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| Venue | Eden Park, Auckland on 24th, 25th, 27th February 1961 (3-day match) |
| Balls per over | 6 |
| Toss | New Zealand Governor-General's XI won the toss and decided to field |
| Result | Marylebone Cricket Club won by 25 runs |
| Umpires | ECA Mackintosh, RWR Shortt |
| Close of play day 1 | New Zealand Governor-General's XI (1) 24/1 (Sutcliffe 4*, Alabaster 0*) |
| Close of play day 2 | Marylebone Cricket Club (2) 214/7 (Allen 12*, Wilson 3*) |
| Marylebone Cricket Club first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| WE Russell | c Donnelly b Alabaster | 48 | |||||
| RM Prideaux | c Donnelly b Hayes | 1 | |||||
| DEV Padgett | c Wallace b Hayes | 4 | |||||
| W Watson | b Alabaster | 30 | |||||
| +JM Parks | st Alexander b Sutcliffe | 57 | |||||
| RW Barber | b Reid | 4 | |||||
| *DRW Silk | st Alexander b Reid | 34 | |||||
| DA Allen | not out | 4 | |||||
| DR Smith | b Hayes | 19 | |||||
| D Wilson | c Smith b Alabaster | 17 | |||||
| JDF Larter | c Cobham b Donnelly | 0 | |||||
| Extras | (6 b, 3 lb) | 9 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 83.2 overs) | 227 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-4, 2-12, 3-72, 4-115, 5-125, 6-187, 7-187, 8-208, 9-227, 10-227 (83.2 ov) | |||||||
| New Zealand Governor-General's XI bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Lindwall | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | - | - | |
| Hayes | 12 | 4 | 19 | 3 | - | - | |
| Reid | 19 | 1 | 62 | 2 | - | - | |
| Alabaster | 22 | 6 | 53 | 3 | - | - | |
| Rabone | 10 | 1 | 46 | 0 | - | - | |
| Sutcliffe | 8 | 0 | 28 | 1 | - | - | |
| Cobham | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | |
| Donnelly | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| New Zealand Governor-General's XI first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| GO Rabone | run out | 5 | |||||
| CW Smith | lbw b Smith | 18 | |||||
| B Sutcliffe | c Silk b Wilson | 74 | |||||
| JC Alabaster | c Parks b Smith | 2 | |||||
| JR Reid | c Smith b Allen | 7 | |||||
| MP Donnelly | b Barber | 15 | |||||
| +FCM Alexander | b Silk | 21 | |||||
| WM Wallace | not out | 29 | |||||
| RR Lindwall | b Smith | 18 | |||||
| *Lord Cobham | c Russell b Wilson | 44 | |||||
| JA Hayes | c Russell b Wilson | 5 | |||||
| Extras | (9 b, 5 lb) | 14 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 71.3 overs) | 252 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-13, 2-27, 3-49, 4-56, 5-128, 6-132, 7-155, 8-189, 9-242, 10-252 (71.3 ov) | |||||||
| Marylebone Cricket Club bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Larter | 8 | 5 | 11 | 0 | - | - | |
| Smith | 16 | 3 | 41 | 3 | - | - | |
| Allen | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | - | - | |
| Wilson | 23.3 | 1 | 93 | 3 | - | - | |
| Barber | 12 | 0 | 63 | 1 | - | - | |
| Silk | 6 | 1 | 22 | 1 | - | - | |
| Marylebone Cricket Club second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| WE Russell | c Cobham b Reid | 24 | |||||
| RM Prideaux | st Alexander b Alabaster | 12 | |||||
| DEV Padgett | c Lindwall b Alabaster | 1 | |||||
| W Watson | b Donnelly | 41 | |||||
| +JM Parks | c Smith b Rabone | 32 | |||||
| *DRW Silk | c sub (WR Playle) b Smith | 48 | |||||
| RW Barber | b Smith | 37 | |||||
| DA Allen | st Alexander b Alabaster | 50 | |||||
| D Wilson | c Hayes b Alabaster | 23 | |||||
| DR Smith | c sub (WR Playle) b Sutcliffe | 2 | |||||
| JDF Larter | not out | 0 | |||||
| Extras | (2 b, 5 lb) | 7 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 83.1 overs) | 277 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-34, 2-35, 3-42, 4-100, 5-118, 6-199, 7-206, 8-273, 9-277, 10-277 (83.1 ov) | |||||||
| New Zealand Governor-General's XI bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Lindwall | 10 | 2 | 16 | 0 | - | - | |
| Hayes | 12 | 1 | 41 | 0 | - | - | |
| Reid | 10 | 2 | 16 | 1 | - | - | |
| Alabaster | 15.1 | 1 | 36 | 4 | - | - | |
| Rabone | 17 | 1 | 81 | 1 | - | - | |
| Sutcliffe | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | |
| Donnelly | 5 | 0 | 35 | 1 | - | - | |
| Cobham | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | - | - | |
| Smith | 7 | 0 | 24 | 2 | - | - | |
| New Zealand Governor-General's XI second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| GO Rabone | c Larter b Barber | 38 | |||||
| CW Smith | c Watson b Barber | 35 | |||||
| B Sutcliffe | b Barber | 0 | |||||
| WM Wallace | lbw b Barber | 44 | |||||
| MP Donnelly | c Watson b Barber | 25 | |||||
| +FCM Alexander | lbw b Wilson | 1 | |||||
| JR Reid | not out | 45 | |||||
| RR Lindwall | b Wilson | 7 | |||||
| *Lord Cobham | b Barber | 13 | |||||
| JC Alabaster | b Wilson | 6 | |||||
| JA Hayes | c Russell b Barber | 11 | |||||
| Extras | (1 b, 1 lb) | 2 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 73.5 overs) | 227 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-53, 2-53, 3-92, 4-144, 5-145, 6-147, 7-168, 8-185, 9-196, 10-227 (73.5 ov) | |||||||
| Marylebone Cricket Club bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Larter | 8 | 1 | 29 | 0 | - | - | |
| Smith | 9 | 1 | 29 | 0 | - | - | |
| Barber | 28.5 | 5 | 89 | 7 | - | - | |
| Allen | 16 | 3 | 41 | 0 | - | - | |
| Wilson | 12 | 2 | 37 | 3 | - | - | |