India v New Zealand 2nd Test
New Zealand tour of India - 1955 (1955/56) · Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai · 2 December 1955
India won by an innings and 27 runs
India won by an innings and 27 runs. Vinoo Mankad top-scored with 223 for India. Subhash Gupte took 5/45.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- New Zealand tour of India - 1955 (1955/56)
- Ground
- Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
- Dates
- 2 December 1955 to 7 December 1955
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by an innings and 27 runs
- Captains
- Polly Umrigar (India), Harry Cave (New Zealand)
- Debuts
- Vijay Mehra (India), Nari Contractor (India), Sadashiv Patil (India)
- Umpires
- BJ Mohoni and MG Vijayasarathi
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. Vijay Mehra, Nari Contractor and Sadashiv Patil played their first Tests.
India batted first and made 421 for 8. Vinoo Mankad top-scored with 223, and AG Kripal Singh made 63. Harry Cave took 3 for 77 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 167-run stand for the fourth wicket between Vinoo Mankad and AG Kripal Singh. That was well above the 1950s average first-innings total at Brabourne Stadium, 314 across 5 Tests.
New Zealand replied with 258 all out. Bert Sutcliffe top-scored with 73, and Tony MacGibbon made 46. Subhash Gupte took 3 for 83 for India. India led by 163 on first innings. New Zealand followed on.
New Zealand made 136 all out in their second innings. Bert Sutcliffe top-scored with 37. Subhash Gupte took 5 for 45 for India.
India won by an innings and 27 runs. It is the heaviest innings defeat at Brabourne Stadium across the 18 Tests in our archive.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 421 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Vinoo Mankad | caught | 223 |
| Vijay Mehra | c Zin Harris | 10 |
| Polly Umrigar | bowled | 15 |
| Vijay Manjrekar | c Jack Alabaster | 0 |
| AG Kripal Singh | bowled | 63 |
| Gulabrai Ramchand | bowled | 22 |
| Nari Contractor | c Eric Petrie | 16 |
| Dattu Phadkar | not out | 37 |
| Naren Tamhane | bowled | 10 |
| Sadashiv Patil | not out | 14 |
Did not bat: Subhash Gupte
Extras 11 · Total 421 for 8
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Hayes | 26 | 4 | 79 | 1 |
| Tony MacGibbon | 23 | 6 | 56 | 2 |
| Harry Cave | 48 | 23 | 77 | 3 |
| John Reid | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Jack Alabaster | 25 | 4 | 83 | 0 |
| Alex Moir | 12 | 2 | 51 | 0 |
| Matt Poore | 19 | 3 | 49 | 2 |
| Bert Sutcliffe | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-36 (Vijay Mehra), 2-61 (Polly Umrigar), 3-63 (Vijay Manjrekar), 4-230 (AG Kripal Singh), 5-281 (Gulabrai Ramchand), 6-347 (Nari Contractor), 7-365 (Vinoo Mankad), 8-377 (Naren Tamhane)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Vinoo Mankad and Vijay Mehra | 36 |
| second | Vinoo Mankad and Polly Umrigar | 25 |
| third | Vinoo Mankad and Vijay Manjrekar | 2 |
| fourth | Vinoo Mankad and AG Kripal Singh | 167 |
| fifth | Vinoo Mankad and Gulabrai Ramchand | 51 |
| sixth | Vinoo Mankad and Nari Contractor | 66 |
| seventh | Vinoo Mankad and Dattu Phadkar | 18 |
| eighth | Dattu Phadkar and Naren Tamhane | 12 |
| ninth | Dattu Phadkar and Sadashiv Patil | 44 |
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 258 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Bert Sutcliffe | c Subhash Gupte | 73 |
| Eric Petrie | lbw | 4 |
| John Guy | c Subhash Gupte | 23 |
| John Reid | lbw | 39 |
| Zin Harris | lbw | 19 |
| Tony MacGibbon | c Vinoo Mankad | 46 |
| Matt Poore | c Polly Umrigar | 17 |
| Harry Cave | run out | 12 |
| Alex Moir | lbw | 0 |
| Jack Alabaster | bowled | 16 |
| Johnny Hayes | not out | 0 |
Extras 9 · Total 258 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dattu Phadkar | 28 | 10 | 53 | 2 |
| Sadashiv Patil | 14 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Subhash Gupte | 51 | 26 | 83 | 3 |
| Gulabrai Ramchand | 31 | 15 | 48 | 2 |
| Vinoo Mankad | 10.1 | 3 | 29 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-21 (Eric Petrie), 2-94 (Bert Sutcliffe), 3-133 (John Guy), 4-156 (Zin Harris), 5-166 (John Reid), 6-218 (Matt Poore), 7-231 (Tony MacGibbon), 8-232 (Alex Moir), 9-258 (Harry Cave), 10-258 (Jack Alabaster)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bert Sutcliffe and Eric Petrie | 21 |
| second | Bert Sutcliffe and John Guy | 73 |
| third | John Reid and John Guy | 39 |
| fourth | John Reid and Zin Harris | 23 |
| fifth | John Reid and Tony MacGibbon | 10 |
| sixth | Tony MacGibbon and Matt Poore | 52 |
| seventh | Harry Cave and Tony MacGibbon | 13 |
| eighth | Harry Cave and Alex Moir | 1 |
| ninth | Harry Cave and Jack Alabaster | 26 |
| tenth | Johnny Hayes and Jack Alabaster | 0 |
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 136 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Bert Sutcliffe | c Vinoo Mankad | 37 |
| Eric Petrie | c Subhash Gupte | 4 |
| John Guy | lbw | 2 |
| John Reid | c Dattu Phadkar | 4 |
| Zin Harris | c Naren Tamhane | 7 |
| Tony MacGibbon | c Sadashiv Patil | 24 |
| Matt Poore | bowled | 0 |
| Harry Cave | c Polly Umrigar | 21 |
| Alex Moir | c Vijay Manjrekar | 28 |
| Jack Alabaster | bowled | 4 |
| Johnny Hayes | not out | 0 |
Extras 5 · Total 136 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dattu Phadkar | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Sadashiv Patil | 9 | 4 | 15 | 1 |
| Subhash Gupte | 32.4 | 19 | 45 | 5 |
| Gulabrai Ramchand | 6 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Vinoo Mankad | 24 | 8 | 57 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-13 (Eric Petrie), 2-22 (John Guy), 3-33 (John Reid), 4-45 (Zin Harris), 5-67 (Bert Sutcliffe), 6-68 (Matt Poore), 7-86 (Tony MacGibbon), 8-117 (Harry Cave), 9-136 (Alex Moir), 10-136 (Jack Alabaster)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bert Sutcliffe and Eric Petrie | 13 |
| second | Bert Sutcliffe and John Guy | 9 |
| third | Bert Sutcliffe and John Reid | 11 |
| fourth | Bert Sutcliffe and Zin Harris | 12 |
| fifth | Bert Sutcliffe and Tony MacGibbon | 22 |
| sixth | Tony MacGibbon and Matt Poore | 1 |
| seventh | Harry Cave and Tony MacGibbon | 18 |
| eighth | Harry Cave and Alex Moir | 31 |
| ninth | Alex Moir and Jack Alabaster | 19 |
| tenth | Johnny Hayes and Jack Alabaster | 0 |
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