India v England 4th Test
England tour of India - 1951 (1951/52) · Green Park, Kanpur · 12 January 1952
England won by 8 wickets
England won by 8 wickets. Allan Watkins top-scored with 66 for England. Roy Tattersall took 6/48.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of India - 1951 (1951/52)
- Ground
- Green Park, Kanpur
- Dates
- 12 January 1952 to 14 January 1952
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 8 wickets
- Captains
- Vijay Hazare (India), Nigel Howard (England)
- Umpires
- JR Patel and MG Vijayasarathi
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 121 all out. Pankaj Roy top-scored with 37. Roy Tattersall took 6 for 48 for England. From 39 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 27 runs, to 66 for 5.
England replied with 203 all out. Allan Watkins top-scored with 66. Ghulam Ahmed took 5 for 70 for India. England led by 82 on first innings.
India made 157 all out in their second innings. Hemu Adhikari top-scored with 60. Malcolm Hilton took 5 for 61 for England.
Set 76 to win, England made 76 for 2. Tom Graveney top-scored with 48 not out.
England won by 8 wickets. India's 121 all out is the lowest completed total at Green Park.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 121 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pankaj Roy | bowled | 37 | – |
| Vinoo Mankad | bowled | 19 | – |
| Polly Umrigar | bowled | 0 | 4 |
| Vijay Hazare | c Fred Ridgway | 0 | 2 |
| Dattu Phadkar | bowled | 8 | – |
| Hemu Adhikari | bowled | 6 | – |
| Vijay Manjrekar | c Tom Graveney | 6 | – |
| C.S. Nayudu | st Dick Spooner | 21 | – |
| Nana Joshi | bowled | 4 | – |
| Sadu Shinde | not out | 5 | – |
| Ghulam Ahmed | c Cyril Poole | 6 | – |
Extras 9 · Total 121 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Fred Ridgway | 7 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Allan Watkins | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Malcolm Hilton | 22.5 | 10 | 32 | 4 |
| Roy Tattersall | 21 | 3 | 48 | 6 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-39 (Vinoo Mankad), 2-39 (Polly Umrigar), 3-39 (Vijay Hazare), 4-49 (Dattu Phadkar), 5-66 (Pankaj Roy), 6-76 (Hemu Adhikari), 7-101 (Vijay Manjrekar), 8-106 (Nana Joshi), 9-110 (C.S. Nayudu), 10-121 (Ghulam Ahmed)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy | 39 |
| second | Polly Umrigar and Pankaj Roy | 0 |
| third | Vijay Hazare and Pankaj Roy | 0 |
| fourth | Dattu Phadkar and Pankaj Roy | 10 |
| fifth | Hemu Adhikari and Pankaj Roy | 17 |
| sixth | Hemu Adhikari and Vijay Manjrekar | 10 |
| seventh | C.S. Nayudu and Vijay Manjrekar | 25 |
| eighth | C.S. Nayudu and Nana Joshi | 5 |
| ninth | C.S. Nayudu and Sadu Shinde | 4 |
| tenth | Sadu Shinde and Ghulam Ahmed | 11 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 203 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Lowson | hit wicket | 26 |
| Dick Spooner | bowled | 21 |
| Tom Graveney | bowled | 6 |
| Jack Robertson | lbw | 21 |
| Allan Watkins | c Nana Joshi | 66 |
| Malcolm Hilton | st Nana Joshi | 10 |
| Cyril Poole | bowled | 19 |
| Nigel Howard | bowled | 1 |
| Brian Statham | not out | 12 |
| Fred Ridgway | bowled | 5 |
| Roy Tattersall | st Nana Joshi | 2 |
Extras 14 · Total 203 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dattu Phadkar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vijay Hazare | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ghulam Ahmed | 37.1 | 14 | 70 | 5 |
| Vinoo Mankad | 35 | 13 | 54 | 4 |
| Sadu Shinde | 17 | 4 | 46 | 1 |
| C.S. Nayudu | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-46 (Dick Spooner), 2-57 (Tom Graveney), 3-60 (Frank Lowson), 4-103 (Jack Robertson), 5-114 (Malcolm Hilton), 6-174 (Cyril Poole), 7-181 (Allan Watkins), 8-181 (Nigel Howard), 9-197 (Fred Ridgway), 10-203 (Roy Tattersall)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Frank Lowson and Dick Spooner | 46 |
| second | Tom Graveney and Frank Lowson | 11 |
| third | Jack Robertson and Frank Lowson | 3 |
| fourth | Jack Robertson and Allan Watkins | 43 |
| fifth | Allan Watkins and Malcolm Hilton | 11 |
| sixth | Allan Watkins and Cyril Poole | 60 |
| seventh | Allan Watkins and Nigel Howard | 7 |
| eighth | Brian Statham and Nigel Howard | 0 |
| ninth | Brian Statham and Fred Ridgway | 16 |
| tenth | Roy Tattersall and Brian Statham | 6 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 157 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Pankaj Roy | c Fred Ridgway | 14 |
| Vinoo Mankad | c Brian Statham | 7 |
| Vijay Manjrekar | c Fred Ridgway | 20 |
| Vijay Hazare | bowled | 0 |
| Polly Umrigar | c Dick Spooner | 36 |
| Dattu Phadkar | lbw | 2 |
| Hemu Adhikari | c Frank Lowson | 60 |
| C.S. Nayudu | bowled | 0 |
| Sadu Shinde | c Frank Lowson | 14 |
| Nana Joshi | run out | 0 |
| Ghulam Ahmed | not out | 2 |
Extras 2 · Total 157 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Hilton | 32 | 11 | 61 | 5 |
| Roy Tattersall | 27.5 | 7 | 77 | 2 |
| Jack Robertson | 7 | 1 | 17 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Vinoo Mankad), 2-37 (Pankaj Roy), 3-37 (Vijay Hazare), 4-42 (Vijay Manjrekar), 5-44 (Dattu Phadkar), 6-102 (Polly Umrigar), 7-102 (C.S. Nayudu), 8-142 (Sadu Shinde), 9-143 (Nana Joshi), 10-157 (Hemu Adhikari)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy | 7 |
| second | Pankaj Roy and Vijay Manjrekar | 30 |
| third | Vijay Hazare and Vijay Manjrekar | 0 |
| fourth | Polly Umrigar and Vijay Manjrekar | 5 |
| fifth | Dattu Phadkar and Polly Umrigar | 2 |
| sixth | Hemu Adhikari and Polly Umrigar | 58 |
| seventh | C.S. Nayudu and Hemu Adhikari | 0 |
| eighth | Sadu Shinde and Hemu Adhikari | 40 |
| ninth | Hemu Adhikari and Nana Joshi | 1 |
| tenth | Hemu Adhikari and Ghulam Ahmed | 14 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 76 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Lowson | c Hemu Adhikari | 12 |
| Dick Spooner | bowled | 0 |
| Tom Graveney | not out | 48 |
| Jack Robertson | not out | 5 |
Did not bat: Allan Watkins, Malcolm Hilton, Cyril Poole, Nigel Howard, Brian Statham, Fred Ridgway, Roy Tattersall
Extras 11 · Total 76 for 2
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghulam Ahmed | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Vinoo Mankad | 7.2 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Dattu Phadkar | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Dick Spooner), 2-57 (Frank Lowson)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Frank Lowson and Dick Spooner | 1 |
| second | Tom Graveney and Frank Lowson | 56 |
| third | Jack Robertson and Tom Graveney | 19 |
Want to captain one of these sides yourself?
PLAY THE FOLLOW-ON →