ACommonwealth XI cricket team of 14 players visited Pakistan between early November and mid-December 1963, playing sixfirst-class matches including three five-day matches againstPakistan. The Commonwealth XI won the match against a Punjab Governor's XI, and the other five matches ended indraws.[1][2]
There were six first-class matches. Individualcenturies andfive-wicket hauls are included in the scores below.
BCCP XI v Commonwealth XI,Niaz Stadium,Hyderabad, 8, 9, 10 November 1963. BCCP XI 293 for 8 dec. and 147 for 4 dec; Commonwealth XI 293 and 36 for 1. Drawn.[3]
President's XI v Commonwealth XI,Pindi Club Ground,Rawalpindi, 22, 23, 24 November 1963. President's XI 205 for 9 dec. and 274 for 7 dec.; Commonwealth XI 281 for 6 dec. and 70 for 6. Drawn.[5]
Punjab Governor's XI v Commonwealth XI,Bohranwala Ground,Lyallpur, 25, 26, 27 November 1963. Punjab Governor's XI 179 and 167; Commonwealth XI 246 (D'Oliveira 115) and 102 for no wickets. Commonwealth XI won by 10 wickets.[6]
Pakistan v Commonwealth XI,Lahore Stadium,Lahore, 29, 30 November, 1, 3, 4 December 1963. Commonwealth XI 630 for 9 dec. (Kanhai 161, Graveney 164) and 250 for 2 (Graveney 107 not out, Ibadulla 103 not out); Pakistan 580 (Mushtaq Mohammad 159; Slade 6 for 126). Drawn.[7]
Pakistan v Commonwealth XI,Dacca Stadium,Dacca, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 December 1963. Commonwealth XI 234 and 344 for 6 dec. (Nurse 126 not out); Pakistan 318 (Saeed Ahmed 100) and 223 for 4. Drawn.[8]
Batsmen dominated on the slow, bare pitches.[2] Eleven of the 14 Commonwealth XI playersaveraged 30 or more with the bat. Graveney was the leading run-scorer, with 500 runs at an average of 100.[9] Only three of the bowlers took more than seven wickets: Slade took 21 wickets at anaverage of 22.33, Griffith took 15 at 28.93, and D'Oliveira took 13 at 30.08.[10]
