England v India 3rd Test
India tour of England - 1952 (1952) · Old Trafford, Manchester · 17 July 1952
England won by an innings and 207 runs
England won by an innings and 207 runs. Leonard Hutton top-scored with 104 for England. Fred Trueman took 8/31.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of England - 1952 (1952)
- Ground
- Old Trafford, Manchester
- Dates
- 17 July 1952 to 19 July 1952
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by an innings and 207 runs
- Captains
- Leonard Hutton (England), Vijay Hazare (India)
- Debut
- Tony Lock (England)
- Umpires
- D Davies and FS Lee
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Tony Lock's first Test.
England batted first and made 347 for 9. Leonard Hutton top-scored with 104, and Godfrey Evans made 71. Ghulam Ahmed took 3 for 43 for India.
India replied with 58 all out. Vijay Manjrekar top-scored with 22. Fred Trueman took 8 for 31 for England. From 0 for 0 they lost 5 wickets for 17 runs, to 17 for 5. England led by 289 on first innings. India followed on.
India made 82 all out in their second innings. Hemu Adhikari top-scored with 27. Alec Bedser took 5 for 27 for England. From 55 for 3 they lost 7 wickets for 27 runs, to 82 for 10.
England won by an innings and 207 runs. It is the heaviest innings defeat at Old Trafford across the 84 Tests in our archive. India's 58 all out is the lowest completed total at Old Trafford.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 347 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Leonard Hutton | c Khokhan Sen | 104 |
| David Sheppard | lbw | 34 |
| Jack Ikin | c Ramesh Divecha | 29 |
| Peter May | c Khokhan Sen | 69 |
| Tom Graveney | lbw | 14 |
| Allan Watkins | c Dattu Phadkar | 4 |
| Godfrey Evans | c Ghulam Ahmed | 71 |
| Jim Laker | c Khokhan Sen | 0 |
| Alec Bedser | c Dattu Phadkar | 17 |
| Tony Lock | not out | 1 |
Did not bat: Fred Trueman
Extras 4 · Total 347 for 9
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dattu Phadkar | 22 | 10 | 30 | 0 |
| Ramesh Divecha | 45 | 12 | 102 | 3 |
| Gulabrai Ramchand | 33 | 7 | 78 | 1 |
| Vinoo Mankad | 28 | 9 | 67 | 2 |
| Ghulam Ahmed | 9 | 3 | 43 | 3 |
| Vijay Hazare | 7 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-78 (David Sheppard), 2-133 (Jack Ikin), 3-214 (Leonard Hutton), 4-248 (Peter May), 5-252 (Allan Watkins), 6-284 (Tom Graveney), 7-292 (Jim Laker), 8-336 (Godfrey Evans), 9-347 (Alec Bedser)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Leonard Hutton and David Sheppard | 78 |
| second | Leonard Hutton and Jack Ikin | 55 |
| third | Leonard Hutton and Peter May | 81 |
| fourth | Tom Graveney and Peter May | 34 |
| fifth | Allan Watkins and Tom Graveney | 4 |
| sixth | Godfrey Evans and Tom Graveney | 32 |
| seventh | Godfrey Evans and Jim Laker | 8 |
| eighth | Alec Bedser and Godfrey Evans | 44 |
| ninth | Alec Bedser and Tony Lock | 11 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 58 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Vinoo Mankad | c Tony Lock | 4 |
| Pankaj Roy | c Leonard Hutton | 0 |
| Hemu Adhikari | c Tom Graveney | 0 |
| Vijay Hazare | bowled | 16 |
| Polly Umrigar | bowled | 4 |
| Dattu Phadkar | c David Sheppard | 0 |
| Vijay Manjrekar | c Jack Ikin | 22 |
| Ramesh Divecha | bowled | 4 |
| Gulabrai Ramchand | c Tom Graveney | 2 |
| Khokhan Sen | c Tony Lock | 4 |
| Ghulam Ahmed | not out | 1 |
Extras 1 · Total 58 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Bedser | 11 | 4 | 19 | 2 |
| Fred Trueman | 8.4 | 2 | 31 | 8 |
| Jim Laker | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Vinoo Mankad), 2-4 (Pankaj Roy), 3-5 (Hemu Adhikari), 4-17 (Polly Umrigar), 5-17 (Dattu Phadkar), 6-45 (Vijay Manjrekar), 7-51 (Ramesh Divecha), 8-53 (Vijay Hazare), 9-53 (Gulabrai Ramchand), 10-58 (Khokhan Sen)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy | 4 |
| second | Hemu Adhikari and Pankaj Roy | 0 |
| third | Vijay Hazare and Hemu Adhikari | 1 |
| fourth | Vijay Hazare and Polly Umrigar | 12 |
| fifth | Vijay Hazare and Dattu Phadkar | 0 |
| sixth | Vijay Hazare and Vijay Manjrekar | 28 |
| seventh | Vijay Hazare and Ramesh Divecha | 6 |
| eighth | Vijay Hazare and Gulabrai Ramchand | 2 |
| ninth | Khokhan Sen and Gulabrai Ramchand | 0 |
| tenth | Khokhan Sen and Ghulam Ahmed | 5 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 82 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Vinoo Mankad | lbw | 6 |
| Pankaj Roy | c Jim Laker | 0 |
| Hemu Adhikari | c Peter May | 27 |
| Vijay Hazare | c Jack Ikin | 16 |
| Polly Umrigar | c Allan Watkins | 3 |
| Dattu Phadkar | bowled | 5 |
| Vijay Manjrekar | c Godfrey Evans | 0 |
| Ramesh Divecha | bowled | 2 |
| Gulabrai Ramchand | c Allan Watkins | 1 |
| Khokhan Sen | not out | 13 |
| Ghulam Ahmed | c Jack Ikin | 0 |
Extras 9 · Total 82 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Bedser | 15 | 6 | 27 | 5 |
| Fred Trueman | 8 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| Allan Watkins | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Lock | 9.3 | 2 | 36 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Pankaj Roy), 2-7 (Vinoo Mankad), 3-55 (Vijay Hazare), 4-59 (Polly Umrigar), 5-66 (Dattu Phadkar), 6-66 (Vijay Manjrekar), 7-66 (Hemu Adhikari), 8-67 (Gulabrai Ramchand), 9-77 (Ramesh Divecha), 10-82 (Ghulam Ahmed)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy | 7 |
| second | Vinoo Mankad and Hemu Adhikari | 0 |
| third | Vijay Hazare and Hemu Adhikari | 48 |
| fourth | Hemu Adhikari and Polly Umrigar | 4 |
| fifth | Hemu Adhikari and Dattu Phadkar | 7 |
| sixth | Hemu Adhikari and Vijay Manjrekar | 0 |
| seventh | Hemu Adhikari and Ramesh Divecha | 0 |
| eighth | Ramesh Divecha and Gulabrai Ramchand | 1 |
| ninth | Khokhan Sen and Ramesh Divecha | 10 |
| tenth | Khokhan Sen and Ghulam Ahmed | 5 |
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