Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1959–60

The Australian national cricket team visited Pakistan in November and December 1959 and played a three-match Test series against the Pakistani national cricket team. Australia won the Test series 2–0. Australia were captained by Richie Benaud and Pakistan by Fazal Mahmood.[1]

Tour match
28–30 November 1959
Scorecard
Pakistan President's XI
v
132 (54.1 overs)
Shahid Mahmood 43
Ray Lindwall 4/27 (15 overs)
139 (41.5 overs)
Ken Mackay 36
Intikhab Alam 5/65 (17.5 overs)
122 (52.5 overs)
Alimuddin 50
Gordon Rorke 5/26 (12 overs)
117/7 (38.3 overs)
Norm O'Neill 52*
Munir Malik 4/30 (19 overs)
Australians won by 3 wickets
Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Akhtar Hussain and Salahuddin Ahmed
  • Pakistan President's XI won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Farooq Azeem (Pakistan President's XI) made his debut in first-class cricket.[2]
  • Peter Burge (Australians) passed 5,000 runs in first-class matches.[2]
  • Intikhab Alam picked his first five-wicket haul in first-class matches (5/65).[2]

Test series summary

First Test
13, 14, 15, 17, 18 November 1959
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
200 (105.5 overs)
Hanif Mohammad 66
AK Davidson 4/42 (23.5 overs)
225 (78.5 overs)
RN Harvey 96
Fazal Mahmood 5/71 (35.5 overs)
134 (100.3 overs)
DA Sharpe 35
KD Mackay 6/42 (45 overs)
112/2 (48.1 overs)
CC McDonald 44*
Israr Ali 1/20 (9 overs)
Australia won by 8 wickets
Dacca Stadium, Dacca, East Pakistan
Umpires: Ahmed Saeed and AA Qureshi
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • 16 November was taken as a rest day.
  • DA Sharpe (PAK) made his Test debut.

Second Test
21, 22, 23, 25, 26 November 1959
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
146 (66 overs)
Hanif Mohammad 49
AK Davidson 4/48 (19 overs)
391/9d (118.3 overs)
NCL O'Neill 134
Haseeb Ahsan 3/115 (33.3 overs)
366 (179.4 overs)
Saeed Ahmed 166
LF Kline 7/75 (44 overs)
123/3 (25.3 overs)
NCL O'Neill 43*
Mohammad Munaf 2/38 (10 overs)
Australia won by 7 wickets
Lahore Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Ahmed Saeed and AA Qureshi
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 24 November was taken as a rest day.
  • Mohammad Munaf (PAK) and GB Stevens (AUS) made their Test debuts.

Third Test
4, 5, 6, 8, 9 December 1959
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
287 (131.5 overs)
Saeed Ahmed 91
R Benaud 5/93 (49.5 overs)
257 (82.2 overs)
RN Harvey 54
Fazal Mahmood 5/74 (30.2 overs)
194/8d (109.4 overs)
Hanif Mohammad 101*
AK Davidson 3/70 (34 overs)
83/2 (33 overs)
CC McDonald 30
Intikhab Alam 1/13 (6 overs)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 7 December was taken as a rest day.
  • Intikhab Alam and Munir Malik (both PAK) made their Test debuts.

Background

Day four of the Third Test in Karachi was notably attended by U.S. president Dwight Eisenhower, who was visiting Pakistan at the time.[3] Eisenhower, who was accompanied by Pakistan's president Ayub Khan, became the "first American President to watch Test cricket".[4] According to Arunabha Sengupta, the day proved challenging for Pakistan who managed just 104 runs at a loss of 5 wickets, with Hanif Mohammed putting up the lone resistance against Australian bowlers. The U.S. president, who was seen "cheering the rare attacking strokes" and applauding every "decent effort in the field", used the occasion for cricket diplomacy – signing a cricket bat and sporting a Pakistan blazer. When Australian captain Riche Benaud saw Eisenhower wearing the blazer, he jokingly remarked: "Mr President… you have joined the other camp."[4]

References
  1. "Australia in Pakistan 1959". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  2. President's XI v Australians at CricketArchive (subscription required)
  3. "The second 200". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  4. Daudpota, Isa (1 September 2017). "First and last US President watches cricket match, 1959". The Friday Times. Retrieved 7 September 2017.


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