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India v England 1st Test

England tour of India - 1961 (1961/62) · Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai · 11 November 1961

Match drawn

Match drawn. Ken Barrington top-scored with 151* for England. Tony Lock took 4/74.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
England tour of India - 1961 (1961/62)
Ground
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Dates
11 November 1961 to 16 November 1961
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Captains
Ted Dexter (England), Nari Contractor (India)
Debut
David Smith (England)
Umpires
AR Joshi and SK Ganguli

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. It was David Smith's first Test.

England batted first and made 500 for 8. Ken Barrington top-scored with 151 not out, and Ted Dexter made 85. Vasant Ranjane took 4 for 76 for India. The innings was built on a 161-run stand for the fourth wicket between Ken Barrington and Ted Dexter. That was well above the 1960s average first-innings total at Brabourne Stadium, 309 across 9 Tests.

India replied with 390 all out. Salim Durani top-scored with 71, and Chandu Borde made 69. Tony Lock took 4 for 74 for England. The innings was built on a 142-run stand for the sixth wicket between Chandu Borde and Salim Durani. England led by 110 on first innings.

England made 184 for 5 in their second innings. Ken Barrington top-scored with 52 not out, and Peter Richardson made 43.

Set 295 to win, India made 180 for 5. Vijay Manjrekar top-scored with 84, and Motganhalli Jaisimha made 51. The innings was built on a 131-run stand for the second wicket between Vijay Manjrekar and Motganhalli Jaisimha, 73% of the total.

Match drawn.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 500 FOR 8
BatterHow outRB
Peter Richardsonc Budhi Kunderan71–
Geoff Pullarst Budhi Kunderan83–
Ken Barringtonnot out151–
Mike Smithc Budhi Kunderan36–
Ted Dexterbowled85–
Bob Barberst Budhi Kunderan19–
John Murraycaught8–
David Allenc Budhi Kunderan02
Tony Lockbowled23–

Did not bat: David Smith, Alan Brown

Extras 24 · Total 500 for 8

Bowler (India)OMRW
Ramakant Desai324850
Vasant Ranjane212764
AG Kripal Singh339640
Vaman Kumar278700
Salim Durani305911
Chandu Borde305903

FALL OF WICKETS

1-159 (Geoff Pullar), 2-164 (Peter Richardson), 3-228 (Mike Smith), 4-389 (Ted Dexter), 5-434 (Bob Barber), 6-458 (John Murray), 7-458 (David Allen), 8-500 (Tony Lock)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstPeter Richardson and Geoff Pullar159
secondKen Barrington and Peter Richardson5
thirdKen Barrington and Mike Smith64
fourthKen Barrington and Ted Dexter161
fifthKen Barrington and Bob Barber45
sixthKen Barrington and John Murray24
seventhKen Barrington and David Allen0
eighthTony Lock and Ken Barrington42
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 390 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Nari Contractorbowled19
Motganhalli Jaisimhac Ken Barrington56
Vijay Manjrekarc Tony Lock68
AG Milkha Singhc Alan Brown2
Chandu Bordebowled69
Salim Duranic Bob Barber71
AG Kripal Singhnot out38
Budhi Kunderanlbw5
Ramakant Desaic Peter Richardson1
Vasant Ranjanec Bob Barber16
Vaman Kumarbowled0

Extras 45 · Total 390 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
David Smith3112541
Alan Brown192640
Ted Dexter124251
Bob Barber225741
Tony Lock4522744
David Allen3921543

FALL OF WICKETS

0-0 (Motganhalli Jaisimha), 1-80 (Nari Contractor), 2-121 (Vijay Manjrekar), 3-140 (AG Milkha Singh), 5-315 (Salim Durani), 6-341 (Chandu Borde), 7-356 (Budhi Kunderan), 8-358 (Ramakant Desai), 9-383 (Vasant Ranjane), 10-390 (Vaman Kumar)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstNari Contractor and Motganhalli Jaisimha0
secondVijay Manjrekar and Nari Contractor80
thirdVijay Manjrekar and Motganhalli Jaisimha41
fourthMotganhalli Jaisimha and AG Milkha Singh19
fifthChandu Borde and Motganhalli Jaisimha33
sixthChandu Borde and Salim Durani142
seventhAG Kripal Singh and Chandu Borde26
eighthAG Kripal Singh and Budhi Kunderan15
ninthAG Kripal Singh and Ramakant Desai2
tenthAG Kripal Singh and Vasant Ranjane25
11thAG Kripal Singh and Vaman Kumar7
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 184 FOR 5
BatterHow outR
Peter Richardsonc AG Kripal Singh43
Bob Barberrun out31
Ken Barringtonnot out52
Mike Smithbowled0
Ted Dextercaught27
John Murraybowled2
Tony Locknot out22

Did not bat: Geoff Pullar, David Allen, David Smith, Alan Brown

Extras 7 · Total 184 for 5

Bowler (India)OMRW
Ramakant Desai132391
Vasant Ranjane131531
AG Kripal Singh143330
Salim Durani111282
Chandu Borde71240

FALL OF WICKETS

1-74 (Bob Barber), 2-93 (Peter Richardson), 3-93 (Mike Smith), 4-144 (Ted Dexter), 5-147 (John Murray)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstPeter Richardson and Bob Barber74
secondKen Barrington and Peter Richardson19
thirdKen Barrington and Mike Smith0
fourthKen Barrington and Ted Dexter51
fifthKen Barrington and John Murray3
sixthTony Lock and Ken Barrington37
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 180 FOR 5
BatterHow outR
Nari Contractorc David Allen1
Motganhalli Jaisimhac Bob Barber51
Vijay Manjrekarlbw84
AG Milkha Singhc David Allen12
Chandu Bordenot out12
Salim Duranic Peter Richardson0
AG Kripal Singhnot out13

Did not bat: Budhi Kunderan, Ramakant Desai, Vasant Ranjane, Vaman Kumar

Extras 7 · Total 180 for 5

Bowler (England)OMRW
David Smith72181
Alan Brown50150
Ted Dexter40150
Bob Barber132420
Tony Lock169331
David Allen115120
Ken Barrington30180
Mike Smith83101
Peter Richardson63102

FALL OF WICKETS

1-5 (Nari Contractor), 2-136 (Motganhalli Jaisimha), 3-140 (Vijay Manjrekar), 4-162 (AG Milkha Singh), 5-162 (Salim Durani)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstNari Contractor and Motganhalli Jaisimha5
secondVijay Manjrekar and Motganhalli Jaisimha131
thirdVijay Manjrekar and AG Milkha Singh4
fourthChandu Borde and AG Milkha Singh22
fifthChandu Borde and Salim Durani0
sixthAG Kripal Singh and Chandu Borde18
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