India v England 1st Test
England tour of India - 1972 (1972/73) · Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi · 20 December 1972
England won by 6 wickets
England won by 6 wickets. Eknath Solkar top-scored with 75 for India. Bhagwath Chandrasekhar took 8/79.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of India - 1972 (1972/73)
- Ground
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi (then Feroz Shah Kotla)
- Dates
- 20 December 1972 to 25 December 1972
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 6 wickets
- Captains
- Ajit Wadekar (India), Tony Lewis (England)
- Debuts
- Ramnath Parkar (India), Tony Lewis (England)
- Umpires
- B Satyaji Rao and MV Nagendra
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. Ramnath Parkar and Tony Lewis played their first Tests.
India batted first and made 173 all out. Syed Abid Ali top-scored with 58 off 103 balls. Geoff Arnold took 6 for 45 for England. That was well below the 1970s average first-innings total at Arun Jaitley Stadium, 354 across 6 Tests.
England replied with 200 all out. Tony Greig top-scored with 68 not out off 242 balls, and Dennis Amiss made 46. Bhagwath Chandrasekhar took 8 for 79 for India. England led by 27 on first innings.
India made 233 all out in their second innings. Eknath Solkar top-scored with 75 off 197 balls, and Farokh Engineer made 63. Derek Underwood took 4 for 56 for England. The innings was built on a 103-run stand for the sixth wicket between Farokh Engineer and Eknath Solkar, 44% of the total.
Set 207 to win, England made 208 for 4. Tony Lewis top-scored with 70 not out off 158 balls, and Barry Wood made 45. Bishan Bedi took 3 for 50 for India. The innings was built on a 101-run stand for the fifth wicket between Tony Greig and Tony Lewis, 49% of the total.
England won by 6 wickets.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 173 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Tony Greig | 12 | 35 |
| Ramnath Parkar | c Pat Pocock | 4 | 19 |
| Ajit Wadekar | bowled | 3 | 11 |
| Dilip Sardesai | bowled | 12 | 66 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | c Alan Knott | 27 | 83 |
| Eknath Solkar | c Alan Knott | 20 | 79 |
| Farokh Engineer | bowled | 15 | 17 |
| Syed Abid Ali | c Tony Greig | 58 | 103 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | c Tony Greig | 17 | 35 |
| Bishan Bedi | not out | 4 | 9 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | bowled | 0 | 1 |
Extras 1 · Total 173 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Arnold | 23.4 | 7 | 45 | 6 |
| Bob Cottam | 23 | 5 | 66 | 2 |
| Tony Greig | 23 | 8 | 32 | 2 |
| Pat Pocock | 6 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Derek Underwood | 9 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Ramnath Parkar), 2-15 (Ajit Wadekar), 3-20 (Sunil Gavaskar), 4-43 (Dilip Sardesai), 5-59 (Gundappa Viswanath), 6-80 (Farokh Engineer), 7-123 (Eknath Solkar), 8-169 (Syed Abid Ali), 9-169 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan), 10-173 (Bhagwath Chandrasekhar)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Ramnath Parkar | 7 |
| second | Ajit Wadekar and Sunil Gavaskar | 8 |
| third | Dilip Sardesai and Sunil Gavaskar | 5 |
| fourth | Dilip Sardesai and Gundappa Viswanath | 23 |
| fifth | Eknath Solkar and Gundappa Viswanath | 16 |
| sixth | Farokh Engineer and Eknath Solkar | 21 |
| seventh | Syed Abid Ali and Eknath Solkar | 43 |
| eighth | Srinivas Venkataraghavan and Syed Abid Ali | 46 |
| ninth | Srinivas Venkataraghavan and Bishan Bedi | 0 |
| tenth | Bhagwath Chandrasekhar and Bishan Bedi | 4 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 200 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Wood | c Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 19 | 84 |
| Dennis Amiss | st Farokh Engineer | 46 | 73 |
| Keith Fletcher | bowled | 2 | 6 |
| Mike Denness | c Farokh Engineer | 16 | 73 |
| Tony Lewis | lbw | 0 | 2 |
| Tony Greig | not out | 68 | 242 |
| Alan Knott | c Eknath Solkar | 4 | 12 |
| Geoff Arnold | c Syed Abid Ali | 12 | 80 |
| Pat Pocock | lbw | 0 | 29 |
| Derek Underwood | c Eknath Solkar | 6 | 34 |
| Bob Cottam | c Syed Abid Ali | 3 | 21 |
Extras 24 · Total 200 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syed Abid Ali | 9 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| Eknath Solkar | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bishan Bedi | 47 | 23 | 59 | 2 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 41.5 | 18 | 79 | 8 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 8 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-61 (Barry Wood), 2-69 (Dennis Amiss), 3-71 (Keith Fletcher), 4-71 (Tony Lewis), 5-119 (Mike Denness), 6-123 (Alan Knott), 7-152 (Geoff Arnold), 8-160 (Pat Pocock), 9-180 (Derek Underwood), 10-200 (Bob Cottam)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Dennis Amiss and Barry Wood | 61 |
| second | Dennis Amiss and Keith Fletcher | 8 |
| third | Keith Fletcher and Mike Denness | 2 |
| fourth | Mike Denness and Tony Lewis | 0 |
| fifth | Mike Denness and Tony Greig | 48 |
| sixth | Alan Knott and Tony Greig | 4 |
| seventh | Geoff Arnold and Tony Greig | 29 |
| eighth | Pat Pocock and Tony Greig | 8 |
| ninth | Derek Underwood and Tony Greig | 20 |
| tenth | Bob Cottam and Tony Greig | 20 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 233 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Tony Greig | 8 | 46 |
| Ramnath Parkar | lbw | 35 | 72 |
| Ajit Wadekar | st Alan Knott | 24 | 60 |
| Dilip Sardesai | c Tony Greig | 10 | 36 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | bowled | 3 | 21 |
| Eknath Solkar | caught | 75 | 197 |
| Farokh Engineer | c Alan Knott | 63 | 132 |
| Syed Abid Ali | c Keith Fletcher | 0 | 9 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | bowled | 0 | 4 |
| Bishan Bedi | bowled | 2 | 6 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | not out | 1 | 13 |
Extras 12 · Total 233 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Arnold | 20.4 | 6 | 46 | 3 |
| Bob Cottam | 7 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Tony Greig | 6 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Pat Pocock | 33 | 7 | 72 | 3 |
| Derek Underwood | 30 | 13 | 56 | 4 |
| Barry Wood | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-26 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-59 (Ramnath Parkar), 3-82 (Ajit Wadekar), 4-86 (Dilip Sardesai), 5-103 (Gundappa Viswanath), 6-206 (Farokh Engineer), 7-207 (Syed Abid Ali), 8-211 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan), 9-215 (Bishan Bedi), 10-233 (Eknath Solkar)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Ramnath Parkar | 26 |
| second | Ajit Wadekar and Ramnath Parkar | 33 |
| third | Dilip Sardesai and Ajit Wadekar | 23 |
| fourth | Dilip Sardesai and Gundappa Viswanath | 4 |
| fifth | Eknath Solkar and Gundappa Viswanath | 17 |
| sixth | Farokh Engineer and Eknath Solkar | 103 |
| seventh | Syed Abid Ali and Eknath Solkar | 1 |
| eighth | Srinivas Venkataraghavan and Eknath Solkar | 4 |
| ninth | Bishan Bedi and Eknath Solkar | 4 |
| tenth | Bhagwath Chandrasekhar and Eknath Solkar | 18 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 208 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Wood | c Eknath Solkar | 45 | 149 |
| Dennis Amiss | c Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 9 | 25 |
| Keith Fletcher | c Ajit Wadekar | 0 | 8 |
| Mike Denness | c Gundappa Viswanath | 35 | 63 |
| Tony Lewis | not out | 70 | 158 |
| Tony Greig | not out | 40 | 120 |
Did not bat: Alan Knott, Geoff Arnold, Pat Pocock, Derek Underwood, Bob Cottam
Extras 9 · Total 208 for 4
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syed Abid Ali | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Eknath Solkar | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Bishan Bedi | 39 | 20 | 50 | 3 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 24 | 7 | 70 | 1 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 16 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Dilip Sardesai | 1.5 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-18 (Dennis Amiss), 2-20 (Keith Fletcher), 3-76 (Mike Denness), 4-107 (Barry Wood)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Dennis Amiss and Barry Wood | 18 |
| second | Keith Fletcher and Barry Wood | 2 |
| third | Mike Denness and Barry Wood | 56 |
| fourth | Barry Wood and Tony Lewis | 31 |
| fifth | Tony Greig and Tony Lewis | 101 |
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