India won a cricket test for the first time in 1952. It was the fifth test in the series against England side during 1951-52. The match was played on the Chepauk ground of Madras during 6,8,9, and10 February 1952.
India won by an innings and 8 runs
Played at Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chepauk, Madras during 6,8,9,10 February 1952
England 1st innings
FA Lowson
b Phadkar
1
RT Spooner
c Phadkar b Hazare
66
TW Graveney
st Sen b Mankad
39
JDB Robertson
c & b Mankad
77
AJ Watkins
c Gopinath b Mankad
9
CJ Poole
b Mankad
15
DB Carr*
st Sen b Mankad
40
MJ Hilton
st Sen b Mankad
0
JB Statham
st Sen b Mankad
6
F Ridgway
lbw b Mankad
0
R Tattersall
not out
2
Extras
(b 4, lb 4, nb 3)
11
Total
(all out; 121.5 overs)
266
(2.18 runs per over)
Fall of wickets 1-3 (Lowson), 2-71 (Graveney), 3-131 (Spooner), 4-174 (Watkins), 5-197 (Poole), 6-244 (Robertson), 7-252 (Hilton), 8-261 (Statham), 9-261 (Ridgway), 10-266 (Carr)
Bowling
O -
R -
W
DG Phadkar
16
49
1
RV Divecha
12
27
0
L Amarnath
27
56
0
Ghulam Ahmed 18
53
0
MH Mankad
38.5
55
8
VS Hazare
10
15
1
India 1st innings
S Mushtaq Ali
st Spooner b Carr
22
P Roy
c Watkins b Tattersall
111
VS Hazare
b Hilton
20
MH Mankad
c Watkins b Carr
22
L Amarnath
c Spooner b Statham
31
DG Phadkar
b Hilton
61
PR Umrigar
not out
130
CD Gopinath
b Tattersall
35
RV Divecha
c Spooner b Ridgway
12
PK Sen
b Watkins
2
Ghulam Ahmed
not out
1
Extras
(b 8, lb 2)
10
Total
(9 wickets dec; 153 overs)
457
(2.98 runs per over)
Fall of wickets 1-53 (Mushtaq Ali), 2-97 (Hazare), 3-157 (Mankad), 4-191 (Roy), 5-216 (Amarnath), 6-320 (Phadkar), 7-413 (Gopinath), 8-430 (Divecha), 9-448 (Sen)
Bowling
O -
R -
W
JB Statham
19
54
1
F Ridgway
17
47
1
R Tattersall
39
94
2
MJ Hilton
40
100
2
DB Carr
19
84
2
AJ Watkins
14
50
1
JDB Robertson
5
1
18
England 2nd innings
FA Lowson
c Mankad b Phadkar
7
RT Spooner
lbw b Divecha
6
TW Graveney
c Divecha b Ghulam Ahmed
25
JDB Robertson
lbw b Ghulam Ahmed
56
AJ Watkins
c & b Mankad
48
CJ Poole
c Divecha b Ghulam Ahmed
3
DB Carr
c Mankad b Ghulam Ahmed
5
MJ Hilton
st Sen b Mankad
15
JB Statham
c Gopinath b Mankad
9
F Ridgway
b Mankad
0
0
0
R Tattersall
not out
0
0
0
Extras
(b 7, lb 2)
9
Total
(all out; 75.5 overs)
183
(2.41 runs per over)
Fall of wickets 1-12 (Spooner), 2-15 (Lowson), 3-68 (Graveney), 4-117 (Robertson), 5-135 (Poole), 6-159 (Carr), 7-159 (Watkins), 8-178 (Statham), 9-178 (Ridgway), 10-183 (Hilton)
Bowling
O
R
W
DG Phadkar
9
17
1
RV Divecha
7
21
1
L Amarnath
3
6
0
Ghulam Ahmed 26
77
4
MH Mankad
30.5 53
4
MATCH DETAILS
Toss - England, who chose to bat
Series - 5-match series drawn 1-1
Umpires - BJ Mohoni and MG Vijayasarathi
Description of Days Play
Wed, 6 Feb - day 1 - England 1st innings 224/5 (JDB Robertson 71*, DB Carr 12*)
Thu, 7 Feb - rest day
Fri, 8 Feb - day 2 - England First innings 266, India 1st innings 206/4 (L Amarnath 27*, DG Phadkar 3*)
Sat, 9 Feb - day 3 - India First innings 457, England 2nd innings 12/0 (FA Lowson 6*, RT Spooner 6*)
Sun, 10 Feb - day 4 - England 2nd innings 183 (75.5 overs) - end of match
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