England v Pakistan 1st Test
Pakistan tour of England - 1962 (1962) · Edgbaston, Birmingham · 31 May 1962
England won by an innings and 24 runs
England won by an innings and 24 runs. Colin Cowdrey top-scored with 159 for England. Brian Statham took 4/54.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Pakistan tour of England - 1962 (1962)
- Ground
- Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Dates
- 31 May 1962 to 4 June 1962
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by an innings and 24 runs
- Captains
- Ted Dexter (England), Javed Burki (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- CS Elliott and JS Buller
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 544 for 5. Colin Cowdrey top-scored with 159, and Peter Parfitt made 101. The innings was built on a 166-run stand for the second wicket between Colin Cowdrey and Ted Dexter. That was well above the 1960s average first-innings total at Edgbaston, 341 across 7 Tests.
Pakistan replied with 246 all out. Mushtaq Mohammad top-scored with 63, and Hanif Mohammad made 47. Brian Statham took 4 for 54 for England. England led by 298 on first innings. Pakistan followed on.
Pakistan made 274 all out in their second innings. Saeed Ahmed top-scored with 65, and Imtiaz Ahmed made 46. David Allen took 3 for 73 for England.
England won by an innings and 24 runs.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 544 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Geoff Pullar | bowled | 22 |
| Colin Cowdrey | c Imtiaz Ahmed | 159 |
| Ted Dexter | c Javed Burki | 72 |
| Tom Graveney | c Ijaz Butt | 97 |
| Ken Barrington | lbw | 9 |
| Peter Parfitt | not out | 101 |
| David Allen | not out | 79 |
Did not bat: Geoff Millman, Tony Lock, Fred Trueman, Brian Statham
Extras 5 · Total 544 for 5
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahmood Hussain | 43 | 14 | 130 | 2 |
| Antao D'Souza | 46 | 9 | 161 | 1 |
| Intikhab Alam | 25 | 2 | 117 | 2 |
| Nasim-ul-Ghani | 30 | 7 | 109 | 0 |
| Saeed Ahmed | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-31 (Geoff Pullar), 2-197 (Ted Dexter), 3-304 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-330 (Ken Barrington), 5-391 (Tom Graveney)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Colin Cowdrey and Geoff Pullar | 31 |
| second | Colin Cowdrey and Ted Dexter | 166 |
| third | Tom Graveney and Colin Cowdrey | 107 |
| fourth | Tom Graveney and Ken Barrington | 26 |
| fifth | Tom Graveney and Peter Parfitt | 61 |
| sixth | David Allen and Peter Parfitt | 153 |
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 246 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanif Mohammad | c Geoff Millman | 47 | – |
| Ijaz Butt | c Tony Lock | 10 | – |
| Saeed Ahmed | c Tom Graveney | 5 | – |
| Mushtaq Mohammad | c Colin Cowdrey | 63 | – |
| Javed Burki | c Ken Barrington | 13 | – |
| Imtiaz Ahmed | bowled | 39 | – |
| Wallis Mathias | bowled | 21 | – |
| Nasim-ul-Ghani | bowled | 0 | – |
| Intikhab Alam | bowled | 16 | – |
| Mahmood Hussain | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Antao D'Souza | not out | 23 | – |
Extras 9 · Total 246 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 21 | 9 | 54 | 4 |
| Fred Trueman | 13 | 3 | 59 | 2 |
| Ted Dexter | 12 | 6 | 23 | 0 |
| David Allen | 32 | 16 | 62 | 2 |
| Tony Lock | 19 | 8 | 37 | 2 |
| Peter Parfitt | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Barrington | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-11 (Ijaz Butt), 2-30 (Saeed Ahmed), 3-108 (Hanif Mohammad), 4-144 (Javed Burki), 5-146 (Mushtaq Mohammad), 6-202 (Wallis Mathias), 7-206 (Imtiaz Ahmed), 8-206 (Nasim-ul-Ghani), 9-206 (Mahmood Hussain), 10-246 (Intikhab Alam)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Hanif Mohammad and Ijaz Butt | 11 |
| second | Hanif Mohammad and Saeed Ahmed | 19 |
| third | Hanif Mohammad and Mushtaq Mohammad | 78 |
| fourth | Mushtaq Mohammad and Javed Burki | 36 |
| fifth | Imtiaz Ahmed and Mushtaq Mohammad | 2 |
| sixth | Imtiaz Ahmed and Wallis Mathias | 56 |
| seventh | Imtiaz Ahmed and Nasim-ul-Ghani | 4 |
| eighth | Nasim-ul-Ghani and Intikhab Alam | 0 |
| ninth | Mahmood Hussain and Intikhab Alam | 0 |
| tenth | Antao D'Souza and Intikhab Alam | 40 |
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 274 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Hanif Mohammad | c Colin Cowdrey | 31 |
| Ijaz Butt | c Fred Trueman | 33 |
| Imtiaz Ahmed | c Tom Graveney | 46 |
| Mushtaq Mohammad | c Geoff Millman | 8 |
| Saeed Ahmed | c Peter Parfitt | 65 |
| Javed Burki | bowled | 19 |
| Wallis Mathias | bowled | 4 |
| Nasim-ul-Ghani | c Peter Parfitt | 35 |
| Intikhab Alam | c Colin Cowdrey | 0 |
| Mahmood Hussain | c Tom Graveney | 22 |
| Antao D'Souza | not out | 9 |
Extras 2 · Total 274 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Trueman | 24 | 5 | 70 | 2 |
| Brian Statham | 19 | 6 | 32 | 2 |
| Ted Dexter | 7 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Tony Lock | 36 | 14 | 80 | 3 |
| David Allen | 36 | 16 | 73 | 3 |
| Colin Cowdrey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-60 (Ijaz Butt), 2-77 (Hanif Mohammad), 3-119 (Imtiaz Ahmed), 4-127 (Mushtaq Mohammad), 5-187 (Javed Burki), 6-199 (Wallis Mathias), 7-207 (Saeed Ahmed), 8-207 (Intikhab Alam), 9-257 (Mahmood Hussain), 10-274 (Nasim-ul-Ghani)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Hanif Mohammad and Ijaz Butt | 60 |
| second | Hanif Mohammad and Imtiaz Ahmed | 17 |
| third | Imtiaz Ahmed and Mushtaq Mohammad | 42 |
| fourth | Saeed Ahmed and Mushtaq Mohammad | 8 |
| fifth | Saeed Ahmed and Javed Burki | 60 |
| sixth | Wallis Mathias and Saeed Ahmed | 12 |
| seventh | Nasim-ul-Ghani and Saeed Ahmed | 8 |
| eighth | Nasim-ul-Ghani and Intikhab Alam | 0 |
| ninth | Mahmood Hussain and Nasim-ul-Ghani | 50 |
| tenth | Nasim-ul-Ghani and Antao D'Souza | 17 |
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