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India v New Zealand 2nd Test

New Zealand tour of India - 1976 (1976/77) · Green Park, Kanpur · 18 November 1976

Match drawn

Match drawn. Glenn Turner top-scored with 113 for New Zealand.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
New Zealand tour of India - 1976 (1976/77)
Ground
Green Park, Kanpur
Dates
18 November 1976 to 23 November 1976
Toss
India, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Captains
Bishan Bedi (India), Glenn Turner (New Zealand)
Debut
Gary Troup (New Zealand)
Umpires
MS Sivasankariah and MV Nagendra

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Gary Troup's first Test.

India batted first and made 524 for 9. Mohinder Amarnath top-scored with 70, and Gundappa Viswanath made 68. Peter Petherick took 3 for 109 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 114-run stand for the second wicket between Mohinder Amarnath and Sunil Gavaskar. That was well above the 1970s average first-innings total at Green Park, 392 across 5 Tests.

New Zealand replied with 350 all out. Glenn Turner top-scored with 113, and Andy Roberts made 84. Bishan Bedi took 3 for 80 for India. The innings was built on a 106-run stand for the third wicket between Mark Burgess and Glenn Turner. From 224 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 26 runs, to 250 for 7. India led by 174 on first innings.

India made 208 for 2 in their second innings. Gundappa Viswanath top-scored with 103 not out, and Anshuman Gaekwad made 77. The innings was built on a 163-run stand for the third wicket between Gundappa Viswanath and Anshuman Gaekwad, 78% of the total.

Set 383 to win, New Zealand made 193 for 7. Warren Lees top-scored with 49 not out. Bishan Bedi took 3 for 42 for India.

Match drawn.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 524 FOR 9
BatterHow outR
Sunil Gavaskarbowled66
Anshuman Gaekwadc Warren Lees43
Mohinder Amarnathbowled70
Gundappa Viswanathlbw68
Brijesh Patelbowled13
Ashok Mankadlbw50
Syed Kirmanic Glenn Turner64
Karsan Ghavric Gary Troup37
Srinivas Venkataraghavanc Peter Petherick27
Bishan Bedinot out50
Bhagwath Chandrasekharnot out10

Extras 26 · Total 524 for 9

Bowler (New Zealand)OMRW
Richard Hadlee2921211
Gary Troup203691
Andy Roberts195531
David O'Sullivan50141253
Peter Petherick45121093
Geoff Howarth50210

FALL OF WICKETS

1-79 (Anshuman Gaekwad), 2-193 (Mohinder Amarnath), 3-196 (Sunil Gavaskar), 4-217 (Brijesh Patel), 5-312 (Ashok Mankad), 6-341 (Gundappa Viswanath), 7-413 (Karsan Ghavri), 8-450 (Syed Kirmani), 9-493 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSunil Gavaskar and Anshuman Gaekwad79
secondMohinder Amarnath and Sunil Gavaskar114
thirdGundappa Viswanath and Sunil Gavaskar3
fourthGundappa Viswanath and Brijesh Patel21
fifthAshok Mankad and Gundappa Viswanath95
sixthGundappa Viswanath and Syed Kirmani29
seventhKarsan Ghavri and Syed Kirmani72
eighthSrinivas Venkataraghavan and Syed Kirmani37
ninthSrinivas Venkataraghavan and Bishan Bedi43
tenthBhagwath Chandrasekhar and Bishan Bedi31
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 350 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Glenn Turnerc Gundappa Viswanath113
Geoff Howarthc Syed Kirmani19
John Parkerc Karsan Ghavri34
Mark Burgessc Karsan Ghavri54
Andy Robertsnot out84
Murray Parkerlbw6
Warren Leesbowled3
Richard Hadleebowled0
David O'Sullivanc Bhagwath Chandrasekhar15
Gary Troupc Mohinder Amarnath0
Peter Petherickc Syed Kirmani13

Extras 9 · Total 350 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Karsan Ghavri123161
Mohinder Amarnath50230
Bishan Bedi4112803
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar36.561023
Srinivas Venkataraghavan4891203

FALL OF WICKETS

1-54 (Geoff Howarth), 2-118 (John Parker), 3-224 (Glenn Turner), 4-225 (Mark Burgess), 5-241 (Murray Parker), 6-250 (Warren Lees), 7-250 (Richard Hadlee), 8-291 (David O'Sullivan), 9-298 (Gary Troup), 10-350 (Peter Petherick)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGlenn Turner and Geoff Howarth54
secondGlenn Turner and John Parker64
thirdMark Burgess and Glenn Turner106
fourthMark Burgess and Andy Roberts1
fifthAndy Roberts and Murray Parker16
sixthAndy Roberts and Warren Lees9
seventhRichard Hadlee and Andy Roberts0
eighthDavid O'Sullivan and Andy Roberts41
ninthAndy Roberts and Gary Troup7
tenthAndy Roberts and Peter Petherick52
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 208 FOR 2
BatterHow outR
Sunil Gavaskarbowled15
Anshuman Gaekwadnot out77
Mohinder Amarnathc Murray Parker8
Gundappa Viswanathnot out103

Did not bat: Brijesh Patel, Ashok Mankad, Syed Kirmani, Karsan Ghavri, Srinivas Venkataraghavan, Bishan Bedi, Bhagwath Chandrasekhar

Extras 5 · Total 208 for 2

Bowler (New Zealand)OMRW
Richard Hadlee151562
Gary Troup100470
David O'Sullivan161490
Peter Petherick110510

FALL OF WICKETS

1-23 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-45 (Mohinder Amarnath)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSunil Gavaskar and Anshuman Gaekwad23
secondMohinder Amarnath and Anshuman Gaekwad22
thirdGundappa Viswanath and Anshuman Gaekwad163
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 193 FOR 7
BatterHow outR
Murray Parkerlbw18
Glenn Turnerc Srinivas Venkataraghavan35
John Parkerlbw17
Mark Burgesslbw24
Andy Robertsc Ashok Mankad9
Geoff Howarthc Ashok Mankad4
Warren Leesnot out49
Richard Hadleec Srinivas Venkataraghavan10
David O'Sullivannot out23

Did not bat: Gary Troup, Peter Petherick

Extras 4 · Total 193 for 7

Bowler (India)OMRW
Karsan Ghavri62350
Mohinder Amarnath4250
Bishan Bedi4023423
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar3315612
Srinivas Venkataraghavan3420462

FALL OF WICKETS

1-43 (Murray Parker), 2-59 (Glenn Turner), 3-86 (Mark Burgess), 4-97 (Andy Roberts), 5-110 (Geoff Howarth), 6-114 (John Parker), 7-134 (Richard Hadlee)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGlenn Turner and Murray Parker43
secondGlenn Turner and John Parker16
thirdMark Burgess and John Parker27
fourthJohn Parker and Andy Roberts11
fifthJohn Parker and Geoff Howarth13
sixthJohn Parker and Warren Lees4
seventhRichard Hadlee and Warren Lees20
eighthDavid O'Sullivan and Warren Lees59
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