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England v India 1st Test

India tour of England - 1936 (1936) · Lord's, London · 27 June 1936

England won by 9 wickets

England won by 9 wickets. Harold Gimblett top-scored with 67* for England. Amar Singh took 6/35.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
India tour of England - 1936 (1936)
Ground
Lord's, London
Dates
27 June 1936 to 30 June 1936
Toss
England, chose to field
Result
England won by 9 wickets
Captains
Maharajah of Vizianagram (India), Gubby Allen (England)
Debuts
Dattaram Hindlekar (India), Maharajah of Vizianagram (India), Harold Gimblett (England)
Umpires
A Dolphin and FI Walden

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to field. Dattaram Hindlekar, Maharajah of Vizianagram and Harold Gimblett played their first Tests.

India batted first and made 147 all out. Vijay Merchant top-scored with 35. Gubby Allen took 5 for 35 for England. From 62 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 23 runs, to 85 for 5. That was well below the 1930s average first-innings total at Lord's, 321 across 10 Tests.

England replied with 134 all out. Maurice Leyland top-scored with 60. Amar Singh took 6 for 35 for India. From 16 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 25 runs, to 41 for 5. India led by 13 on first innings.

India made 93 all out in their second innings. Dattaram Hindlekar top-scored with 17. Gubby Allen took 5 for 43 for England. From 18 for 2 they lost 4 wickets for 27 runs, to 45 for 6.

Set 107 to win, England made 108 for 1. Harold Gimblett top-scored with 67 not out. The innings was built on a 108-run stand for the second wicket between Maurice Turnbull and Harold Gimblett, 100% of the total.

England won by 9 wickets.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 147 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Vijay Merchantbowled35
Dattaram Hindlekarbowled26
Mushtaq Alic James Langridge0
C.K.Nayudulbw1
Syed Wazir Alibowled11
Amar Singhc James Langridge12
Phiroze Paliac Arthur Mitchell11
Jahangir Khanbowled13
Maharajah of Vizianagramnot out19
C.S. Nayuduc Bob Wyatt6
Mohammad Nissarst George Duckworth9

Extras 4 · Total 147 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Gubby Allen177355
Bob Wyatt3270
Hedley Verity18.15422
James Langridge4190
Walter Robins134503

FALL OF WICKETS

1-62 (Vijay Merchant), 2-62 (Mushtaq Ali), 3-64 (Dattaram Hindlekar), 4-66 (C.K.Nayudu), 5-85 (Amar Singh), 6-97 (Syed Wazir Ali), 7-107 (Phiroze Palia), 8-119 (Jahangir Khan), 9-137 (C.S. Nayudu), 10-147 (Mohammad Nissar)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstVijay Merchant and Dattaram Hindlekar62
secondMushtaq Ali and Dattaram Hindlekar0
thirdC.K.Nayudu and Dattaram Hindlekar2
fourthC.K.Nayudu and Syed Wazir Ali2
fifthAmar Singh and Syed Wazir Ali19
sixthPhiroze Palia and Syed Wazir Ali12
seventhJahangir Khan and Phiroze Palia10
eighthJahangir Khan and Maharajah of Vizianagram12
ninthC.S. Nayudu and Maharajah of Vizianagram18
tenthMohammad Nissar and Maharajah of Vizianagram10
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 134 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Arthur Mitchellbowled14
Harold Gimblettc Mushtaq Ali11
Maurice Turnbullbowled0
Maurice Leylandlbw60
Bob Wyattc Jahangir Khan0
Joe Hardstaffbowled2
James Langridgec Jahangir Khan19
Gubby Allenc Jahangir Khan13
George Duckworthc Maharajah of Vizianagram2
Walter Robinsc C.K.Nayudu0
Hedley Veritynot out2

Extras 11 · Total 134 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Mohammad Nissar175363
Amar Singh25.111356
Jahangir Khan90270
C.K.Nayudu72171
C.S. Nayudu3080

FALL OF WICKETS

1-16 (Harold Gimblett), 2-16 (Maurice Turnbull), 3-30 (Arthur Mitchell), 4-34 (Bob Wyatt), 5-41 (Joe Hardstaff), 6-96 (James Langridge), 7-129 (Maurice Leyland), 8-132 (George Duckworth), 9-132 (Walter Robins), 10-134 (Gubby Allen)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstArthur Mitchell and Harold Gimblett16
secondMaurice Turnbull and Arthur Mitchell0
thirdMaurice Leyland and Arthur Mitchell14
fourthBob Wyatt and Maurice Leyland4
fifthMaurice Leyland and Joe Hardstaff7
sixthMaurice Leyland and James Langridge55
seventhMaurice Leyland and Gubby Allen33
eighthGeorge Duckworth and Gubby Allen3
ninthWalter Robins and Gubby Allen0
tenthGubby Allen and Hedley Verity2
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 93 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Vijay Merchantc George Duckworth0
Dattaram Hindlekarlbw17
Mushtaq Alilbw8
C.K.Nayuduc Walter Robins3
Syed Wazir Alic Hedley Verity4
Amar Singhlbw7
Phiroze Paliac Maurice Leyland16
Jahangir Khanc George Duckworth13
Maharajah of Vizianagramc Arthur Mitchell6
C.S. Nayuduc Joe Hardstaff9
Mohammad Nissarnot out2

Extras 8 · Total 93 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Gubby Allen181435
Bob Wyatt7480
Hedley Verity168174
Walter Robins51171

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Vijay Merchant), 2-18 (Mushtaq Ali), 3-22 (C.K.Nayudu), 4-28 (Syed Wazir Ali), 5-39 (Amar Singh), 6-45 (Dattaram Hindlekar), 7-64 (Jahangir Khan), 8-80 (Maharajah of Vizianagram), 9-90 (C.S. Nayudu), 10-93 (Phiroze Palia)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstVijay Merchant and Dattaram Hindlekar0
secondMushtaq Ali and Dattaram Hindlekar18
thirdC.K.Nayudu and Dattaram Hindlekar4
fourthSyed Wazir Ali and Dattaram Hindlekar6
fifthAmar Singh and Dattaram Hindlekar11
sixthPhiroze Palia and Dattaram Hindlekar6
seventhJahangir Khan and Phiroze Palia19
eighthPhiroze Palia and Maharajah of Vizianagram16
ninthPhiroze Palia and C.S. Nayudu10
tenthMohammad Nissar and Phiroze Palia3
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 108 FOR 1
BatterHow outR
Arthur Mitchellc Vijay Merchant0
Harold Gimblettnot out67
Maurice Turnbullnot out37

Did not bat: Maurice Leyland, Bob Wyatt, Joe Hardstaff, James Langridge, Gubby Allen, George Duckworth, Walter Robins, Hedley Verity

Extras 4 · Total 108 for 1

Bowler (India)OMRW
Mohammad Nissar63261
Amar Singh16.36360
Jahangir Khan103200
C.K.Nayudu72220

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Arthur Mitchell)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstArthur Mitchell and Harold Gimblett0
secondMaurice Turnbull and Harold Gimblett108
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