International cricket in 1961–62

The 1961–62 international cricket season was from September 1962 to April 1963.[1][2]

Season overview

International tours
Start date	Home team	Away team	Results [Matches]
Start date	Home team	Away team	Test	ODI	FC	LA
12 October 1961	Australia	New Zealand	—	—	2–0 [3]	—
21 October 1961	Pakistan	England	0–1 [3]	—	—	—
11 November 1961	India	England	2–0 [5]	—	—	—
8 December 1961	South Africa	New Zealand	2–2 [5]	—	—	—
30 January 1962	India	Ceylon	—	—	0–1 [1]	—
16 February 1962	West Indies	India	5–0 [5]	—	—	—
16 February 1962	Ceylon	Marylebone	—	—	0–1 [1]	—
31 March 1962	India	International XI	—	—	0–0 [1]	—

October

New Zealand in Australia

3-day Match series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Match 1	12–14 October	Barry Shepherd	John Reid	WACA Ground, Perth	Match drawn
Match 2	2–5 March	Les Favell	John Reid	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	South Australia by 6 wickets
Match 3	9–12 March	Richie Benaud	John Reid	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	New South Wales by 59 runs

England in Pakistan

Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 512	21–26 October	Imtiaz Ahmed	Ted Dexter	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	England by 5 wickets
Test 521	19–24 January	Imtiaz Ahmed	Ted Dexter	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dacca	Match drawn
Test 522	2–7 February	Imtiaz Ahmed	Ted Dexter	National Stadium, Karachi	Match drawn

November

England in India

Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 513	11–16 November	Nari Contractor	Ted Dexter	Brabourne Stadium, Bombay	Match drawn
Test 514	1–6 December	Nari Contractor	Ted Dexter	Green Park, Kanpur	Match drawn
Test 516	13–18 December	Nari Contractor	Ted Dexter	Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi	Match drawn
Test 518	30 Dec–4 January	Nari Contractor	Ted Dexter	Eden Gardens, Calcutta	India by 187 runs
Test 520	10–15 January	Nari Contractor	Ted Dexter	Corporation Stadium, Madras	India by 128 runs

December

New Zealand in South Africa

Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 515	8–12 December	Jackie McGlew	John Reid	Kingsmead, Durban	South Africa by 30 runs
Test 517	26–29 December	Jackie McGlew	John Reid	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	Match drawn
Test 519	1–4 January	Jackie McGlew	John Reid	Newlands, Cape Town	New Zealand by 72 runs
Test 523	2–5 February	Jackie McGlew	John Reid	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	South Africa by an innings and 51 runs
Test 524	16–20 February	Jackie McGlew	John Reid	Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth	New Zealand by 40 runs

January

Ceylon in India

MJ Gopalan Trophy
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
FC Match	30–31 January	Kripal Singh	Conroy Gunasekera	Kajamalai Stadium, Tiruchi	Ceylon by an innings and 66 runs

February

India in the West Indies

Test Series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 525	16–20 February	Frank Worrell	Nari Contractor	Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain	West Indies by 10 wickets
Test 526	7–12 March	Frank Worrell	Nari Contractor	Sabina Park, Kingston	West Indies by an innings and 18 runs
Test 527	23–28 March	Frank Worrell	Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown	West Indies by an innings and 30 runs
Test 528	4–9 April	Frank Worrell	Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi	Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain	West Indies by 7 wickets
Test 529	13–18 April	Frank Worrell	Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi	Sabina Park, Kingston	West Indies by 123 runs

MCC in Ceylon

First-class Match
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
FC Match	16–18 February	Conroy Gunasekera	Ted Dexter	P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo	Marylebone by 8 wickets

March

International XI in India

First-class Match
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Match	31 Mar–3 April	Gulabrai Ramchand	Richie Benaud	Brabourne Stadium, Bombay	Match drawn

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References

"Season 1961–62". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
"Season 1961–62 archive". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

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[1] "Season 1961–62". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

[2] "Season 1961–62 archive". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

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