England v India 4th Test
India tour of England - 1952 (1952) · Kennington Oval, London · 14 August 1952
Match drawn
Match drawn. David Sheppard top-scored with 119 for England. Alec Bedser took 5/41.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of England - 1952 (1952)
- Ground
- Kennington Oval, London
- Dates
- 14 August 1952 to 19 August 1952
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Leonard Hutton (England), Vijay Hazare (India)
- Umpires
- F Chester and Harry Elliott
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 326 for 6. David Sheppard top-scored with 119, and Leonard Hutton made 86. The innings was built on a 143-run stand for the first wicket between Leonard Hutton and David Sheppard, 44% of the total. That was well above the 1950s average first-innings total at Kennington Oval, 255 across 10 Tests.
India replied with 98 all out. Vijay Hazare top-scored with 38. Alec Bedser took 5 for 41 for England. From 0 for 0 they lost 5 wickets for 6 runs, to 6 for 5. England led by 228 on first innings.
Match drawn.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 326 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Leonard Hutton | c Dattu Phadkar | 86 |
| David Sheppard | lbw | 119 |
| Jack Ikin | c Khokhan Sen | 53 |
| Peter May | c Vijay Manjrekar | 17 |
| Tom Graveney | c Ramesh Divecha | 13 |
| Willie Watson | not out | 18 |
| Godfrey Evans | c Dattu Phadkar | 1 |
| Jim Laker | not out | 6 |
Did not bat: Alec Bedser, Tony Lock, Fred Trueman
Extras 13 · Total 326 for 6
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramesh Divecha | 33 | 9 | 60 | 1 |
| Dattu Phadkar | 32 | 8 | 61 | 1 |
| Gulabrai Ramchand | 14 | 2 | 50 | 1 |
| Vinoo Mankad | 48 | 23 | 88 | 2 |
| Ghulam Ahmed | 24 | 1 | 54 | 1 |
| Vijay Hazare | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-143 (Leonard Hutton), 2-261 (David Sheppard), 3-273 (Jack Ikin), 4-293 (Peter May), 5-304 (Tom Graveney), 6-307 (Godfrey Evans)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Leonard Hutton and David Sheppard | 143 |
| second | Jack Ikin and David Sheppard | 118 |
| third | Jack Ikin and Peter May | 12 |
| fourth | Tom Graveney and Peter May | 20 |
| fifth | Willie Watson and Tom Graveney | 11 |
| sixth | Godfrey Evans and Willie Watson | 3 |
| seventh | Jim Laker and Willie Watson | 19 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 98 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinoo Mankad | c Godfrey Evans | 5 | – |
| Pankaj Roy | c Tony Lock | 0 | 1 |
| Hemu Adhikari | c Fred Trueman | 0 | – |
| Vijay Hazare | c Peter May | 38 | – |
| Vijay Manjrekar | c Jack Ikin | 1 | – |
| Polly Umrigar | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Dattu Phadkar | bowled | 17 | – |
| Ramesh Divecha | bowled | 16 | – |
| Gulabrai Ramchand | c Leonard Hutton | 5 | – |
| Khokhan Sen | bowled | 9 | – |
| Ghulam Ahmed | not out | 2 | – |
Extras 5 · Total 98 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Bedser | 14.5 | 4 | 41 | 5 |
| Fred Trueman | 16 | 4 | 48 | 5 |
| Tony Lock | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Pankaj Roy), 2-5 (Hemu Adhikari), 3-5 (Vinoo Mankad), 4-6 (Vijay Manjrekar), 5-6 (Polly Umrigar), 6-64 (Dattu Phadkar), 7-71 (Vijay Hazare), 8-78 (Gulabrai Ramchand), 9-94 (Khokhan Sen), 10-98 (Ramesh Divecha)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy | 0 |
| second | Vinoo Mankad and Hemu Adhikari | 5 |
| third | Vijay Hazare and Vinoo Mankad | 0 |
| fourth | Vijay Hazare and Vijay Manjrekar | 1 |
| fifth | Vijay Hazare and Polly Umrigar | 0 |
| sixth | Vijay Hazare and Dattu Phadkar | 58 |
| seventh | Vijay Hazare and Ramesh Divecha | 7 |
| eighth | Ramesh Divecha and Gulabrai Ramchand | 7 |
| ninth | Khokhan Sen and Ramesh Divecha | 16 |
| tenth | Ghulam Ahmed and Ramesh Divecha | 4 |
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