Australia v India 1st Test
India tour of Australia - 1967 (1967/68) · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide · 23 December 1967
Australia won by 146 runs
Australia won by 146 runs. Bob Cowper top-scored with 108 for Australia. Syed Abid Ali took 6/55.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of Australia - 1967 (1967/68)
- Ground
- Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Dates
- 23 December 1967 to 28 December 1967
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 146 runs
- Captains
- Bob Simpson (Australia), Chandu Borde (India)
- Debuts
- Paul Sheahan (Australia), John Gleeson (Australia), Syed Abid Ali (India), Umesh Kulkarni (India)
- Umpires
- CJ Egar and LP Rowan
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. Paul Sheahan, John Gleeson, Syed Abid Ali and Umesh Kulkarni played their first Tests.
Australia batted first and made 335 all out. Bob Cowper top-scored with 92, and Paul Sheahan made 81. Syed Abid Ali took 6 for 55 for India. The innings was built on a 118-run stand for the third wicket between Bob Cowper and Paul Sheahan.
India replied with 307 all out. Farokh Engineer top-scored with 89, and Rusi Surti made 70. Alan Connolly took 4 for 54 for Australia. The innings was built on a 121-run stand for the fourth wicket between Chandu Borde and Rusi Surti. Australia led by 28 on first innings.
Australia made 369 all out in their second innings. Bob Cowper top-scored with 108, and Bob Simpson made 103. Rusi Surti took 5 for 74 for India. The innings was built on a 172-run stand for the third wicket between Bob Simpson and Bob Cowper, 47% of the total.
Set 398 to win, India made 251 all out. Venkataraman Subramanya top-scored with 75, and Rusi Surti made 53. David Renneberg took 5 for 39 for Australia.
Australia won by 146 runs.
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 335 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Simpson | c Syed Abid Ali | 55 |
| Bill Lawry | c Farokh Engineer | 42 |
| Paul Sheahan | lbw | 81 |
| Bob Cowper | c Farokh Engineer | 92 |
| Ian Redpath | c Chandu Borde | 0 |
| Ian Chappell | c Chandu Borde | 2 |
| Barry Jarman | bowled | 34 |
| Graham McKenzie | c Chandu Borde | 5 |
| John Gleeson | lbw | 1 |
| Alan Connolly | not out | 7 |
| David Renneberg | bowled | 1 |
Extras 15 · Total 335 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umesh Kulkarni | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Rusi Surti | 7 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Syed Abid Ali | 17 | 2 | 55 | 6 |
| Bapu Nadkarni | 17 | 2 | 68 | 0 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 27.1 | 3 | 72 | 1 |
| Erapalli Prasanna | 17 | 2 | 60 | 3 |
| Venkataraman Subramanya | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-99 (Bill Lawry), 2-109 (Bob Simpson), 3-227 (Paul Sheahan), 4-227 (Ian Redpath), 5-235 (Ian Chappell), 6-311 (Barry Jarman), 7-319 (Graham McKenzie), 8-324 (Bob Cowper), 9-330 (John Gleeson), 10-335 (David Renneberg)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bob Simpson and Bill Lawry | 99 |
| second | Bob Simpson and Paul Sheahan | 10 |
| third | Bob Cowper and Paul Sheahan | 118 |
| fourth | Ian Redpath and Bob Cowper | 0 |
| fifth | Bob Cowper and Ian Chappell | 8 |
| sixth | Barry Jarman and Bob Cowper | 76 |
| seventh | Graham McKenzie and Bob Cowper | 8 |
| eighth | Bob Cowper and John Gleeson | 5 |
| ninth | Alan Connolly and John Gleeson | 6 |
| tenth | Alan Connolly and David Renneberg | 5 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 307 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Farokh Engineer | c Barry Jarman | 89 |
| Dilip Sardesai | c Ian Redpath | 1 |
| Ajit Wadekar | st Barry Jarman | 28 |
| Chandu Borde | lbw | 69 |
| Rusi Surti | bowled | 70 |
| Bapu Nadkarni | lbw | 3 |
| Syed Abid Ali | c Alan Connolly | 33 |
| Venkataraman Subramanya | bowled | 7 |
| Erapalli Prasanna | c Bill Lawry | 1 |
| Umesh Kulkarni | lbw | 0 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | not out | 1 |
Extras 5 · Total 307 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham McKenzie | 15 | 1 | 70 | 2 |
| David Renneberg | 6 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Alan Connolly | 12.4 | 1 | 54 | 4 |
| John Gleeson | 13 | 4 | 36 | 2 |
| Ian Chappell | 10 | 1 | 41 | 0 |
| Bob Simpson | 12 | 2 | 42 | 1 |
| Bob Cowper | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-19 (Dilip Sardesai), 2-80 (Ajit Wadekar), 3-129 (Farokh Engineer), 4-250 (Rusi Surti), 5-259 (Bapu Nadkarni), 6-272 (Chandu Borde), 7-287 (Venkataraman Subramanya), 8-288 (Erapalli Prasanna), 9-291 (Umesh Kulkarni), 10-307 (Syed Abid Ali)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Farokh Engineer and Dilip Sardesai | 19 |
| second | Farokh Engineer and Ajit Wadekar | 61 |
| third | Chandu Borde and Farokh Engineer | 49 |
| fourth | Chandu Borde and Rusi Surti | 121 |
| fifth | Bapu Nadkarni and Chandu Borde | 9 |
| sixth | Chandu Borde and Syed Abid Ali | 13 |
| seventh | Venkataraman Subramanya and Syed Abid Ali | 15 |
| eighth | Erapalli Prasanna and Syed Abid Ali | 1 |
| ninth | Syed Abid Ali and Umesh Kulkarni | 3 |
| tenth | Bhagwath Chandrasekhar and Syed Abid Ali | 16 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 369 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Simpson | bowled | 103 | – |
| Bill Lawry | c Farokh Engineer | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Sheahan | lbw | 35 | – |
| Bob Cowper | bowled | 108 | – |
| Ian Chappell | bowled | 13 | – |
| Barry Jarman | c Rusi Surti | 17 | – |
| Ian Redpath | lbw | 34 | – |
| Graham McKenzie | run out | 28 | – |
| John Gleeson | not out | 18 | – |
| Alan Connolly | caught | 0 | – |
| David Renneberg | run out | 0 | – |
Extras 13 · Total 369 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umesh Kulkarni | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Rusi Surti | 20.1 | 6 | 74 | 5 |
| Syed Abid Ali | 16 | 2 | 61 | 1 |
| Bapu Nadkarni | 9.4 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 13 | 1 | 67 | 0 |
| Erapalli Prasanna | 25 | 2 | 109 | 1 |
| Venkataraman Subramanya | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Bill Lawry), 2-61 (Paul Sheahan), 3-233 (Bob Simpson), 4-263 (Ian Chappell), 5-263 (Bob Cowper), 6-295 (Barry Jarman), 7-322 (Ian Redpath), 8-364 (Graham McKenzie), 9-365 (Alan Connolly), 10-369 (David Renneberg)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bob Simpson and Bill Lawry | 0 |
| second | Bob Simpson and Paul Sheahan | 61 |
| third | Bob Simpson and Bob Cowper | 172 |
| fourth | Bob Cowper and Ian Chappell | 30 |
| fifth | Barry Jarman and Bob Cowper | 0 |
| sixth | Barry Jarman and Ian Redpath | 32 |
| seventh | Graham McKenzie and Ian Redpath | 27 |
| eighth | Graham McKenzie and John Gleeson | 42 |
| ninth | Alan Connolly and John Gleeson | 1 |
| tenth | David Renneberg and John Gleeson | 4 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 251 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Farokh Engineer | run out | 19 |
| Dilip Sardesai | c Barry Jarman | 11 |
| Ajit Wadekar | c Barry Jarman | 0 |
| Chandu Borde | bowled | 12 |
| Rusi Surti | c Ian Redpath | 53 |
| Syed Abid Ali | lbw | 33 |
| Venkataraman Subramanya | run out | 75 |
| Bapu Nadkarni | bowled | 15 |
| Erapalli Prasanna | not out | 18 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | c Bob Simpson | 0 |
| Umesh Kulkarni | c Ian Chappell | 2 |
Extras 13 · Total 251 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham McKenzie | 17 | 2 | 91 | 1 |
| David Renneberg | 14.2 | 2 | 39 | 5 |
| Alan Connolly | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| John Gleeson | 16 | 4 | 38 | 2 |
| Ian Chappell | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Bob Simpson | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-24 (Dilip Sardesai), 2-24 (Ajit Wadekar), 3-46 (Farokh Engineer), 4-49 (Chandu Borde), 5-104 (Syed Abid Ali), 6-159 (Rusi Surti), 7-209 (Bapu Nadkarni), 8-232 (Venkataraman Subramanya), 9-236 (Bhagwath Chandrasekhar), 10-251 (Umesh Kulkarni)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Farokh Engineer and Dilip Sardesai | 24 |
| second | Farokh Engineer and Ajit Wadekar | 0 |
| third | Chandu Borde and Farokh Engineer | 22 |
| fourth | Chandu Borde and Rusi Surti | 3 |
| fifth | Rusi Surti and Syed Abid Ali | 55 |
| sixth | Rusi Surti and Venkataraman Subramanya | 55 |
| seventh | Bapu Nadkarni and Venkataraman Subramanya | 50 |
| eighth | Erapalli Prasanna and Venkataraman Subramanya | 23 |
| ninth | Erapalli Prasanna and Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 4 |
| tenth | Erapalli Prasanna and Umesh Kulkarni | 15 |
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