The team started out as a side made up of mostly English, Australian and West Indian cricketers, that toured the subcontinent but later on played first-class fixtures in England.
The Commonwealth team, captained by Jock Livingston, played 17 first-class matches in India and two each in Ceylon and Pakistan.
Les Ames, another Englishman, led the team on this occasion and they appeared in 25 first-class matches in India as well as two in Ceylon.
Australian Ben Barnett captained the Commonwealth XI on this tour of India which consisted of 22 first-class matches.
[1][2] Peter Richardson's Commonwealth team played just one first-class match in India, against the Bengal Chief Minister's XI.