# International cricket in 1955–56

The 1955–56 international cricket season was from September 1955 to April 1956.

## Season overview

International tours :
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] |
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Test | ODI | FC | LA |
| 13 October 1955 | Pakistan | New Zealand | 2–0 [3] | — | — | — |
| 21 October 1955 | India | Ceylon | — | — | 0–1 [1] | — |
| 19 November 1955 | India | New Zealand | 2–0 [5] | — | — | — |
| 20 January 1956 | Pakistan | Marylebone | — | — | 2–1 [4] | — |
| 3 February 1955 | New Zealand | West Indies | 3–1 [4] | — | — | — |

## October
### New Zealand in Pakistan

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 413 | 13–17 October | Abdul Kardar | Harry Cave | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by an innings and 1 runs |
| Test 414 | 26–31 October | Abdul Kardar | Harry Cave | Bagh-e-Jinnah Stadium, Lahore | West Indies by 4 wickets |
| Test 415 | 7–12 November | Abdul Kardar | Harry Cave | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Match drawn |

### Ceylon in India

MJ Gopalan Trophy :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| FC Match | 21–23 October | Coimbatarao Gopinath | Vernon Prins | Corporation Stadium, Madras | Ceylon by an innings and 14 runs |
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| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| FC Match | 29–31 October | Edulji Aibara | Vernon Prins | Fateh Maidan, Hyderabad | Match drawn |

## November
### New Zealand in India

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 416 | 19–24 November | Ghulam Ahmed | Harry Cave | Fateh Maidan, Hyderabad | Match drawn |
| Test 417 | 2–7 December | Polly Umrigar | Harry Cave | Brabourne Stadium, Bombay | India by an innings and 27 runs |
| Test 418 | 16–21 December | Polly Umrigar | Harry Cave | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | Match drawn |
| Test 419 | 28 Dec–2 January | Polly Umrigar | Harry Cave | Eden Gardens, Calcutta | Match drawn |
| Test 420 | 6–11 January | Polly Umrigar | Harry Cave | Corporation Stadium, Madras | India by an innings and 109 runs |

## January
### MCC in Pakistan

First-class series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| FC 1 | 20–25 January | Abdul Kardar | Donald Carr | Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore | Match drawn |
| FC 2 | 3–8 February | Abdul Kardar | Donald Carr | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Pakistan by an innings and 10 runs |
| FC 3 | 24–29 February | Abdul Kardar | Donald Carr | Peshawar Club Ground, Peshawar | Pakistan by 7 wickets |
| FC 4 | 9–14 March | Abdul Kardar | Donald Carr | National Stadium, Karachi | Marylebone by 2 wickets |

## February
### West Indies in New Zealand

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 421 | 3–6 February | Harry Cave | Denis Atkinson | Carisbrook, Dunedin | West Indies by an innings and 71 runs |
| Test 422 | 18–21 February | John Reid | Denis Atkinson | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | West Indies by an innings and 64 runs |
| Test 423 | 3–7 March | John Reid | Denis Atkinson | Basin Reserve, Wellington | West Indies by 9 wickets |
| Test 424 | 9–13 March | John Reid | Denis Atkinson | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand by 190 runs |