New Zealand cricket team in India in 1964–65

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New Zealand cricket team in India in 1964–65
  Flag of New Zealand.svg Flag of India.svg
  New Zealand India
Dates 27 February – 22 March 1965
Captains John Reid Nawab of Pataudi, Jr.
Test series
Result India won the 4-match series 1–0
Most runs Bert Sutcliffe (335)
Ross Morgan (260)
Graham Dowling (236)		 Chandu Borde (371)
Dilip Sardesai (360)
Nawab of Pataudi, Jr. (316)
Most wickets Bruce Taylor (15)
Dick Motz (7)
Bryan Yuile (6)		 S Venkataraghavan (21)
Ramakant Desai (13)
Salim Durani (9)

The New Zealand cricket team toured India in the 1964-65 cricket season. They played four Test matches against the Indian cricket team, with India winning one match and the other three being drawn.[1]

Background[]

New Zealand travelled to India after a three-match drawn Test series against Pakistan at home. The Indian Express pointed out that one of the "several lessons" they learnt from the series was the lack of genuine spin bowlers. In this regard, Vic Pollard and Graham Vivian were included in the squad to support left-arm spinner Bryan Yuile. It also added that "lapses in temperament" and a "shortage of batsmen with stroke and enterprise" were the two other weaknesses in the side.[2] On the positives, their fast bowlers were in good form, alongside batsmen Ross Morgan and John Reid.[3] The latter were to be complemented by Bert Sutcliffe, once considered the best left-handed batsman in the world.[2] Before the series, captain John Reid mentioned that it was "hard going straight into the series without a loosening up match in Indian conditions."[4] However, he rated his team better than the one that toured the country in 1955–56.[5]

Squads[]

Touring party[]

A 15-member New Zealand squad for the tour of India, Pakistan and England was announced by the New Zealand Cricket on 14 February 1965. John Reid was named the captain and Graham Dowling, his deputy. Bert Sutcliffe made a comeback to the side coming out of retirement after five years. Four players — Terry Jarvis, Vic Pollard, Bruce Taylor and Graham Vivian — made the squad for the time.[6][7] The team manager for the tour was Walter Hadlee.[6] The party arrived in Madras, the venue of the First test, on 24 February.[5]

The team members were:[6]

India squad[]

The Indian selectors picked the same squad that played Australia at home earlier that season, with the exception of Indrajitsinhji, who was replaced by Farokh Engineer as the wicket-keeper in the playing eleven. The former was included in the reserves. The Nawab of Pataudi, Jr. was retained as the captain. The squad was announced on 15 February 1965.[8]

The team members were:[8]

Series summary[]

First Test[]

27 February–2 March 1965
(4-day match)
Scorecard
v
397 (143.5 overs)
Farokh Engineer 90
Dick Motz 3/87 (30 overs)
315 (179 overs)
Bert Sutcliffe 56
Salim Durani 3/53 (45 overs)
199/2d (58.1 overs)
Vijay Manjrekar 102*
Vic Pollard 1/32 (14 overs)
62/0 (21 overs)
Terry Jarvis 40*
Salim Durani 0/4 (1 over)
Match drawn
Nehru Stadium, Madras
Umpires: Mohammad Yunus (Ind) and SK Raghunatha Rao (Ind)

Second Test[]

5–8 March 1965
(4-day match)
Scorecard
v
462/9d (160 overs)
Bert Sutcliffe 151*
Ramakant Desai 4/128 (33 overs)
380 (105.5 overs)
Nawab of Pataudi, Jr. 153
Bruce Taylor 5/86 (23.5 overs)
191/9d (91.1 overs)
Vic Pollard 43
Graham Vivian 43
S Venkataraghavan 3/15 (17 overs)
92/3 (17 overs)
Farokh Engineer 45
Graham Vivian 1/14 (3 overs)
Match drawn
Eden Gardens, Calcutta
Umpires: Santosh Ganguli (Ind) and Bapu Joshi (Ind)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Bruce Taylor and Graham Vivian (both NZ) made their Test debuts. Taylor scored his first century and claimed his first five-wicket haul in Tests.[9]

Third Test[]

12–15 March 1965
(4-day match)
Scorecard
v
297 (129.2 overs)
Graham Dowling 129
Ramakant Desai 6/56 (25 overs)
88 (33.3 overs)
Chandu Borde 25
Bruce Taylor 5/26 (7.3 overs)
80/8 (43 overs)
Bruce Taylor 21
BS Chandrasekhar 3/25 (14 overs)
463/5d (f/o) (154.4 overs)
Dilip Sardesai 200*
Bruce Taylor 3/76 (29 overs)
Match drawn
Brabourne Stadium, Bombay
Umpires: M. V. Nagendra (Ind) and Samar Roy (Ind)

Fourth Test[]

19–22 March 1965
(4-day match)
Scorecard
v
262 (125.1 overs)
Ross Morgan 82
S Venkataraghavan 8/72 (51.1 overs)
465/8d (113.4 overs)
Nawab of Pataudi, Jr. 113
Richard Collinge 4/89 (20.4 overs)
272 (149.2 overs)
Terry Jarvis 77
S Venkataraghavan 4/80 (61.2 overs)
73/3 (9.1 overs)
Nawab of Pataudi, Jr. 29
Frank Cameron 1/29 (4 overs)
India won by 7 wickets
Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
Umpires: Sambhu Pan (Ind) and B. Satyaji Rao (Ind)

References[]

  1. ^ "New Zealand in India and Pakistan 1964/65". www.blackcaps.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Rich rewards await youthful Kiwis". The Indian Express. 21 February 1965. p. 8.
  3. ^ "Pakistan in Australia and New Zealand, 1964-65". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Fantastic 6 weeks ahead, says Reid". The Indian Express. Reuters. 24 February 1965. p. 12.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Back in India, Reid promises bright cricket". The Indian Express. 25 February 1965. p. 10.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c "New Zealand to India, Pakistan & England 1965". test-cricket-tours.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  7. ^ "N. Zealand cricket team announced". The Indian Express. 15 February 1965. p. 10.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Selectors 'play safe': Test team announced". The Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 16 February 1965. p. 8.
  9. ^ "Second Test, India v New Zealand 1964-65". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 8 February 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Third Test, India v New Zealand 1964-65". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  11. ^ "First Test Match, India v West Indies 1987-88". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Test Matches, India Lowest Team Totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  13. ^ India v New Zealand, New Zealand in India and Pakistan 1964/65 (4th Test) at CricketArchive (subscription required)

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