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England v India 1st Test

India tour of England - 1990 (1990) · Lord's, London · 26 July 1990

England won by 247 runs

England won by 247 runs. Graham Gooch top-scored with 333 for England. Angus Fraser took 5/104.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
India tour of England - 1990 (1990)
Ground
Lord's, London
Dates
26 July 1990 to 31 July 1990
Toss
India, chose to field
Result
England won by 247 runs
Player of the match
Graham Gooch
Captains
Graham Gooch (England), Mohammad Azharuddin (India)
Debut
John Morris (England)
Umpires
HD Bird and NT Plews

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to field. It was John Morris's first Test.

England batted first and made 653 for 4. Graham Gooch top-scored with 333 off 485 balls, and Allan Lamb made 139. The innings was built on a 308-run stand for the third wicket between Graham Gooch and Allan Lamb, 47% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Lord's, 357 across 14 Tests.

India replied with 454 all out. Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 121 off 111 balls, and Ravi Shastri made 100. Angus Fraser took 5 for 104 for England. England led by 199 on first innings.

England made 272 for 4 in their second innings. Graham Gooch top-scored with 123 off 113 balls, and Mike Atherton made 72. The innings was built on a 204-run stand for the first wicket between Graham Gooch and Mike Atherton, 75% of the total.

Set 472 to win, India made 224 all out. Sanjeev Sharma top-scored with 38 off 26 balls. Angus Fraser took 3 for 39 for England.

England won by 247 runs. Graham Gooch's 333 is the highest individual score at Lord's.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 653 FOR 4
BatterHow outRB
Graham Goochbowled333485
Mike Athertonbowled820
David Gowerc Sanjay Manjrekar40109
Allan Lambc Sanjay Manjrekar139187
Robin Smithnot out100155
John Morrisnot out421

Did not bat: Jack Russell, Chris Lewis, Eddie Hemmings, Angus Fraser, Devon Malcolm

Extras 29 · Total 653 for 4

Bowler (India)OMRW
Kapil Dev3451201
Manoj Prabhakar4361871
Sanjeev Sharma3351221
Ravi Shastri220990
Narendra Hirwani3011021

FALL OF WICKETS

1-14 (Mike Atherton), 2-141 (David Gower), 3-449 (Allan Lamb), 4-641 (Graham Gooch)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGraham Gooch and Mike Atherton14
secondGraham Gooch and David Gower127
thirdGraham Gooch and Allan Lamb308
fourthGraham Gooch and Robin Smith192
fifthRobin Smith and John Morris12
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 454 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Ravi Shastric Graham Gooch100184
Navjot Sidhuc John Morris3056
Sanjay Manjrekarc Jack Russell1859
Dilip Vengsarkarc Jack Russell52111
Mohammad Azharuddinbowled121111
Sachin Tendulkarbowled1019
Manoj Prabhakarc Chris Lewis2549
Kapil Devnot out7775
Kiran Morec John Morris830
Sanjeev Sharmac Jack Russell02
Narendra Hirwanilbw02

Extras 13 · Total 454 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Devon Malcolm2511061
Angus Fraser39.191045
Chris Lewis2431081
Graham Gooch63261
Eddie Hemmings2031092

FALL OF WICKETS

1-63 (Navjot Sidhu), 2-102 (Sanjay Manjrekar), 3-191 (Ravi Shastri), 4-241 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 5-288 (Sachin Tendulkar), 6-348 (Manoj Prabhakar), 7-393 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 8-430 (Kiran More), 9-430 (Sanjeev Sharma), 10-454 (Narendra Hirwani)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstRavi Shastri and Navjot Sidhu63
secondRavi Shastri and Sanjay Manjrekar39
thirdDilip Vengsarkar and Ravi Shastri89
fourthDilip Vengsarkar and Mohammad Azharuddin50
fifthMohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar47
sixthManoj Prabhakar and Mohammad Azharuddin60
seventhKapil Dev and Mohammad Azharuddin45
eighthKapil Dev and Kiran More37
ninthKapil Dev and Sanjeev Sharma0
tenthKapil Dev and Narendra Hirwani24
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 272 FOR 4
BatterHow outRB
Graham Goochc Mohammad Azharuddin123113
Mike Athertonc Dilip Vengsarkar72114
David Gowernot out3255
Allan Lambc Sachin Tendulkar1927
Robin Smithbowled1519

Did not bat: John Morris, Jack Russell, Chris Lewis, Eddie Hemmings, Angus Fraser, Devon Malcolm

Extras 11 · Total 272 for 4

Bowler (India)OMRW
Kapil Dev100530
Manoj Prabhakar11.22451
Ravi Shastri70380
Sanjeev Sharma150752
Narendra Hirwani110501

FALL OF WICKETS

1-204 (Graham Gooch), 2-207 (Mike Atherton), 3-250 (Allan Lamb), 4-272 (Robin Smith)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGraham Gooch and Mike Atherton204
secondDavid Gower and Mike Atherton3
thirdDavid Gower and Allan Lamb43
fourthDavid Gower and Robin Smith22
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 224 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Ravi Shastric Jack Russell1218
Navjot Sidhuc John Morris15
Sanjay Manjrekarc Jack Russell3347
Dilip Vengsarkarc Jack Russell3572
Mohammad Azharuddinc Mike Atherton3756
Sachin Tendulkarc Graham Gooch2765
Manoj Prabhakarlbw814
Kapil Devc Chris Lewis714
Kiran Morelbw1659
Sanjeev Sharmarun out (Graham Gooch)3826
Narendra Hirwaninot out02

Extras 10 · Total 224 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Angus Fraser227393
Devon Malcolm100652
Eddie Hemmings212792
Mike Atherton10110
Chris Lewis81262

FALL OF WICKETS

1-9 (Navjot Sidhu), 2-23 (Ravi Shastri), 3-63 (Sanjay Manjrekar), 4-114 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 5-127 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 6-140 (Manoj Prabhakar), 7-158 (Kapil Dev), 8-181 (Sachin Tendulkar), 9-206 (Kiran More), 10-224 (Sanjeev Sharma)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstRavi Shastri and Navjot Sidhu9
secondRavi Shastri and Sanjay Manjrekar14
thirdDilip Vengsarkar and Sanjay Manjrekar40
fourthDilip Vengsarkar and Mohammad Azharuddin51
fifthMohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar13
sixthManoj Prabhakar and Sachin Tendulkar13
seventhKapil Dev and Sachin Tendulkar18
eighthKiran More and Sachin Tendulkar23
ninthKiran More and Sanjeev Sharma25
tenthNarendra Hirwani and Sanjeev Sharma18
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