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England v India 1st Test

India tour of England - 1974 (1974) · Old Trafford, Manchester · 6 June 1974

England won by 113 runs

England won by 113 runs. Keith Fletcher top-scored with 123* for England. Chris Old took 4/20.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
India tour of England - 1974 (1974)
Ground
Old Trafford, Manchester
Dates
6 June 1974 to 11 June 1974
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
England won by 113 runs
Captains
Mike Denness (England), Ajit Wadekar (India)
Debuts
Mike Hendrick (England), Brijesh Patel (India), Madan Lal (India)
Umpires
DJ Constant and HD Bird

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. Mike Hendrick, Brijesh Patel and Madan Lal played their first Tests.

England batted first and made 328 for 9. Keith Fletcher top-scored with 123 not out off 289 balls, and Dennis Amiss made 56. Syed Abid Ali took 3 for 79 for India. The innings was built on a 104-run stand for the sixth wicket between Keith Fletcher and Tony Greig.

India replied with 246 all out. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 101 off 251 balls, and Syed Abid Ali made 71. Bob Willis took 4 for 64 for England. England led by 82 on first innings.

England made 213 for 3 in their second innings. John Edrich top-scored with 100 not out off 188 balls, and Dennis Amiss made 47. The innings was built on a 109-run stand for the fourth wicket between John Edrich and Mike Denness, 51% of the total.

Set 296 to win, India made 182 all out. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 58 off 140 balls, and Gundappa Viswanath made 50. Chris Old took 4 for 20 for England.

England won by 113 runs.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 328 FOR 9
BatterHow outRB
Geoff Boycottlbw1028
Dennis Amissc Madan Lal56202
John Edrichbowled727
Mike Dennessbowled2685
Keith Fletchernot out123289
Derek Underwoodc Eknath Solkar740
Tony Greigc Farokh Engineer53108
Alan Knottlbw09
Chris Oldc Farokh Engineer1217
Bob Willislbw2459

Did not bat: Mike Hendrick

Extras 10 · Total 328 for 9

Bowler (India)OMRW
Syed Abid Ali30.36793
Eknath Solkar134330
Madan Lal3111562
Srinivas Venkataraghavan5180
Bishan Bedi4314872
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar214552

FALL OF WICKETS

1-18 (Geoff Boycott), 2-28 (John Edrich), 3-90 (Mike Denness), 4-104 (Dennis Amiss), 5-127 (Derek Underwood), 6-231 (Tony Greig), 7-231 (Alan Knott), 8-265 (Chris Old), 9-328 (Bob Willis)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGeoff Boycott and Dennis Amiss18
secondJohn Edrich and Dennis Amiss10
thirdDennis Amiss and Mike Denness62
fourthDennis Amiss and Keith Fletcher14
fifthDerek Underwood and Keith Fletcher23
sixthKeith Fletcher and Tony Greig104
seventhAlan Knott and Keith Fletcher0
eighthKeith Fletcher and Chris Old34
ninthKeith Fletcher and Bob Willis63
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 246 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sunil Gavaskarrun out101251
Eknath Solkarc Bob Willis722
Srinivas Venkataraghavanbowled35
Ajit Wadekarc Mike Hendrick610
Gundappa Viswanathbowled4076
Brijesh Patelc Alan Knott528
Farokh Engineerbowled05
Madan Lalbowled213
Syed Abid Alic Alan Knott7193
Bishan Bedibowled01
Bhagwath Chandrasekharnot out02

Extras 11 · Total 246 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Bob Willis243644
Chris Old160461
Mike Hendrick204573
Derek Underwood197501
Tony Greig51180

FALL OF WICKETS

1-22 (Eknath Solkar), 2-25 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan), 3-32 (Ajit Wadekar), 4-105 (Gundappa Viswanath), 5-129 (Brijesh Patel), 6-135 (Farokh Engineer), 7-143 (Madan Lal), 8-228 (Sunil Gavaskar), 9-228 (Bishan Bedi), 10-246 (Syed Abid Ali)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstEknath Solkar and Sunil Gavaskar22
secondSrinivas Venkataraghavan and Sunil Gavaskar3
thirdAjit Wadekar and Sunil Gavaskar7
fourthGundappa Viswanath and Sunil Gavaskar73
fifthSunil Gavaskar and Brijesh Patel24
sixthFarokh Engineer and Sunil Gavaskar6
seventhSunil Gavaskar and Madan Lal8
eighthSyed Abid Ali and Sunil Gavaskar85
ninthBishan Bedi and Syed Abid Ali0
tenthBhagwath Chandrasekhar and Syed Abid Ali18
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 213 FOR 3
BatterHow outRB
Geoff Boycottc Farokh Engineer610
Dennis Amissc Sunil Gavaskar4789
Derek Underwoodc Farokh Engineer928
John Edrichnot out100188
Mike Dennessnot out45105

Did not bat: Keith Fletcher, Tony Greig, Alan Knott, Chris Old, Bob Willis, Mike Hendrick

Extras 6 · Total 213 for 3

Bowler (India)OMRW
Syed Abid Ali112311
Eknath Solkar70241
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar112380
Bishan Bedi202581
Srinivas Venkataraghavan91170
Madan Lal122390

FALL OF WICKETS

1-13 (Geoff Boycott), 2-30 (Derek Underwood), 3-104 (Dennis Amiss)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGeoff Boycott and Dennis Amiss13
secondDerek Underwood and Dennis Amiss17
thirdJohn Edrich and Dennis Amiss74
fourthJohn Edrich and Mike Denness109
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 182 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sunil Gavaskarc Mike Hendrick58140
Eknath Solkarc Mike Hendrick1941
Ajit Wadekarc Alan Knott1445
Gundappa Viswanathc Alan Knott50149
Brijesh Patelc Alan Knott312
Farokh Engineerc Alan Knott1246
Madan Lalhit wicket729
Syed Abid Alic Geoff Boycott414
Srinivas Venkataraghavannot out538
Bishan Bedibowled04
Bhagwath Chandrasekharst Alan Knott02

Extras 10 · Total 182 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Bob Willis125331
Mike Hendrick171391
Derek Underwood154451
Chris Old167204
Tony Greig25.18353

FALL OF WICKETS

1-32 (Eknath Solkar), 2-68 (Ajit Wadekar), 3-103 (Sunil Gavaskar), 4-111 (Brijesh Patel), 5-139 (Farokh Engineer), 6-157 (Madan Lal), 7-165 (Syed Abid Ali), 8-180 (Gundappa Viswanath), 9-180 (Bishan Bedi), 10-182 (Bhagwath Chandrasekhar)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstEknath Solkar and Sunil Gavaskar32
secondAjit Wadekar and Sunil Gavaskar36
thirdGundappa Viswanath and Sunil Gavaskar35
fourthGundappa Viswanath and Brijesh Patel8
fifthFarokh Engineer and Gundappa Viswanath28
sixthGundappa Viswanath and Madan Lal18
seventhSyed Abid Ali and Gundappa Viswanath8
eighthSrinivas Venkataraghavan and Gundappa Viswanath15
ninthSrinivas Venkataraghavan and Bishan Bedi0
tenthBhagwath Chandrasekhar and Srinivas Venkataraghavan2
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