Season overview
| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 31 May 1962 |  England |  Pakistan | 4–0 [5] | — | — | — |
| 14 July 1962 |  Scotland |  Ireland | — | — | 1–0 [1] | — |
| International cricket |
|---|
| in 1961–62 | in 1962–63 |
The 1962 International cricket season was from May 1962 to August 1962. [1] [2]
| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 31 May 1962 | England | Pakistan | 4–0 [5] | — | — | — |
| 14 July 1962 | Scotland | Ireland | — | — | 1–0 [1] | — |
| Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 530 | 31 May–4 June | Ted Dexter | Javed Burki | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | England by an innings and 24 runs | |||
| Test 531 | 21–23 June | Ted Dexter | Javed Burki | Lord's, London | England by 9 wickets | |||
| Test 532 | 5–7 July | Colin Cowdrey | Javed Burki | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | England by an innings and 117 runs | |||
| Test 533 | 26–31 July | Ted Dexter | Javed Burki | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Match drawn | |||
| Test 534 | 16–20 August | Ted Dexter | Javed Burki | Kennington Oval, London | England by 10 wickets | |||
| Two-day Match | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Match | 14–17 July | James Brown | Alec O'Riordan | VRA Cricket Ground, Amsterdam | Scotland by 5 wickets | |||
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The 1962–63 international cricket season was from September 1962 to April 1963.
The 1961–62 international cricket season was from September 1961 to April 1962.
The 1960 International cricket season was from April 1960 to August 1960.
The 1959 International cricket season was from April 1959 to August 1959.
The 1957 International cricket season was from April 1957 to August 1957, which consisted only a single international tour.
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