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India v England 1st Test

England tour of India - 1976 (1976/77) · Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi · 17 December 1976

England won by an innings and 25 runs

England won by an innings and 25 runs. Dennis Amiss top-scored with 179 for England. John Lever took 7/46.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
England tour of India - 1976 (1976/77)
Ground
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi (then Feroz Shah Kotla)
Dates
17 December 1976 to 22 December 1976
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
England won by an innings and 25 runs
Captains
Tony Greig (England), Bishan Bedi (India)
Debuts
Graham Barlow (England), John Lever (England)
Umpires
J Reuben and MV Nagendra

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. Graham Barlow and John Lever played their first Tests.

England batted first and made 381 all out. Dennis Amiss top-scored with 179 off 397 balls, and Alan Knott made 75. Bishan Bedi took 4 for 92 for India. The innings was built on a 101-run stand for the sixth wicket between Dennis Amiss and Alan Knott.

India replied with 122 all out. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 38 off 140 balls. John Lever took 7 for 46 for England. From 96 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 26 runs, to 122 for 10. England led by 259 on first innings. India followed on.

India made 234 all out in their second innings. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 71 off 215 balls. Derek Underwood took 4 for 78 for England.

England won by an innings and 25 runs.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 381 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Dennis Amissc Parthasarthi Sharma179397
Mike Brearleyrun out531
Graham Barlowc Mohinder Amarnath05
Bob Woolmerlbw420
Keith Fletcherbowled814
Tony Greiglbw2557
Alan Knottst Syed Kirmani7590
Chris Oldc Gundappa Viswanath1576
John Leverc Bishan Bedi53194
Bob Willisc Srinivas Venkataraghavan115
Derek Underwoodnot out714

Extras 9 · Total 381 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Karsan Ghavri143500
Mohinder Amarnath82120
Bishan Bedi5922924
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar32.561173
Srinivas Venkataraghavan346942
Anshuman Gaekwad1010
Parthasarthi Sharma3060

FALL OF WICKETS

1-34 (Mike Brearley), 2-34 (Graham Barlow), 3-51 (Bob Woolmer), 4-65 (Keith Fletcher), 5-125 (Tony Greig), 6-226 (Alan Knott), 7-263 (Chris Old), 8-357 (Dennis Amiss), 9-363 (Bob Willis), 10-381 (John Lever)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstDennis Amiss and Mike Brearley34
secondDennis Amiss and Graham Barlow0
thirdDennis Amiss and Bob Woolmer17
fourthDennis Amiss and Keith Fletcher14
fifthDennis Amiss and Tony Greig60
sixthDennis Amiss and Alan Knott101
seventhDennis Amiss and Chris Old37
eighthDennis Amiss and John Lever94
ninthBob Willis and John Lever6
tenthDerek Underwood and John Lever18
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 122 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sunil Gavaskarc Bob Willis38140
Anshuman Gaekwadlbw2037
Mohinder Amarnathlbw01
Gundappa Viswanathlbw312
Srinivas Venkataraghavanbowled02
Brijesh Patelc Alan Knott3352
Parthasarthi Sharmac Bob Willis429
Syed Kirmanibowled1323
Karsan Ghavrinot out317
Bishan Bedic Tony Greig02
Bhagwath Chandrasekharbowled01

Extras 8 · Total 122 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Chris Old12.50282
Bob Willis73210
John Lever236467
Derek Underwood93191

FALL OF WICKETS

1-43 (Anshuman Gaekwad), 2-43 (Mohinder Amarnath), 3-49 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-49 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan), 5-96 (Brijesh Patel), 6-99 (Sunil Gavaskar), 7-103 (Parthasarthi Sharma), 8-121 (Syed Kirmani), 9-122 (Bishan Bedi), 10-122 (Bhagwath Chandrasekhar)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSunil Gavaskar and Anshuman Gaekwad43
secondMohinder Amarnath and Sunil Gavaskar0
thirdGundappa Viswanath and Sunil Gavaskar6
fourthSrinivas Venkataraghavan and Sunil Gavaskar0
fifthSunil Gavaskar and Brijesh Patel47
sixthSunil Gavaskar and Parthasarthi Sharma3
seventhParthasarthi Sharma and Syed Kirmani4
eighthKarsan Ghavri and Syed Kirmani18
ninthBishan Bedi and Karsan Ghavri1
tenthBhagwath Chandrasekhar and Karsan Ghavri0
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 234 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sunil Gavaskarc Bob Woolmer71215
Anshuman Gaekwadbowled1119
Parthasarthi Sharmac Keith Fletcher29151
Gundappa Viswanathc Alan Knott1875
Brijesh Patelc Derek Underwood1449
Mohinder Amarnathcaught2441
Syed Kirmanic John Lever1013
Karsan Ghavrinot out3558
Srinivas Venkataraghavanc Alan Knott438
Bishan Bedibowled02
Bhagwath Chandrasekharbowled010

Extras 18 · Total 234 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Chris Old4260
Bob Willis93241
John Lever13.46243
Derek Underwood4415784
Tony Greig4011842

FALL OF WICKETS

1-20 (Anshuman Gaekwad), 2-110 (Parthasarthi Sharma), 3-133 (Sunil Gavaskar), 4-153 (Gundappa Viswanath), 5-163 (Brijesh Patel), 6-182 (Syed Kirmani), 7-190 (Mohinder Amarnath), 8-226 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan), 9-226 (Bishan Bedi), 10-234 (Bhagwath Chandrasekhar)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSunil Gavaskar and Anshuman Gaekwad20
secondSunil Gavaskar and Parthasarthi Sharma90
thirdGundappa Viswanath and Sunil Gavaskar23
fourthGundappa Viswanath and Brijesh Patel20
fifthMohinder Amarnath and Brijesh Patel10
sixthMohinder Amarnath and Syed Kirmani19
seventhMohinder Amarnath and Karsan Ghavri8
eighthSrinivas Venkataraghavan and Karsan Ghavri36
ninthBishan Bedi and Karsan Ghavri0
tenthBhagwath Chandrasekhar and Karsan Ghavri8
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