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England v India 1st Test

India tour of England - 1952 (1952) · Headingley, Leeds · 5 June 1952

England won by 7 wickets

England won by 7 wickets. Vijay Manjrekar top-scored with 133 for India. Ghulam Ahmed took 5/100.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
India tour of England - 1952 (1952)
Ground
Headingley, Leeds
Dates
5 June 1952 to 9 June 1952
Toss
India, chose to bat
Result
England won by 7 wickets
Captains
Vijay Hazare (India), Leonard Hutton (England)
Debuts
Datta Gaekwad (India), Gulabrai Ramchand (India), Fred Trueman (England)
Umpires
Harry Elliott and HG Baldwin

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat. Datta Gaekwad, Gulabrai Ramchand and Fred Trueman played their first Tests.

India batted first and made 293 all out. Vijay Manjrekar top-scored with 133, and Vijay Hazare made 89. Jim Laker took 4 for 39 for England. The innings was built on a 222-run stand for the fourth wicket between Vijay Hazare and Vijay Manjrekar, 76% of the total. From 264 for 4 they lost 6 wickets for 29 runs, to 293 for 10. That was well above the 1950s average first-innings total at Headingley, 233 across 8 Tests.

England replied with 334 all out. Tom Graveney top-scored with 71, and Godfrey Evans made 66. Ghulam Ahmed took 5 for 100 for India. England led by 41 on first innings.

India made 165 all out in their second innings. Dattu Phadkar top-scored with 64, and Vijay Hazare made 56. Fred Trueman took 4 for 27 for England. The innings was built on a 105-run stand for the sixth wicket between Vijay Hazare and Dattu Phadkar, 64% of the total. From 0 for 0 they lost 5 wickets for 26 runs, to 26 for 5.

Set 125 to win, England made 128 for 3. Reg Simpson top-scored with 51.

England won by 7 wickets.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 293 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Pankaj Royst Godfrey Evans19
Datta Gaekwadbowled9
Polly Umrigarc Godfrey Evans8
Vijay Hazarec Godfrey Evans89
Vijay Manjrekarc Allan Watkins133
Dattu Phadkarc Allan Watkins12
Chingleput Gopinathbowled0
M.K.Mantrinot out13
Gulabrai Ramchandc Allan Watkins0
Sadu Shindec Peter May2
Ghulam Ahmedbowled0

Extras 8 · Total 293 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Alec Bedser3313382
Fred Trueman266893
Jim Laker22.39394
Allan Watkins111210
Roly Jenkins276781
Denis Compton71200

FALL OF WICKETS

1-18 (Datta Gaekwad), 2-40 (Pankaj Roy), 3-42 (Polly Umrigar), 4-264 (Vijay Hazare), 5-264 (Vijay Manjrekar), 6-264 (Chingleput Gopinath), 7-291 (Dattu Phadkar), 8-291 (Gulabrai Ramchand), 9-293 (Sadu Shinde), 10-293 (Ghulam Ahmed)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstPankaj Roy and Datta Gaekwad18
secondPolly Umrigar and Pankaj Roy22
thirdVijay Hazare and Polly Umrigar2
fourthVijay Hazare and Vijay Manjrekar222
fifthDattu Phadkar and Vijay Manjrekar0
sixthDattu Phadkar and Chingleput Gopinath0
seventhDattu Phadkar and M.K.Mantri27
eighthM.K.Mantri and Gulabrai Ramchand0
ninthSadu Shinde and M.K.Mantri2
tenthGhulam Ahmed and M.K.Mantri0
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 334 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Leonard Huttonc Gulabrai Ramchand10
Reg Simpsonc Gulabrai Ramchand23
Peter Maybowled16
Denis Comptonc Gulabrai Ramchand14
Tom Graveneybowled71
Allan Watkinslbw48
Godfrey Evanslbw66
Roly Jenkinsc M.K.Mantri38
Jim Lakerbowled15
Alec Bedserbowled7
Fred Truemannot out0

Extras 26 · Total 334 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Dattu Phadkar247541
Gulabrai Ramchand36.211612
Ghulam Ahmed63241005
Vijay Hazare209221
Sadu Shinde225711

FALL OF WICKETS

1-21 (Leonard Hutton), 2-48 (Reg Simpson), 3-62 (Peter May), 4-92 (Denis Compton), 5-182 (Allan Watkins), 6-211 (Tom Graveney), 7-290 (Godfrey Evans), 8-325 (Jim Laker), 9-329 (Roly Jenkins), 10-334 (Alec Bedser)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstLeonard Hutton and Reg Simpson21
secondReg Simpson and Peter May27
thirdDenis Compton and Peter May14
fourthDenis Compton and Tom Graveney30
fifthAllan Watkins and Tom Graveney90
sixthGodfrey Evans and Tom Graveney29
seventhGodfrey Evans and Roly Jenkins79
eighthJim Laker and Roly Jenkins35
ninthAlec Bedser and Roly Jenkins4
tenthAlec Bedser and Fred Trueman5
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 165 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Pankaj Royc Denis Compton0–
Datta Gaekwadc Jim Laker0–
M.K.Mantribowled0–
Polly Umrigarc Roly Jenkins9–
Vijay Manjrekarbowled01
Vijay Hazarebowled56–
Dattu Phadkarbowled64–
Chingleput Gopinathlbw8–
Gulabrai Ramchandst Godfrey Evans0–
Sadu Shindenot out7–
Ghulam Ahmedst Godfrey Evans14–

Extras 7 · Total 165 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Alec Bedser219322
Fred Trueman91274
Jim Laker134170
Allan Watkins112320
Roly Jenkins132504

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Pankaj Roy), 2-0 (Datta Gaekwad), 3-0 (M.K.Mantri), 4-0 (Vijay Manjrekar), 5-26 (Polly Umrigar), 6-131 (Vijay Hazare), 7-143 (Chingleput Gopinath), 8-143 (Gulabrai Ramchand), 9-143 (Dattu Phadkar), 10-165 (Ghulam Ahmed)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstPankaj Roy and Datta Gaekwad0
secondM.K.Mantri and Datta Gaekwad0
thirdPolly Umrigar and M.K.Mantri0
fourthPolly Umrigar and Vijay Manjrekar0
fifthVijay Hazare and Polly Umrigar26
sixthVijay Hazare and Dattu Phadkar105
seventhDattu Phadkar and Chingleput Gopinath12
eighthDattu Phadkar and Gulabrai Ramchand0
ninthSadu Shinde and Dattu Phadkar0
tenthSadu Shinde and Ghulam Ahmed22
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 128 FOR 3
BatterHow outR
Leonard Huttonbowled10
Reg Simpsonc M.K.Mantri51
Peter Mayc Dattu Phadkar4
Denis Comptonnot out35
Tom Graveneynot out20

Did not bat: Allan Watkins, Godfrey Evans, Roly Jenkins, Jim Laker, Alec Bedser, Fred Trueman

Extras 8 · Total 128 for 3

Bowler (India)OMRW
Dattu Phadkar112211
Gulabrai Ramchand173430
Ghulam Ahmed228372
Vijay Hazare30110
Sadu Shinde2080

FALL OF WICKETS

1-16 (Leonard Hutton), 2-42 (Peter May), 3-89 (Reg Simpson)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstLeonard Hutton and Reg Simpson16
secondReg Simpson and Peter May26
thirdDenis Compton and Reg Simpson47
fourthDenis Compton and Tom Graveney39
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