The New Zealand national cricket team toured Pakistan in March to April 1965 and played a three-match Test series against the Pakistan national cricket team. Pakistan won the Test series 2–0. New Zealand were captained by John Reid and Pakistan by Hanif Mohammad.
Test series summary
First Test
27–30 March 1965 (5-day match) Scorecard |
New Zealand | v | Pakistan |
175 (56.5 overs) BR Taylor 76 Pervez Sajjad 4/42 (16 overs) |
318 (116.3 overs) Saeed Ahmed 68 BR Taylor 3/38 (15 overs) | |
79 (47 overs) BW Sinclair 21 Pervez Sajjad 4/5 (12 overs) |
Pakistan won by an innings and 64 runs Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi Umpires: Qamaruddin Butt and Shujauddin |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- 29 March was taken as a rest day.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
- Salahuddin (PAK) made his Test debut.
Second Test
2–7 April 1965 (5-day match) Scorecard |
Pakistan | v | New Zealand |
385/7d (167 overs) Hanif Mohammad 203* FJ Cameron 4/90 (44 overs) |
482/6d (209 overs) BW Sinclair 130 Mohammad Farooq 2/71 (41 overs) | |
194/8d (77 overs) Majid Khan 44 FJ Cameron 2/15 (11 overs) |
Match drawn Lahore Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Akhtar Hussain and Shujauddin |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- 5 April was taken as a rest day.
Third Test
9–14 April 1965 (5-day match) Scorecard |
New Zealand | v | Pakistan |
285 (103 overs) JR Reid 128 Asif Iqbal 3/35 (11 overs) |
307/8d (121 overs) Saeed Ahmed 172 RC Motz 2/35 (22 overs) | |
223 (99.4 overs) JR Reid 76 Intikhab Alam 4/39 (26.4 overs) |
202/2 (60 overs) Mohammad Ilyas 126 JR Reid 1/6 (1 over) |
Pakistan won by 8 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Daud Khan and Shujauddin |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- 12 April was taken as a rest day.
References
- "New Zealand in India and Pakistan 1964–65". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
External links
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