India v England 2nd Test
England tour of India - 1961 (1961/62) · Green Park, Kanpur · 1 December 1961
Match drawn
Match drawn. Ken Barrington top-scored with 172 for England. Subhash Gupte took 5/90.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of India - 1961 (1961/62)
- Ground
- Green Park, Kanpur
- Dates
- 1 December 1961 to 6 December 1961
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Nari Contractor (India), Ted Dexter (England)
- Debuts
- Dilip Sardesai (India), Farokh Engineer (India), Barry Knight (England)
- Umpires
- Mohammad Yunus and S Roy
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. Dilip Sardesai, Farokh Engineer and Barry Knight played their first Tests.
India batted first and made 467 for 8. Polly Umrigar top-scored with 147 not out, and Vijay Manjrekar made 96. Tony Lock took 3 for 93 for England. The innings was built on a 109-run stand for the second wicket between Vijay Manjrekar and Motganhalli Jaisimha.
England replied with 244 all out. Bob Barber top-scored with 69 not out, and Tony Lock made 49. Subhash Gupte took 5 for 90 for India. From 87 for 2 they lost 4 wickets for 17 runs, to 104 for 6. India led by 223 on first innings. England followed on.
England made 497 for 5 in their second innings. Ken Barrington top-scored with 172, and Ted Dexter made 126. The innings was built on a 206-run stand for the fourth wicket between Ken Barrington and Ted Dexter, 41% of the total.
Match drawn.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 467 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Motganhalli Jaisimha | c Peter Richardson | 70 |
| Nari Contractor | bowled | 17 |
| Vijay Manjrekar | c Barry Knight | 96 |
| Salim Durani | c Tony Lock | 37 |
| Polly Umrigar | not out | 147 |
| Chandu Borde | bowled | 21 |
| Dilip Sardesai | hit wicket | 28 |
| AG Kripal Singh | bowled | 7 |
| Farokh Engineer | st John Murray | 33 |
Did not bat: Vasant Ranjane, Subhash Gupte
Extras 11 · Total 467 for 8
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Smith | 44 | 11 | 111 | 0 |
| Barry Knight | 36 | 11 | 80 | 2 |
| Ted Dexter | 31 | 5 | 84 | 2 |
| Tony Lock | 44 | 15 | 93 | 3 |
| David Allen | 43 | 17 | 88 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-41 (Nari Contractor), 2-150 (Motganhalli Jaisimha), 3-193 (Vijay Manjrekar), 4-261 (Salim Durani), 5-293 (Chandu Borde), 6-368 (Dilip Sardesai), 7-414 (AG Kripal Singh), 8-467 (Farokh Engineer)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Nari Contractor and Motganhalli Jaisimha | 41 |
| second | Vijay Manjrekar and Motganhalli Jaisimha | 109 |
| third | Vijay Manjrekar and Salim Durani | 43 |
| fourth | Polly Umrigar and Salim Durani | 68 |
| fifth | Polly Umrigar and Chandu Borde | 32 |
| sixth | Polly Umrigar and Dilip Sardesai | 75 |
| seventh | Polly Umrigar and AG Kripal Singh | 46 |
| eighth | Polly Umrigar and Farokh Engineer | 53 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 244 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | c Farokh Engineer | 22 |
| Geoff Pullar | c Dilip Sardesai | 46 |
| Ken Barrington | bowled | 21 |
| Mike Smith | c Subhash Gupte | 0 |
| Ted Dexter | c AG Kripal Singh | 2 |
| Bob Barber | not out | 69 |
| John Murray | bowled | 2 |
| Barry Knight | c Chandu Borde | 12 |
| David Allen | c Farokh Engineer | 12 |
| Tony Lock | c Salim Durani | 49 |
| David Smith | lbw | 0 |
Extras 9 · Total 244 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasant Ranjane | 21.3 | 9 | 38 | 1 |
| Polly Umrigar | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Subhash Gupte | 40 | 12 | 90 | 5 |
| AG Kripal Singh | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Salim Durani | 16 | 6 | 36 | 1 |
| Chandu Borde | 22 | 6 | 55 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-29 (Peter Richardson), 2-87 (Ken Barrington), 3-87 (Mike Smith), 4-95 (Ted Dexter), 5-100 (Geoff Pullar), 6-104 (John Murray), 7-128 (Barry Knight), 8-162 (David Allen), 9-243 (Tony Lock), 10-244 (David Smith)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Peter Richardson and Geoff Pullar | 29 |
| second | Ken Barrington and Geoff Pullar | 58 |
| third | Mike Smith and Geoff Pullar | 0 |
| fourth | Ted Dexter and Geoff Pullar | 8 |
| fifth | Geoff Pullar and Bob Barber | 5 |
| sixth | Bob Barber and John Murray | 4 |
| seventh | Bob Barber and Barry Knight | 24 |
| eighth | David Allen and Bob Barber | 34 |
| ninth | Tony Lock and Bob Barber | 81 |
| tenth | Bob Barber and David Smith | 1 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 497 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | c Polly Umrigar | 48 |
| Geoff Pullar | c Nari Contractor | 119 |
| Ken Barrington | run out | 172 |
| Mike Smith | lbw | 0 |
| Ted Dexter | not out | 126 |
| Bob Barber | run out | 10 |
| John Murray | not out | 9 |
Did not bat: Barry Knight, David Allen, Tony Lock, David Smith
Extras 13 · Total 497 for 5
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasant Ranjane | 18 | 1 | 61 | 0 |
| Polly Umrigar | 19 | 6 | 53 | 0 |
| Subhash Gupte | 33 | 8 | 89 | 1 |
| AG Kripal Singh | 36 | 7 | 78 | 0 |
| Salim Durani | 53 | 15 | 139 | 1 |
| Chandu Borde | 16 | 4 | 44 | 1 |
| Motganhalli Jaisimha | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Nari Contractor | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dilip Sardesai | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-94 (Peter Richardson), 2-233 (Geoff Pullar), 3-234 (Mike Smith), 4-440 (Ken Barrington), 5-459 (Bob Barber)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Peter Richardson and Geoff Pullar | 94 |
| second | Ken Barrington and Geoff Pullar | 139 |
| third | Ken Barrington and Mike Smith | 1 |
| fourth | Ken Barrington and Ted Dexter | 206 |
| fifth | Ted Dexter and Bob Barber | 19 |
| sixth | Ted Dexter and John Murray | 38 |
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