkar | Yeshwant Club Ground, Indore | Won by one wicket | [5] |
4 | 29 October–1 November | North Zone | Baradari Ground, Patiala | Drawn | [6] |
5 | 5–7 November | Services | Irwin Stadium, Delhi | Won by ten wickets | [7] |
6 | 11–15 November | INDIA (1st “Test”) | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | Won by nine wickets | [8] |
18–19 November | North West Frontier Province Governor’s XI | Peshawar Club Ground, Peshawar | Drawn | [9] | |
21–22 November | Commander-in-Chief’s XI | Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi | Drawn | [10] | |
7 | 25–27 November | Pakistan | Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore | Won by an innings and 177 runs | [11] |
8 | 2–4 December | Karachi and Sind | Karachi Gymkhana Ground, Karachi | Won by six wickets | [12] |
6–7 December | Pakistan Universities | Karachi | Drawn | [13] | |
9 | 10–13 December | West Zone | Club of Maharashtra, Poona | Drawn | [14] |
10 | 16–20 December | INDIA (2nd “Test”) | Brabourne Stadium, Bombay | Drawn | [15] |
11 | 24–27 December | Bengal Governor’s XI | Eden Gardens, Calcutta | Won by ten wickets | [16] |
12 | 30 December–3 January | INDIA (3rd “Test”) | Eden Gardens, Calcutta | Lost by seven wickets | [17] |
13 | 7–9 January | East Zone | Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur | Won by ten wickets | [18] |
14 | 14–18 January | INDIA (4th “Test”) | Modi Stadium, Kanpur | Drawn | [19] |
15 | 21–23 January | Central Province Governor’s XI | Central Provinces Gymkhana Ground, Nagpur | Drawn | [20] |
16 | 27–29 January | Cricket Club of India | Brabourne Stadium, Bombay | Drawn | [21] |
1–2 February | India Schools | Brabourne Stadium, Bombay | Drawn | [22] | |
17 | 4–6 February | Bombay | Brabourne Stadium, Bombay | Drawn | [23] |
18 | 10–13 February | South Zone | Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad | Won by seven wickets | [24] |
19 | 17–21 February | INDIA (5th “Test”) | Madras Cricket Club Ground, Madras | Lost by three wickets | [25] |
23 February | Central Province | Kandy | Won by seven wickets | [26] | |
20 | 25–27 February | Ceylon | Colombo Oval, Colombo | Won by an innings and 51 runs | [27] |
1–2 March | Ceylon XI | Colombo | Drawn | [28] | |
21 | 4–6 March | Ceylon, India and Pakistan Combined XI | Colombo Oval, Colombo | Drawn | [29] |
10–12 March | Raja Maharaj Singh’s XII[notes 1] | Brabourne Stadium, Bombay | Won by six wickets | [30] |
References
- ^ "Commonwealth XI in India, Pakistan and Ceylon 1949–50". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ Rex Pogson, "To tour India", The Cricketer, 3 September 1949, p. 457.
- ^ "Indian Universities v Commonwealth XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "Western India States v Commonwealth XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "Holkar v Commonwealth XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "North Zone v Commonwealth XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "Services v Commonwealth XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "India v Commonwealth XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "North West Frontier Province Governor's XI v Commonwealth XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "Commander-in-Chief's XI v Commonwealth XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "Pakistan v Commonwealth XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "Karachi and Sind v Commonwealth XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "Pakistan Universities v Commonwealth XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "West Zone v Commonwealth XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "India v Commonwealth XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "Bengal Governor's XI v Commonwealth XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "India v Commonwealth XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "East Zone v Commonwealth XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "India v Commonwealth XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "Central Province Governor's XI v Commonwealth XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "Cricket Club of India v Commonwealth XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "India Schools v Commonwealth XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "Bombay v Commonwealth XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "South Zone v Commonwealth XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "India v Commonwealth XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "Central Province v Commonwealth XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "Ceylon v Commonwealth XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "Ceylon XI v Commonwealth XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "Ceylon, India and Pakistan Combined XI v Commonwealth XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "Raja Maharaj Singh's XI v Commonwealth XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
Notes
- ^ Played as twelve-a-side
External links
- Commonwealth in India, 1949-50 at Cricinfo
- Commonwealth XI in India, Pakistan and Ceylon 1949/50 at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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