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India v England 2nd Test

England tour of India - 1933 (1933/34) · Eden Gardens, Kolkata · 5 January 1934

Match drawn

Match drawn. James Langridge top-scored with 70 for England. Hedley Verity took 4/64.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
England tour of India - 1933 (1933/34)
Ground
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Dates
5 January 1934 to 8 January 1934
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Captains
Douglas Jardine (England), C.K.Nayudu (India)
Debuts
Hopper Levett (England), Dilawar Hussain (India), Mushtaq Ali (India), C.S. Nayudu (India)
Umpires
JW Hitch and FA Tarrant

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. Hopper Levett, Dilawar Hussain, Mushtaq Ali and C.S. Nayudu played their first Tests.

England batted first and made 403 all out. James Langridge top-scored with 70, and Douglas Jardine made 61. Amar Singh took 4 for 106 for India.

India replied with 247 all out. Dilawar Hussain top-scored with 59, and Vijay Merchant made 54. Hedley Verity took 4 for 64 for England. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 27 runs, to 27 for 3. England led by 156 on first innings. India followed on.

India made 237 all out in their second innings. Dilawar Hussain top-scored with 57, and Naoomal Jeoomal made 43. Hedley Verity took 4 for 76 for England.

Set 82 to win, England made 7 for 2. Bryan Valentine top-scored with 3.

Match drawn.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 403 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Cyril Walterscaught29
Arthur Mitchellcaught47
Charlie Barnettlbw8
James Langridgec Mohammad Nissar70
Douglas Jardinec C.S. Nayudu61
Bryan Valentinelbw40
Hopper Levettbowled5
Stan Nicholslbw13
Leslie Townsendc Dilawar Hussain40
Hedley Veritynot out55
Nobby Clarkc Vijay Merchant10

Extras 25 · Total 403 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Mohammad Nissar3461121
Amar Singh54.5131064
Unknown #631197391
Mushtaq Ali195451
Lala Amarnath20100
C.S. Nayudu81260
C.K.Nayudu237403

FALL OF WICKETS

1-45 (Cyril Walters), 2-55 (Charlie Barnett), 3-135 (Arthur Mitchell), 4-185 (James Langridge), 5-256 (Bryan Valentine), 6-281 (Hopper Levett), 7-281 (Douglas Jardine), 8-301 (Stan Nichols), 9-371 (Leslie Townsend), 10-403 (Nobby Clark)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstCyril Walters and Arthur Mitchell45
secondCharlie Barnett and Arthur Mitchell10
thirdJames Langridge and Arthur Mitchell80
fourthDouglas Jardine and James Langridge50
fifthDouglas Jardine and Bryan Valentine71
sixthDouglas Jardine and Hopper Levett25
seventhDouglas Jardine and Stan Nichols0
eighthStan Nichols and Leslie Townsend20
ninthLeslie Townsend and Hedley Verity70
tenthNobby Clark and Hedley Verity32
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 247 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Naoomal Jeoomalc Douglas Jardine2
Dilawar Hussainc Douglas Jardine59
Syed Wazir Alic Stan Nichols39
C.K.Nayudubowled5
Lala Amarnathc Douglas Jardine0
Vijay Merchantbowled54
Mushtaq Alilbw9
C.S. Nayuduc Hedley Verity36
Amar Singhc Stan Nichols10
Unknown #631not out11
Mohammad Nissarc Cyril Walters2

Extras 20 · Total 247 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Nobby Clark268393
Stan Nichols286783
Hedley Verity28.413644
James Langridge177270
Leslie Townsend84190

FALL OF WICKETS

0-11 (Dilawar Hussain), 1-12 (Naoomal Jeoomal), 2-23 (C.K.Nayudu), 3-27 (Lala Amarnath), 4-90 (Syed Wazir Ali), 5-131 (Vijay Merchant), 6-158 (Mushtaq Ali), 8-223 (Amar Singh), 9-236 (C.S. Nayudu), 10-247 (Mohammad Nissar)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstNaoomal Jeoomal and Dilawar Hussain11
secondNaoomal Jeoomal and Syed Wazir Ali1
thirdC.K.Nayudu and Syed Wazir Ali11
fourthSyed Wazir Ali and Lala Amarnath4
fifthSyed Wazir Ali and Vijay Merchant63
sixthVijay Merchant and Dilawar Hussain41
seventhDilawar Hussain and Mushtaq Ali27
eighthDilawar Hussain and C.S. Nayudu53
ninthAmar Singh and C.S. Nayudu12
tenthUnknown #631 and C.S. Nayudu13
11thMohammad Nissar and Unknown #63111
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 237 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Naoomal Jeoomalc Hopper Levett43
Mushtaq Alic Charlie Barnett18
Syed Wazir Alic Stan Nichols0
C.K.Nayudulbw38
Lala Amarnathc Hopper Levett9
Vijay Merchantc Douglas Jardine17
Dilawar Hussainbowled57
C.S. Nayudulbw15
Amar Singhc Douglas Jardine18
Unknown #631c Hopper Levett7
Mohammad Nissarnot out0

Extras 15 · Total 237 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Nobby Clark19.34503
Stan Nichols206481
Hedley Verity3112764
James Langridge104190
Leslie Townsend83222
Charlie Barnett2070

FALL OF WICKETS

1-57 (Mushtaq Ali), 2-58 (Syed Wazir Ali), 3-76 (Naoomal Jeoomal), 4-88 (Lala Amarnath), 5-129 (Vijay Merchant), 6-149 (C.K.Nayudu), 7-201 (C.S. Nayudu), 8-214 (Dilawar Hussain), 9-230 (Amar Singh), 10-237 (Unknown #631)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstNaoomal Jeoomal and Mushtaq Ali57
secondNaoomal Jeoomal and Syed Wazir Ali1
thirdNaoomal Jeoomal and C.K.Nayudu18
fourthC.K.Nayudu and Lala Amarnath12
fifthC.K.Nayudu and Vijay Merchant41
sixthC.K.Nayudu and Dilawar Hussain20
seventhDilawar Hussain and C.S. Nayudu52
eighthAmar Singh and Dilawar Hussain13
ninthAmar Singh and Unknown #63116
tenthMohammad Nissar and Unknown #6317
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 7 FOR 2
BatterHow outR
Cyril Waltersnot out2
Charlie Barnettcaught0
Bryan Valentinest Dilawar Hussain3
Hopper Levettnot out2

Did not bat: Arthur Mitchell, James Langridge, Douglas Jardine, Stan Nichols, Leslie Townsend, Hedley Verity, Nobby Clark

Extras 0 · Total 7 for 2

Bowler (India)OMRW
Mohammad Nissar2121
Amar Singh2110
Naoomal Jeoomal1041

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Charlie Barnett), 2-5 (Bryan Valentine)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstCyril Walters and Charlie Barnett0
secondCyril Walters and Bryan Valentine5
thirdCyril Walters and Hopper Levett2
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