International cricket in 1949–50

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 111–15 NovemberVijay MerchantJock LivingstonFeroz Shah Kotla Ground, DelhiCommonwealth XI by 9 wickets
Un Test 216–20 DecemberVijay MerchantJock LivingstonBrabourne Stadium, BombayMatch drawn
Un Test 330 Dec–3 JanuaryVijay HazareJock LivingstonEden Gardens, Calcutta India by 7 wickets
Un Test 414–18 JanuaryVijay HazareJock LivingstonModi Stadium, KanpurMatch drawn
Un Test 517–21 FebruaryVijay HazareJock LivingstonMA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras India by 3 wickets

December

Australia in South Africa

Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 31824–28 DecemberDudley NourseLindsay HassettEllis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Australia by an innings and 85 runs
Test 31931 Dec–4 JanuaryDudley NourseLindsay HassettNewlands, Cape Town Australia by 8 wickets
Test 32020–24 JanuaryDudley NourseLindsay HassettKingsmead, Durban Australia by 5 wickets
Test 32110–14 FebruaryDudley NourseLindsay HassettEllis Park Stadium, JohannesburgMatch drawn
Test 3223–6 MarchDudley NourseLindsay HassettCrusaders 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 125–27 FebruarySathyendra CoomaraswamyJock LivingstonP Saravanamuttu Stadium, ColomboCommonwealth XI by an innings and 51 runs
Match 24–6 MarchSS JayawickremeJock LivingstonP Saravanamuttu Stadium, ColomboMatch drawn

March

Ceylon in Pakistan

Unofficial Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Un Test 117–19 MarchMohammad SaeedSS JayawickremeBagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore Pakistan by an innings and 45 runs
Un Test 213–15 AprilMohammad SaeedSS JayawickremeGymkhana Ground, Karachi Pakistan by 10 wickets
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References

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