| International cricket |
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| in 1953–54 | in 1954–55 |
The 1954 International cricket season was from April 1954 to August 1954. [1] [2]
| International tours | ||||||
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| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 10 June 1954 |  England |  Pakistan | 1–1 [4] | — | — | — |
| 4 August 1954 | England |  Canada | — | — | 1–0 [3] | — |
| 9 August 1954 |  Netherlands | England | — | — | 1–1 [4] | — |
| 18 August 1954 | Pakistan | Canada | — | — | 1–0 [1] | — |
| 28 August 1954 |  Denmark | England | — | — | 0–1 [1] | — |
| Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 387 | 10–15 June | Leonard Hutton | Abdul Kardar | Lord's, London | Match drawn | |||
| Test 388 | 1–5 July | David Sheppard | Abdul Kardar | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | England by an innings and 129 runs | |||
| Test 389 | 22–27 July | David Sheppard | Abdul Kardar | Kennington Oval, London | Match drawn | |||
| Test 390 | 12–17 August | Leonard Hutton | Abdul Kardar | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Pakistan by 24 runs | |||
| 3-day Match series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Match 1 | 4–6 August |  Trevor Bailey | Basil Robinson | Vista Road Recreation Ground, Clacton-on-Sea | Match drawn | |||
| Match 2 | 7–10 August |  John Thomson | Basil Robinson | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | Match drawn | |||
| Match 3 | 28–30 August |  Norman Yardley | Basil Robinson | North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough | Yorkshire by 249 runs | |||
| One Day Match series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Match 1 | 9 August | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Amstelveen | Match drawn | |||
| Match 2 | 10 August | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Amstelveen | Netherlands by 23 runs | |||
| 2-Day Match series | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Match 1 | 12–13 August | Not mentioned | George Newman | Haarlem | Match drawn | |||
| Match 2 | 14–15 August | Not mentioned | George Newman | The Hague | Free Foresters by 69 runs | |||
| 2-day Match | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Match | 18–19 August | Abdul Kardar | Basil Robinson | Lord's, London | Pakistan by an innings and 67 runs | |||
| 2-day Match series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Match | 4–6 August | Not mentioned | Charles Williams | AB Ground, Copenhagen | Oxford University by an innings and 32 runs | |||
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The 1954–55 international cricket season was from September 1954 to April 1955.
The 1953–54 international cricket season was from September 1953 to April 1954.
The 1954 International cricket season was from April 1951 to August 1951.
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