England v India 1st Test
India tour of England - 1959 (1959) · Trent Bridge, Nottingham · 4 June 1959
England won by an innings and 59 runs
England won by an innings and 59 runs. Peter May top-scored with 106 for England. Brian Statham took 5/31.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of England - 1959 (1959)
- Ground
- Trent Bridge, Nottingham
- Dates
- 4 June 1959 to 8 June 1959
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by an innings and 59 runs
- Captains
- Peter May (England), Datta Gaekwad (India)
- Debuts
- Ken Taylor (England), Martin Horton (England), Tommy Greenhough (England)
- Umpires
- WE Phillipson and JS Buller
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat. Ken Taylor, Martin Horton and Tommy Greenhough played their first Tests.
England batted first and made 422 all out. Peter May top-scored with 106, and Godfrey Evans made 73. Subhash Gupte took 4 for 102 for India. The innings was built on a 125-run stand for the fourth wicket between Peter May and Ken Barrington. That was well above the 1950s average first-innings total at Trent Bridge, 338 across 8 Tests.
India replied with 206 for 9. Pankaj Roy top-scored with 54. Fred Trueman took 4 for 45 for England. England led by 216 on first innings. India followed on.
India made 157 for 9 in their second innings. Pankaj Roy top-scored with 49, and Vijay Manjrekar made 44. Brian Statham took 5 for 31 for England. From 140 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 17 runs, to 157 for 9.
England won by an innings and 59 runs.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 422 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Milton | bowled | 9 | – |
| Ken Taylor | lbw | 24 | – |
| Colin Cowdrey | c Chandu Borde | 5 | – |
| Peter May | c Nana Joshi | 106 | – |
| Ken Barrington | bowled | 56 | – |
| Martin Horton | c Bapu Nadkarni | 58 | – |
| Godfrey Evans | c Polly Umrigar | 73 | 73 |
| Fred Trueman | bowled | 28 | – |
| Brian Statham | not out | 29 | – |
| Tommy Greenhough | c Datta Gaekwad | 0 | – |
| Alan Moss | c Pankaj Roy | 11 | – |
Extras 23 · Total 422 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramakant Desai | 33 | 7 | 127 | 1 |
| Surendra Nath | 24 | 8 | 59 | 2 |
| Subhash Gupte | 38.1 | 11 | 102 | 4 |
| Bapu Nadkarni | 28.1 | 15 | 48 | 2 |
| Chandu Borde | 20 | 4 | 63 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Arthur Milton), 2-29 (Colin Cowdrey), 3-60 (Ken Taylor), 4-185 (Ken Barrington), 5-221 (Peter May), 6-327 (Godfrey Evans), 7-358 (Martin Horton), 8-389 (Fred Trueman), 9-390 (Tommy Greenhough), 10-422 (Alan Moss)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Arthur Milton and Ken Taylor | 17 |
| second | Colin Cowdrey and Ken Taylor | 12 |
| third | Peter May and Ken Taylor | 31 |
| fourth | Peter May and Ken Barrington | 125 |
| fifth | Peter May and Martin Horton | 36 |
| sixth | Godfrey Evans and Martin Horton | 106 |
| seventh | Fred Trueman and Martin Horton | 31 |
| eighth | Brian Statham and Fred Trueman | 31 |
| ninth | Brian Statham and Tommy Greenhough | 1 |
| tenth | Brian Statham and Alan Moss | 32 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 206 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Pankaj Roy | bowled | 54 |
| Nari Contractor | c Ken Barrington | 15 |
| Polly Umrigar | bowled | 21 |
| Vijay Manjrekar | lbw | 17 |
| Chandu Borde | retired not out | 15 |
| Datta Gaekwad | c Godfrey Evans | 33 |
| Bapu Nadkarni | lbw | 15 |
| Nana Joshi | lbw | 21 |
| Subhash Gupte | c Ken Taylor | 2 |
| Surendra Nath | not out | 4 |
| Ramakant Desai | bowled | 0 |
Extras 9 · Total 206 for 9
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 23.5 | 11 | 46 | 2 |
| Fred Trueman | 24 | 9 | 45 | 4 |
| Alan Moss | 24 | 11 | 33 | 2 |
| Tommy Greenhough | 26 | 7 | 58 | 1 |
| Martin Horton | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-34 (Nari Contractor), 2-85 (Polly Umrigar), 3-95 (Pankaj Roy), 3-120 (Chandu Borde), 4-126 (Vijay Manjrekar), 5-158 (Bapu Nadkarni), 6-190 (Datta Gaekwad), 7-198 (Subhash Gupte), 8-206 (Nana Joshi), 9-206 (Ramakant Desai)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Pankaj Roy and Nari Contractor | 34 |
| second | Polly Umrigar and Pankaj Roy | 51 |
| third | Pankaj Roy and Vijay Manjrekar | 10 |
| fourth | Vijay Manjrekar and Chandu Borde | 25 |
| fifth | Vijay Manjrekar and Datta Gaekwad | 6 |
| sixth | Datta Gaekwad and Bapu Nadkarni | 32 |
| seventh | Nana Joshi and Datta Gaekwad | 32 |
| eighth | Nana Joshi and Subhash Gupte | 8 |
| ninth | Nana Joshi and Surendra Nath | 8 |
| tenth | Surendra Nath and Ramakant Desai | 0 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 157 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Pankaj Roy | c Fred Trueman | 49 |
| Nari Contractor | c Colin Cowdrey | 0 |
| Polly Umrigar | bowled | 20 |
| Vijay Manjrekar | lbw | 44 |
| Datta Gaekwad | c Martin Horton | 31 |
| Bapu Nadkarni | bowled | 1 |
| Nana Joshi | lbw | 1 |
| Subhash Gupte | c Peter May | 8 |
| Surendra Nath | not out | 1 |
| Ramakant Desai | c Peter May | 1 |
Did not bat: Chandu Borde
Extras 1 · Total 157 for 9
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 21 | 10 | 31 | 5 |
| Fred Trueman | 22.3 | 10 | 44 | 2 |
| Alan Moss | 12 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| Tommy Greenhough | 23 | 5 | 48 | 2 |
| Martin Horton | 19 | 11 | 20 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (Nari Contractor), 2-52 (Polly Umrigar), 3-85 (Pankaj Roy), 4-124 (Vijay Manjrekar), 5-140 (Bapu Nadkarni), 6-143 (Nana Joshi), 7-147 (Datta Gaekwad), 8-156 (Subhash Gupte), 9-157 (Ramakant Desai)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Pankaj Roy and Nari Contractor | 8 |
| second | Polly Umrigar and Pankaj Roy | 44 |
| third | Pankaj Roy and Vijay Manjrekar | 33 |
| fourth | Vijay Manjrekar and Datta Gaekwad | 39 |
| fifth | Datta Gaekwad and Bapu Nadkarni | 16 |
| sixth | Nana Joshi and Datta Gaekwad | 3 |
| seventh | Subhash Gupte and Datta Gaekwad | 4 |
| eighth | Subhash Gupte and Surendra Nath | 9 |
| ninth | Surendra Nath and Ramakant Desai | 1 |
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