International cricket in 1956–57
International cricket season
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Season overview
| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 11 October 1956 |  Pakistan |
 Australia |
1–0 [1] | — | — | — |
| 19 October 1956 |  India |
Australia |
0–2 [3] | — | — | — |
| 10 November 1956 |  Ceylon |
India |
— | — | 0–0 [2] | — |
| 24 December 1956 |  South Africa |
 England |
2–2 [5] | — | — | — |
| 30 December 1956 | India |
England |
— | — | 0–2 [2] | — |
| 2 March 1957 |  Jamaica |
England |
— | — | 0–2 [3] | — |
| 13 April 1957 | Ceylon |
India |
— | — | 1–0 [1] | — |
October
Australia in Pakistan
| One-off Test match | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 430 | 11–17 February | Abdul Kardar | Ian Johnson | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by 9 wickets | |||
Australia in India
| Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 431 | 19–23 October | Polly Umrigar | Ian Johnson | Corporation Stadium, Madras | Australia by an innings and 5 runs | |||
| Test 432 | 26–31 October | Polly Umrigar | Ray Lindwall | Brabourne Stadium, Bombay | Match drawn | |||
| Test 433 | 2–6 November | Polly Umrigar | Ian Johnson | Eden Gardens, Calcutta | Australia by 94 runs | |||
November
India in Ceylon
| Two-day Match series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| FC Match | 10–12 November | Vernon Prins | Polly Umrigar | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | Match drawn | |||
| FC Match | 17–19 November | Gamini Goonesena | Polly Umrigar | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | Match drawn | |||
December
England in South Africa
| Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 434 | 24–29 December | Clive van Ryneveld | Peter May | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | England by 131 runs | |||
| Test 435 | 1–5 January | Jackie McGlew | Peter May | Newlands, Cape Town | England by 312 runs | |||
| Test 436 | 25–30 January | Clive van Ryneveld | Peter May | Kingsmead, Durban | Match drawn | |||
| Test 437 | 15–20 February | Clive van Ryneveld | Peter May | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | South Africa by 17 runs | |||
| Test 438 | 1–5 March | Clive van Ryneveld | Peter May | Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth | South Africa by 58 runs | |||
England in India
| First-class series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home team | Away team | Venue | Result | |||
| Match 1 | 30 Dec–1 January | Dr Roy's XI | C. G. Howard's XI | Eden Gardens, Calcutta | C. G. Howard's XI by 142 runs | |||
| Match 2 | 5–8 January | President's XI | C. G. Howard's XI | Brabourne Stadium, Bombay | C. G. Howard's XI by 152 runs | |||
March
England in the West Indies
| First-class series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Match 1 | 2–5 March | Allan Rae | Desmond Eagar | Sabina Park, Kingston | Match drawn | |||
| Match 2 | 15–19 March | Allan Rae | Desmond Eagar | Sabina Park, Kingston | Duke of Norfolk's XI by 3 wickets | |||
| Match 3 | 21–26 March | Allan Rae | Desmond Eagar | Sabina Park, Kingston | Duke of Norfolk's XI by 7 wickets | |||
April
India in Ceylon
| MJ Gopalan Trophy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| FC Match | 13–15 April | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | Ceylon by 5 wickets | |||
