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India v England 4th Test

England tour of India - 1981 (1981/82) · Eden Gardens, Kolkata · 1 January 1982

Match drawn

Match drawn. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 83* for India. Kapil Dev took 6/91.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
England tour of India - 1981 (1981/82)
Ground
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Dates
1 January 1982 to 6 January 1982
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Player of the match
Keith Fletcher
Captains
Keith Fletcher (England), Sunil Gavaskar (India)
Umpires
MV Gothoskar and S Kishen

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat.

England batted first and made 248 all out. Keith Fletcher top-scored with 69 off 203 balls, and Ian Botham made 58. Kapil Dev took 6 for 91 for India. That was well below the 1980s average first-innings total at Eden Gardens, 365 across 6 Tests.

India replied with 208 all out. Dilip Vengsarkar top-scored with 70 off 247 balls, and Sunil Gavaskar made 42. Derek Underwood took 3 for 45 for England. England led by 40 on first innings.

England made 265 for 5 in their second innings. David Gower top-scored with 74 off 158 balls, and Graham Gooch made 63. The innings was built on a 105-run stand for the fifth wicket between Keith Fletcher and David Gower.

Set 306 to win, India made 170 for 3. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 83 not out off 250 balls.

Match drawn.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 248 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Graham Goochc Gundappa Viswanath47137
Geoff Boycottc Syed Kirmani1833
Chris Tavaréc Syed Kirmani718
David Gowerc Syed Kirmani1140
Keith Fletcherlbw69203
Ian Bothamc Sunil Gavaskar5894
Derek Underwoodc Sandeep Patil1339
Mike Gattingc Syed Kirmani06
John Embureylbw113
Bob Taylorc Dilip Vengsarkar642
Bob Willisnot out1133

Extras 7 · Total 248 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Kapil Dev316916
Madan Lal204581
Dilip Doshi19.28282
Shivlal Yadav177420
Ravi Shastri2110221

FALL OF WICKETS

1-25 (Geoff Boycott), 2-39 (Chris Tavaré), 3-68 (David Gower), 4-95 (Graham Gooch), 5-188 (Ian Botham), 6-216 (Derek Underwood), 7-218 (Mike Gatting), 8-224 (John Emburey), 9-230 (Keith Fletcher), 10-248 (Bob Taylor)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGeoff Boycott and Graham Gooch25
secondGraham Gooch and Chris Tavaré14
thirdGraham Gooch and David Gower29
fourthKeith Fletcher and Graham Gooch27
fifthKeith Fletcher and Ian Botham93
sixthDerek Underwood and Keith Fletcher28
seventhKeith Fletcher and Mike Gatting2
eighthKeith Fletcher and John Emburey6
ninthKeith Fletcher and Bob Taylor6
tenthBob Willis and Bob Taylor18
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 208 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sunil Gavaskarbowled42102
Kris Srikkanthbowled1028
Dilip Vengsarkarc Bob Taylor70247
Gundappa Viswanathc John Emburey1581
Sandeep Patilc Keith Fletcher04
Kapil Devc Chris Tavaré2224
Ravi Shastrirun out835
Syed Kirmanibowled1051
Madan Lalc Graham Gooch110
Shivlal Yadavc Bob Taylor519
Dilip Doshinot out713

Extras 18 · Total 208 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Bob Willis143282
Ian Botham278632
Derek Underwood2913453
John Emburey2411442
Graham Gooch61100

FALL OF WICKETS

1-33 (Kris Srikkanth), 2-83 (Sunil Gavaskar), 3-117 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-117 (Sandeep Patil), 5-143 (Kapil Dev), 6-180 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 7-184 (Ravi Shastri), 8-187 (Madan Lal), 9-196 (Shivlal Yadav), 10-208 (Syed Kirmani)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth33
secondSunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar50
thirdGundappa Viswanath and Dilip Vengsarkar34
fourthDilip Vengsarkar and Sandeep Patil0
fifthDilip Vengsarkar and Kapil Dev26
sixthDilip Vengsarkar and Ravi Shastri37
seventhSyed Kirmani and Ravi Shastri4
eighthMadan Lal and Syed Kirmani3
ninthSyed Kirmani and Shivlal Yadav9
tenthSyed Kirmani and Dilip Doshi12
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 265 FOR 5
BatterHow outRB
Graham Goochbowled63107
Geoff Boycottlbw619
Chris Tavarérun out2592
David Gowerrun out74158
Ian Bothamc Shivlal Yadav3153
Keith Fletchernot out60108
Mike Gattingnot out22

Did not bat: Derek Underwood, John Emburey, Bob Taylor, Bob Willis

Extras 4 · Total 265 for 5

Bowler (India)OMRW
Kapil Dev213810
Madan Lal193581
Dilip Doshi275632
Shivlal Yadav30110
Ravi Shastri174350
Sandeep Patil30130

FALL OF WICKETS

1-24 (Geoff Boycott), 2-88 (Chris Tavaré), 3-107 (Graham Gooch), 4-154 (Ian Botham), 5-259 (David Gower)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGeoff Boycott and Graham Gooch24
secondGraham Gooch and Chris Tavaré64
thirdGraham Gooch and David Gower19
fourthIan Botham and David Gower47
fifthKeith Fletcher and David Gower105
sixthKeith Fletcher and Mike Gatting6
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 170 FOR 3
BatterHow outRB
Sunil Gavaskarnot out83250
Kris Srikkanthc Ian Botham2557
Dilip Vengsarkarc Chris Tavaré3293
Gundappa Viswanathc Graham Gooch012
Sandeep Patilnot out1799

Did not bat: Kapil Dev, Ravi Shastri, Syed Kirmani, Madan Lal, Shivlal Yadav, Dilip Doshi

Extras 13 · Total 170 for 3

Bowler (England)OMRW
Bob Willis60210
Ian Botham113260
Derek Underwood3118380
John Emburey3011622
Graham Gooch2040
Keith Fletcher3161

FALL OF WICKETS

1-48 (Kris Srikkanth), 2-117 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 3-120 (Gundappa Viswanath)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth48
secondSunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar69
thirdGundappa Viswanath and Sunil Gavaskar3
fourthSunil Gavaskar and Sandeep Patil50
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