West Indies v India 4th Test
India tour of West Indies - 1953 (1952/53) · Bourda, Georgetown · 11 March 1953
Match drawn
Match drawn. Clyde Walcott top-scored with 125 for West Indies. Alf Valentine took 5/127.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of West Indies - 1953 (1952/53)
- Ground
- Bourda, Georgetown
- Dates
- 11 March 1953 to 17 March 1953
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Vijay Hazare (India), Jeffrey Stollmeyer (West Indies)
- Debuts
- Leslie Wight (West Indies), Roy Miller (West Indies)
- Umpires
- JB Rollox and ES Gillette
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. Leslie Wight and Roy Miller played their first Tests.
India batted first and made 262 all out. Vinoo Mankad top-scored with 66, and Chandrasekhar Gadkari made 50. Alf Valentine took 5 for 127 for West Indies. From 47 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 17 runs, to 64 for 5.
West Indies replied with 364 all out. Clyde Walcott top-scored with 125, and Everton Weekes made 86. Subhash Gupte took 4 for 122 for India. The innings was built on a 130-run stand for the fourth wicket between Clyde Walcott and Everton Weekes. West Indies led by 102 on first innings.
India made 190 for 5 in their second innings. Pankaj Roy top-scored with 48, and Polly Umrigar made 40. Alf Valentine took 3 for 71 for West Indies.
Match drawn.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 262 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Pankaj Roy | lbw | 28 |
| Madhav Apte | lbw | 30 |
| Gulabrai Ramchand | run out | 0 |
| Vijay Manjrekar | run out | 0 |
| Polly Umrigar | c Clyde Walcott | 1 |
| Vijay Hazare | c Clyde Walcott | 30 |
| Vinoo Mankad | c Ralph Legall | 66 |
| Dattu Phadkar | c Ralph Legall | 30 |
| Chandrasekhar Gadkari | not out | 50 |
| Nana Joshi | lbw | 7 |
| Subhash Gupte | run out | 12 |
Extras 8 · Total 262 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank King | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Roy Miller | 16 | 8 | 28 | 0 |
| Alf Valentine | 53.5 | 20 | 127 | 5 |
| Sonny Ramadhin | 41 | 18 | 74 | 2 |
| Jeffrey Stollmeyer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clyde Walcott | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Frank Worrell | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-47 (Pankaj Roy), 2-47 (Gulabrai Ramchand), 3-56 (Vijay Manjrekar), 4-62 (Madhav Apte), 5-64 (Polly Umrigar), 6-120 (Vijay Hazare), 7-183 (Vinoo Mankad), 8-211 (Dattu Phadkar), 9-236 (Nana Joshi), 10-262 (Subhash Gupte)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Pankaj Roy and Madhav Apte | 47 |
| second | Gulabrai Ramchand and Madhav Apte | 0 |
| third | Vijay Manjrekar and Madhav Apte | 9 |
| fourth | Polly Umrigar and Madhav Apte | 6 |
| fifth | Vijay Hazare and Polly Umrigar | 2 |
| sixth | Vijay Hazare and Vinoo Mankad | 56 |
| seventh | Vinoo Mankad and Dattu Phadkar | 63 |
| eighth | Dattu Phadkar and Chandrasekhar Gadkari | 28 |
| ninth | Nana Joshi and Chandrasekhar Gadkari | 25 |
| tenth | Subhash Gupte and Chandrasekhar Gadkari | 26 |
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 364 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce Pairaudeau | bowled | 2 |
| Jeffrey Stollmeyer | lbw | 13 |
| Frank Worrell | bowled | 56 |
| Everton Weekes | lbw | 86 |
| Clyde Walcott | lbw | 125 |
| Leslie Wight | bowled | 21 |
| Ralph Legall | lbw | 8 |
| Roy Miller | c Madhav Apte | 23 |
| Frank King | bowled | 2 |
| Sonny Ramadhin | not out | 6 |
| Alf Valentine | c Vijay Hazare | 13 |
Extras 9 · Total 364 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulabrai Ramchand | 17 | 4 | 48 | 2 |
| Vijay Hazare | 12 | 3 | 22 | 1 |
| Chandrasekhar Gadkari | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Subhash Gupte | 56.2 | 19 | 122 | 4 |
| Vinoo Mankad | 68 | 23 | 155 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Bruce Pairaudeau), 2-44 (Jeffrey Stollmeyer), 3-101 (Frank Worrell), 4-231 (Everton Weekes), 5-302 (Clyde Walcott), 6-311 (Leslie Wight), 7-343 (Ralph Legall), 8-345 (Frank King), 9-345 (Roy Miller), 10-364 (Alf Valentine)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Jeffrey Stollmeyer and Bruce Pairaudeau | 2 |
| second | Jeffrey Stollmeyer and Frank Worrell | 42 |
| third | Everton Weekes and Frank Worrell | 57 |
| fourth | Clyde Walcott and Everton Weekes | 130 |
| fifth | Clyde Walcott and Leslie Wight | 71 |
| sixth | Ralph Legall and Leslie Wight | 9 |
| seventh | Ralph Legall and Roy Miller | 32 |
| eighth | Frank King and Roy Miller | 2 |
| ninth | Sonny Ramadhin and Roy Miller | 0 |
| tenth | Sonny Ramadhin and Alf Valentine | 19 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 190 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Pankaj Roy | c Frank Worrell | 48 |
| Madhav Apte | hit wicket | 30 |
| Gulabrai Ramchand | bowled | 2 |
| Vijay Hazare | lbw | 9 |
| Polly Umrigar | not out | 40 |
| Vijay Manjrekar | bowled | 31 |
| Vinoo Mankad | not out | 20 |
Did not bat: Dattu Phadkar, Chandrasekhar Gadkari, Nana Joshi, Subhash Gupte
Extras 10 · Total 190 for 5
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank King | 17 | 6 | 32 | 1 |
| Alf Valentine | 34 | 14 | 71 | 3 |
| Sonny Ramadhin | 26 | 14 | 39 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Stollmeyer | 8 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
| Frank Worrell | 13 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-66 (Madhav Apte), 2-72 (Gulabrai Ramchand), 3-91 (Vijay Hazare), 4-117 (Pankaj Roy), 5-161 (Vijay Manjrekar)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Pankaj Roy and Madhav Apte | 66 |
| second | Pankaj Roy and Gulabrai Ramchand | 6 |
| third | Vijay Hazare and Pankaj Roy | 19 |
| fourth | Polly Umrigar and Pankaj Roy | 26 |
| fifth | Polly Umrigar and Vijay Manjrekar | 44 |
| sixth | Vinoo Mankad and Polly Umrigar | 29 |
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