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England v India 1st Test

India tour of England - 1967 (1967) · Headingley, Leeds · 8 June 1967

England won by 6 wickets

England won by 6 wickets. Geoff Boycott top-scored with 246* for England. Ray Illingworth took 4/100.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
India tour of England - 1967 (1967)
Ground
Headingley, Leeds
Dates
8 June 1967 to 13 June 1967
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
England won by 6 wickets
Captains
Brian Close (England), Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (India)
Debuts
Robin Hobbs (England), Ramesh Saxena (India), Subrata Guha (India)
Umpires
CS Elliott and H Yarnold

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. Robin Hobbs, Ramesh Saxena and Subrata Guha played their first Tests.

England batted first and made 550 for 4. Geoff Boycott top-scored with 246 not out off 555 balls, and Basil D'Oliveira made 109. The innings was built on a 252-run stand for the fourth wicket between Geoff Boycott and Basil D'Oliveira, 46% of the total. That was well above the 1960s average first-innings total at Headingley, 385 across 9 Tests.

India replied with 164 all out. Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi top-scored with 64 off 206 balls, and Farokh Engineer made 42. Ray Illingworth took 3 for 31 for England. England led by 386 on first innings. India followed on.

India made 510 all out in their second innings. Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi top-scored with 148 off 348 balls, and Ajit Wadekar made 91. Ray Illingworth took 4 for 100 for England. The innings was built on a 168-run stand for the second wicket between Farokh Engineer and Ajit Wadekar.

Set 125 to win, England made 126 for 4. Ken Barrington top-scored with 46 off 106 balls. Bhagwath Chandrasekhar took 3 for 50 for India.

England won by 6 wickets.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 550 FOR 4
BatterHow outRB
John Edrichc Farokh Engineer110
Geoff Boycottnot out246555
Ken Barringtonrun out93187
Tom Graveneycaught59131
Basil D'Oliveiracaught109183
Brian Closenot out2231

Did not bat: John Murray, Ray Illingworth, Ken Higgs, John Snow, Robin Hobbs

Extras 20 · Total 550 for 4

Bowler (India)OMRW
Subrata Guha43101050
Rusi Surti112251
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar4591212
Bishan Bedi158320
Erapalli Prasanna5981870
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi41130
Ajit Wadekar1090
Hanumant Singh30270
Ramesh Saxena20110

FALL OF WICKETS

1-7 (John Edrich), 2-146 (Ken Barrington), 3-253 (Tom Graveney), 4-505 (Basil D'Oliveira)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJohn Edrich and Geoff Boycott7
secondKen Barrington and Geoff Boycott139
thirdTom Graveney and Geoff Boycott107
fourthGeoff Boycott and Basil D'Oliveira252
fifthBrian Close and Geoff Boycott45
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 164 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Farokh Engineerc Ray Illingworth4262
Ramesh Saxenabowled951
Ajit Wadekarrun out07
Chandu Bordebowled821
Hanumant Singhc Basil D'Oliveira937
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudic Ken Barrington64206
Erapalli Prasannac John Murray04
Subrata Guhabowled430
Rusi Surtic Robin Hobbs2299
Bishan Bedilbw01
Bhagwath Chandrasekharnot out05

Extras 6 · Total 164 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
John Snow177342
Ken Higgs148190
Basil D'Oliveira94291
Robin Hobbs22.29453
Ray Illingworth2211313
Brian Close3300

FALL OF WICKETS

1-39 (Ramesh Saxena), 2-40 (Ajit Wadekar), 3-59 (Farokh Engineer), 4-59 (Chandu Borde), 5-81 (Hanumant Singh), 6-81 (Erapalli Prasanna), 7-92 (Subrata Guha), 8-151 (Rusi Surti), 9-151 (Bishan Bedi), 10-164 (Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstFarokh Engineer and Ramesh Saxena39
secondFarokh Engineer and Ajit Wadekar1
thirdChandu Borde and Farokh Engineer19
fourthChandu Borde and Hanumant Singh0
fifthMansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Hanumant Singh22
sixthMansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Erapalli Prasanna0
seventhMansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Subrata Guha11
eighthRusi Surti and Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi59
ninthMansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Bishan Bedi0
tenthMansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Bhagwath Chandrasekhar13
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 510 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Farokh Engineerc Brian Close87158
Rusi Surtic John Murray516
Ajit Wadekarc Brian Close91208
Chandu Bordebowled33119
Hanumant Singhc Basil D'Oliveira73204
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudibowled148348
Ramesh Saxenabowled1635
Erapalli Prasannalbw1972
Subrata Guhabowled125
Bishan Bedic John Snow1461
Bhagwath Chandrasekharnot out04

Extras 23 · Total 510 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
John Snow41111082
Ken Higgs243711
Basil D'Oliveira115220
Robin Hobbs45.2131001
Ray Illingworth58261004
Brian Close215482
Ken Barrington91380

FALL OF WICKETS

1-5 (Rusi Surti), 2-173 (Farokh Engineer), 3-217 (Ajit Wadekar), 4-228 (Chandu Borde), 5-362 (Hanumant Singh), 6-388 (Ramesh Saxena), 7-448 (Erapalli Prasanna), 8-469 (Subrata Guha), 9-506 (Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi), 10-510 (Bishan Bedi)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstRusi Surti and Farokh Engineer5
secondFarokh Engineer and Ajit Wadekar168
thirdChandu Borde and Ajit Wadekar44
fourthChandu Borde and Hanumant Singh11
fifthMansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Hanumant Singh134
sixthMansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Ramesh Saxena26
seventhMansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Erapalli Prasanna60
eighthMansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Subrata Guha21
ninthMansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Bishan Bedi37
tenthBhagwath Chandrasekhar and Bishan Bedi4
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 126 FOR 4
BatterHow outRB
John Edrichc Ajit Wadekar2253
Ken Barringtonc Farokh Engineer46106
Tom Graveneybowled1435
Basil D'Oliveiranot out2450
John Murraycaught47
Ray Illingworthnot out1234

Did not bat: Geoff Boycott, Brian Close, Ken Higgs, John Snow, Robin Hobbs

Extras 4 · Total 126 for 4

Bowler (India)OMRW
Subrata Guha50100
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar198503
Erapalli Prasanna21.35541
Ajit Wadekar2080

FALL OF WICKETS

1-58 (John Edrich), 2-78 (Tom Graveney), 3-87 (Ken Barrington), 4-92 (John Murray)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstKen Barrington and John Edrich58
secondTom Graveney and Ken Barrington20
thirdKen Barrington and Basil D'Oliveira9
fourthJohn Murray and Basil D'Oliveira5
fifthRay Illingworth and Basil D'Oliveira34
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