England v India 3rd Test
India tour of England - 1959 (1959) · Headingley, Leeds · 2 July 1959
England won by an innings and 173 runs
England won by an innings and 173 runs. Colin Cowdrey top-scored with 160 for England. Brian Close took 4/35.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of England - 1959 (1959)
- Ground
- Headingley, Leeds
- Dates
- 2 July 1959 to 4 July 1959
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by an innings and 173 runs
- Captains
- Datta Gaekwad (India), Peter May (England)
- Debuts
- Arvind Apte (India), Geoff Pullar (England), Harold Rhodes (England)
- Umpires
- WE Phillipson and FS Lee
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. Arvind Apte, Geoff Pullar and Harold Rhodes played their first Tests.
India batted first and made 161 all out. Polly Umrigar top-scored with 29. Harold Rhodes took 4 for 50 for England. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 23 runs, to 23 for 4. That was well below the 1950s average first-innings total at Headingley, 233 across 8 Tests.
England replied with 483 for 8. Colin Cowdrey top-scored with 160, and Ken Barrington made 80. Subhash Gupte took 4 for 111 for India. The innings was built on a 193-run stand for the fourth wicket between Colin Cowdrey and Ken Barrington. England led by 322 on first innings.
India made 149 all out in their second innings. Chandu Borde top-scored with 41. Brian Close took 4 for 35 for England. From 115 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 25 runs, to 140 for 9.
England won by an innings and 173 runs.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 161 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Pankaj Roy | c Roy Swetman | 2 |
| Arvind Apte | bowled | 8 |
| Jayasinghrao Ghorpade | c Roy Swetman | 8 |
| Chandu Borde | c Roy Swetman | 0 |
| Polly Umrigar | c Fred Trueman | 29 |
| Datta Gaekwad | c Colin Cowdrey | 25 |
| Bapu Nadkarni | c Gilbert Parkhouse | 27 |
| Naren Tamhane | c Alan Moss | 20 |
| Surendra Nath | c Brian Close | 5 |
| Subhash Gupte | c Roy Swetman | 21 |
| Ramakant Desai | not out | 7 |
Extras 9 · Total 161 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Trueman | 15 | 6 | 30 | 3 |
| Alan Moss | 22 | 11 | 30 | 2 |
| Harold Rhodes | 18.5 | 3 | 50 | 4 |
| John Mortimore | 8 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Brian Close | 5 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Pankaj Roy), 2-10 (Arvind Apte), 3-11 (Chandu Borde), 4-23 (Jayasinghrao Ghorpade), 5-75 (Datta Gaekwad), 6-75 (Polly Umrigar), 7-103 (Naren Tamhane), 8-112 (Surendra Nath), 9-141 (Subhash Gupte), 10-161 (Bapu Nadkarni)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Pankaj Roy and Arvind Apte | 10 |
| second | Jayasinghrao Ghorpade and Arvind Apte | 0 |
| third | Jayasinghrao Ghorpade and Chandu Borde | 1 |
| fourth | Polly Umrigar and Jayasinghrao Ghorpade | 12 |
| fifth | Polly Umrigar and Datta Gaekwad | 52 |
| sixth | Polly Umrigar and Bapu Nadkarni | 0 |
| seventh | Naren Tamhane and Bapu Nadkarni | 28 |
| eighth | Bapu Nadkarni and Surendra Nath | 9 |
| ninth | Subhash Gupte and Bapu Nadkarni | 29 |
| tenth | Bapu Nadkarni and Ramakant Desai | 20 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 483 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Parkhouse | c Naren Tamhane | 78 |
| Geoff Pullar | c Chandu Borde | 75 |
| Colin Cowdrey | c Jayasinghrao Ghorpade | 160 |
| Peter May | bowled | 2 |
| Ken Barrington | c Naren Tamhane | 80 |
| Brian Close | bowled | 27 |
| John Mortimore | bowled | 7 |
| Roy Swetman | not out | 19 |
| Fred Trueman | c Ramakant Desai | 17 |
Did not bat: Alan Moss, Harold Rhodes
Extras 18 · Total 483 for 8
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramakant Desai | 38 | 10 | 111 | 2 |
| Surendra Nath | 32 | 11 | 84 | 0 |
| Subhash Gupte | 44.3 | 13 | 111 | 4 |
| Polly Umrigar | 24 | 8 | 44 | 0 |
| Chandu Borde | 14 | 1 | 51 | 0 |
| Bapu Nadkarni | 22 | 2 | 64 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-146 (Geoff Pullar), 2-180 (Gilbert Parkhouse), 3-186 (Peter May), 4-379 (Ken Barrington), 5-432 (Brian Close), 6-439 (Colin Cowdrey), 7-453 (John Mortimore), 8-483 (Fred Trueman)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Gilbert Parkhouse and Geoff Pullar | 146 |
| second | Gilbert Parkhouse and Colin Cowdrey | 34 |
| third | Peter May and Colin Cowdrey | 6 |
| fourth | Colin Cowdrey and Ken Barrington | 193 |
| fifth | Brian Close and Colin Cowdrey | 53 |
| sixth | Colin Cowdrey and John Mortimore | 7 |
| seventh | Roy Swetman and John Mortimore | 14 |
| eighth | Fred Trueman and Roy Swetman | 30 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 149 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Pankaj Roy | c Roy Swetman | 20 |
| Arvind Apte | c Brian Close | 7 |
| Jayasinghrao Ghorpade | lbw | 0 |
| Chandu Borde | c Peter May | 41 |
| Polly Umrigar | c Fred Trueman | 39 |
| Datta Gaekwad | c Brian Close | 8 |
| Bapu Nadkarni | c Ken Barrington | 11 |
| Naren Tamhane | not out | 9 |
| Surendra Nath | c Colin Cowdrey | 1 |
| Subhash Gupte | c Brian Close | 1 |
| Ramakant Desai | c Colin Cowdrey | 8 |
Extras 4 · Total 149 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Trueman | 10 | 1 | 29 | 2 |
| Alan Moss | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Harold Rhodes | 10 | 2 | 35 | 0 |
| John Mortimore | 18.4 | 6 | 36 | 3 |
| Brian Close | 11 | 0 | 35 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-16 (Arvind Apte), 2-19 (Jayasinghrao Ghorpade), 3-38 (Pankaj Roy), 4-107 (Chandu Borde), 5-115 (Polly Umrigar), 6-121 (Datta Gaekwad), 7-138 (Bapu Nadkarni), 8-139 (Surendra Nath), 9-140 (Subhash Gupte), 10-149 (Ramakant Desai)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Pankaj Roy and Arvind Apte | 16 |
| second | Pankaj Roy and Jayasinghrao Ghorpade | 3 |
| third | Pankaj Roy and Chandu Borde | 19 |
| fourth | Polly Umrigar and Chandu Borde | 69 |
| fifth | Polly Umrigar and Datta Gaekwad | 8 |
| sixth | Datta Gaekwad and Bapu Nadkarni | 6 |
| seventh | Naren Tamhane and Bapu Nadkarni | 17 |
| eighth | Naren Tamhane and Surendra Nath | 1 |
| ninth | Subhash Gupte and Naren Tamhane | 1 |
| tenth | Naren Tamhane and Ramakant Desai | 9 |
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