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England v India 2nd Test

India tour of England - 1959 (1959) · Lord's, London · 18 June 1959

England won by 8 wickets

England won by 8 wickets. Nari Contractor top-scored with 81 for India. Tommy Greenhough took 5/35.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
India tour of England - 1959 (1959)
Ground
Lord's, London
Dates
18 June 1959 to 20 June 1959
Toss
India, chose to bat
Result
England won by 8 wickets
Captains
Pankaj Roy (India), Peter May (England)
Debut
Motganhalli Jaisimha (India)
Umpires
CS Elliott and DE Davies

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Motganhalli Jaisimha's first Test.

India batted first and made 168 all out. Nari Contractor top-scored with 81, and Jayasinghrao Ghorpade made 41. Tommy Greenhough took 5 for 35 for England. From 144 for 4 they lost 6 wickets for 24 runs, to 168 for 10. That was well below the 1950s average first-innings total at Lord's, 229 across 10 Tests.

England replied with 226 all out. Ken Barrington top-scored with 80. Ramakant Desai took 5 for 89 for India. England led by 58 on first innings.

India made 165 all out in their second innings. Vijay Manjrekar top-scored with 61, and AG Kripal Singh made 41. Brian Statham took 3 for 45 for England. From 131 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 28 runs, to 159 for 9.

Set 108 to win, England made 108 for 2. Colin Cowdrey top-scored with 63 not out.

England won by 8 wickets.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 168 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Pankaj Royc Godfrey Evans15–
Nari Contractorbowled81–
Polly Umrigarbowled1–
Vijay Manjrekarlbw12–
Jayasinghrao Ghorpadelbw41–
AG Kripal Singhbowled0–
Motganhalli Jaisimhalbw1–
Nana Joshibowled4–
Surendra Nathbowled01
Subhash Guptec Peter May0–
Ramakant Desainot out2–

Extras 11 · Total 168 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Fred Trueman164401
Brian Statham166272
Alan Moss145310
Tommy Greenhough164355
Martin Horton15.47242

FALL OF WICKETS

1-32 (Pankaj Roy), 2-40 (Polly Umrigar), 3-61 (Vijay Manjrekar), 4-144 (Jayasinghrao Ghorpade), 5-152 (AG Kripal Singh), 6-158 (Motganhalli Jaisimha), 7-163 (Nari Contractor), 8-163 (Surendra Nath), 9-164 (Subhash Gupte), 10-168 (Nana Joshi)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstPankaj Roy and Nari Contractor32
secondPolly Umrigar and Nari Contractor8
thirdVijay Manjrekar and Nari Contractor21
fourthJayasinghrao Ghorpade and Nari Contractor83
fifthAG Kripal Singh and Nari Contractor8
sixthNari Contractor and Motganhalli Jaisimha6
seventhNana Joshi and Nari Contractor5
eighthNana Joshi and Surendra Nath0
ninthNana Joshi and Subhash Gupte1
tenthNana Joshi and Ramakant Desai4
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 226 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Arthur Miltonc Surendra Nath14
Ken Taylorc Subhash Gupte6
Colin Cowdreyc Nana Joshi34
Peter Maybowled9
Ken Barringtoncaught80
Martin Hortonbowled2
Godfrey Evansbowled0
Fred Truemanlbw7
Brian Stathamc Surendra Nath38
Alan Mossbowled26
Tommy Greenhoughnot out0

Extras 10 · Total 226 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Ramakant Desai31.48895
Surendra Nath3017463
Polly Umrigar1100
Subhash Gupte192622
AG Kripal Singh30190

FALL OF WICKETS

1-9 (Ken Taylor), 2-26 (Arthur Milton), 3-35 (Peter May), 4-69 (Colin Cowdrey), 5-79 (Martin Horton), 6-80 (Godfrey Evans), 7-100 (Fred Trueman), 8-184 (Brian Statham), 9-226 (Alan Moss), 10-226 (Ken Barrington)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstArthur Milton and Ken Taylor9
secondColin Cowdrey and Arthur Milton17
thirdPeter May and Colin Cowdrey9
fourthColin Cowdrey and Ken Barrington34
fifthKen Barrington and Martin Horton10
sixthGodfrey Evans and Ken Barrington1
seventhFred Trueman and Ken Barrington20
eighthBrian Statham and Ken Barrington84
ninthAlan Moss and Ken Barrington42
tenthKen Barrington and Tommy Greenhough0
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 165 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Pankaj Royc Peter May03
Motganhalli Jaisimhalbw8–
Polly Umrigarc Martin Horton01
Jayasinghrao Ghorpadec Godfrey Evans22–
Vijay Manjrekarlbw61–
AG Kripal Singhbowled41–
Nana Joshibowled6–
Nari Contractornot out11–
Surendra Nathrun out0–
Subhash Guptest Godfrey Evans7–
Ramakant Desaibowled5–

Extras 4 · Total 165 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Fred Trueman213552
Brian Statham177453
Alan Moss2310302
Tommy Greenhough18.18312

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Pankaj Roy), 2-0 (Polly Umrigar), 3-22 (Motganhalli Jaisimha), 4-42 (Jayasinghrao Ghorpade), 5-131 (Vijay Manjrekar), 6-140 (AG Kripal Singh), 7-147 (Nana Joshi), 8-147 (Surendra Nath), 9-159 (Subhash Gupte), 10-165 (Ramakant Desai)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstPankaj Roy and Motganhalli Jaisimha0
secondPolly Umrigar and Motganhalli Jaisimha0
thirdJayasinghrao Ghorpade and Motganhalli Jaisimha22
fourthVijay Manjrekar and Jayasinghrao Ghorpade20
fifthVijay Manjrekar and AG Kripal Singh89
sixthNana Joshi and AG Kripal Singh9
seventhNana Joshi and Nari Contractor7
eighthNari Contractor and Surendra Nath0
ninthSubhash Gupte and Nari Contractor12
tenthNari Contractor and Ramakant Desai6
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 108 FOR 2
BatterHow outR
Arthur Miltonc Nana Joshi3
Ken Taylorlbw3
Colin Cowdreynot out63
Peter Maynot out33

Did not bat: Ken Barrington, Martin Horton, Godfrey Evans, Fred Trueman, Brian Statham, Alan Moss, Tommy Greenhough

Extras 6 · Total 108 for 2

Bowler (India)OMRW
Ramakant Desai71291
Surendra Nath112321
Polly Umrigar1080
Subhash Gupte62210
AG Kripal Singh1100
Motganhalli Jaisimha1080
Pankaj Roy0.2040

FALL OF WICKETS

1-8 (Ken Taylor), 2-12 (Arthur Milton)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstArthur Milton and Ken Taylor8
secondColin Cowdrey and Arthur Milton4
thirdPeter May and Colin Cowdrey96
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