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England v India 1st Test

India tour of England - 1979 (1979) · Edgbaston, Birmingham · 12 July 1979

England won by an innings and 83 runs

England won by an innings and 83 runs. David Gower top-scored with 200* for England. Ian Botham took 5/70.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
India tour of England - 1979 (1979)
Ground
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Dates
12 July 1979 to 16 July 1979
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
England won by an innings and 83 runs
Player of the match
David Gower
Captains
Mike Brearley (England), Srinivas Venkataraghavan (India)
Debut
Bharath Reddy (India)
Umpires
BJ Meyer and DJ Constant

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Bharath Reddy's first Test.

England batted first and made 633 for 5. David Gower top-scored with 200 not out off 279 balls, and Geoff Boycott made 155. Kapil Dev took 5 for 146 for India. The innings was built on a 191-run stand for the fourth wicket between Geoff Boycott and David Gower. That was well above the 1970s average first-innings total at Edgbaston, 376 across 6 Tests.

India replied with 297 all out. Gundappa Viswanath top-scored with 78 off 181 balls, and Sunil Gavaskar made 61. Bob Willis took 3 for 69 for England. England led by 336 on first innings. India followed on.

India made 253 all out in their second innings. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 68 off 117 balls, and Chetan Chauhan made 56. Ian Botham took 5 for 70 for England. The innings was built on a 124-run stand for the first wicket between Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar, 49% of the total. From 227 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 26 runs, to 253 for 10.

England won by an innings and 83 runs.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 633 FOR 5
BatterHow outRB
Mike Brearleyc Bharath Reddy2495
Geoff Boycottlbw155341
Derek Randallc Bharath Reddy1531
Graham Goochc Bharath Reddy83109
David Gowernot out200279
Ian Bothambowled3339
Geoff Millernot out63116

Did not bat: Phil Edmonds, Bob Taylor, Bob Willis, Mike Hendrick

Extras 60 · Total 633 for 5

Bowler (India)OMRW
Kapil Dev48151465
Karsan Ghavri3851290
Mohinder Amarnath13.22470
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar2911130
Srinivas Venkataraghavan3141070
Anshuman Gaekwad30120
Chetan Chauhan30190

FALL OF WICKETS

1-66 (Mike Brearley), 2-90 (Derek Randall), 3-235 (Graham Gooch), 4-426 (Geoff Boycott), 5-468 (Ian Botham)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGeoff Boycott and Mike Brearley66
secondGeoff Boycott and Derek Randall24
thirdGeoff Boycott and Graham Gooch145
fourthGeoff Boycott and David Gower191
fifthIan Botham and David Gower42
sixthGeoff Miller and David Gower165
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 297 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sunil Gavaskarrun out61160
Chetan Chauhanc Graham Gooch48
Dilip Vengsarkarc Graham Gooch2257
Gundappa Viswanathc Ian Botham78181
Anshuman Gaekwadc Ian Botham25124
Mohinder Amarnathbowled3147
Kapil Devlbw16
Karsan Ghavric Mike Brearley625
Bharath Reddybowled2157
Srinivas Venkataraghavanc Ian Botham2846
Bhagwath Chandrasekharnot out0–

Extras 20 · Total 297 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Bob Willis249693
Ian Botham264862
Mike Hendrick24.19362
Phil Edmonds2611602
Geoff Boycott5180
Geoff Miller113180

FALL OF WICKETS

1-15 (Chetan Chauhan), 2-59 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 3-129 (Sunil Gavaskar), 4-205 (Gundappa Viswanath), 5-209 (Anshuman Gaekwad), 6-210 (Kapil Dev), 7-229 (Karsan Ghavri), 8-251 (Mohinder Amarnath), 9-294 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan), 10-297 (Bharath Reddy)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstChetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar15
secondSunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar44
thirdGundappa Viswanath and Sunil Gavaskar70
fourthGundappa Viswanath and Anshuman Gaekwad76
fifthMohinder Amarnath and Anshuman Gaekwad4
sixthMohinder Amarnath and Kapil Dev1
seventhMohinder Amarnath and Karsan Ghavri19
eighthMohinder Amarnath and Bharath Reddy22
ninthSrinivas Venkataraghavan and Bharath Reddy43
tenthBhagwath Chandrasekhar and Bharath Reddy3
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 253 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sunil Gavaskarc Graham Gooch68117
Chetan Chauhanc Derek Randall56142
Dilip Vengsarkarc Phil Edmonds724
Gundappa Viswanathc Bob Taylor51119
Anshuman Gaekwadc Graham Gooch1554
Mohinder Amarnathlbw1069
Kapil Devc Mike Hendrick2117
Karsan Ghavric Derek Randall425
Bharath Reddylbw01
Srinivas Venkataraghavanlbw06
Bhagwath Chandrasekharnot out03

Extras 21 · Total 253 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Bob Willis143451
Ian Botham298705
Mike Hendrick20.48454
Phil Edmonds176370
Geoff Miller91270
Graham Gooch6380

FALL OF WICKETS

1-124 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-136 (Chetan Chauhan), 3-136 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 4-182 (Anshuman Gaekwad), 5-227 (Gundappa Viswanath), 6-240 (Mohinder Amarnath), 7-249 (Kapil Dev), 8-250 (Bharath Reddy), 9-251 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan), 10-253 (Karsan Ghavri)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstChetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar124
secondChetan Chauhan and Dilip Vengsarkar12
thirdGundappa Viswanath and Dilip Vengsarkar0
fourthGundappa Viswanath and Anshuman Gaekwad46
fifthGundappa Viswanath and Mohinder Amarnath45
sixthMohinder Amarnath and Kapil Dev13
seventhKarsan Ghavri and Kapil Dev9
eighthKarsan Ghavri and Bharath Reddy1
ninthSrinivas Venkataraghavan and Karsan Ghavri1
tenthBhagwath Chandrasekhar and Karsan Ghavri2
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