International cricket in 1949–50
International cricket season
| International cricket |
|---|
| in 1949 | in 1950 |
The 1949–50 international cricket season was from September 1949 to April 1950.[1][2]
Season overview
| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 11 November 1949 |  India | Commonwealth | — | — | 2–1 [5] | — |
| 24 December 1949 |  South Africa |  Australia | 0–4 [5] | — | — | — |
| 16 February 1951 |  Ceylon | Commonwealth | — | — | 0–1 [1] | — |
| 17 March 1951 |  Pakistan | Ceylon | — | — | 2–0 [2] | — |
November
Commonwealth in India
| Unofficial Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Un Test 1 | 11–15 November | Vijay Merchant | Jock Livingston | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | Commonwealth XI by 9 wickets | |||
| Un Test 2 | 16–20 December | Vijay Merchant | Jock Livingston | Brabourne Stadium, Bombay | Match drawn | |||
| Un Test 3 | 30 Dec–3 January | Vijay Hazare | Jock Livingston | Eden Gardens, Calcutta | India by 7 wickets | |||
| Un Test 4 | 14–18 January | Vijay Hazare | Jock Livingston | Modi Stadium, Kanpur | Match drawn | |||
| Un Test 5 | 17–21 February | Vijay Hazare | Jock Livingston | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras | India by 3 wickets | |||
December
Australia in South Africa
| Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 318 | 24–28 December | Dudley Nourse | Lindsay Hassett | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | Australia by an innings and 85 runs | |||
| Test 319 | 31 Dec–4 January | Dudley Nourse | Lindsay Hassett | Newlands, Cape Town | Australia by 8 wickets | |||
| Test 320 | 20–24 January | Dudley Nourse | Lindsay Hassett | Kingsmead, Durban | Australia by 5 wickets | |||
| Test 321 | 10–14 February | Dudley Nourse | Lindsay Hassett | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | Match drawn | |||
| Test 322 | 3–6 March | Dudley Nourse | Lindsay Hassett | Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth | Australia by an innings and 259 runs | |||
February
Commonwealth in Ceylon
| Three-day match series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Match 1 | 25–27 February | Sathyendra Coomaraswamy | Jock Livingston | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | Commonwealth XI by an innings and 51 runs | |||
| Match 2 | 4–6 March | SS Jayawickreme | Jock Livingston | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | Match drawn | |||
March
Ceylon in Pakistan
| Unofficial Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Un Test 1 | 17–19 March | Mohammad Saeed | SS Jayawickreme | Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore | Pakistan by an innings and 45 runs | |||
| Un Test 2 | 13–15 April | Mohammad Saeed | SS Jayawickreme | Gymkhana Ground, Karachi | Pakistan by 10 wickets | |||
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