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The scoreboard after New Zealand's first test win-WI vs NZL 4th test Eden Park Auckland 1956
Local offices closed and excited crowds streamed to the Eden Park ground on the last afternoon as Cave and Beard bowled New Zealand to their first victory in 26 years of Test cricket. New Zealand owed much to the example of Reid, their captain. Until his arrival at the crease on the opening day nothing about New Zealand's cricket suggested their eventual triumph. Miller and MacGibbon struggled unconvincingly against a keen attack, following the early dismissal of McGregor, and Reid brought the first touch of mastery to the batting. Free, attacking strokes enabled him to hit eleven 4's in his 84, and he dominated a partnership of 104 with the dour Beck.
Bad light ended the first day forty minutes early with New Zealand 203 for six, and as the players left the field a tropical cyclone broke over the ground. Quicker bowlers were in their element next day. Dewdney swiftly accounted for the remaining New Zealand batsmen but MacGibbon and Cave proved equally menacing when West Indies batted. Weekes was, for once, among the early batting casualties and, despite a painstaking display by Furlonge, West Indies finished 110 behind.
Atkinson made a valiant attempt to retrieve the touring side's position with another whole-hearted bowling performance, but sensibly brisk batting by Guillen helped Reid to set them the formidable task of scoring 268 in four hours. Against the hostile swing bowling of Cave and Beard, West Indies collapsed so completely on a good batting pitch that the board soon showed 22 for six.
Weekes and Binns rallied their team briefly but, after Alabaster dismissed both in an economical spell of leg-breaks, Cave and Beard completed West Indies' rout for their lowest score in Test cricket.
McGregor catches Weekes:
For what seemed an age, but was perhaps five or six seconds, the hearts of 9000 Eden Park faithful stopped beating - and many, many thousands of steam-radio listeners held their breaths - as the ball went steeple-high and then dropped down toward Noel McGregor on the midwicket boundary fence.
In the three previous Tests of the series, Everton de Courcey Weekes and his fellow West Indians hadn't really toured; they had simply taken the lead in a regal procession. The great man had centuries against Auckland, Canterbury and Wellington, and one in each of the three Tests - two of which West Indies won by an innings, and one by 10 wickets.
Weekes had different work to do at Eden Park. New Zealand fought so splendidly that on the last afternoon West Indies needed 268 in four hours - just the sort of challenge Weekes relished. However, by the time the maestro had his baton, his orchestra had lost wickets at 4, 16, 16, 16, 18 and 22.
West Indies were 68, Weekes 31, when the young legspinner Jack Alabaster, trying for extra turn, dragged the ball down short. As soon as he sensed the length, Weekes decided the ball would go over the midwicket fence.
"It turned a little more than I expected, I got it maybe three-four inches too high up the bat," said Weekes afterward.
And wee McGregor: "…when I saw the shot, I knew it was coming to me; then I realised it could be a catch. The thought flashed through my head that if I dropped it, I would hop back over the fence, and disappear in the crowd. Oh, the joy when I held the ball in my hands."
Normal heartbeats ensued until West Indies were out for 77, and New Zealand had their first Test cricket win.
Don Cameron is a writer based in New Zealan
The scoreboard after New Zealand's first test win-WI vs NZL 4th test Eden Park Auckland 1956
Local offices closed and excited crowds streamed to the Eden Park ground on the last afternoon as Cave and Beard bowled New Zealand to their first victory in 26 years of Test cricket. New Zealand owed much to the example of Reid, their captain. Until his arrival at the crease on the opening day nothing about New Zealand's cricket suggested their eventual triumph. Miller and MacGibbon struggled unconvincingly against a keen attack, following the early dismissal of McGregor, and Reid brought the first touch of mastery to the batting. Free, attacking strokes enabled him to hit eleven 4's in his 84, and he dominated a partnership of 104 with the dour Beck.
Bad light ended the first day forty minutes early with New Zealand 203 for six, and as the players left the field a tropical cyclone broke over the ground. Quicker bowlers were in their element next day. Dewdney swiftly accounted for the remaining New Zealand batsmen but MacGibbon and Cave proved equally menacing when West Indies batted. Weekes was, for once, among the early batting casualties and, despite a painstaking display by Furlonge, West Indies finished 110 behind.
Atkinson made a valiant attempt to retrieve the touring side's position with another whole-hearted bowling performance, but sensibly brisk batting by Guillen helped Reid to set them the formidable task of scoring 268 in four hours. Against the hostile swing bowling of Cave and Beard, West Indies collapsed so completely on a good batting pitch that the board soon showed 22 for six.
Weekes and Binns rallied their team briefly but, after Alabaster dismissed both in an economical spell of leg-breaks, Cave and Beard completed West Indies' rout for their lowest score in Test cricket.
McGregor catches Weekes:
For what seemed an age, but was perhaps five or six seconds, the hearts of 9000 Eden Park faithful stopped beating - and many, many thousands of steam-radio listeners held their breaths - as the ball went steeple-high and then dropped down toward Noel McGregor on the midwicket boundary fence.
In the three previous Tests of the series, Everton de Courcey Weekes and his fellow West Indians hadn't really toured; they had simply taken the lead in a regal procession. The great man had centuries against Auckland, Canterbury and Wellington, and one in each of the three Tests - two of which West Indies won by an innings, and one by 10 wickets.
Weekes had different work to do at Eden Park. New Zealand fought so splendidly that on the last afternoon West Indies needed 268 in four hours - just the sort of challenge Weekes relished. However, by the time the maestro had his baton, his orchestra had lost wickets at 4, 16, 16, 16, 18 and 22.
West Indies were 68, Weekes 31, when the young legspinner Jack Alabaster, trying for extra turn, dragged the ball down short. As soon as he sensed the length, Weekes decided the ball would go over the midwicket fence.
"It turned a little more than I expected, I got it maybe three-four inches too high up the bat," said Weekes afterward.
And wee McGregor: "…when I saw the shot, I knew it was coming to me; then I realised it could be a catch. The thought flashed through my head that if I dropped it, I would hop back over the fence, and disappear in the crowd. Oh, the joy when I held the ball in my hands."
Normal heartbeats ensued until West Indies were out for 77, and New Zealand had their first Test cricket win.
Don Cameron is a writer based in New Zealan