| International cricket |
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| in 1945 | in 1946 |
The 1945–46 international cricket season was from September 1945 to April 1946. [1] [2]
| International tours | ||||||
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| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 10 November 1945 |  India |  Australia | — | — | 1–0 [3] | — |
| 14 December 1945 |  Ceylon | Australia | — | — | 0–1 [1] | — |
| 29 March 1946 |  New Zealand | Australia | 0–1 [1] | — | — | — |
| Unofficial Test Series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Match | 10–13 November | Vijay Merchant | Lindsay Hassett | Brabourne Stadium, Bombay | Match drawn | |||
| Match | 25–28 November | Vijay Merchant | Lindsay Hassett | Eden Gardens, Calcutta | Match drawn | |||
| Match | 7–10 December | Vijay Merchant | Lindsay Hassett | Madras Cricket Club Ground, Madras | India by 6 wickets | |||
| Three-day Match | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Match | 14–15 December | Mahadevan Sathasivam | Lindsay Hassett | Colombo Oval, Colombo | Australian Services by an innings and 44 runs | |||
| One-off Test Match | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 275 | 29–30 March | Walter Hadlee | Bill Brown | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Australia by an innings and 103 runs | |||
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The 1944–45 international cricket season was from September 1944 to April 1945. However, there were no any Test matches held during this period, except few domestic competitions due to prevailing Second World War.
The 1945 International cricket season was from April 1945 to August 1945. There were no any international tournaments held due to Second World War.
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