India v New Zealand 1st Test
New Zealand tour of India - 1969 (1969/70) · Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai · 25 September 1969
India won by 60 runs
India won by 60 runs. Bevan Congdon top-scored with 78 for New Zealand. Bishan Bedi took 6/42.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- New Zealand tour of India - 1969 (1969/70)
- Ground
- Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
- Dates
- 25 September 1969 to 30 September 1969
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 60 runs
- Captains
- Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (India), Graham Dowling (New Zealand)
- Debuts
- Chetan Chauhan (India), Ashok Mankad (India), Ajit Pai (India)
- Umpires
- AM Mamsa and B Satyaji Rao
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. Chetan Chauhan, Ashok Mankad and Ajit Pai played their first Tests.
India batted first and made 156 all out. Ajit Wadekar top-scored with 49. Dayle Hadlee took 3 for 17 for New Zealand. That was well below the 1960s average first-innings total at Brabourne Stadium, 309 across 9 Tests.
New Zealand replied with 229 all out. Bevan Congdon top-scored with 78. Erapalli Prasanna took 4 for 97 for India. New Zealand led by 73 on first innings.
India made 260 all out in their second innings. Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi top-scored with 67, and Ajit Wadekar made 40. Bruce Taylor took 3 for 30 for New Zealand.
Set 188 to win, New Zealand made 127 all out. Graham Dowling top-scored with 36 not out. Bishan Bedi took 6 for 42 for India. From 31 for 2 they lost 4 wickets for 18 runs, to 49 for 6.
India won by 60 runs.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 156 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Syed Abid Ali | c Bevan Congdon | 3 |
| Chetan Chauhan | c Bruce Murray | 18 |
| Ajit Wadekar | c Bevan Congdon | 49 |
| Rusi Surti | c Brian Hastings | 6 |
| Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi | c Bevan Congdon | 18 |
| Hanumant Singh | c Ken Wadsworth | 1 |
| Ashok Mankad | not out | 19 |
| Farokh Engineer | run out | 20 |
| Ajit Pai | bowled | 1 |
| Erapalli Prasanna | c Glenn Turner | 12 |
| Bishan Bedi | lbw | 4 |
Extras 5 · Total 156 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Taylor | 12.2 | 2 | 37 | 1 |
| Dayle Hadlee | 11 | 7 | 17 | 3 |
| Bob Cunis | 14 | 5 | 31 | 2 |
| Bevan Congdon | 15 | 3 | 33 | 3 |
| Hedley Howarth | 14 | 5 | 33 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Syed Abid Ali), 2-34 (Chetan Chauhan), 3-45 (Rusi Surti), 4-99 (Ajit Wadekar), 5-99 (Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi), 6-102 (Hanumant Singh), 7-131 (Farokh Engineer), 8-132 (Ajit Pai), 9-151 (Erapalli Prasanna), 10-156 (Bishan Bedi)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Syed Abid Ali and Chetan Chauhan | 4 |
| second | Ajit Wadekar and Chetan Chauhan | 30 |
| third | Rusi Surti and Ajit Wadekar | 11 |
| fourth | Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Ajit Wadekar | 54 |
| fifth | Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Hanumant Singh | 0 |
| sixth | Hanumant Singh and Ashok Mankad | 3 |
| seventh | Farokh Engineer and Ashok Mankad | 29 |
| eighth | Ashok Mankad and Ajit Pai | 1 |
| ninth | Erapalli Prasanna and Ashok Mankad | 19 |
| tenth | Bishan Bedi and Ashok Mankad | 5 |
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 229 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Glenn Turner | c Rusi Surti | 24 |
| Bruce Murray | c Chetan Chauhan | 17 |
| Graham Dowling | c Rusi Surti | 32 |
| Bevan Congdon | c Ajit Wadekar | 78 |
| Brian Hastings | bowled | 11 |
| Mark Burgess | c Syed Abid Ali | 10 |
| Ken Wadsworth | c Ajit Wadekar | 14 |
| Hedley Howarth | c Bishan Bedi | 1 |
| Bruce Taylor | c Ashok Mankad | 21 |
| Dayle Hadlee | not out | 0 |
| Bob Cunis | run out | 2 |
Extras 19 · Total 229 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajit Pai | 17 | 4 | 29 | 2 |
| Syed Abid Ali | 11 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| Rusi Surti | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Bishan Bedi | 37 | 19 | 51 | 2 |
| Erapalli Prasanna | 46.3 | 16 | 97 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-27 (Bruce Murray), 2-78 (Graham Dowling), 3-97 (Glenn Turner), 4-125 (Brian Hastings), 5-165 (Mark Burgess), 6-203 (Bevan Congdon), 7-204 (Ken Wadsworth), 8-227 (Bruce Taylor), 9-227 (Hedley Howarth), 10-229 (Bob Cunis)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bruce Murray and Glenn Turner | 27 |
| second | Graham Dowling and Glenn Turner | 51 |
| third | Bevan Congdon and Glenn Turner | 19 |
| fourth | Bevan Congdon and Brian Hastings | 28 |
| fifth | Bevan Congdon and Mark Burgess | 40 |
| sixth | Bevan Congdon and Ken Wadsworth | 38 |
| seventh | Hedley Howarth and Ken Wadsworth | 1 |
| eighth | Bruce Taylor and Hedley Howarth | 23 |
| ninth | Dayle Hadlee and Hedley Howarth | 0 |
| tenth | Bob Cunis and Dayle Hadlee | 2 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 260 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Syed Abid Ali | run out | 27 |
| Chetan Chauhan | c Ken Wadsworth | 34 |
| Ajit Wadekar | c Ken Wadsworth | 40 |
| Rusi Surti | bowled | 1 |
| Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi | c Hedley Howarth | 67 |
| Hanumant Singh | c Ken Wadsworth | 13 |
| Farokh Engineer | bowled | 9 |
| Ashok Mankad | c Hedley Howarth | 29 |
| Ajit Pai | bowled | 9 |
| Erapalli Prasanna | not out | 17 |
| Bishan Bedi | c Ken Wadsworth | 4 |
Extras 10 · Total 260 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Taylor | 18 | 8 | 30 | 3 |
| Dayle Hadlee | 25.2 | 7 | 57 | 3 |
| Bob Cunis | 22 | 6 | 50 | 0 |
| Bevan Congdon | 6 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Hedley Howarth | 45 | 21 | 69 | 2 |
| Mark Burgess | 20 | 9 | 30 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-44 (Syed Abid Ali), 2-105 (Ajit Wadekar), 3-105 (Chetan Chauhan), 4-111 (Rusi Surti), 5-151 (Hanumant Singh), 6-165 (Farokh Engineer), 7-229 (Ashok Mankad), 8-233 (Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi), 9-243 (Ajit Pai), 10-260 (Bishan Bedi)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Syed Abid Ali and Chetan Chauhan | 44 |
| second | Ajit Wadekar and Chetan Chauhan | 61 |
| third | Rusi Surti and Chetan Chauhan | 0 |
| fourth | Rusi Surti and Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi | 6 |
| fifth | Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Hanumant Singh | 40 |
| sixth | Farokh Engineer and Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi | 14 |
| seventh | Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Ashok Mankad | 64 |
| eighth | Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Ajit Pai | 4 |
| ninth | Erapalli Prasanna and Ajit Pai | 10 |
| tenth | Erapalli Prasanna and Bishan Bedi | 17 |
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 127 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Glenn Turner | c Rusi Surti | 5 |
| Bruce Murray | c Rusi Surti | 11 |
| Bob Cunis | c Ajit Wadekar | 12 |
| Graham Dowling | not out | 36 |
| Bevan Congdon | c Rusi Surti | 4 |
| Brian Hastings | c Ajit Wadekar | 7 |
| Mark Burgess | c Bishan Bedi | 0 |
| Ken Wadsworth | c Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi | 13 |
| Bruce Taylor | c Syed Abid Ali | 9 |
| Dayle Hadlee | c Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi | 21 |
| Hedley Howarth | c Farokh Engineer | 3 |
Extras 6 · Total 127 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajit Pai | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Syed Abid Ali | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rusi Surti | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bishan Bedi | 30.5 | 16 | 42 | 6 |
| Erapalli Prasanna | 33 | 13 | 74 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Glenn Turner), 2-31 (Bruce Murray), 3-31 (Bob Cunis), 4-35 (Bevan Congdon), 5-49 (Brian Hastings), 6-49 (Mark Burgess), 7-76 (Ken Wadsworth), 8-88 (Bruce Taylor), 9-115 (Dayle Hadlee), 10-127 (Hedley Howarth)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bruce Murray and Glenn Turner | 10 |
| second | Bob Cunis and Bruce Murray | 21 |
| third | Graham Dowling and Bob Cunis | 0 |
| fourth | Graham Dowling and Bevan Congdon | 4 |
| fifth | Graham Dowling and Brian Hastings | 14 |
| sixth | Graham Dowling and Mark Burgess | 0 |
| seventh | Graham Dowling and Ken Wadsworth | 27 |
| eighth | Graham Dowling and Bruce Taylor | 12 |
| ninth | Graham Dowling and Dayle Hadlee | 27 |
| tenth | Graham Dowling and Hedley Howarth | 12 |
Want to captain one of these sides yourself?
PLAY THE FOLLOW-ON →