Australia v India 1st Test
India tour of Australia - 1977 (1977/78) · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane · 2 December 1977
Australia won by 16 runs
Australia won by 16 runs. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 113 for India. Bishan Bedi took 5/55.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of Australia - 1977 (1977/78)
- Ground
- Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
- Dates
- 2 December 1977 to 6 December 1977
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 16 runs
- Captains
- Bob Simpson (Australia), Bishan Bedi (India)
- Debuts
- Paul Hibbert (Australia), David Ogilvie (Australia), Peter Toohey (Australia), Tony Mann (Australia), Steve Rixon (Australia), Wayne Clark (Australia)
- Umpires
- MG O'Connell and TF Brooks
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. Paul Hibbert, David Ogilvie, Peter Toohey, Tony Mann, Steve Rixon and Wayne Clark played their first Tests.
Australia batted first and made 166 all out. Peter Toohey top-scored with 82 off 142 balls. Bishan Bedi took 5 for 55 for India. From 24 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 25 runs, to 49 for 5. That was well below the 1970s average first-innings total at Brisbane Cricket Ground, 251 across 6 Tests.
India replied with 153 all out. Dilip Vengsarkar top-scored with 48 off 115 balls, and Gundappa Viswanath made 45. Wayne Clark took 4 for 46 for Australia. From 90 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 29 runs, to 119 for 7. Australia led by 13 on first innings.
Australia made 327 all out in their second innings. Bob Simpson top-scored with 89 off 269 balls, and Peter Toohey made 57. Madan Lal took 5 for 72 for India.
Set 341 to win, India made 324 all out. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 113 off 264 balls, and Syed Kirmani made 55. Jeff Thomson took 4 for 76 for Australia.
Australia won by 16 runs.
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 166 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Hibbert | c Syed Kirmani | 13 | 77 |
| Gary Cosier | c Madan Lal | 19 | 32 |
| David Ogilvie | c Gundappa Viswanath | 5 | 8 |
| Craig Serjeant | c Sunil Gavaskar | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Simpson | c Sunil Gavaskar | 7 | 6 |
| Peter Toohey | st Syed Kirmani | 82 | 142 |
| Tony Mann | lbw | 19 | 54 |
| Steve Rixon | c Mohinder Amarnath | 9 | 14 |
| Wayne Clark | c Sunil Gavaskar | 4 | 11 |
| Jeff Thomson | bowled | 3 | 18 |
| Alan Hurst | not out | 0 | 9 |
Extras 5 · Total 166 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madan Lal | 10 | 3 | 27 | 1 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | 13 | 4 | 43 | 2 |
| Bishan Bedi | 13.7 | 3 | 55 | 5 |
| Erapalli Prasanna | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 6 | 1 | 34 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-24 (Gary Cosier), 2-33 (David Ogilvie), 3-33 (Craig Serjeant), 4-43 (Bob Simpson), 5-49 (Paul Hibbert), 6-90 (Tony Mann), 7-107 (Steve Rixon), 8-112 (Wayne Clark), 9-132 (Jeff Thomson), 10-166 (Peter Toohey)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Gary Cosier and Paul Hibbert | 24 |
| second | Paul Hibbert and David Ogilvie | 9 |
| third | Craig Serjeant and Paul Hibbert | 0 |
| fourth | Bob Simpson and Paul Hibbert | 10 |
| fifth | Paul Hibbert and Peter Toohey | 6 |
| sixth | Tony Mann and Peter Toohey | 41 |
| seventh | Steve Rixon and Peter Toohey | 17 |
| eighth | Wayne Clark and Peter Toohey | 5 |
| ninth | Jeff Thomson and Peter Toohey | 20 |
| tenth | Alan Hurst and Peter Toohey | 34 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 153 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Gary Cosier | 3 | 14 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | hit wicket | 48 | 115 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | lbw | 0 | 17 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | c Alan Hurst | 45 | 90 |
| Brijesh Patel | c Craig Serjeant | 13 | 27 |
| Ashok Mankad | c Steve Rixon | 0 | 9 |
| Madan Lal | bowled | 4 | 5 |
| Syed Kirmani | c David Ogilvie | 11 | 53 |
| Erapalli Prasanna | c Jeff Thomson | 23 | 61 |
| Bishan Bedi | not out | 2 | 6 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | lbw | 0 | 8 |
Extras 4 · Total 153 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Thomson | 16 | 1 | 54 | 3 |
| Wayne Clark | 18 | 5 | 46 | 4 |
| Alan Hurst | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Gary Cosier | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Tony Mann | 6 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-11 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-15 (Mohinder Amarnath), 3-90 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-108 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 5-110 (Brijesh Patel), 6-112 (Ashok Mankad), 7-119 (Madan Lal), 8-149 (Erapalli Prasanna), 9-151 (Syed Kirmani), 10-153 (Bhagwath Chandrasekhar)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar | 11 |
| second | Mohinder Amarnath and Dilip Vengsarkar | 4 |
| third | Gundappa Viswanath and Dilip Vengsarkar | 75 |
| fourth | Brijesh Patel and Dilip Vengsarkar | 18 |
| fifth | Ashok Mankad and Brijesh Patel | 2 |
| sixth | Ashok Mankad and Madan Lal | 2 |
| seventh | Madan Lal and Syed Kirmani | 7 |
| eighth | Erapalli Prasanna and Syed Kirmani | 30 |
| ninth | Bishan Bedi and Syed Kirmani | 2 |
| tenth | Bhagwath Chandrasekhar and Bishan Bedi | 2 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 327 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Hibbert | lbw | 2 | 12 |
| Gary Cosier | c Erapalli Prasanna | 0 | 2 |
| David Ogilvie | bowled | 46 | 158 |
| Craig Serjeant | bowled | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Simpson | c Gundappa Viswanath | 89 | 269 |
| Peter Toohey | c Bishan Bedi | 57 | 105 |
| Tony Mann | c Mohinder Amarnath | 29 | 56 |
| Steve Rixon | c Syed Kirmani | 6 | 19 |
| Wayne Clark | bowled | 12 | 36 |
| Jeff Thomson | not out | 41 | 53 |
| Alan Hurst | run out | 26 | 23 |
Extras 19 · Total 327 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madan Lal | 19 | 2 | 72 | 5 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | 8 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
| Bishan Bedi | 18.5 | 2 | 71 | 0 |
| Erapalli Prasanna | 20 | 4 | 59 | 0 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 26 | 6 | 82 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Gary Cosier), 2-6 (Paul Hibbert), 3-7 (Craig Serjeant), 4-100 (David Ogilvie), 5-184 (Peter Toohey), 6-233 (Bob Simpson), 7-237 (Tony Mann), 8-246 (Steve Rixon), 9-277 (Wayne Clark), 10-327 (Alan Hurst)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Gary Cosier and Paul Hibbert | 0 |
| second | Paul Hibbert and David Ogilvie | 6 |
| third | Craig Serjeant and David Ogilvie | 1 |
| fourth | Bob Simpson and David Ogilvie | 93 |
| fifth | Bob Simpson and Peter Toohey | 84 |
| sixth | Bob Simpson and Tony Mann | 49 |
| seventh | Tony Mann and Steve Rixon | 4 |
| eighth | Wayne Clark and Steve Rixon | 9 |
| ninth | Jeff Thomson and Wayne Clark | 31 |
| tenth | Jeff Thomson and Alan Hurst | 50 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 324 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Steve Rixon | 113 | 264 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | bowled | 1 | 2 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | c Steve Rixon | 47 | 79 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | c David Ogilvie | 35 | 85 |
| Brijesh Patel | lbw | 3 | 6 |
| Ashok Mankad | bowled | 21 | 60 |
| Syed Kirmani | c Craig Serjeant | 55 | 133 |
| Madan Lal | c Steve Rixon | 2 | 9 |
| Erapalli Prasanna | c Paul Hibbert | 8 | 11 |
| Bishan Bedi | not out | 26 | 30 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | c Steve Rixon | 0 | 7 |
Extras 13 · Total 324 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Thomson | 19.7 | 1 | 76 | 4 |
| Wayne Clark | 26 | 1 | 101 | 4 |
| Alan Hurst | 15 | 3 | 50 | 2 |
| Gary Cosier | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Tony Mann | 15 | 3 | 52 | 0 |
| Bob Simpson | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 2-88 (Mohinder Amarnath), 3-147 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-151 (Brijesh Patel), 5-196 (Ashok Mankad), 6-243 (Sunil Gavaskar), 7-251 (Madan Lal), 8-275 (Erapalli Prasanna), 9-318 (Syed Kirmani), 10-324 (Bhagwath Chandrasekhar)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar | 7 |
| second | Mohinder Amarnath and Sunil Gavaskar | 81 |
| third | Gundappa Viswanath and Sunil Gavaskar | 59 |
| fourth | Sunil Gavaskar and Brijesh Patel | 4 |
| fifth | Ashok Mankad and Sunil Gavaskar | 45 |
| sixth | Sunil Gavaskar and Syed Kirmani | 47 |
| seventh | Madan Lal and Syed Kirmani | 8 |
| eighth | Erapalli Prasanna and Syed Kirmani | 24 |
| ninth | Bishan Bedi and Syed Kirmani | 43 |
| tenth | Bhagwath Chandrasekhar and Bishan Bedi | 6 |
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