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England v India 1st Test

India tour of England - 1971 (1971) · Lord's, London · 22 July 1971

Match drawn

Match drawn. Ajit Wadekar top-scored with 85 for India. Norman Gifford took 4/43.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
India tour of England - 1971 (1971)
Ground
Lord's, London
Dates
22 July 1971 to 27 July 1971
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Captains
Ray Illingworth (England), Ajit Wadekar (India)
Umpires
CS Elliott and DJ Constant

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat.

England batted first and made 304 all out. John Snow top-scored with 73 off 132 balls, and Alan Knott made 67. Bishan Bedi took 4 for 70 for India.

India replied with 313 all out. Ajit Wadekar top-scored with 85 off 182 balls, and Gundappa Viswanath made 68. Norman Gifford took 4 for 84 for England. India led by 9 on first innings.

England made 191 all out in their second innings. John Edrich top-scored with 62 off 169 balls. Srinivas Venkataraghavan took 4 for 52 for India.

Set 183 to win, India made 145 for 8. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 53 off 96 balls. Norman Gifford took 4 for 43 for England.

Match drawn.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 304 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Geoff Boycottc Farokh Engineer326
Brian Luckhurstc Eknath Solkar3072
John Edrichc Srinivas Venkataraghavan1849
Dennis Amissc Farokh Engineer953
Basil D'Oliveirac Eknath Solkar411
Alan Knottc Ajit Wadekar67135
Ray Illingworthc Farokh Engineer33132
Richard Huttonbowled2096
John Snowc Syed Abid Ali73132
Norman Giffordbowled17112
John Pricenot out525

Extras 25 · Total 304 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Syed Abid Ali153381
Eknath Solkar83170
Srinivas Venkataraghavan288442
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar49101103
Bishan Bedi39.318704

FALL OF WICKETS

1-18 (Geoff Boycott), 2-46 (Brian Luckhurst), 3-56 (John Edrich), 4-61 (Basil D'Oliveira), 5-71 (Dennis Amiss), 6-161 (Alan Knott), 7-183 (Ray Illingworth), 8-223 (Richard Hutton), 9-294 (John Snow), 10-304 (Norman Gifford)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGeoff Boycott and Brian Luckhurst18
secondJohn Edrich and Brian Luckhurst28
thirdJohn Edrich and Dennis Amiss10
fourthBasil D'Oliveira and Dennis Amiss5
fifthDennis Amiss and Alan Knott10
sixthRay Illingworth and Alan Knott90
seventhRay Illingworth and Richard Hutton22
eighthJohn Snow and Richard Hutton40
ninthNorman Gifford and John Snow71
tenthJohn Price and Norman Gifford10
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 313 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Ashok Mankadc Norman Gifford113
Sunil Gavaskarc Dennis Amiss437
Ajit Wadekarc Ray Illingworth85182
Dilip Sardesaic Ray Illingworth2596
Gundappa Viswanathc Alan Knott68263
Farokh Engineerc Ray Illingworth2854
Eknath Solkarc Alan Knott67257
Syed Abid Alic Brian Luckhurst612
Srinivas Venkataraghavanc Richard Hutton1142
Bishan Bedic John Price012
Bhagwath Chandrasekharnot out027

Extras 18 · Total 313 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
John Price259462
John Snow319642
Richard Hutton248382
Norman Gifford45.314844
Basil D'Oliveira157200
Ray Illingworth2512430

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Ashok Mankad), 2-29 (Sunil Gavaskar), 3-108 (Dilip Sardesai), 4-125 (Ajit Wadekar), 5-175 (Farokh Engineer), 6-267 (Gundappa Viswanath), 7-279 (Syed Abid Ali), 8-302 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan), 9-311 (Bishan Bedi), 10-313 (Eknath Solkar)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstAshok Mankad and Sunil Gavaskar1
secondAjit Wadekar and Sunil Gavaskar28
thirdDilip Sardesai and Ajit Wadekar79
fourthAjit Wadekar and Gundappa Viswanath17
fifthFarokh Engineer and Gundappa Viswanath50
sixthEknath Solkar and Gundappa Viswanath92
seventhSyed Abid Ali and Eknath Solkar12
eighthSrinivas Venkataraghavan and Eknath Solkar23
ninthBishan Bedi and Eknath Solkar9
tenthBhagwath Chandrasekhar and Eknath Solkar2
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 191 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Geoff Boycottc Ajit Wadekar3383
Brian Luckhurstbowled19
John Edrichc Farokh Engineer62169
Dennis Amissrun out014
Basil D'Oliveirabowled3060
Alan Knottc Ajit Wadekar2462
Ray Illingworthc Ajit Wadekar2098
Richard Huttonbowled08
John Snowc Bhagwath Chandrasekhar912
Norman Giffordnot out768
John Pricec Syed Abid Ali010

Extras 5 · Total 191 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Syed Abid Ali91200
Eknath Solkar63131
Srinivas Venkataraghavan30.511524
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar237602
Bishan Bedi3013412

FALL OF WICKETS

1-4 (Brian Luckhurst), 2-65 (Geoff Boycott), 3-70 (Dennis Amiss), 4-117 (Basil D'Oliveira), 5-145 (John Edrich), 6-153 (Alan Knott), 7-153 (Richard Hutton), 8-174 (John Snow), 9-189 (Ray Illingworth), 10-191 (John Price)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGeoff Boycott and Brian Luckhurst4
secondJohn Edrich and Geoff Boycott61
thirdJohn Edrich and Dennis Amiss5
fourthJohn Edrich and Basil D'Oliveira47
fifthJohn Edrich and Alan Knott28
sixthRay Illingworth and Alan Knott8
seventhRay Illingworth and Richard Hutton0
eighthRay Illingworth and John Snow21
ninthRay Illingworth and Norman Gifford15
tenthJohn Price and Norman Gifford2
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 145 FOR 8
BatterHow outRB
Ashok Mankadc Alan Knott513
Sunil Gavaskarc John Edrich5396
Ajit Wadekarc Geoff Boycott58
Farokh Engineerst Alan Knott3540
Gundappa Viswanathc Dennis Amiss919
Dilip Sardesaibowled113
Eknath Solkarnot out654
Syed Abid Alic John Snow1429
Srinivas Venkataraghavanc Richard Hutton716
Bishan Bedinot out213

Did not bat: Bhagwath Chandrasekhar

Extras 8 · Total 145 for 8

Bowler (England)OMRW
John Price40261
John Snow80231
Richard Hutton30120
Norman Gifford194434
Ray Illingworth162332

FALL OF WICKETS

1-8 (Ashok Mankad), 2-21 (Ajit Wadekar), 3-87 (Farokh Engineer), 4-101 (Gundappa Viswanath), 5-108 (Dilip Sardesai), 6-114 (Sunil Gavaskar), 7-135 (Syed Abid Ali), 8-142 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstAshok Mankad and Sunil Gavaskar8
secondAjit Wadekar and Sunil Gavaskar13
thirdFarokh Engineer and Sunil Gavaskar66
fourthGundappa Viswanath and Sunil Gavaskar14
fifthDilip Sardesai and Sunil Gavaskar7
sixthEknath Solkar and Sunil Gavaskar6
seventhSyed Abid Ali and Eknath Solkar21
eighthSrinivas Venkataraghavan and Eknath Solkar7
ninthBishan Bedi and Eknath Solkar3
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