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

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