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India v England 2nd Test

England tour of India - 1976 (1976/77) · Eden Gardens, Kolkata · 1 January 1977

England won by 10 wickets

England won by 10 wickets. Tony Greig top-scored with 103 for England. Bob Willis took 5/27.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
England tour of India - 1976 (1976/77)
Ground
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Dates
1 January 1977 to 6 January 1977
Toss
India, chose to bat
Result
England won by 10 wickets
Captains
Bishan Bedi (India), Tony Greig (England)
Debuts
Derek Randall (England), Roger Tolchard (England)
Umpires
B Satyaji Rao and HP Sharma

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat. Derek Randall and Roger Tolchard played their first Tests.

India batted first and made 155 all out. Gundappa Viswanath top-scored with 35 off 109 balls. Bob Willis took 5 for 27 for England. That was well below the 1970s average first-innings total at Eden Gardens, 268 across 5 Tests.

England replied with 321 all out. Tony Greig top-scored with 103 off 347 balls, and Roger Tolchard made 67. Bishan Bedi took 5 for 110 for India. The innings was built on a 142-run stand for the fifth wicket between Tony Greig and Roger Tolchard, 44% of the total. England led by 166 on first innings.

India made 181 all out in their second innings. Brijesh Patel top-scored with 56 off 163 balls. Chris Old took 3 for 38 for England.

Set 16 to win, England made 16 for 0. Dennis Amiss top-scored with 7 not out off 18 balls.

England won by 10 wickets.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 155 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sunil Gavaskarc Chris Old04
Anshuman Gaekwadbowled3289
Parthasarthi Sharmac Tony Greig933
Gundappa Viswanathc Roger Tolchard35109
Brijesh Patelhit wicket2164
Eknath Solkarc Tony Greig218
Madan Lalc Alan Knott1750
Syed Kirmaninot out2560
Erapalli Prasannabowled220
Bishan Bedic John Lever16
Bhagwath Chandrasekharbowled16

Extras 10 · Total 155 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Bob Willis203275
John Lever222572
Derek Underwood135241
Chris Old205372

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-23 (Parthasarthi Sharma), 3-65 (Anshuman Gaekwad), 4-92 (Gundappa Viswanath), 5-99 (Eknath Solkar), 6-106 (Brijesh Patel), 7-136 (Madan Lal), 8-147 (Erapalli Prasanna), 9-149 (Bishan Bedi), 10-155 (Bhagwath Chandrasekhar)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSunil Gavaskar and Anshuman Gaekwad1
secondParthasarthi Sharma and Anshuman Gaekwad22
thirdGundappa Viswanath and Anshuman Gaekwad42
fourthGundappa Viswanath and Brijesh Patel27
fifthEknath Solkar and Brijesh Patel7
sixthMadan Lal and Brijesh Patel7
seventhMadan Lal and Syed Kirmani30
eighthErapalli Prasanna and Syed Kirmani11
ninthBishan Bedi and Syed Kirmani2
tenthBhagwath Chandrasekhar and Syed Kirmani6
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 321 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Dennis Amissc Syed Kirmani35162
Graham Barlowc Syed Kirmani415
Mike Brearleyc Eknath Solkar518
Derek Randalllbw3787
Roger Tolchardbowled67238
Tony Greiglbw103347
Alan Knottc Sunil Gavaskar27
Chris Oldc Madan Lal52170
John Leverc Sunil Gavaskar217
Derek Underwoodc Sunil Gavaskar411
Bob Willisnot out0–

Extras 10 · Total 321 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Madan Lal174251
Eknath Solkar61150
Bishan Bedi64251105
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar339660
Erapalli Prasanna57.416934
Parthasarthi Sharma1020

FALL OF WICKETS

1-7 (Graham Barlow), 2-14 (Mike Brearley), 3-81 (Derek Randall), 4-90 (Dennis Amiss), 5-232 (Roger Tolchard), 6-234 (Alan Knott), 7-298 (Tony Greig), 8-307 (John Lever), 9-321 (Derek Underwood), 10-321 (Chris Old)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstDennis Amiss and Graham Barlow7
secondDennis Amiss and Mike Brearley7
thirdDennis Amiss and Derek Randall67
fourthDennis Amiss and Roger Tolchard9
fifthTony Greig and Roger Tolchard142
sixthAlan Knott and Tony Greig2
seventhTony Greig and Chris Old64
eighthChris Old and John Lever9
ninthDerek Underwood and Chris Old14
tenthBob Willis and Chris Old0
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 181 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sunil Gavaskarbowled1850
Anshuman Gaekwadc Roger Tolchard844
Parthasarthi Sharmac Alan Knott2032
Gundappa Viswanathc John Lever312
Brijesh Patellbw56163
Eknath Solkarc Alan Knott310
Madan Lalc Mike Brearley1648
Syed Kirmanibowled02
Erapalli Prasannac Mike Brearley1332
Bishan Bedibowled1839
Bhagwath Chandrasekharnot out411

Extras 22 · Total 181 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Bob Willis131322
John Lever30120
Derek Underwood32.518503
Chris Old124383
Tony Greig100272

FALL OF WICKETS

1-31 (Anshuman Gaekwad), 2-33 (Sunil Gavaskar), 3-36 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-60 (Parthasarthi Sharma), 5-70 (Eknath Solkar), 6-97 (Madan Lal), 7-97 (Syed Kirmani), 8-146 (Erapalli Prasanna), 9-171 (Brijesh Patel), 10-181 (Bishan Bedi)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSunil Gavaskar and Anshuman Gaekwad31
secondSunil Gavaskar and Parthasarthi Sharma2
thirdGundappa Viswanath and Parthasarthi Sharma3
fourthBrijesh Patel and Parthasarthi Sharma24
fifthEknath Solkar and Brijesh Patel10
sixthMadan Lal and Brijesh Patel27
seventhBrijesh Patel and Syed Kirmani0
eighthErapalli Prasanna and Brijesh Patel49
ninthBishan Bedi and Brijesh Patel25
tenthBhagwath Chandrasekhar and Bishan Bedi10
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 16 FOR 0
BatterHow outRB
Dennis Amissnot out718
Graham Barlownot out75

Did not bat: Derek Underwood, Bob Willis, John Lever, Mike Brearley, Derek Randall, Roger Tolchard, Tony Greig, Alan Knott, Chris Old

Extras 2 · Total 16 for 0

Bowler (India)OMRW
Madan Lal1030
Bishan Bedi1.4060
Erapalli Prasanna1050
PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstDennis Amiss and Graham Barlow1622
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