India v Australia 4th Test
Australia tour of India - 1959 (1959/60) · Corporation Stadium, Chennai · 13 January 1960
Australia won by an innings and 55 runs
Australia won by an innings and 55 runs. Les Favell top-scored with 101 for Australia. Richie Benaud took 5/43.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Australia tour of India - 1959 (1959/60)
- Ground
- Corporation Stadium, Chennai
- Dates
- 13 January 1960 to 17 January 1960
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by an innings and 55 runs
- Captains
- Richie Benaud (Australia), Gulabrai Ramchand (India)
- Debuts
- AG Milkha Singh (India), Man Sood (India)
- Umpires
- MG Vijayasarathi and ND Sane
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. AG Milkha Singh and Man Sood played their first Tests.
Australia batted first and made 342 all out. Les Favell top-scored with 101, and Ken Mackay made 89. Ramakant Desai took 4 for 93 for India.
India replied with 149 all out. Budhi Kunderan top-scored with 71. Richie Benaud took 5 for 43 for Australia. From 130 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 19 runs, to 149 for 10. Australia led by 193 on first innings. India followed on.
India made 138 all out in their second innings. Nari Contractor top-scored with 41. Richie Benaud took 3 for 43 for Australia.
Australia won by an innings and 55 runs. India's 138 all out is the lowest completed total at Corporation Stadium.
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 342 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Colin McDonald | bowled | 16 |
| Les Favell | st Budhi Kunderan | 101 |
| Neil Harvey | bowled | 11 |
| Norm O'Neill | bowled | 40 |
| Peter Burge | bowled | 35 |
| Ken Mackay | st Budhi Kunderan | 89 |
| Alan Davidson | lbw | 6 |
| Wally Grout | c AG Milkha Singh | 2 |
| Richie Benaud | bowled | 25 |
| Ian Meckiff | c Pankaj Roy | 8 |
| Lindsay Kline | not out | 0 |
Extras 9 · Total 342 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramakant Desai | 41 | 10 | 93 | 4 |
| Gulabrai Ramchand | 15 | 6 | 26 | 0 |
| Bapu Nadkarni | 44 | 15 | 75 | 3 |
| Jasubhai Patel | 37 | 12 | 84 | 2 |
| Chandu Borde | 16 | 1 | 55 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-58 (Colin McDonald), 2-77 (Neil Harvey), 3-147 (Norm O'Neill), 4-197 (Les Favell), 5-216 (Peter Burge), 6-239 (Alan Davidson), 7-249 (Wally Grout), 8-308 (Richie Benaud), 9-329 (Ian Meckiff), 10-342 (Ken Mackay)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Colin McDonald and Les Favell | 58 |
| second | Neil Harvey and Les Favell | 19 |
| third | Les Favell and Norm O'Neill | 70 |
| fourth | Les Favell and Peter Burge | 50 |
| fifth | Peter Burge and Ken Mackay | 19 |
| sixth | Alan Davidson and Ken Mackay | 23 |
| seventh | Ken Mackay and Wally Grout | 10 |
| eighth | Richie Benaud and Ken Mackay | 59 |
| ninth | Ken Mackay and Ian Meckiff | 21 |
| tenth | Ken Mackay and Lindsay Kline | 13 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 149 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Pankaj Roy | c Wally Grout | 1 |
| Budhi Kunderan | bowled | 71 |
| Ramnath Kenny | bowled | 33 |
| Nari Contractor | c Lindsay Kline | 7 |
| Chandu Borde | c Wally Grout | 3 |
| Gulabrai Ramchand | c Neil Harvey | 13 |
| AG Milkha Singh | bowled | 16 |
| Bapu Nadkarni | c Lindsay Kline | 3 |
| Man Sood | st Wally Grout | 0 |
| Ramakant Desai | c Colin McDonald | 0 |
| Jasubhai Patel | not out | 0 |
Extras 2 · Total 149 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Davidson | 19 | 6 | 36 | 3 |
| Ian Meckiff | 7 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Richie Benaud | 32.1 | 14 | 43 | 5 |
| Lindsay Kline | 15 | 8 | 21 | 1 |
| Neil Harvey | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ken Mackay | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-20 (Pankaj Roy), 2-95 (Ramnath Kenny), 3-111 (Budhi Kunderan), 4-114 (Chandu Borde), 5-130 (Nari Contractor), 6-130 (Gulabrai Ramchand), 7-145 (Bapu Nadkarni), 8-148 (Man Sood), 9-149 (AG Milkha Singh), 10-149 (Ramakant Desai)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Pankaj Roy and Budhi Kunderan | 20 |
| second | Ramnath Kenny and Budhi Kunderan | 75 |
| third | Nari Contractor and Budhi Kunderan | 16 |
| fourth | Nari Contractor and Chandu Borde | 3 |
| fifth | Gulabrai Ramchand and Nari Contractor | 16 |
| sixth | Gulabrai Ramchand and AG Milkha Singh | 0 |
| seventh | Bapu Nadkarni and AG Milkha Singh | 15 |
| eighth | AG Milkha Singh and Man Sood | 3 |
| ninth | Ramakant Desai and AG Milkha Singh | 1 |
| tenth | Jasubhai Patel and Ramakant Desai | 0 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 138 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Pankaj Roy | c Norm O'Neill | 3 |
| Nari Contractor | c Ian Meckiff | 41 |
| Ramnath Kenny | c Wally Grout | 1 |
| Budhi Kunderan | bowled | 33 |
| Chandu Borde | c Alan Davidson | 1 |
| AG Milkha Singh | bowled | 9 |
| Bapu Nadkarni | run out | 18 |
| Gulabrai Ramchand | st Wally Grout | 22 |
| Man Sood | bowled | 3 |
| Ramakant Desai | not out | 0 |
| Jasubhai Patel | c Lindsay Kline | 0 |
Extras 7 · Total 138 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Davidson | 19 | 7 | 33 | 2 |
| Ian Meckiff | 22 | 10 | 33 | 2 |
| Richie Benaud | 35 | 19 | 43 | 3 |
| Lindsay Kline | 12 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| Neil Harvey | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| Ken Mackay | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Pankaj Roy), 2-11 (Ramnath Kenny), 3-54 (Budhi Kunderan), 4-62 (Chandu Borde), 5-78 (AG Milkha Singh), 6-100 (Nari Contractor), 7-127 (Bapu Nadkarni), 8-138 (Gulabrai Ramchand), 9-138 (Man Sood), 10-138 (Jasubhai Patel)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Pankaj Roy and Nari Contractor | 7 |
| second | Nari Contractor and Ramnath Kenny | 4 |
| third | Nari Contractor and Budhi Kunderan | 43 |
| fourth | Nari Contractor and Chandu Borde | 8 |
| fifth | Nari Contractor and AG Milkha Singh | 16 |
| sixth | Nari Contractor and Bapu Nadkarni | 22 |
| seventh | Gulabrai Ramchand and Bapu Nadkarni | 27 |
| eighth | Gulabrai Ramchand and Man Sood | 11 |
| ninth | Ramakant Desai and Man Sood | 0 |
| tenth | Jasubhai Patel and Ramakant Desai | 0 |
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