India v Australia 1st Test
Australia tour of India - 1979 (1979/80) · Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chennai · 11 September 1979
Match drawn
Match drawn. Allan Border top-scored with 162 for Australia. Jim Higgs took 7/143.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Australia tour of India - 1979 (1979/80)
- Ground
- MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai (then Madras Cricket Club Ground)
- Dates
- 11 September 1979 to 16 September 1979
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Kim Hughes (Australia), Sunil Gavaskar (India)
- Debut
- Dilip Doshi (India)
- Umpires
- MV Gothoskar and S Kishen
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Dilip Doshi's first Test.
Australia batted first and made 390 all out. Allan Border top-scored with 162 off 360 balls, and Kim Hughes made 100. Dilip Doshi took 6 for 103 for India. The innings was built on a 222-run stand for the third wicket between Kim Hughes and Allan Border, 57% of the total. That was well above the 1970s average first-innings total at MA Chidambaram Stadium, 268 across 6 Tests.
India replied with 425 all out. Kapil Dev top-scored with 83 off 74 balls, and Dilip Vengsarkar made 65. Jim Higgs took 7 for 143 for Australia. India led by 35 on first innings.
Australia made 212 for 7 in their second innings. Andrew Hilditch top-scored with 55 off 188 balls, and Allan Border made 50. Srinivas Venkataraghavan took 3 for 77 for India. The innings was built on a 101-run stand for the second wicket between Allan Border and Andrew Hilditch, 48% of the total.
Match drawn.
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 390 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hilditch | c Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 4 | 8 |
| Graeme Wood | lbw | 33 | 83 |
| Allan Border | run out | 162 | 360 |
| Kim Hughes | c Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 100 | 204 |
| Graham Yallop | c Yajurvindra Singh | 18 | 53 |
| Dav Whatmore | c Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 20 | 44 |
| Kevin Wright | bowled | 20 | 36 |
| Geoff Dymock | lbw | 16 | 58 |
| Rodney Hogg | c Kapil Dev | 3 | 4 |
| Alan Hurst | c Syed Kirmani | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Higgs | not out | 1 | 21 |
Extras 13 · Total 390 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 25.4 | 3 | 95 | 2 |
| Karsan Ghavri | 20 | 4 | 49 | 0 |
| Yajurvindra Singh | 9 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 46 | 16 | 101 | 1 |
| Dilip Doshi | 43 | 10 | 103 | 6 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (Andrew Hilditch), 2-75 (Graeme Wood), 3-297 (Kim Hughes), 4-318 (Allan Border), 5-339 (Graham Yallop), 6-352 (Dav Whatmore), 7-369 (Kevin Wright), 8-375 (Rodney Hogg), 9-376 (Alan Hurst), 10-390 (Geoff Dymock)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Wood and Andrew Hilditch | 8 |
| second | Graeme Wood and Allan Border | 67 |
| third | Kim Hughes and Allan Border | 222 |
| fourth | Graham Yallop and Allan Border | 21 |
| fifth | Graham Yallop and Dav Whatmore | 21 |
| sixth | Kevin Wright and Dav Whatmore | 13 |
| seventh | Geoff Dymock and Kevin Wright | 17 |
| eighth | Geoff Dymock and Rodney Hogg | 6 |
| ninth | Geoff Dymock and Alan Hurst | 1 |
| tenth | Geoff Dymock and Jim Higgs | 14 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 425 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Graeme Wood | 50 | 80 |
| Chetan Chauhan | c Kevin Wright | 26 | 91 |
| Syed Kirmani | c Allan Border | 57 | 206 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | c Kim Hughes | 17 | 45 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c Dav Whatmore | 65 | 77 |
| Yashpal Sharma | lbw | 52 | 150 |
| Yajurvindra Singh | c Kevin Wright | 15 | 47 |
| Kapil Dev | c Alan Hurst | 83 | 74 |
| Karsan Ghavri | not out | 23 | 38 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | lbw | 4 | 19 |
| Dilip Doshi | c Rodney Hogg | 3 | 4 |
Extras 30 · Total 425 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Hogg | 22 | 1 | 85 | 2 |
| Alan Hurst | 23 | 8 | 51 | 0 |
| Jim Higgs | 41.3 | 12 | 143 | 7 |
| Geoff Dymock | 24 | 6 | 65 | 0 |
| Allan Border | 14 | 4 | 30 | 0 |
| Graham Yallop | 6 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-80 (Chetan Chauhan), 2-89 (Sunil Gavaskar), 3-122 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-221 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 5-240 (Syed Kirmani), 6-281 (Yajurvindra Singh), 7-371 (Yashpal Sharma), 8-394 (Kapil Dev), 9-417 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan), 10-425 (Dilip Doshi)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar | 80 |
| second | Sunil Gavaskar and Syed Kirmani | 9 |
| third | Gundappa Viswanath and Syed Kirmani | 33 |
| fourth | Syed Kirmani and Dilip Vengsarkar | 99 |
| fifth | Syed Kirmani and Yashpal Sharma | 19 |
| sixth | Yajurvindra Singh and Yashpal Sharma | 41 |
| seventh | Kapil Dev and Yashpal Sharma | 90 |
| eighth | Karsan Ghavri and Kapil Dev | 23 |
| ninth | Srinivas Venkataraghavan and Karsan Ghavri | 23 |
| tenth | Karsan Ghavri and Dilip Doshi | 8 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 212 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hilditch | lbw | 55 | 188 |
| Graeme Wood | c Chetan Chauhan | 2 | 4 |
| Allan Border | bowled | 50 | 138 |
| Kim Hughes | lbw | 36 | 125 |
| Graham Yallop | run out | 2 | 23 |
| Dav Whatmore | c Chetan Chauhan | 8 | 28 |
| Kevin Wright | bowled | 5 | 24 |
| Geoff Dymock | not out | 28 | 69 |
| Rodney Hogg | not out | 8 | 58 |
Did not bat: Alan Hurst, Jim Higgs
Extras 18 · Total 212 for 7
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 9 | 3 | 30 | 1 |
| Karsan Ghavri | 17.4 | 8 | 23 | 0 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 45 | 10 | 77 | 3 |
| Dilip Doshi | 42 | 15 | 64 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Graeme Wood), 2-103 (Allan Border), 3-123 (Andrew Hilditch), 4-127 (Graham Yallop), 5-146 (Dav Whatmore), 6-156 (Kevin Wright), 7-175 (Kim Hughes)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Wood and Andrew Hilditch | 2 |
| second | Allan Border and Andrew Hilditch | 101 |
| third | Kim Hughes and Andrew Hilditch | 20 |
| fourth | Graham Yallop and Kim Hughes | 4 |
| fifth | Kim Hughes and Dav Whatmore | 19 |
| sixth | Kim Hughes and Kevin Wright | 10 |
| seventh | Geoff Dymock and Kim Hughes | 19 |
| eighth | Geoff Dymock and Rodney Hogg | 37 |
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