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England v India 4th Test

India tour of England - 1959 (1959) · Old Trafford, Manchester · 23 July 1959

England won by 171 runs

England won by 171 runs. Geoff Pullar top-scored with 131 for England. Surendra Nath took 5/115.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
India tour of England - 1959 (1959)
Ground
Old Trafford, Manchester
Dates
23 July 1959 to 28 July 1959
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
England won by 171 runs
Captains
Colin Cowdrey (England), Datta Gaekwad (India)
Debut
Abbas Ali Baig (India)
Umpires
CS Elliott and JS Buller

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Abbas Ali Baig's first Test.

England batted first and made 490 all out. Geoff Pullar top-scored with 131, and Mike Smith made 100. Surendra Nath took 5 for 115 for India. The innings was built on a 131-run stand for the second wicket between Colin Cowdrey and Geoff Pullar. That was well above the 1950s average first-innings total at Old Trafford, 333 across 9 Tests.

India replied with 208 all out. Chandu Borde top-scored with 75. Ken Barrington took 3 for 36 for England. England led by 282 on first innings.

England made 265 for 8 in their second innings. Gilbert Parkhouse top-scored with 49, and Ray Illingworth made 47. Subhash Gupte took 4 for 76 for India.

Set 548 to win, India made 376 all out. Polly Umrigar top-scored with 118, and Abbas Ali Baig made 112. The innings was built on a 109-run stand for the second wicket between Nari Contractor and Abbas Ali Baig.

England won by 171 runs.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 490 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Gilbert Parkhousec Pankaj Roy17
Geoff Pullarc Nana Joshi131
Colin Cowdreyc Nana Joshi67
Mike Smithc Ramakant Desai100
Ken Barringtonlbw87
Ted Dexterc Pankaj Roy13
Ray Illingworthc Datta Gaekwad21
John Mortimorec Nari Contractor29
Roy Swetmanc Nana Joshi9
Fred Truemanbowled0
Harold Rhodesnot out0

Extras 16 · Total 490 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Ramakant Desai3971291
Surendra Nath47.1171155
Polly Umrigar193470
Subhash Gupte288982
Bapu Nadkarni2814471
Chandu Borde131381

FALL OF WICKETS

1-33 (Gilbert Parkhouse), 2-164 (Colin Cowdrey), 3-262 (Geoff Pullar), 4-371 (Mike Smith), 5-417 (Ted Dexter), 6-440 (Ken Barrington), 7-454 (Ray Illingworth), 8-490 (John Mortimore), 9-490 (Roy Swetman), 10-490 (Fred Trueman)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGilbert Parkhouse and Geoff Pullar33
secondColin Cowdrey and Geoff Pullar131
thirdMike Smith and Geoff Pullar98
fourthKen Barrington and Mike Smith109
fifthKen Barrington and Ted Dexter46
sixthKen Barrington and Ray Illingworth23
seventhRay Illingworth and John Mortimore14
eighthRoy Swetman and John Mortimore36
ninthFred Trueman and Roy Swetman0
tenthFred Trueman and Harold Rhodes0
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 208 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Pankaj Royc Mike Smith15
Nari Contractorc Roy Swetman23
Abbas Ali Baigc Colin Cowdrey26
Datta Gaekwadlbw5
Polly Umrigarbowled2
Chandu Bordec Ken Barrington75
Bapu Nadkarnibowled31
Nana Joshirun out5
Surendra Nathbowled11
Subhash Guptenot out4
Ramakant Desaibowled5

Extras 6 · Total 208 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Fred Trueman154291
Harold Rhodes183723
Ted Dexter3030
Ray Illingworth1610162
John Mortimore136460
Ken Barrington143363

FALL OF WICKETS

1-23 (Pankaj Roy), 2-54 (Nari Contractor), 3-70 (Datta Gaekwad), 4-72 (Abbas Ali Baig), 5-78 (Polly Umrigar), 6-124 (Bapu Nadkarni), 7-154 (Nana Joshi), 8-199 (Chandu Borde), 9-199 (Surendra Nath), 10-208 (Ramakant Desai)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstPankaj Roy and Nari Contractor23
secondNari Contractor and Abbas Ali Baig31
thirdDatta Gaekwad and Abbas Ali Baig16
fourthPolly Umrigar and Abbas Ali Baig2
fifthPolly Umrigar and Chandu Borde6
sixthBapu Nadkarni and Chandu Borde46
seventhNana Joshi and Chandu Borde30
eighthChandu Borde and Surendra Nath45
ninthSubhash Gupte and Surendra Nath0
tenthSubhash Gupte and Ramakant Desai9
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 265 FOR 8
BatterHow outR
Gilbert Parkhousec Nari Contractor49
Geoff Pullarc Nana Joshi14
Ted Dexterc Polly Umrigar45
Mike Smithc Ramakant Desai9
Colin Cowdreyc Chandu Borde9
Ken Barringtonlbw46
Ray Illingworthnot out47
Fred Truemanc Abbas Ali Baig8
John Mortimorec Bapu Nadkarni7
Roy Swetmannot out21

Did not bat: Harold Rhodes

Extras 10 · Total 265 for 8

Bowler (India)OMRW
Ramakant Desai82140
Surendra Nath85150
Polly Umrigar7340
Subhash Gupte266764
Bapu Nadkarni306932
Chandu Borde111532

FALL OF WICKETS

1-44 (Geoff Pullar), 2-100 (Gilbert Parkhouse), 3-117 (Mike Smith), 4-132 (Colin Cowdrey), 5-136 (Ted Dexter), 6-196 (Ken Barrington), 7-209 (Fred Trueman), 8-219 (John Mortimore)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGilbert Parkhouse and Geoff Pullar44
secondGilbert Parkhouse and Ted Dexter56
thirdMike Smith and Ted Dexter17
fourthColin Cowdrey and Ted Dexter15
fifthKen Barrington and Ted Dexter4
sixthKen Barrington and Ray Illingworth60
seventhFred Trueman and Ray Illingworth13
eighthRay Illingworth and John Mortimore10
ninthRay Illingworth and Roy Swetman46
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 376 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Pankaj Royc Ray Illingworth21
Nari Contractorc Ken Barrington56
Abbas Ali Baigrun out112
Datta Gaekwadc Ray Illingworth0
Polly Umrigarc Ray Illingworth118
Chandu Bordec Roy Swetman3
Bapu Nadkarnilbw28
Nana Joshibowled5
Surendra Nathc Fred Trueman4
Subhash Guptebowled8
Ramakant Desainot out7

Extras 14 · Total 376 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Fred Trueman23.16752
Harold Rhodes282872
Ted Dexter122331
Ray Illingworth3913631
John Mortimore166291
Ken Barrington274752

FALL OF WICKETS

1-35 (Pankaj Roy), 2-144 (Nari Contractor), 3-146 (Datta Gaekwad), 3-173 (Abbas Ali Baig), 4-180 (Chandu Borde), 5-243 (Bapu Nadkarni), 7-334 (Nana Joshi), 8-358 (Polly Umrigar), 9-361 (Surendra Nath), 10-376 (Subhash Gupte)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstPankaj Roy and Nari Contractor35
secondNari Contractor and Abbas Ali Baig109
thirdDatta Gaekwad and Abbas Ali Baig2
fourthPolly Umrigar and Abbas Ali Baig27
fifthPolly Umrigar and Chandu Borde7
sixthPolly Umrigar and Bapu Nadkarni63
seventhPolly Umrigar and Abbas Ali Baig78
eighthPolly Umrigar and Nana Joshi13
ninthPolly Umrigar and Surendra Nath24
tenthSubhash Gupte and Surendra Nath3
11thSubhash Gupte and Ramakant Desai15
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