Pakistani cricket team in the West Indies in 1957–58 International cricket tour
The Pakistan national cricket team toured the West Indies from January to March 1958 and played a five-match Test series against the West Indies cricket team which the West Indies won 3–1. Pakistan were captained by Abdul Hafeez Kardar; West Indies by Gerry Alexander.[1] The series was noted for high-scoring feats with Hanif Mohammad scoring 337 in 970 minutes at Bridgetown and then Garfield Sobers scoring a then world record 365 not out at Sabina Park. Sobers shared a second wicket partnership of 446 with Conrad Hunte who scored 260.
Test series summary
First Test
17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23 January 1958 (6-day match) Scorecard
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 19 January was taken as a rest day.
- Saeed Ahmed, Haseeb Ahsan and Nasim-ul-Ghani (all PAK), and ES Atkinson and CC Hunte (both WIN) made their Test debuts.
- At the time Hanif Mohammad's 337 was the second-highest score in Test cricket, behind L Hutton's 364 in 1938.
- The 551 run difference between the Pakistan 1st and 2nd innings is still the biggest difference in innings in Test match history.
Second Test
5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 February 1958 (6-day match) Scorecard
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 9 February was taken as a rest day.
- LR Gibbs, EDAS McMorris and IS Madray (all WIN) made their Test debuts.
Third Test
26, 27, 28 February, 1, 3, 4 March 1958 (6-day match) Scorecard
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- 2 March was taken as a rest day.
- Sobers' 365* was the highest score in Test cricket, until overtaken by BC Lara in 1993–94.
Fourth Test
13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, March 1958 (6-day match) Scorecard
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- 16 March was taken as a rest day.
- Fazal-ur-Rehman (PAK) made his Test debut.
Fifth Test
26, 27, 28, 29, 31 March 1958 (6-day match) Scorecard
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was scheduled for six days but was completed in five days.
- 30 March was taken as a rest day.
- JO Taylor (WIN) made his Test debut.
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