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Commonwealth XI cricket team

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The Commonwealth XI cricket team played over 100 first-class cricket matches from 1949 to 1968. The team started out as a side made up of mostly English, Australian and West Indian cricketers, that toured the subcontinent but later on played first-class fixtures in England. They also toured South Africa and Rhodesia.

Tours of the Subcontinent

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1949/50

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The Commonwealth team, captained by Jock Livingston, played 17 first-class matches in India and two each in Ceylon and Pakistan.

1950/51

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Les Ames, another Englishman, led the team on this occasion and they appeared in 25 first-class matches in India as well as two in Ceylon.

1953/54

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Australian Ben Barnett captained the Commonwealth XI on this tour of India which consisted of 22 first-class matches.

1964/65

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Peter Richardson's Commonwealth team played just one first-class match in India, against the Bengal Chief Minister's XI, but toured Pakistan for 14 first-class matches.

1967/68

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A Commonwealth side toured Pakistan under the captaincy of Richie Benaud. Roger Prideaux and Tony Lewis captained the team in some matches.

Tours of South Africa and Rhodesia

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In October 1959, the Commonwealth XI played three first-class matches in South Africa[1] and in a tour of Rhodesia in September, 1962, they played a further two.[2]

Matches in England

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All other matches played by the Commonwealth team were in England and mostly against a side called the England XI. The only exceptions were matches against the touring Indians in 1952[3] and Essex in 1953.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Commonwealth XI in South Africa 1959/60". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  2. ^ "Commonwealth XI in Rhodesia 1962/63". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth XI v Indians 1952". CricketArchive.
  4. ^ "Essex v Commonwealth XI 1953". CricketArchive.
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