Australia v India 2nd Test
India tour of Australia - 1947 (1947/48) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 12 December 1947
Match drawn
Match drawn. Dattu Phadkar top-scored with 51 for India. Vijay Hazare took 4/29.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of Australia - 1947 (1947/48)
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Dates
- 12 December 1947 to 18 December 1947
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Lala Amarnath (India), Donald Bradman (Australia)
- Debuts
- Dattu Phadkar (India), Amir Elahi (India)
- Umpires
- AN Barlow and GE Borwick
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. Dattu Phadkar and Amir Elahi played their first Tests.
India batted first and made 188 all out. Dattu Phadkar top-scored with 51 off 97 balls, and Gogumal Kishenchand made 44. Colin McCool took 3 for 71 for Australia.
Australia replied with 107 all out. Ron Hamence top-scored with 25 off 77 balls. Vijay Hazare took 4 for 29 for India. From 86 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 21 runs, to 107 for 10. India led by 81 on first innings.
India made 61 for 7 in their second innings. Lala Amarnath top-scored with 14 off 25 balls. Bill Johnston took 3 for 15 for Australia. From 17 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 17 runs, to 34 for 5.
Match drawn.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 188 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinoo Mankad | bowled | 5 | 28 |
| Chandu Sarwate | bowled | 0 | 5 |
| Gul Mohammad | c Bill Brown | 29 | 83 |
| Vijay Hazare | bowled | 16 | 53 |
| Lala Amarnath | bowled | 25 | 83 |
| Gogumal Kishenchand | bowled | 44 | 181 |
| Hemu Adhikari | lbw | 0 | 3 |
| Dattu Phadkar | c Keith Miller | 51 | 97 |
| C.S. Nayudu | c Colin McCool | 6 | 10 |
| Amir Elahi | c Keith Miller | 4 | 7 |
| Jenni Irani | not out | 1 | 9 |
Extras 7 · Total 188 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lindwall | 12 | 3 | 30 | 1 |
| Bill Johnston | 17 | 4 | 33 | 2 |
| Keith Miller | 9 | 3 | 25 | 2 |
| Colin McCool | 18 | 2 | 71 | 3 |
| Ian Johnson | 14 | 3 | 22 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Chandu Sarwate), 2-16 (Vinoo Mankad), 3-52 (Gul Mohammad), 4-57 (Vijay Hazare), 5-94 (Lala Amarnath), 6-95 (Hemu Adhikari), 7-165 (Gogumal Kishenchand), 8-174 (C.S. Nayudu), 9-182 (Amir Elahi), 10-188 (Dattu Phadkar)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Vinoo Mankad and Chandu Sarwate | 2 |
| second | Gul Mohammad and Vinoo Mankad | 14 |
| third | Gul Mohammad and Vijay Hazare | 36 |
| fourth | Lala Amarnath and Vijay Hazare | 5 |
| fifth | Lala Amarnath and Gogumal Kishenchand | 37 |
| sixth | Hemu Adhikari and Gogumal Kishenchand | 1 |
| seventh | Gogumal Kishenchand and Dattu Phadkar | 70 |
| eighth | C.S. Nayudu and Dattu Phadkar | 9 |
| ninth | Amir Elahi and Dattu Phadkar | 8 |
| tenth | Jenni Irani and Dattu Phadkar | 6 |
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 107 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Brown | run out | 18 | 56 |
| Arthur Morris | lbw | 10 | 54 |
| Donald Bradman | bowled | 13 | 38 |
| Lindsay Hassett | c Hemu Adhikari | 6 | 15 |
| Keith Miller | lbw | 17 | 85 |
| Ron Hamence | c Hemu Adhikari | 25 | 77 |
| Ian Johnson | lbw | 1 | 9 |
| Colin McCool | bowled | 9 | 11 |
| Ray Lindwall | bowled | 0 | 16 |
| Don Tallon | c Jenni Irani | 6 | 7 |
| Bill Johnston | not out | 0 | 2 |
Extras 2 · Total 107 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dattu Phadkar | 10 | 2 | 14 | 3 |
| Lala Amarnath | 14 | 4 | 31 | 1 |
| Vinoo Mankad | 9 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Vijay Hazare | 13.2 | 3 | 29 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-25 (Bill Brown), 2-30 (Arthur Morris), 3-43 (Lindsay Hassett), 4-48 (Donald Bradman), 5-86 (Keith Miller), 6-92 (Ron Hamence), 7-92 (Ian Johnson), 8-97 (Ray Lindwall), 9-105 (Colin McCool), 10-107 (Don Tallon)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bill Brown and Arthur Morris | 25 |
| second | Donald Bradman and Arthur Morris | 5 |
| third | Donald Bradman and Lindsay Hassett | 13 |
| fourth | Donald Bradman and Keith Miller | 5 |
| fifth | Keith Miller and Ron Hamence | 38 |
| sixth | Ian Johnson and Ron Hamence | 6 |
| seventh | Ian Johnson and Colin McCool | 0 |
| eighth | Ray Lindwall and Colin McCool | 5 |
| ninth | Colin McCool and Don Tallon | 8 |
| tenth | Don Tallon and Bill Johnston | 2 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 61 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinoo Mankad | bowled | 5 | 23 |
| Amir Elahi | c Keith Miller | 13 | 16 |
| Chandu Sarwate | c Ian Johnson | 3 | 73 |
| Gul Mohammad | c Donald Bradman | 5 | 24 |
| Vijay Hazare | not out | 13 | 90 |
| Dattu Phadkar | c Don Tallon | 2 | 17 |
| Lala Amarnath | c Arthur Morris | 14 | 25 |
| Gogumal Kishenchand | c Colin McCool | 0 | 2 |
| Hemu Adhikari | not out | 0 | 16 |
Did not bat: C.S. Nayudu, Jenni Irani
Extras 6 · Total 61 for 7
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lindwall | 5 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Bill Johnston | 13 | 5 | 15 | 3 |
| Keith Miller | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Ian Johnson | 13 | 7 | 22 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Amir Elahi), 2-19 (Vinoo Mankad), 3-26 (Gul Mohammad), 4-29 (Chandu Sarwate), 5-34 (Dattu Phadkar), 6-53 (Lala Amarnath), 7-55 (Gogumal Kishenchand)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Vinoo Mankad and Amir Elahi | 17 |
| second | Vinoo Mankad and Chandu Sarwate | 2 |
| third | Gul Mohammad and Chandu Sarwate | 7 |
| fourth | Vijay Hazare and Chandu Sarwate | 3 |
| fifth | Vijay Hazare and Dattu Phadkar | 5 |
| sixth | Lala Amarnath and Vijay Hazare | 19 |
| seventh | Vijay Hazare and Gogumal Kishenchand | 2 |
| eighth | Vijay Hazare and Hemu Adhikari | 6 |
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