India v England 2nd Test
England tour of India - 1972 (1972/73) · Eden Gardens, Kolkata · 30 December 1972
India won by 28 runs
India won by 28 runs. Farokh Engineer top-scored with 75 for India. Tony Greig took 5/24.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of India - 1972 (1972/73)
- Ground
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Dates
- 30 December 1972 to 4 January 1973
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 28 runs
- Captains
- Ajit Wadekar (India), Tony Lewis (England)
- Debut
- Chris Old (England)
- Umpires
- AM Mamsa and J Reuben
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Chris Old's first Test.
India batted first and made 210 all out. Farokh Engineer top-scored with 75 off 144 balls, and Ajit Wadekar made 44. Bob Cottam took 3 for 45 for England. That was well below the 1970s average first-innings total at Eden Gardens, 268 across 5 Tests.
England replied with 174 all out. Alan Knott top-scored with 35 off 50 balls. Bhagwath Chandrasekhar took 5 for 65 for India. India led by 36 on first innings.
India made 155 all out in their second innings. Salim Durani top-scored with 53 off 139 balls. Tony Greig took 5 for 24 for England. From 133 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 22 runs, to 155 for 10.
Set 192 to win, England made 163 all out. Tony Greig top-scored with 67 off 135 balls. Bishan Bedi took 5 for 63 for India. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 17 runs, to 17 for 4.
India won by 28 runs.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 210 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Chris Old | 18 | 71 |
| Ramnath Parkar | c Alan Knott | 26 | 109 |
| Ajit Wadekar | run out | 44 | 84 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | c Barry Wood | 3 | 31 |
| Salim Durani | bowled | 4 | 25 |
| Eknath Solkar | bowled | 19 | 90 |
| Farokh Engineer | bowled | 75 | 144 |
| Syed Abid Ali | bowled | 3 | 10 |
| Erapalli Prasanna | lbw | 6 | 9 |
| Bishan Bedi | run out | 0 | – |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | not out | 1 | 24 |
Extras 11 · Total 210 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Old | 26 | 7 | 72 | 2 |
| Bob Cottam | 23 | 6 | 45 | 3 |
| Derek Underwood | 20.4 | 11 | 43 | 2 |
| Pat Pocock | 19 | 10 | 26 | 0 |
| Tony Greig | 9 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-29 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-68 (Ramnath Parkar), 3-78 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-99 (Ajit Wadekar), 5-100 (Salim Durani), 6-163 (Eknath Solkar), 7-176 (Syed Abid Ali), 8-192 (Erapalli Prasanna), 9-192 (Bishan Bedi), 10-210 (Farokh Engineer)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Ramnath Parkar | 29 |
| second | Ajit Wadekar and Ramnath Parkar | 39 |
| third | Ajit Wadekar and Gundappa Viswanath | 10 |
| fourth | Salim Durani and Ajit Wadekar | 21 |
| fifth | Salim Durani and Eknath Solkar | 1 |
| sixth | Farokh Engineer and Eknath Solkar | 63 |
| seventh | Farokh Engineer and Syed Abid Ali | 13 |
| eighth | Farokh Engineer and Erapalli Prasanna | 16 |
| ninth | Farokh Engineer and Bishan Bedi | 0 |
| tenth | Farokh Engineer and Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 18 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 174 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Wood | bowled | 11 | 44 |
| Dennis Amiss | c Eknath Solkar | 11 | 54 |
| Keith Fletcher | c Sunil Gavaskar | 16 | 33 |
| Mike Denness | c Eknath Solkar | 21 | 54 |
| Tony Lewis | lbw | 4 | 11 |
| Tony Greig | caught | 29 | 78 |
| Alan Knott | st Farokh Engineer | 35 | 50 |
| Chris Old | not out | 33 | 90 |
| Pat Pocock | bowled | 3 | 13 |
| Derek Underwood | c Eknath Solkar | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Cottam | lbw | 3 | 25 |
Extras 8 · Total 174 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syed Abid Ali | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Eknath Solkar | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Bishan Bedi | 26 | 7 | 59 | 2 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 26.2 | 5 | 65 | 5 |
| Erapalli Prasanna | 16 | 4 | 33 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-18 (Barry Wood), 2-37 (Dennis Amiss), 3-47 (Keith Fletcher), 4-56 (Tony Lewis), 5-84 (Mike Denness), 6-117 (Tony Greig), 7-144 (Alan Knott), 8-153 (Pat Pocock), 9-154 (Derek Underwood), 10-174 (Bob Cottam)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Dennis Amiss and Barry Wood | 18 |
| second | Dennis Amiss and Keith Fletcher | 19 |
| third | Keith Fletcher and Mike Denness | 10 |
| fourth | Mike Denness and Tony Lewis | 9 |
| fifth | Mike Denness and Tony Greig | 28 |
| sixth | Alan Knott and Tony Greig | 33 |
| seventh | Alan Knott and Chris Old | 27 |
| eighth | Pat Pocock and Chris Old | 9 |
| ninth | Derek Underwood and Chris Old | 1 |
| tenth | Bob Cottam and Chris Old | 20 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 155 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | lbw | 2 | 4 |
| Ramnath Parkar | c Keith Fletcher | 15 | 32 |
| Salim Durani | c Keith Fletcher | 53 | 139 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | c Keith Fletcher | 34 | 82 |
| Farokh Engineer | c Alan Knott | 17 | 39 |
| Eknath Solkar | c Alan Knott | 6 | 48 |
| Ajit Wadekar | lbw | 0 | 13 |
| Syed Abid Ali | c Dennis Amiss | 3 | 17 |
| Erapalli Prasanna | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Bishan Bedi | not out | 9 | 30 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | bowled | 1 | 9 |
Extras 15 · Total 155 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Old | 21 | 6 | 43 | 4 |
| Bob Cottam | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Derek Underwood | 14 | 4 | 36 | 1 |
| Pat Pocock | 8 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Tony Greig | 19.5 | 9 | 24 | 5 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-33 (Ramnath Parkar), 3-104 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-112 (Salim Durani), 5-133 (Farokh Engineer), 6-133 (Eknath Solkar), 7-135 (Ajit Wadekar), 8-135 (Erapalli Prasanna), 9-147 (Syed Abid Ali), 10-155 (Bhagwath Chandrasekhar)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Ramnath Parkar | 2 |
| second | Salim Durani and Ramnath Parkar | 31 |
| third | Salim Durani and Gundappa Viswanath | 71 |
| fourth | Salim Durani and Farokh Engineer | 8 |
| fifth | Farokh Engineer and Eknath Solkar | 21 |
| sixth | Ajit Wadekar and Eknath Solkar | 0 |
| seventh | Ajit Wadekar and Syed Abid Ali | 2 |
| eighth | Erapalli Prasanna and Syed Abid Ali | 0 |
| ninth | Bishan Bedi and Syed Abid Ali | 12 |
| tenth | Bhagwath Chandrasekhar and Bishan Bedi | 8 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 163 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Wood | bowled | 1 | 10 |
| Dennis Amiss | c Farokh Engineer | 1 | 29 |
| Keith Fletcher | lbw | 5 | 14 |
| Mike Denness | lbw | 32 | 186 |
| Tony Lewis | c Eknath Solkar | 3 | 23 |
| Tony Greig | lbw | 67 | 135 |
| Alan Knott | c Salim Durani | 2 | 11 |
| Chris Old | not out | 17 | 78 |
| Pat Pocock | c Bishan Bedi | 5 | 15 |
| Derek Underwood | c Ajit Wadekar | 4 | 5 |
| Bob Cottam | lbw | 13 | 42 |
Extras 13 · Total 163 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syed Abid Ali | 8 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| Eknath Solkar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bishan Bedi | 40 | 12 | 63 | 5 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 29 | 14 | 42 | 4 |
| Erapalli Prasanna | 9 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Salim Durani | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Barry Wood), 2-8 (Keith Fletcher), 3-11 (Dennis Amiss), 4-17 (Tony Lewis), 5-114 (Tony Greig), 6-119 (Alan Knott), 7-123 (Mike Denness), 8-130 (Pat Pocock), 9-138 (Derek Underwood), 10-163 (Bob Cottam)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Dennis Amiss and Barry Wood | 3 |
| second | Dennis Amiss and Keith Fletcher | 5 |
| third | Dennis Amiss and Mike Denness | 3 |
| fourth | Mike Denness and Tony Lewis | 6 |
| fifth | Mike Denness and Tony Greig | 97 |
| sixth | Alan Knott and Mike Denness | 5 |
| seventh | Mike Denness and Chris Old | 4 |
| eighth | Pat Pocock and Chris Old | 7 |
| ninth | Derek Underwood and Chris Old | 8 |
| tenth | Bob Cottam and Chris Old | 25 |
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