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England v India 3rd Test

India tour of England - 1996 (1996) · Trent Bridge, Nottingham · 4 July 1996

Match drawn

Match drawn. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 177 for India. Mark Ealham took 4/21.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
India tour of England - 1996 (1996)
Ground
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Dates
4 July 1996 to 9 July 1996
Toss
India, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Player of the match
Sourav Ganguly
Captains
Mohammad Azharuddin (India), Mike Atherton (England)
Debut
Mark Ealham (England)
Umpires
G Sharp and KT Francis
Match referee
CW Smith

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Mark Ealham's first Test.

India batted first and made 521 all out. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 177 off 360 balls, and Sourav Ganguly made 136. Chris Lewis took 3 for 89 for England. The innings was built on a 255-run stand for the third wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, 49% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Trent Bridge, 355 across 8 Tests.

England replied with 564 for 9. Mike Atherton top-scored with 160 off 376 balls, and Nasser Hussain made 107. Sourav Ganguly took 3 for 71 for India. The innings was built on a 192-run stand for the second wicket between Mike Atherton and Nasser Hussain. England led by 43 on first innings.

India made 211 for 9 in their second innings. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 74 off 97 balls, and Sourav Ganguly made 48. Mark Ealham took 4 for 21 for England. From 204 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 7 runs, to 211 for 9.

Match drawn.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 521 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Vikram Rathourc Jack Russell47
Nayan Mongiac Jack Russell924
Sourav Gangulyc Nasser Hussain136268
Sachin Tendulkarc Min Patel177360
Sanjay Manjrekarc Graeme Hick53144
Mohammad Azharuddinc Min Patel511
Rahul Dravidc Jack Russell84149
Anil Kumblelbw06
Javagal Srinathc Dominic Cork19
Venkatesh Prasadrun out (Alec Stewart)1332
Venkatapathy Rajunot out18

Extras 38 · Total 521 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Chris Lewis3710893
Dominic Cork3261241
Alan Mullally4012882
Mark Ealham299902
Min Patel2421011
Graeme Hick4180
Graham Thorpe1030

FALL OF WICKETS

1-7 (Vikram Rathour), 2-33 (Nayan Mongia), 3-288 (Sourav Ganguly), 4-377 (Sachin Tendulkar), 5-385 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 6-446 (Sanjay Manjrekar), 7-447 (Anil Kumble), 8-453 (Javagal Srinath), 9-513 (Venkatesh Prasad), 10-521 (Rahul Dravid)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstNayan Mongia and Vikram Rathour7
secondSourav Ganguly and Nayan Mongia26
thirdSachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly255
fourthSanjay Manjrekar and Sachin Tendulkar89
fifthMohammad Azharuddin and Sanjay Manjrekar8
sixthSanjay Manjrekar and Rahul Dravid61
seventhAnil Kumble and Rahul Dravid1
eighthJavagal Srinath and Rahul Dravid6
ninthVenkatesh Prasad and Rahul Dravid60
tenthVenkatapathy Raju and Rahul Dravid8
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 564 FOR 9
BatterHow outRB
Mike Athertonc Sanjay Manjrekar160376
Alec Stewartc Nayan Mongia50115
Nasser Hussainretired not out107180
Graham Thorpelbw4591
Graeme Hickc Javagal Srinath2083
Mark Ealhamc Ajay Jadeja51120
Jack Russellc Nayan Mongia05
Chris Lewislbw2159
Dominic Corknot out3296
Min Patelc Sanjay Manjrekar2777
Alan Mullallyc Nayan Mongia19

Extras 50 · Total 564 for 9

Bowler (India)OMRW
Javagal Srinath47121312
Venkatesh Prasad43121242
Anil Kumble396981
Venkatapathy Raju4312761
Sourav Ganguly19.52713
Sachin Tendulkar70280

FALL OF WICKETS

1-130 (Alec Stewart), 1-322 (Nasser Hussain), 2-360 (Mike Atherton), 3-396 (Graham Thorpe), 4-444 (Graeme Hick), 5-444 (Jack Russell), 6-491 (Chris Lewis), 7-497 (Mark Ealham), 8-558 (Min Patel), 9-564 (Alan Mullally)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMike Atherton and Alec Stewart130
secondMike Atherton and Nasser Hussain192
thirdMike Atherton and Graham Thorpe38
fourthGraeme Hick and Graham Thorpe36
fifthGraeme Hick and Mark Ealham48
sixthJack Russell and Mark Ealham0
seventhChris Lewis and Mark Ealham47
eighthDominic Cork and Mark Ealham6
ninthDominic Cork and Min Patel61
tenthDominic Cork and Alan Mullally6
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 211 FOR 9
BatterHow outRB
Nayan Mongiac Chris Lewis45153
Sanjay Manjrekarc Alec Stewart1133
Sourav Gangulybowled4886
Sachin Tendulkarc Alec Stewart7497
Rahul Dravidc Graham Thorpe821
Mohammad Azharuddinc Dominic Cork814
Anil Kumblelbw26
Javagal Srinathc Graham Thorpe38
Venkatesh Prasadnot out03
Venkatapathy Rajucaught04

Did not bat: Vikram Rathour

Extras 12 · Total 211 for 9

Bowler (England)OMRW
Chris Lewis144502
Dominic Cork70321
Alan Mullally133362
Mark Ealham145214
Min Patel123470
Graeme Hick94230

FALL OF WICKETS

1-17 (Sanjay Manjrekar), 2-103 (Sourav Ganguly), 3-140 (Nayan Mongia), 4-160 (Rahul Dravid), 5-204 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 6-208 (Sachin Tendulkar), 7-208 (Anil Kumble), 8-211 (Javagal Srinath), 9-211 (Venkatapathy Raju)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSanjay Manjrekar and Nayan Mongia17
secondSourav Ganguly and Nayan Mongia86
thirdSachin Tendulkar and Nayan Mongia37
fourthSachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid20
fifthMohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar44
sixthSachin Tendulkar and Anil Kumble4
seventhAnil Kumble and Javagal Srinath0
eighthJavagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad3
ninthVenkatapathy Raju and Venkatesh Prasad0
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