India v England 3rd Test
England tour of India - 1961 (1961/62) · Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi · 13 December 1961
Match drawn
Match drawn. Vijay Manjrekar top-scored with 189* for India. David Allen took 4/87.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of India - 1961 (1961/62)
- Ground
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi (then Feroz Shah Kotla)
- Dates
- 13 December 1961 to 18 December 1961
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Nari Contractor (India), Ted Dexter (England)
- Debut
- Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (India)
- Umpires
- B Satyaji Rao and SV Kumaraswamy
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi's first Test.
India batted first and made 466 all out. Vijay Manjrekar top-scored with 189 not out, and Motganhalli Jaisimha made 127. David Allen took 4 for 87 for England. The innings was built on a 132-run stand for the fifth wicket between Vijay Manjrekar and Chandu Borde. That was well above the 1960s average first-innings total at Arun Jaitley Stadium, 366 across 5 Tests.
England replied with 256 for 3. Ken Barrington top-scored with 113 not out, and Geoff Pullar made 89. The innings was built on a 164-run stand for the second wicket between Ken Barrington and Geoff Pullar, 64% of the total. India led by 210 on first innings.
Match drawn.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 466 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Motganhalli Jaisimha | c David Smith | 127 |
| Nari Contractor | c Geoff Pullar | 39 |
| Vijay Manjrekar | not out | 189 |
| Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi | c Peter Richardson | 13 |
| Polly Umrigar | lbw | 22 |
| Chandu Borde | bowled | 45 |
| Salim Durani | bowled | 18 |
| Farokh Engineer | lbw | 1 |
| AG Kripal Singh | run out | 2 |
| Ramakant Desai | lbw | 5 |
| Subhash Gupte | bowled | 0 |
Extras 5 · Total 466 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Smith | 30 | 11 | 66 | 1 |
| Barry Knight | 24.3 | 5 | 72 | 2 |
| David Allen | 47 | 18 | 87 | 4 |
| Bob Barber | 25 | 3 | 103 | 1 |
| Ted Dexter | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tony Lock | 40 | 15 | 83 | 1 |
| Ken Barrington | 9 | 1 | 39 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-121 (Nari Contractor), 2-199 (Motganhalli Jaisimha), 3-244 (Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi), 4-276 (Polly Umrigar), 5-408 (Chandu Borde), 6-443 (Salim Durani), 7-451 (Farokh Engineer), 8-455 (AG Kripal Singh), 9-462 (Ramakant Desai), 10-466 (Subhash Gupte)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Nari Contractor and Motganhalli Jaisimha | 121 |
| second | Vijay Manjrekar and Motganhalli Jaisimha | 78 |
| third | Vijay Manjrekar and Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi | 45 |
| fourth | Polly Umrigar and Vijay Manjrekar | 32 |
| fifth | Vijay Manjrekar and Chandu Borde | 132 |
| sixth | Vijay Manjrekar and Salim Durani | 35 |
| seventh | Vijay Manjrekar and Farokh Engineer | 8 |
| eighth | Vijay Manjrekar and AG Kripal Singh | 4 |
| ninth | Vijay Manjrekar and Ramakant Desai | 7 |
| tenth | Subhash Gupte and Vijay Manjrekar | 4 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 256 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | lbw | 1 |
| Geoff Pullar | c Vijay Manjrekar | 89 |
| Ken Barrington | not out | 113 |
| Mike Smith | bowled | 2 |
| Ted Dexter | not out | 45 |
Did not bat: Bob Barber, John Murray, Barry Knight, David Allen, Tony Lock, David Smith
Extras 6 · Total 256 for 3
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramakant Desai | 28 | 5 | 57 | 1 |
| Motganhalli Jaisimha | 11 | 2 | 28 | 0 |
| Subhash Gupte | 36 | 14 | 78 | 1 |
| Salim Durani | 13 | 3 | 38 | 0 |
| AG Kripal Singh | 12 | 4 | 27 | 1 |
| Chandu Borde | 10 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| Polly Umrigar | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Peter Richardson), 2-166 (Geoff Pullar), 3-177 (Mike Smith)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Peter Richardson and Geoff Pullar | 2 |
| second | Ken Barrington and Geoff Pullar | 164 |
| third | Ken Barrington and Mike Smith | 11 |
| fourth | Ken Barrington and Ted Dexter | 79 |
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