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West Indies v India 3rd Test

India tour of West Indies - 1953 (1952/53) · Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain · 19 February 1953

Match drawn

Match drawn. Madhav Apte top-scored with 163* for India. Frank King took 5/74.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
India tour of West Indies - 1953 (1952/53)
Ground
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
Dates
19 February 1953 to 25 February 1953
Toss
India, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Captains
Vijay Hazare (India), Jeffrey Stollmeyer (West Indies)
Debut
Jayasinghrao Ghorpade (India)
Umpires
C John and EN Lee Kow

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Jayasinghrao Ghorpade's first Test.

India batted first and made 279 for 9. Gulabrai Ramchand top-scored with 62, and Polly Umrigar made 61. Frank King took 5 for 74 for West Indies. That was well below the 1950s average first-innings total at Queen's Park Oval, 392 across 6 Tests.

West Indies replied with 315 all out. Everton Weekes top-scored with 161. Subhash Gupte took 5 for 107 for India. West Indies led by 36 on first innings.

India made 362 for 7 in their second innings. Madhav Apte top-scored with 163 not out, and Vinoo Mankad made 96. The innings was built on a 153-run stand for the seventh wicket between Vinoo Mankad and Madhav Apte, 42% of the total.

Set 327 to win, West Indies made 192 for 2. Jeffrey Stollmeyer top-scored with 104 not out, and Everton Weekes made 55. The innings was built on a 127-run stand for the third wicket between Jeffrey Stollmeyer and Everton Weekes, 66% of the total.

Match drawn.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 279 FOR 9
BatterHow outR
Pankaj Royc Everton Weekes49
Madhav Aptebowled0
Gulabrai Ramchandc Ralph Legall62
Vijay Hazarec Allan Rae11
Polly Umrigarc Gerry Gomez61
Vijay Manjrekarc Everton Weekes3
Vinoo Mankadlbw17
Dattu Phadkarc Bruce Pairaudeau13
Jayasinghrao Ghorpadec Clyde Walcott35
Ebrahim Makaretired not out2
Subhash Guptenot out17

Extras 9 · Total 279 for 9

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Frank King319745
Gerry Gomez165261
Frank Worrell269472
Alf Valentine37.218621
Sonny Ramadhin217610

FALL OF WICKETS

1-6 (Madhav Apte), 2-87 (Gulabrai Ramchand), 3-117 (Pankaj Roy), 4-124 (Vijay Hazare), 5-136 (Vijay Manjrekar), 6-177 (Vinoo Mankad), 7-211 (Dattu Phadkar), 8-225 (Polly Umrigar), 8-229 (Ebrahim Maka), 9-279 (Jayasinghrao Ghorpade)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstPankaj Roy and Madhav Apte6
secondPankaj Roy and Gulabrai Ramchand81
thirdVijay Hazare and Pankaj Roy30
fourthVijay Hazare and Polly Umrigar7
fifthPolly Umrigar and Vijay Manjrekar12
sixthVinoo Mankad and Polly Umrigar41
seventhDattu Phadkar and Polly Umrigar34
eighthPolly Umrigar and Jayasinghrao Ghorpade14
ninthEbrahim Maka and Jayasinghrao Ghorpade4
tenthSubhash Gupte and Jayasinghrao Ghorpade50
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 315 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Allan Raecaught15
Bruce Pairaudeaubowled8
Clyde Walcottst Vijay Manjrekar30
Everton Weekesrun out161
Frank Worrellbowled31
Gerry Gomezc Vijay Hazare15
Ralph Legallrun out17
Jeffrey Stollmeyernot out20
Frank Kingcaught12
Sonny Ramadhinc Vijay Manjrekar1
Alf Valentinec Jayasinghrao Ghorpade0

Extras 5 · Total 315 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Dattu Phadkar4314852
Gulabrai Ramchand153481
Subhash Gupte48141075
Vinoo Mankad3316470
Vijay Hazare2060
Jayasinghrao Ghorpade50170

FALL OF WICKETS

1-12 (Bruce Pairaudeau), 2-41 (Allan Rae), 3-82 (Clyde Walcott), 4-178 (Frank Worrell), 5-215 (Gerry Gomez), 6-281 (Everton Weekes), 7-286 (Ralph Legall), 8-299 (Frank King), 9-304 (Sonny Ramadhin), 10-315 (Alf Valentine)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstAllan Rae and Bruce Pairaudeau12
secondClyde Walcott and Allan Rae29
thirdClyde Walcott and Everton Weekes41
fourthEverton Weekes and Frank Worrell96
fifthGerry Gomez and Everton Weekes37
sixthEverton Weekes and Ralph Legall66
seventhJeffrey Stollmeyer and Ralph Legall5
eighthJeffrey Stollmeyer and Frank King13
ninthJeffrey Stollmeyer and Sonny Ramadhin5
tenthJeffrey Stollmeyer and Alf Valentine11
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 362 FOR 7
BatterHow outR
Jayasinghrao Ghorpaderun out0
Pankaj Roycaught0
Madhav Aptenot out163
Gulabrai Ramchandc Everton Weekes1
Vijay Manjrekarc Ralph Legall2
Polly Umrigarst Ralph Legall67
Vijay Hazarelbw24
Vinoo Mankadrun out96

Did not bat: Dattu Phadkar, Ebrahim Maka, Subhash Gupte

Extras 9 · Total 362 for 7

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Frank King229291
Gerry Gomez46.120421
Frank Worrell317622
Alf Valentine50171051
Sonny Ramadhin2813470
Jeffrey Stollmeyer153540
Clyde Walcott72130
Everton Weekes1010

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Pankaj Roy), 2-4 (Gulabrai Ramchand), 3-10 (Vijay Manjrekar), 4-145 (Polly Umrigar), 5-209 (Vijay Hazare), 6-209 (Jayasinghrao Ghorpade), 7-362 (Vinoo Mankad)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstPankaj Roy and Madhav Apte1
secondGulabrai Ramchand and Madhav Apte3
thirdVijay Manjrekar and Madhav Apte6
fourthPolly Umrigar and Madhav Apte135
fifthVijay Hazare and Madhav Apte64
sixthMadhav Apte and Jayasinghrao Ghorpade0
seventhVinoo Mankad and Madhav Apte153
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 192 FOR 2
BatterHow outR
Jeffrey Stollmeyernot out104
Bruce Pairaudeauc Jayasinghrao Ghorpade29
Frank Worrellc Vijay Manjrekar2
Everton Weekesnot out55

Did not bat: Allan Rae, Clyde Walcott, Gerry Gomez, Ralph Legall, Frank King, Sonny Ramadhin, Alf Valentine

Extras 2 · Total 192 for 2

Bowler (India)OMRW
Dattu Phadkar7570
Gulabrai Ramchand203611
Subhash Gupte70191
Vijay Hazare20120
Jayasinghrao Ghorpade110530
Pankaj Roy60350
Madhav Apte1030

FALL OF WICKETS

1-47 (Bruce Pairaudeau), 2-65 (Frank Worrell)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJeffrey Stollmeyer and Bruce Pairaudeau47
secondJeffrey Stollmeyer and Frank Worrell18
thirdJeffrey Stollmeyer and Everton Weekes127
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