New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan in 1969–70

The New Zealand national cricket team toured Pakistan in October to November 1969 and played a three-match Test series against the Pakistan national cricket team. New Zealand won the Test series 1–0. New Zealand were captained by Graham Dowling and Pakistan by Intikhab Alam.[1]

New Zealand had just finished three Test campaigns in England and India.

Test series summary

First Test

24–27 October 1969
(4-day match)
Scorecard
v
220 (97.2 overs)
Sadiq Mohammad 69
HJ Howarth 5/80 (33 overs)
274 (85.1 overs)
DR Hadlee 56
Mohammad Nazir 7/99 (30.1 overs)
283/8d (134.4 overs)
Younis Ahmed 62
RS Cunis 2/38 (15.4 overs)
112/5 (63 overs)
MG Burgess 45
Pervez Sajjad 5/33 (24 overs)

Second Test

30 October–2 November 1969
(4-day match)
Scorecard
v
114 (67.4 overs)
Mushtaq Mohammad 25
V Pollard 3/27 (20 overs)
241 (115 overs)
BAG Murray 90
Pervez Sajjad 7/74 (40 overs)
208 (105.5 overs)
Shafqat Rana 95
DR Hadlee 3/27 (17 overs)
82/5 (32.3 overs)
MG Burgess 29*
Mohammad Nazir 3/19 (12.3 overs)
New Zealand won by 5 wickets
Lahore Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Akhtar Hussain and Umar Khan
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

Third Test

8–11 November 1969
(4-day match)
Scorecard
v
273 (166.3 overs)
GM Turner 110
Intikhab Alam 5/91 (56 overs)
290/7d (101.1 overs)
Asif Iqbal 92
HJ Howarth 4/85 (33.1 overs)
200 (101.4 overs)
MG Burgess 119*
Intikhab Alam 5/91 (39.4 overs)
51/4 (15 overs)
Javed Burki 17*
RS Cunis 4/21 (7 overs)
Match drawn
Dacca Stadium, Dacca
Umpires: Daud Khan and Shujauddin
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Aftab Baloch (PAK) made his Test debut.

References

  1. "New Zealand in India and Pakistan 1969–70". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2014.


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