Monday, February 9, 2015

Cricket India's First Test Victory in 1952 - Memorable Achievement


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

Indian Cricket Great Moments - 1932 to 1976 - YouTube Video


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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

M.S. Dhoni - Retired from Test Cricket - 30 December 2014



Dhoni announced that he is retiring from test cricket on the last day of third test between Australia and India at MCG.  He declared that he will not play the fourth test at Sidney.

M.S. Dhoni - Biography and Cricket - Opinion, Articles and Videos



Dhoni announced his retirement from test cricket on 30 December on 2014 on the last day of the third test between India and Australia at MCG, Melbourne.


Panel Discussion on Dhoni as a batsman and captain
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ESPNcricinfo
19 July 2013

Gavaskar explans Dhoni's gut instincts
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NDTV
25 July 2013


Dhoni's match winning 91 not out in the final of World Cup 2011 against Sri Lanka
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The last over of the World Cup 2011 Final
15 runs required with only one wicket remaining. See Dhoni get those run to win the cup for India
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Best of M S Dhoni 2009 IPL
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Best of M S Dhonie 2008 IPL
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