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India v England 3rd Test

England tour of India - 1976 (1976/77) · Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chennai · 14 January 1977

England won by 200 runs

England won by 200 runs. Mike Brearley top-scored with 59 for England. Bhagwath Chandrasekhar took 5/50.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
England tour of India - 1976 (1976/77)
Ground
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai (then Madras Cricket Club Ground)
Dates
14 January 1977 to 19 January 1977
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
England won by 200 runs
Captains
Tony Greig (England), Bishan Bedi (India)
Umpires
J Reuben and MS Sivasankariah

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat.

England batted first and made 262 all out. Mike Brearley top-scored with 59 off 205 balls, and Tony Greig made 54. Bishan Bedi took 4 for 72 for India. The innings was built on a 109-run stand for the fifth wicket between Tony Greig and Mike Brearley, 42% of the total.

India replied with 164 all out. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 39 off 135 balls. John Lever took 5 for 59 for England. England led by 98 on first innings.

England made 185 for 9 in their second innings. Dennis Amiss top-scored with 46 off 109 balls, and Tony Greig made 41. Bhagwath Chandrasekhar took 5 for 50 for India.

Set 284 to win, India made 83 for 9. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 24 off 66 balls. Derek Underwood took 4 for 28 for England. From 40 for 2 they lost 6 wickets for 26 runs, to 66 for 7.

England won by 200 runs.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 262 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Dennis Amisslbw419
Bob Woolmerc Sunil Gavaskar2222
Mike Brearleyc Erapalli Prasanna59205
Derek Randallrun out25
Roger Tolchardnot out885
Tony Greigc Gundappa Viswanath54148
Alan Knottc Gundappa Viswanath4581
John Leverc Syed Kirmani23120
Chris Oldc Mohinder Amarnath220
Derek Underwoodbowled2331
Bob Willisrun out78

Extras 13 · Total 262 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Madan Lal215432
Mohinder Amarnath143260
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar254630
Bishan Bedi38.516724
Erapalli Prasanna2711452

FALL OF WICKETS

1-14 (Dennis Amiss), 2-29 (Bob Woolmer), 3-31 (Derek Randall), 4-142 (Tony Greig), 5-162 (Mike Brearley), 6-201 (Alan Knott), 7-209 (Chris Old), 8-228 (John Lever), 9-253 (Derek Underwood), 10-262 (Bob Willis)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstDennis Amiss and Bob Woolmer14
secondBob Woolmer and Mike Brearley15
thirdMike Brearley and Derek Randall2
fourthMike Brearley and Roger Tolchard2
fifthTony Greig and Mike Brearley109
sixthAlan Knott and Mike Brearley20
seventhAlan Knott and John Lever39
eighthChris Old and John Lever8
ninthJohn Lever and Roger Tolchard19
tenthDerek Underwood and Roger Tolchard25
11thBob Willis and Roger Tolchard9
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 164 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sunil Gavaskarc Mike Brearley39135
Mohinder Amarnathbowled08
Gundappa Viswanathc Alan Knott927
Ashok Mankadbowled05
Brijesh Patelbowled3284
Dilip Vengsarkarc Derek Randall817
Madan Lalc Derek Underwood1238
Syed Kirmanic Mike Brearley2775
Erapalli Prasannac Derek Underwood1332
Bishan Bedicaught522
Bhagwath Chandrasekharnot out18

Extras 18 · Total 164 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Bob Willis195461
Chris Old134192
John Lever19.52595
Bob Woolmer1020
Tony Greig4140
Derek Underwood179162

FALL OF WICKETS

1-5 (Mohinder Amarnath), 2-17 (Gundappa Viswanath), 3-17 (Ashok Mankad), 4-69 (Brijesh Patel), 5-86 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 6-114 (Madan Lal), 7-115 (Sunil Gavaskar), 8-151 (Erapalli Prasanna), 9-161 (Syed Kirmani), 10-164 (Bishan Bedi)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMohinder Amarnath and Sunil Gavaskar5
secondGundappa Viswanath and Sunil Gavaskar12
thirdAshok Mankad and Sunil Gavaskar0
fourthSunil Gavaskar and Brijesh Patel52
fifthSunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar17
sixthSunil Gavaskar and Madan Lal28
seventhSunil Gavaskar and Syed Kirmani1
eighthErapalli Prasanna and Syed Kirmani36
ninthBishan Bedi and Syed Kirmani10
tenthBhagwath Chandrasekhar and Bishan Bedi3
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 185 FOR 9
BatterHow outRB
Dennis Amissc Mohinder Amarnath46109
Bob Woolmerlbw1647
John Leverc Mohinder Amarnath215
Mike Brearleybowled2978
Derek Randallc Syed Kirmani07
Tony Greiglbw4178
Alan Knottc Brijesh Patel117
Chris Oldc Bhagwath Chandrasekhar48
Roger Tolchardnot out1057
Derek Underwoodst Syed Kirmani820
Bob Willisnot out45

Extras 14 · Total 185 for 9

Bowler (India)OMRW
Madan Lal92150
Mohinder Amarnath72180
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar20.54505
Bishan Bedi133330
Erapalli Prasanna225554

FALL OF WICKETS

1-39 (Bob Woolmer), 2-54 (John Lever), 3-83 (Dennis Amiss), 4-83 (Derek Randall), 5-124 (Mike Brearley), 6-135 (Alan Knott), 7-141 (Chris Old), 8-169 (Tony Greig), 9-180 (Derek Underwood)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstDennis Amiss and Bob Woolmer39
secondDennis Amiss and John Lever15
thirdDennis Amiss and Mike Brearley29
fourthMike Brearley and Derek Randall0
fifthTony Greig and Mike Brearley41
sixthAlan Knott and Tony Greig11
seventhTony Greig and Chris Old6
eighthTony Greig and Roger Tolchard28
ninthDerek Underwood and Roger Tolchard11
tenthBob Willis and Roger Tolchard5
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 83 FOR 9
BatterHow outRB
Sunil Gavaskarc Bob Woolmer2466
Dilip Vengsarkarretired not out114
Mohinder Amarnathc Bob Woolmer1238
Gundappa Viswanathc Mike Brearley622
Erapalli Prasannac Mike Brearley01
Brijesh Patelc Chris Old412
Ashok Mankadc Chris Old432
Syed Kirmanic Mike Brearley18
Madan Lalc Alan Knott611
Bishan Bedinot out1126
Bhagwath Chandrasekharbowled67

Extras 8 · Total 83 for 9

Bowler (England)OMRW
Bob Willis134183
Chris Old51110
John Lever6.50182
Derek Underwood147284

FALL OF WICKETS

0-10 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 1-40 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-45 (Mohinder Amarnath), 3-45 (Erapalli Prasanna), 4-54 (Brijesh Patel), 5-54 (Gundappa Viswanath), 6-57 (Syed Kirmani), 7-66 (Madan Lal), 8-71 (Ashok Mankad), 9-83 (Bhagwath Chandrasekhar)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar10
secondMohinder Amarnath and Sunil Gavaskar30
thirdGundappa Viswanath and Mohinder Amarnath5
fourthErapalli Prasanna and Gundappa Viswanath0
fifthGundappa Viswanath and Brijesh Patel9
sixthAshok Mankad and Gundappa Viswanath0
seventhAshok Mankad and Syed Kirmani3
eighthAshok Mankad and Madan Lal9
ninthBishan Bedi and Ashok Mankad5
tenthBhagwath Chandrasekhar and Bishan Bedi12
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