England v India 3rd Test
India tour of England - 1946 (1946) · Kennington Oval, London · 17 August 1946
Match drawn
Match drawn. Vijay Merchant top-scored with 128 for India. Bill Edrich took 4/68.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of England - 1946 (1946)
- Ground
- Kennington Oval, London
- Dates
- 17 August 1946 to 20 August 1946
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi (India), Wally Hammond (England)
- Debuts
- Peter Smith (England), Godfrey Evans (England)
- Umpires
- F Chester and JA Smart
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. Peter Smith and Godfrey Evans played their first Tests.
India batted first and made 331 all out. Vijay Merchant top-scored with 128, and Mushtaq Ali made 59. Bill Edrich took 4 for 68 for England.
England replied with 95 for 3. Leonard Hutton top-scored with 25. India led by 236 on first innings.
Match drawn.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 331 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Vijay Merchant | run out | 128 |
| Mushtaq Ali | run out | 59 |
| Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi | bowled | 9 |
| Lala Amarnath | bowled | 8 |
| Vijay Hazare | c Denis Compton | 11 |
| Rusi Modi | bowled | 27 |
| Abdul Kardar | bowled | 1 |
| Vinoo Mankad | bowled | 42 |
| Ranga Sohoni | not out | 29 |
| C.S. Nayudu | c Cyril Washbrook | 4 |
| Dattaram Hindlekar | lbw | 3 |
Extras 10 · Total 331 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alf Gover | 21 | 3 | 56 | 1 |
| Alec Bedser | 32 | 6 | 60 | 2 |
| Peter Smith | 21 | 4 | 58 | 1 |
| Bill Edrich | 19.2 | 4 | 68 | 4 |
| James Langridge | 29 | 9 | 64 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-94 (Mushtaq Ali), 2-124 (Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi), 3-142 (Lala Amarnath), 4-162 (Vijay Hazare), 5-225 (Rusi Modi), 6-226 (Abdul Kardar), 7-272 (Vijay Merchant), 8-313 (Vinoo Mankad), 9-325 (C.S. Nayudu), 10-331 (Dattaram Hindlekar)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Vijay Merchant and Mushtaq Ali | 94 |
| second | Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi and Vijay Merchant | 30 |
| third | Lala Amarnath and Vijay Merchant | 18 |
| fourth | Vijay Merchant and Vijay Hazare | 20 |
| fifth | Vijay Merchant and Rusi Modi | 63 |
| sixth | Vijay Merchant and Abdul Kardar | 1 |
| seventh | Vijay Merchant and Vinoo Mankad | 46 |
| eighth | Vinoo Mankad and Ranga Sohoni | 41 |
| ninth | C.S. Nayudu and Ranga Sohoni | 12 |
| tenth | Dattaram Hindlekar and Ranga Sohoni | 6 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 95 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Leonard Hutton | lbw | 25 |
| Cyril Washbrook | c Mushtaq Ali | 17 |
| Laurie Fishlock | c Vijay Merchant | 8 |
| Denis Compton | not out | 24 |
| Wally Hammond | not out | 9 |
Did not bat: Bill Edrich, James Langridge, Peter Smith, Godfrey Evans, Alec Bedser, Alf Gover
Extras 12 · Total 95 for 3
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lala Amarnath | 15 | 6 | 30 | 0 |
| Ranga Sohoni | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Vijay Hazare | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Vinoo Mankad | 20 | 7 | 28 | 2 |
| C.S. Nayudu | 9 | 2 | 19 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-48 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-55 (Leonard Hutton), 3-67 (Laurie Fishlock)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Leonard Hutton and Cyril Washbrook | 48 |
| second | Laurie Fishlock and Leonard Hutton | 7 |
| third | Laurie Fishlock and Denis Compton | 12 |
| fourth | Wally Hammond and Denis Compton | 28 |
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