Day four of the Third Test in Karachi was notably attended by U.S. presidentDwight 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 for the loss of five 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 Richie Benaud saw Eisenhower wearing the blazer, he jokingly remarked: "Mr President… you have joined the other camp."[4]
The Karachi Test and the First Test in Dhaka were played on matting pitches. Benaud and the Australian team's manager, Sam Loxton, took the opportunity when meeting the two presidents to plead that Pakistan abandon matting pitches, as the standard of play on matting was inferior. Ayub Khan subsequently decreed that Pakistan's Tests would in future all be played on turf pitches, so the Karachi Test was the last anywhere to be played on matting.[5]
Referencesedit
^"Australia in Pakistan 1959". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
^ abcPresident's XI v Australians at CricketArchive(subscription required)
^"The second 200". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
^ abDaudpota, Isa (1 September 2017). "First and last US President watches cricket match, 1959". The Friday Times. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
^Richie Benaud and friends, Remembering Richie, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 2015, pp. 93–96.
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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 Contents 1 Tour match 2 Test series summary 2 1 First Test 2 2 Second Test 2 3 Third Test 3 Eisenhower s visit 4 References 5 External linksTour match edit28 30 November 1959 Scorecard Pakistan President s XI v nbsp Australians 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 wicketsPindi 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 editFirst Test edit 13 14 15 17 18 November 1959 5 day match Scorecard Pakistan nbsp v nbsp Australia 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 wicketsBangabandhu National Stadium Dhaka Bangladesh 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 edit 21 22 23 25 26 November 1959 5 day match Scorecard Pakistan nbsp v nbsp Australia 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 wicketsLahore 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 edit 4 5 6 8 9 December 1959 5 day match Scorecard Pakistan nbsp v nbsp Australia 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 Match drawnNational Stadium Karachi Umpires Ahmed Saeed and Munawwar Hussain 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 Eisenhower s visit editDay 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 for the loss of five 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 Richie Benaud saw Eisenhower wearing the blazer he jokingly remarked Mr President you have joined the other camp 4 The Karachi Test and the First Test in Dhaka were played on matting pitches Benaud and the Australian team s manager Sam Loxton took the opportunity when meeting the two presidents to plead that Pakistan abandon matting pitches as the standard of play on matting was inferior Ayub Khan subsequently decreed that Pakistan s Tests would in future all be played on turf pitches so the Karachi Test was the last anywhere to be played on matting 5 References edit Australia in Pakistan 1959 CricketArchive Retrieved 18 June 2014 a b c President s XI v Australians at CricketArchive subscription required The second 200 ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 12 December 2017 a b Daudpota Isa 1 September 2017 First and last US President watches cricket match 1959 The Friday Times Retrieved 7 September 2017 Richie Benaud and friends Remembering Richie Hodder amp Stoughton London 2015 pp 93 96 External links editTour home at ESPNcricinfo nbsp This article about an international cricket tour of Pakistan is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1959 60 amp oldid 1188270611, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
