The 1953–54 international cricket season was from September 1953 to April 1954.
Season overview International toursStart dateHome teamAway teamResults [Matches]TestODIFCLACommonwealth — —2–2 —4–0 — — — — —0–1 —2–2 — — — — —1–0 — — —1–0 — — —0–2 —
November Commonwealth in India
Unofficial Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Match 1 19–23 November Polly Umrigar Ben Barnett New Delhi by an innings and 15 runs Match 2 3–7 December Polly Umrigar Ben Barnett Bombay Match drawn Match 3 31 Dec–3 January Polly Umrigar Ben Barnett Calcutta Commonwealth XI by 6 wickets Match 4 13–17 January Polly Umrigar Ben Barnett Madras by an innings and 50 runs Match 5 31 Jan–4 February Polly Umrigar Ben Barnett Lucknow Match drawn
December New Zealand in South Africa
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 377 11–15 December Jack Cheetham Geoff Rabone Kingsmead, Durban by an innings and 58 runs Test 378 24–29 December Jack Cheetham Geoff Rabone Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg by 132 runs Test 379 1–5 January Jack Cheetham Geoff Rabone Newlands, Cape Town Match drawn Test 381 29 Jan–2 February Jack Cheetham Bert Sutcliffe Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg by 9 wickets Test 382 5–9 February Jack Cheetham Bert Sutcliffe Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth by 5 wickets
Pakistan in Ceylon
First-class Match No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result FC Match 31 Dec–3 January Fredrick de Saram Abdul Kardar P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Services by 4 wickets
January England in the West Indies
Test Series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 380 15–21 January Jeffrey Stollmeyer Leonard Hutton Sabina Park, Kingston by 140 runs Test 383 6–12 February Jeffrey Stollmeyer Leonard Hutton Kensington Oval, Bridgetown by 181 runs Test 384 24 Feb–2 March Jeffrey Stollmeyer Leonard Hutton Bourda, Georgetown by 9 wickets Test 385 17–23 March Jeffrey Stollmeyer Leonard Hutton Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain Match drawn Test 386 30 Mar–3 April Jeffrey Stollmeyer Leonard Hutton Sabina Park, Kingston by 9 wickets
India in Ceylon
MJ Gopalan Trophy No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result FC Match 30 Jan–1 February Not mentioned Not mentioned Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo by an innings and 108 runs
February Fiji in New Zealand
First-class match No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result FC Match 12–15 January Lankford Smith Patrick Raddock Carisbrook, Dunedin Otago by 2 wickets
March New Zealand in Australia
First-class series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result FC 1 5–9 March Keith Carmody Bert Sutcliffe WACA Ground, Perth by 184 runs FC 2 12–16 March Phil Ridings Bert Sutcliffe Adelaide Oval, Adelaide by 8 wickets FC 3 19–23 March Ian Johnson Bert Sutcliffe Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Match drawn
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