West Indies v India 1st Test
India tour of West Indies - 1953 (1952/53) · Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain · 21 January 1953
Match drawn
Match drawn. Everton Weekes top-scored with 207 for West Indies. Subhash Gupte took 7/162.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of West Indies - 1953 (1952/53)
- Ground
- Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
- Dates
- 21 January 1953 to 28 January 1953
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Vijay Hazare (India), Jeffrey Stollmeyer (West Indies)
- Debuts
- Chandrasekhar Gadkari (India), Bruce Pairaudeau (West Indies), Alfie Binns (West Indies), Frank King (West Indies)
- Umpires
- C John and EN Lee Kow
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. Chandrasekhar Gadkari, Bruce Pairaudeau, Alfie Binns and Frank King played their first Tests.
India batted first and made 417 all out. Polly Umrigar top-scored with 130, and Madhav Apte made 64. Gerry Gomez took 3 for 84 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 118-run stand for the sixth wicket between Polly Umrigar and Datta Gaekwad.
West Indies replied with 438 all out. Everton Weekes top-scored with 207, and Bruce Pairaudeau made 115. Subhash Gupte took 7 for 162 for India. The innings was built on a 219-run stand for the fifth wicket between Everton Weekes and Bruce Pairaudeau, 50% of the total. From 409 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 29 runs, to 438 for 10. West Indies led by 21 on first innings.
India made 294 all out in their second innings. Polly Umrigar top-scored with 69, and Dattu Phadkar made 65. Sonny Ramadhin took 3 for 58 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 131-run stand for the fifth wicket between Dattu Phadkar and Polly Umrigar, 45% of the total.
Set 274 to win, West Indies made 142 for 0. Jeffrey Stollmeyer top-scored with 76 not out, and Allan Rae made 63. The innings was built on a 142-run stand for the first wicket between Jeffrey Stollmeyer and Allan Rae, 100% of the total.
Match drawn.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 417 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Vinoo Mankad | lbw | 2 |
| Madhav Apte | c Alfie Binns | 64 |
| Gulabrai Ramchand | c Jeffrey Stollmeyer | 61 |
| Vijay Hazare | c Frank Worrell | 29 |
| Polly Umrigar | c Alfie Binns | 130 |
| Dattu Phadkar | bowled | 30 |
| Datta Gaekwad | c Frank Worrell | 43 |
| Deepak Shodhan | c Frank Worrell | 45 |
| Chandrasekhar Gadkari | c Clyde Walcott | 7 |
| Nana Joshi | c Alfie Binns | 3 |
| Subhash Gupte | not out | 0 |
Extras 3 · Total 417 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank King | 41.1 | 10 | 75 | 2 |
| Gerry Gomez | 42 | 12 | 84 | 3 |
| Sonny Ramadhin | 37 | 13 | 107 | 1 |
| Alf Valentine | 56 | 28 | 92 | 2 |
| Jeffrey Stollmeyer | 16 | 2 | 56 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-16 (Vinoo Mankad), 2-110 (Madhav Apte), 3-157 (Gulabrai Ramchand), 4-158 (Vijay Hazare), 5-210 (Dattu Phadkar), 6-328 (Polly Umrigar), 7-379 (Datta Gaekwad), 8-412 (Deepak Shodhan), 9-417 (Chandrasekhar Gadkari), 10-417 (Nana Joshi)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Vinoo Mankad and Madhav Apte | 16 |
| second | Gulabrai Ramchand and Madhav Apte | 94 |
| third | Vijay Hazare and Gulabrai Ramchand | 47 |
| fourth | Vijay Hazare and Polly Umrigar | 1 |
| fifth | Dattu Phadkar and Polly Umrigar | 52 |
| sixth | Polly Umrigar and Datta Gaekwad | 118 |
| seventh | Datta Gaekwad and Deepak Shodhan | 51 |
| eighth | Deepak Shodhan and Chandrasekhar Gadkari | 33 |
| ninth | Nana Joshi and Chandrasekhar Gadkari | 5 |
| tenth | Nana Joshi and Subhash Gupte | 0 |
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 438 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Allan Rae | bowled | 1 |
| Jeffrey Stollmeyer | c Dattu Phadkar | 33 |
| Frank Worrell | bowled | 18 |
| Everton Weekes | c Chandrasekhar Gadkari | 207 |
| Clyde Walcott | c Gulabrai Ramchand | 47 |
| Bruce Pairaudeau | st Nana Joshi | 115 |
| Gerry Gomez | c Vinoo Mankad | 0 |
| Alfie Binns | run out | 2 |
| Frank King | lbw | 0 |
| Sonny Ramadhin | not out | 5 |
| Alf Valentine | st Nana Joshi | 0 |
Extras 10 · Total 438 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dattu Phadkar | 13 | 4 | 38 | 0 |
| Gulabrai Ramchand | 22 | 7 | 56 | 1 |
| Subhash Gupte | 66 | 15 | 162 | 7 |
| Vinoo Mankad | 63 | 16 | 129 | 1 |
| Vijay Hazare | 12 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| Deepak Shodhan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chandrasekhar Gadkari | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Allan Rae), 2-36 (Frank Worrell), 3-89 (Jeffrey Stollmeyer), 4-190 (Clyde Walcott), 5-409 (Everton Weekes), 6-409 (Gerry Gomez), 7-413 (Alfie Binns), 8-419 (Frank King), 9-438 (Bruce Pairaudeau), 10-438 (Alf Valentine)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Jeffrey Stollmeyer and Allan Rae | 3 |
| second | Jeffrey Stollmeyer and Frank Worrell | 33 |
| third | Jeffrey Stollmeyer and Everton Weekes | 53 |
| fourth | Clyde Walcott and Everton Weekes | 101 |
| fifth | Everton Weekes and Bruce Pairaudeau | 219 |
| sixth | Gerry Gomez and Bruce Pairaudeau | 0 |
| seventh | Alfie Binns and Bruce Pairaudeau | 4 |
| eighth | Frank King and Bruce Pairaudeau | 6 |
| ninth | Sonny Ramadhin and Bruce Pairaudeau | 19 |
| tenth | Sonny Ramadhin and Alf Valentine | 0 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 294 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Nana Joshi | run out | 32 |
| Madhav Apte | bowled | 52 |
| Gulabrai Ramchand | c Alfie Binns | 17 |
| Vijay Hazare | c Clyde Walcott | 0 |
| Polly Umrigar | bowled | 69 |
| Dattu Phadkar | c Clyde Walcott | 65 |
| Datta Gaekwad | lbw | 24 |
| Deepak Shodhan | bowled | 11 |
| Vinoo Mankad | bowled | 10 |
| Chandrasekhar Gadkari | not out | 11 |
| Subhash Gupte | c Allan Rae | 1 |
Extras 2 · Total 294 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank King | 24 | 12 | 35 | 1 |
| Gerry Gomez | 18 | 5 | 51 | 0 |
| Sonny Ramadhin | 24.5 | 7 | 58 | 3 |
| Alf Valentine | 28 | 13 | 47 | 1 |
| Jeffrey Stollmeyer | 11 | 1 | 47 | 0 |
| Frank Worrell | 20 | 4 | 32 | 2 |
| Clyde Walcott | 16 | 10 | 12 | 2 |
| Everton Weekes | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-55 (Nana Joshi), 2-90 (Gulabrai Ramchand), 3-90 (Vijay Hazare), 4-106 (Madhav Apte), 5-237 (Polly Umrigar), 6-238 (Dattu Phadkar), 7-257 (Deepak Shodhan), 8-273 (Vinoo Mankad), 9-291 (Datta Gaekwad), 10-294 (Subhash Gupte)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Nana Joshi and Madhav Apte | 55 |
| second | Gulabrai Ramchand and Madhav Apte | 35 |
| third | Vijay Hazare and Madhav Apte | 0 |
| fourth | Polly Umrigar and Madhav Apte | 16 |
| fifth | Dattu Phadkar and Polly Umrigar | 131 |
| sixth | Dattu Phadkar and Datta Gaekwad | 1 |
| seventh | Datta Gaekwad and Deepak Shodhan | 19 |
| eighth | Vinoo Mankad and Datta Gaekwad | 16 |
| ninth | Datta Gaekwad and Chandrasekhar Gadkari | 18 |
| tenth | Subhash Gupte and Chandrasekhar Gadkari | 3 |
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 142 FOR 0
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Allan Rae | not out | 63 |
| Jeffrey Stollmeyer | not out | 76 |
Did not bat: Frank Worrell, Everton Weekes, Clyde Walcott, Bruce Pairaudeau, Gerry Gomez, Alfie Binns, Frank King, Sonny Ramadhin, Alf Valentine
Extras 3 · Total 142 for 0
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dattu Phadkar | 9 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Gulabrai Ramchand | 13 | 2 | 31 | 0 |
| Subhash Gupte | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Vinoo Mankad | 12 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| Deepak Shodhan | 7 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Chandrasekhar Gadkari | 9 | 3 | 25 | 0 |
| Polly Umrigar | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Datta Gaekwad | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Jeffrey Stollmeyer and Allan Rae | 142 | 330 |
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