The 1949–50 international cricket season was from September 1949 to April 1950.
Season overview International toursStart dateHome teamAway teamResults [Matches]TestODIFCLACommonwealth — —2–1 —0–4 — — —Commonwealth — —0–1 — — —2–0 —
November Commonwealth in India
Unofficial Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Un Test 1 11–15 November Vijay Merchant Jock Livingston Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Commonwealth XI by 9 wickets Un Test 2 16–20 December Vijay Merchant Jock Livingston Brabourne Stadium, Bombay Match drawn Un Test 3 30 Dec–3 January Vijay Hazare Jock Livingston Eden Gardens, Calcutta by 7 wickets Un Test 4 14–18 January Vijay Hazare Jock Livingston Modi Stadium, Kanpur Match drawn Un Test 5 17–21 February Vijay Hazare Jock Livingston MA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras by 3 wickets
December Australia in South Africa
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 318 24–28 December Dudley Nourse Lindsay Hassett Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg by an innings and 85 runs Test 319 31 Dec–4 January Dudley Nourse Lindsay Hassett Newlands, Cape Town by 8 wickets Test 320 20–24 January Dudley Nourse Lindsay Hassett Kingsmead, Durban by 5 wickets Test 321 10–14 February Dudley Nourse Lindsay Hassett Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Match drawn Test 322 3–6 March Dudley Nourse Lindsay Hassett Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth by an innings and 259 runs
February Commonwealth in Ceylon
Three-day match series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Match 1 25–27 February Sathyendra Coomaraswamy Jock Livingston P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Commonwealth XI by an innings and 51 runs Match 2 4–6 March SS Jayawickreme Jock Livingston P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Match drawn
March Ceylon in Pakistan
Unofficial Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Un Test 1 25–28 March Mohammad Saeed SS Jayawickreme Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore by an innings and 45 runs Un Test 2 13–15 April Mohammad Saeed SS Jayawickreme Gymkhana Ground, Karachi by 10 wickets
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