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India v England 3rd Test

England tour of India - 1951 (1951/52) · Eden Gardens, Kolkata · 30 December 1951

Match drawn

Match drawn. Dattu Phadkar top-scored with 115 for India. Fred Ridgway took 4/83.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
England tour of India - 1951 (1951/52)
Ground
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Dates
30 December 1951 to 4 January 1952
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Captains
Nigel Howard (England), Vijay Hazare (India)
Debuts
Cyril Poole (England), Vijay Manjrekar (India), Ramesh Divecha (India), Subhash Gupte (India)
Umpires
BJ Mohoni and AR Joshi

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. Cyril Poole, Vijay Manjrekar, Ramesh Divecha and Subhash Gupte played their first Tests.

England batted first and made 342 all out. Dick Spooner top-scored with 71, and Allan Watkins made 68. Vinoo Mankad took 4 for 89 for India. The innings was built on a 107-run stand for the fifth wicket between Allan Watkins and Cyril Poole.

India replied with 344 all out. Dattu Phadkar top-scored with 115, and Vinoo Mankad made 59. Fred Ridgway took 4 for 83 for England. India led by 2 on first innings.

England made 252 for 5 in their second innings. Dick Spooner top-scored with 92, and Cyril Poole made 69.

Set 251 to win, India made 103 for 0. Vinoo Mankad top-scored with 71 not out. The innings was built on a 103-run stand for the first wicket between Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy, 100% of the total.

Match drawn.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 342 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Jack Robertsonc Dattu Phadkar13
Dick Spoonerc Khokhan Sen71
Tom Graveneyc Lala Amarnath24
Allan Watkinsc Khokhan Sen68
Don Kenyonc Vijay Manjrekar3
Cyril Poolec Ramesh Divecha55
Nigel Howardc Lala Amarnath23
Brian Stathambowled1
Eddie Leadbeaterrun out38
Fred Ridgwayst Khokhan Sen24
Roy Tattersallnot out5

Extras 17 · Total 342 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Dattu Phadkar3811893
Ramesh Divecha339602
Lala Amarnath205350
Vinoo Mankad52.516894
Subhash Gupte130430
Vijay Hazare3090

FALL OF WICKETS

1-22 (Jack Robertson), 2-76 (Tom Graveney), 3-133 (Dick Spooner), 4-139 (Don Kenyon), 5-246 (Allan Watkins), 6-247 (Cyril Poole), 7-259 (Brian Statham), 8-290 (Nigel Howard), 9-332 (Eddie Leadbeater), 10-342 (Fred Ridgway)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJack Robertson and Dick Spooner22
secondTom Graveney and Dick Spooner54
thirdAllan Watkins and Dick Spooner57
fourthAllan Watkins and Don Kenyon6
fifthAllan Watkins and Cyril Poole107
sixthNigel Howard and Cyril Poole1
seventhBrian Statham and Nigel Howard12
eighthNigel Howard and Eddie Leadbeater31
ninthFred Ridgway and Eddie Leadbeater42
tenthRoy Tattersall and Fred Ridgway10
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 344 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Pankaj Royc Dick Spooner42
Vinoo Mankadc Roy Tattersall59
Polly Umrigarc Nigel Howard10
Vijay Hazarebowled2
Lala Amarnathbowled0
Dattu Phadkarc Eddie Leadbeater115
Vijay Manjrekarbowled48
Chingleput Gopinathc Jack Robertson19
Ramesh Divechac Allan Watkins26
Subhash Guptec Eddie Leadbeater0
Khokhan Sennot out7

Extras 16 · Total 344 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Brian Statham2710461
Fred Ridgway38.110834
Roy Tattersall48131044
Eddie Leadbeater152641
Allan Watkins219310

FALL OF WICKETS

1-72 (Pankaj Roy), 2-90 (Polly Umrigar), 3-93 (Vijay Hazare), 4-93 (Lala Amarnath), 5-144 (Vinoo Mankad), 6-220 (Vijay Manjrekar), 7-272 (Chingleput Gopinath), 8-320 (Ramesh Divecha), 9-327 (Subhash Gupte), 10-344 (Dattu Phadkar)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstVinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy72
secondVinoo Mankad and Polly Umrigar18
thirdVijay Hazare and Vinoo Mankad3
fourthLala Amarnath and Vinoo Mankad0
fifthVinoo Mankad and Dattu Phadkar51
sixthDattu Phadkar and Vijay Manjrekar76
seventhDattu Phadkar and Chingleput Gopinath52
eighthDattu Phadkar and Ramesh Divecha48
ninthDattu Phadkar and Subhash Gupte7
tenthDattu Phadkar and Khokhan Sen17
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 252 FOR 5
BatterHow outR
Jack Robertsonst Khokhan Sen22
Dick Spoonerbowled92
Tom Graveneyc Khokhan Sen21
Allan Watkinsbowled2
Don Kenyonbowled0
Cyril Poolenot out69
Nigel Howardnot out20

Did not bat: Brian Statham, Eddie Leadbeater, Fred Ridgway, Roy Tattersall

Extras 26 · Total 252 for 5

Bowler (India)OMRW
Dattu Phadkar207271
Ramesh Divecha257552
Lala Amarnath225430
Vinoo Mankad3513642
Subhash Gupte50140
Vijay Hazare94110
Polly Umrigar41120

FALL OF WICKETS

1-52 (Jack Robertson), 2-93 (Tom Graveney), 3-99 (Allan Watkins), 4-102 (Don Kenyon), 5-184 (Dick Spooner)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJack Robertson and Dick Spooner52
secondTom Graveney and Dick Spooner41
thirdAllan Watkins and Dick Spooner6
fourthDon Kenyon and Dick Spooner3
fifthDick Spooner and Cyril Poole82
sixthNigel Howard and Cyril Poole68
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 103 FOR 0
BatterHow outR
Pankaj Roynot out31
Vinoo Mankadnot out71

Did not bat: Polly Umrigar, Vijay Hazare, Lala Amarnath, Dattu Phadkar, Vijay Manjrekar, Chingleput Gopinath, Ramesh Divecha, Subhash Gupte, Khokhan Sen

Extras 1 · Total 103 for 0

Bowler (England)OMRW
Brian Statham4080
Fred Ridgway2180
Roy Tattersall4240
Eddie Leadbeater80540
Cyril Poole5190
Jack Robertson51100
Tom Graveney1090
PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstVinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy103174
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