England v India 3rd Test
India tour of England - 1982 (1982) · Kennington Oval, London · 8 July 1982
Match drawn
Match drawn. Ian Botham top-scored with 208 for England. Dilip Doshi took 4/175.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of England - 1982 (1982)
- Ground
- Kennington Oval, London
- Dates
- 8 July 1982 to 13 July 1982
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Ian Botham
- Captains
- Bob Willis (England), Sunil Gavaskar (India)
- Umpires
- AGT Whitehead and HD Bird
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 594 all out. Ian Botham top-scored with 208 off 226 balls, and Allan Lamb made 107. Dilip Doshi took 4 for 175 for India. The innings was built on a 176-run stand for the fourth wicket between Ian Botham and Allan Lamb. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at Kennington Oval, 385 across 10 Tests.
India replied with 410 for 9. Kapil Dev top-scored with 97 off 93 balls, and Ravi Shastri made 66. Bob Willis took 3 for 78 for England. The innings was built on a 130-run stand for the sixth wicket between Syed Kirmani and Kapil Dev. England led by 184 on first innings.
England made 191 for 3 in their second innings. Chris Tavaré top-scored with 75 not out off 208 balls, and Allan Lamb made 45.
Set 376 to win, India made 111 for 3. Gundappa Viswanath top-scored with 75 not out off 116 balls.
Match drawn.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 594 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Cook | c Ravi Shastri | 50 | 98 |
| Chris Tavaré | bowled | 39 | 123 |
| Allan Lamb | run out | 107 | 202 |
| David Gower | c Syed Kirmani | 47 | 90 |
| Ian Botham | c Gundappa Viswanath | 208 | 226 |
| Derek Randall | st Syed Kirmani | 95 | 212 |
| Derek Pringle | st Syed Kirmani | 9 | 26 |
| Phil Edmonds | caught | 14 | 25 |
| Bob Taylor | lbw | 3 | 31 |
| Paul Allott | c Yashpal Sharma | 3 | 12 |
| Bob Willis | not out | 1 | 8 |
Extras 18 · Total 594 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 25 | 4 | 109 | 1 |
| Madan Lal | 26 | 8 | 69 | 0 |
| Suru Nayak | 21 | 5 | 66 | 0 |
| Sandeep Patil | 14 | 1 | 48 | 1 |
| Dilip Doshi | 46 | 6 | 175 | 4 |
| Ravi Shastri | 41.3 | 8 | 109 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-96 (Geoff Cook), 2-96 (Chris Tavaré), 3-185 (David Gower), 4-361 (Allan Lamb), 5-512 (Ian Botham), 6-534 (Derek Pringle), 7-562 (Phil Edmonds), 8-569 (Bob Taylor), 9-582 (Paul Allott), 10-594 (Derek Randall)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chris Tavaré and Geoff Cook | 96 |
| second | Chris Tavaré and Allan Lamb | 0 |
| third | David Gower and Allan Lamb | 89 |
| fourth | Ian Botham and Allan Lamb | 176 |
| fifth | Derek Randall and Ian Botham | 151 |
| sixth | Derek Randall and Derek Pringle | 22 |
| seventh | Phil Edmonds and Derek Randall | 28 |
| eighth | Bob Taylor and Derek Randall | 7 |
| ninth | Derek Randall and Paul Allott | 13 |
| tenth | Bob Willis and Derek Randall | 12 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 410 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Shastri | c Ian Botham | 66 | 175 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c Phil Edmonds | 6 | 24 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | lbw | 56 | 119 |
| Yashpal Sharma | c David Gower | 38 | 118 |
| Sandeep Patil | caught | 62 | 102 |
| Syed Kirmani | bowled | 43 | 113 |
| Kapil Dev | c Paul Allott | 97 | 93 |
| Madan Lal | c Bob Taylor | 5 | 18 |
| Suru Nayak | bowled | 11 | 18 |
| Dilip Doshi | not out | 5 | 13 |
Did not bat: Sunil Gavaskar
Extras 21 · Total 410 for 9
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 23 | 4 | 78 | 3 |
| Ian Botham | 19 | 2 | 73 | 2 |
| Paul Allott | 24 | 4 | 69 | 1 |
| Derek Pringle | 28 | 5 | 80 | 0 |
| Phil Edmonds | 35.2 | 11 | 89 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-21 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 2-134 (Gundappa Viswanath), 3-135 (Ravi Shastri), 4-232 (Sandeep Patil), 5-248 (Yashpal Sharma), 6-378 (Kapil Dev), 7-394 (Madan Lal), 8-396 (Syed Kirmani), 9-410 (Suru Nayak)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Dilip Vengsarkar and Ravi Shastri | 21 |
| second | Gundappa Viswanath and Ravi Shastri | 113 |
| third | Yashpal Sharma and Ravi Shastri | 1 |
| fourth | Yashpal Sharma and Sandeep Patil | 97 |
| fifth | Syed Kirmani and Yashpal Sharma | 16 |
| sixth | Syed Kirmani and Kapil Dev | 130 |
| seventh | Madan Lal and Syed Kirmani | 16 |
| eighth | Syed Kirmani and Suru Nayak | 2 |
| ninth | Dilip Doshi and Suru Nayak | 14 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 191 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Cook | c Yashpal Sharma | 8 | 19 |
| Chris Tavaré | not out | 75 | 208 |
| Allan Lamb | bowled | 45 | 93 |
| David Gower | c Suru Nayak | 45 | 107 |
Did not bat: Ian Botham, Derek Randall, Derek Pringle, Phil Edmonds, Bob Taylor, Paul Allott, Bob Willis
Extras 18 · Total 191 for 3
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 19 | 3 | 53 | 1 |
| Madan Lal | 11 | 6 | 17 | 0 |
| Suru Nayak | 5.3 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Dilip Doshi | 19 | 5 | 47 | 1 |
| Ravi Shastri | 16 | 3 | 40 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Geoff Cook), 2-94 (Allan Lamb), 3-191 (David Gower)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chris Tavaré and Geoff Cook | 12 |
| second | Chris Tavaré and Allan Lamb | 82 |
| third | David Gower and Chris Tavaré | 97 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 111 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Shastri | c Bob Taylor | 0 | 3 |
| Suru Nayak | c Bob Taylor | 6 | 12 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c Bob Taylor | 16 | 29 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | not out | 75 | 116 |
| Yashpal Sharma | not out | 9 | 59 |
Did not bat: Sandeep Patil, Syed Kirmani, Kapil Dev, Madan Lal, Dilip Doshi, Sunil Gavaskar
Extras 5 · Total 111 for 3
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Ian Botham | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Paul Allott | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Derek Pringle | 11 | 5 | 32 | 2 |
| Phil Edmonds | 13 | 5 | 34 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Ravi Shastri), 2-18 (Suru Nayak), 3-43 (Dilip Vengsarkar)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Ravi Shastri and Suru Nayak | 0 |
| second | Dilip Vengsarkar and Suru Nayak | 18 |
| third | Gundappa Viswanath and Dilip Vengsarkar | 25 |
| fourth | Gundappa Viswanath and Yashpal Sharma | 68 |
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