The 1961–62 international cricket season was from September 1961 to April 1962.
Season overview International toursStart dateHome teamAway teamResults [Matches]TestODIFCLA — —2–0 —0–1 — — —2–0 — — —2–2 — — — — —0–1 —5–0 — — —Marylebone — —0–1 —International XI — —0–0 —
October New Zealand in Australia 3-day Match series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Match 1 12–14 October Barry Shepherd John Reid WACA Ground, Perth Match drawn Match 2 2–5 March Les Favell John Reid Adelaide Oval, Adelaide by 6 wickets Match 3 9–12 March Richie Benaud John Reid Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 59 runs
England in Pakistan
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 512 21–26 October Imtiaz Ahmed Ted Dexter Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore by 5 wickets Test 521 19–24 January Imtiaz Ahmed Ted Dexter Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dacca Match drawn Test 522 2–7 February Imtiaz Ahmed Ted Dexter National Stadium, Karachi Match drawn
November England in India
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 513 11–16 November Nari Contractor Ted Dexter Brabourne Stadium, Bombay Match drawn Test 514 1–6 December Nari Contractor Ted Dexter Green Park, Kanpur Match drawn Test 516 13–18 December Nari Contractor Ted Dexter Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Match drawn Test 518 30 Dec–4 January Nari Contractor Ted Dexter Eden Gardens, Calcutta by 187 runs Test 520 10–15 January Nari Contractor Ted Dexter Corporation Stadium, Madras by 128 runs
December New Zealand in South Africa
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 515 8–12 December Jackie McGlew John Reid Kingsmead, Durban by 30 runs Test 517 26–29 December Jackie McGlew John Reid New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Match drawn Test 519 1–4 January Jackie McGlew John Reid Newlands, Cape Town by 72 runs Test 523 2–5 February Jackie McGlew John Reid New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg by an innings and 51 runs Test 524 16–20 February Jackie McGlew John Reid Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth by 40 runs
January Ceylon in India
MJ Gopalan Trophy No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result FC Match 30–31 January Kripal Singh Conroy Gunasekera Kajamalai Stadium, Tiruchi by an innings and 66 runs
February India in the West Indies
Test Series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 525 16–20 February Frank Worrell Nari Contractor Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain by 10 wickets Test 526 7–12 March Frank Worrell Nari Contractor Sabina Park, Kingston by an innings and 18 runs Test 527 23–28 March Frank Worrell Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Kensington Oval, Bridgetown by an innings and 30 runs Test 528 4–9 April Frank Worrell Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain by 7 wickets Test 529 13–18 April Frank Worrell Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Sabina Park, Kingston by 123 runs
MCC in Ceylon
First-class Match No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result FC Match 16–18 February Conroy Gunasekera Ted Dexter P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Marylebone by 8 wickets
March International XI in India
First-class Match No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Match 31 Mar–3 April Gulabrai Ramchand Richie Benaud Brabourne Stadium, Bombay Match drawn
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