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{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name = Australia cricket team in India in 1956–57
| team1_image = Flag of Australia.svg
| team1_name = Australia
| team2_image = Flag of India.svg
| team2_name = India
| from_date = 19 October
| to_date = 6 November 1956
| team1_captain = [[Ian Johnson (cricketer)|Ian Johnson]]
| team2_captain = [[Polly Umrigar]]
| no_of_tests = 3
| team1_tests_won = 2
| team2_tests_won = 0
| team1_tests_most_runs = [[Neil Harvey]] (253)
| team2_tests_most_runs = [[Vijay Manjrekar]] (197)
| team1_tests_most_wickets = [[Richie Benaud]] (23)
| team2_tests_most_wickets = [[Ghulam Ahmed (cricketer)|Ghulam Ahmed]] (12)
}}

The [[Australia national cricket team]] toured [[India]] in the 1956–57 season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Australia_in_India_and_Pakistan_1956-57.html |title=Australia in India and Pakistan 1956/57 |website=CricketArchive|url-access=subscription |access-date=21 December 2017}}</ref> Three [[Test cricket|Test matches]] were played, Australia winning the series 2–0 with one match drawn.

==Test matches==

===1st Test===
{{Test match
| date =19–23 October 1956
| team1 ={{cr-rt|India}}
| team2 ={{cr|Australia}}

| score-team1-inns1 =161 (99.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 =[[Vijay Manjrekar]] 41
| wickets-team1-inns1 =[[Richie Benaud]] 7/72 (29.3 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 =319 (134.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 =[[Ian Johnson (cricketer)|Ian Johnson]] 73
| wickets-team2-inns1 =[[Vinoo Mankad]] 4/90 (45 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 =153 (63.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 =[[Gulabrai Ramchand]] 28
| wickets-team1-inns2 =[[Ray Lindwall]] 7/43 (22.5 overs)

| result =Australia won by an innings and 5 runs
| venue =[[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai|Nehru Stadium]], [[Madras]]
| umpires =[[Dinkar Desai]] (Ind) and [[Mysore Vijayasarathi]] (Ind)
| report =[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62817.html scorecard]
| toss =India won the toss and decided to bat
| rain =
| motm=
}}

===2nd Test===
{{Test match
| date =26–31 October 1956
| team1 ={{cr-rt|India}}
| team2 ={{cr|Australia}}

| score-team1-inns1 =251 (100.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 =[[Gulabrai Ramchand]] 109
| wickets-team1-inns1 =[[Ken Mackay]] 3/27 (14.2 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 =523/7 d. (180 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 =[[Jim Burke (cricketer)|Jim Burke]] 161
| wickets-team2-inns1 =[[Subhash Gupte]] 3/115 (38 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 =250/5 (137 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 =[[Pankaj Roy]] 79
| wickets-team1-inns2 =[[Richie Benaud]] 2/98 (42 overs)

| result =Match drawn
| venue =[[Brabourne Stadium]], [[Bombay]]
| umpires =[[Bapu Joshi]] (Ind) and [[Balkrishna Mohoni]] (Ind)
| report =[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62818.html scorecard]
| toss =India won the toss and decided to bat
| rain =
| notes = [[Jack Rutherford (cricketer)|Jack Rutherford]] and [[Jack Wilson (Australian cricketer)|Jack Wilson]] (Aus) made their Test debuts.
}}

===3rd Test===
{{Test match
| date =2–6 November 1956
| team1 ={{cr-rt|Australia}}
| team2 ={{cr|India}}

| score-team1-inns1 =177 (86.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 =[[Peter Burge (cricketer)|Peter Burge]] 58
| wickets-team1-inns1 =[[Ghulam Ahmed (cricketer)|Ghulam Ahmed]] 7/49 (20.3 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 =136 (78.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 =[[Vijay Manjrekar]] 33
| wickets-team2-inns1 =[[Richie Benaud]] 6/52 (29 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 =189/9 d. (67.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 =[[Neil Harvey]] 69
| wickets-team1-inns2 =[[Vinoo Mankad]] 4/49 (9.4 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 =136 (69.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 =[[Polly Umrigar]] 28
| wickets-team2-inns2 =[[Richie Benaud]] 5/53 (24.2 overs)

| result =Australia won by 94 runs
| venue =[[Eden Gardens]], [[Calcutta]]
| umpires =[[George Ayling]] (Ind) and [[Balkrishna Mohoni]] (Ind)
| report =[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62819.html scorecard]
| toss =India won the toss and decided to field
| rain =
| motm=
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/1/Australia_in_India_and_Pakistan_1956-57.html Cricarchive]
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/61421.html Tour page CricInfo]
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/61421.html?view=records Record CricInfo]

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