India v England 4th Test
England tour of India - 1961 (1961/62) · Eden Gardens, Kolkata · 30 December 1961
India won by 187 runs
India won by 187 runs. Chandu Borde top-scored with 68 for India. Salim Durani took 5/47.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of India - 1961 (1961/62)
- Ground
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Dates
- 30 December 1961 to 4 January 1962
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 187 runs
- Captains
- Nari Contractor (India), Ted Dexter (England)
- Debuts
- Peter Parfitt (England), Geoff Millman (England)
- Umpires
- HE Choudhury and SK Raghunatha Rao
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. Peter Parfitt and Geoff Millman played their first Tests.
India batted first and made 380 all out. Chandu Borde top-scored with 68, and Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi made 64. David Allen took 5 for 67 for England. That was well above the 1960s average first-innings total at Eden Gardens, 294 across 8 Tests.
England replied with 212 all out. Peter Richardson top-scored with 62, and Ted Dexter made 57. Salim Durani took 5 for 47 for India. India led by 168 on first innings.
India made 252 all out in their second innings. Chandu Borde top-scored with 61. David Allen took 4 for 95 for England.
Set 421 to win, England made 233 all out. Ted Dexter top-scored with 62, and Peter Parfitt made 46. Salim Durani took 3 for 66 for India.
India won by 187 runs.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 380 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Nari Contractor | bowled | 4 |
| Vijay Mehra | c Peter Parfitt | 62 |
| Vijay Manjrekar | bowled | 24 |
| Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi | c Tony Lock | 64 |
| Polly Umrigar | c David Smith | 36 |
| Motganhalli Jaisimha | c Geoff Millman | 37 |
| Chandu Borde | run out | 68 |
| Salim Durani | bowled | 43 |
| Farokh Engineer | c Peter Parfitt | 12 |
| Ramakant Desai | not out | 13 |
| Vasant Ranjane | c Bob Barber | 7 |
Extras 10 · Total 380 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Smith | 31 | 10 | 60 | 2 |
| Barry Knight | 18 | 3 | 61 | 0 |
| Ted Dexter | 29 | 7 | 83 | 0 |
| David Allen | 34 | 13 | 67 | 5 |
| Tony Lock | 36 | 19 | 63 | 2 |
| Bob Barber | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Eric Russell | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-6 (Nari Contractor), 2-50 (Vijay Manjrekar), 3-145 (Vijay Mehra), 4-185 (Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi), 5-194 (Polly Umrigar), 6-259 (Motganhalli Jaisimha), 7-314 (Chandu Borde), 8-355 (Salim Durani), 9-357 (Farokh Engineer), 10-380 (Vasant Ranjane)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Nari Contractor and Vijay Mehra | 6 |
| second | Vijay Manjrekar and Vijay Mehra | 44 |
| third | Vijay Mehra and Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi | 95 |
| fourth | Polly Umrigar and Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi | 40 |
| fifth | Polly Umrigar and Motganhalli Jaisimha | 9 |
| sixth | Chandu Borde and Motganhalli Jaisimha | 65 |
| seventh | Chandu Borde and Salim Durani | 55 |
| eighth | Salim Durani and Farokh Engineer | 41 |
| ninth | Ramakant Desai and Farokh Engineer | 2 |
| tenth | Vasant Ranjane and Ramakant Desai | 23 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 212 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | c Nari Contractor | 62 | – |
| Eric Russell | bowled | 10 | – |
| Ken Barrington | bowled | 14 | – |
| Peter Parfitt | caught | 21 | – |
| Ted Dexter | bowled | 57 | – |
| Bob Barber | bowled | 12 | – |
| Barry Knight | st Farokh Engineer | 12 | – |
| David Allen | bowled | 15 | – |
| Geoff Millman | c Farokh Engineer | 0 | – |
| Tony Lock | not out | 2 | – |
| David Smith | bowled | 0 | 1 |
Extras 7 · Total 212 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramakant Desai | 10 | 1 | 34 | 0 |
| Vasant Ranjane | 21 | 3 | 59 | 1 |
| Salim Durani | 23.2 | 8 | 47 | 5 |
| Chandu Borde | 25 | 8 | 65 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-26 (Eric Russell), 2-69 (Ken Barrington), 3-91 (Peter Richardson), 4-130 (Peter Parfitt), 5-155 (Bob Barber), 6-181 (Barry Knight), 7-208 (Ted Dexter), 8-209 (Geoff Millman), 9-212 (David Allen), 10-212 (David Smith)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Peter Richardson and Eric Russell | 26 |
| second | Ken Barrington and Peter Richardson | 43 |
| third | Peter Richardson and Peter Parfitt | 22 |
| fourth | Ted Dexter and Peter Parfitt | 39 |
| fifth | Ted Dexter and Bob Barber | 25 |
| sixth | Ted Dexter and Barry Knight | 26 |
| seventh | Ted Dexter and David Allen | 27 |
| eighth | David Allen and Geoff Millman | 1 |
| ninth | Tony Lock and David Allen | 3 |
| tenth | Tony Lock and David Smith | 0 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 252 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nari Contractor | st Geoff Millman | 11 | – |
| Motganhalli Jaisimha | bowled | 36 | – |
| Vijay Manjrekar | st Geoff Millman | 27 | – |
| Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi | c Geoff Millman | 32 | – |
| Farokh Engineer | c Geoff Millman | 9 | – |
| Polly Umrigar | bowled | 36 | – |
| Salim Durani | c Peter Parfitt | 0 | 3 |
| Chandu Borde | c Ken Barrington | 61 | – |
| Ramakant Desai | c Peter Parfitt | 29 | – |
| Vasant Ranjane | c Tony Lock | 0 | 3 |
| Vijay Mehra | not out | 7 | – |
Extras 4 · Total 252 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Smith | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Barry Knight | 7 | 2 | 18 | 2 |
| David Allen | 43.2 | 16 | 95 | 4 |
| Tony Lock | 46 | 15 | 111 | 4 |
| Bob Barber | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-39 (Nari Contractor), 2-55 (Motganhalli Jaisimha), 3-102 (Vijay Manjrekar), 4-119 (Farokh Engineer), 5-119 (Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi), 6-119 (Salim Durani), 7-192 (Polly Umrigar), 8-233 (Ramakant Desai), 9-233 (Vasant Ranjane), 10-252 (Chandu Borde)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Nari Contractor and Motganhalli Jaisimha | 39 |
| second | Vijay Manjrekar and Motganhalli Jaisimha | 16 |
| third | Vijay Manjrekar and Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi | 47 |
| fourth | Farokh Engineer and Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi | 17 |
| fifth | Polly Umrigar and Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi | 0 |
| sixth | Polly Umrigar and Salim Durani | 0 |
| seventh | Polly Umrigar and Chandu Borde | 73 |
| eighth | Chandu Borde and Ramakant Desai | 41 |
| ninth | Chandu Borde and Vasant Ranjane | 0 |
| tenth | Vijay Mehra and Chandu Borde | 19 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 233 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | bowled | 42 |
| Eric Russell | bowled | 9 |
| Ken Barrington | c Salim Durani | 3 |
| Ted Dexter | lbw | 62 |
| Bob Barber | c Motganhalli Jaisimha | 6 |
| Peter Parfitt | lbw | 46 |
| Barry Knight | not out | 39 |
| David Allen | c Vijay Manjrekar | 7 |
| Geoff Millman | bowled | 4 |
| Tony Lock | run out | 1 |
| David Smith | c Vijay Manjrekar | 2 |
Extras 12 · Total 233 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramakant Desai | 17 | 4 | 32 | 2 |
| Vasant Ranjane | 14 | 3 | 31 | 2 |
| Salim Durani | 33.2 | 12 | 66 | 3 |
| Chandu Borde | 22 | 10 | 46 | 0 |
| Polly Umrigar | 30 | 10 | 46 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-20 (Eric Russell), 2-27 (Ken Barrington), 3-92 (Peter Richardson), 4-101 (Bob Barber), 5-129 (Ted Dexter), 6-195 (Peter Parfitt), 7-208 (David Allen), 8-217 (Geoff Millman), 9-224 (Tony Lock), 10-233 (David Smith)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Peter Richardson and Eric Russell | 20 |
| second | Ken Barrington and Peter Richardson | 7 |
| third | Peter Richardson and Ted Dexter | 65 |
| fourth | Ted Dexter and Bob Barber | 9 |
| fifth | Ted Dexter and Peter Parfitt | 28 |
| sixth | Barry Knight and Peter Parfitt | 66 |
| seventh | David Allen and Barry Knight | 13 |
| eighth | Barry Knight and Geoff Millman | 9 |
| ninth | Tony Lock and Barry Knight | 7 |
| tenth | David Smith and Barry Knight | 9 |
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