West Indies v India 5th Test
India tour of West Indies - 1953 (1952/53) · Sabina Park, Kingston · 28 March 1953
Match drawn
Match drawn. Frank Worrell top-scored with 237 for West Indies. Alf Valentine took 5/64.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of West Indies - 1953 (1952/53)
- Ground
- Sabina Park, Kingston
- Dates
- 28 March 1953 to 4 April 1953
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Vijay Hazare (India), Jeffrey Stollmeyer (West Indies)
- Umpires
- SC Burke and TA Ewart
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 312 for 9. Polly Umrigar top-scored with 117, and Pankaj Roy made 85. Alf Valentine took 5 for 64 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 150-run stand for the fourth wicket between Polly Umrigar and Pankaj Roy, 48% of the total.
West Indies replied with 576 all out. Frank Worrell top-scored with 237, and Clyde Walcott made 118. Subhash Gupte took 5 for 180 for India. The innings was built on a 213-run stand for the fourth wicket between Clyde Walcott and Frank Worrell. From 554 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 22 runs, to 576 for 10. West Indies led by 264 on first innings.
India made 444 all out in their second innings. Pankaj Roy top-scored with 150, and Vijay Manjrekar made 118. Gerry Gomez took 4 for 72 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 237-run stand for the second wicket between Pankaj Roy and Vijay Manjrekar, 53% of the total.
Set 181 to win, West Indies made 92 for 4. Everton Weekes top-scored with 36.
Match drawn.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 312 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Pankaj Roy | c Ralph Legall | 85 |
| Madhav Apte | run out | 15 |
| Gulabrai Ramchand | lbw | 22 |
| Vijay Hazare | c Alf Valentine | 16 |
| Polly Umrigar | bowled | 117 |
| Vijay Manjrekar | c Everton Weekes | 43 |
| Vinoo Mankad | lbw | 6 |
| Chandrasekhar Gadkari | c Ralph Legall | 0 |
| Jayasinghrao Ghorpade | c Ralph Legall | 4 |
| Subhash Gupte | not out | 0 |
Did not bat: Deepak Shodhan
Extras 4 · Total 312 for 9
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank King | 34 | 13 | 64 | 2 |
| Gerry Gomez | 28 | 13 | 40 | 1 |
| Frank Worrell | 16 | 6 | 31 | 0 |
| Unknown #969 | 31 | 7 | 88 | 0 |
| Alf Valentine | 27.5 | 9 | 64 | 5 |
| Jeffrey Stollmeyer | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Clyde Walcott | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-30 (Madhav Apte), 2-57 (Gulabrai Ramchand), 3-80 (Vijay Hazare), 4-230 (Pankaj Roy), 5-277 (Polly Umrigar), 6-295 (Vinoo Mankad), 7-295 (Chandrasekhar Gadkari), 8-312 (Jayasinghrao Ghorpade), 9-312 (Vijay Manjrekar)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Pankaj Roy and Madhav Apte | 30 |
| second | Pankaj Roy and Gulabrai Ramchand | 27 |
| third | Vijay Hazare and Pankaj Roy | 23 |
| fourth | Polly Umrigar and Pankaj Roy | 150 |
| fifth | Polly Umrigar and Vijay Manjrekar | 47 |
| sixth | Vinoo Mankad and Vijay Manjrekar | 18 |
| seventh | Vijay Manjrekar and Chandrasekhar Gadkari | 0 |
| eighth | Vijay Manjrekar and Jayasinghrao Ghorpade | 17 |
| ninth | Subhash Gupte and Vijay Manjrekar | 0 |
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 576 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce Pairaudeau | bowled | 58 |
| Jeffrey Stollmeyer | bowled | 13 |
| Frank Worrell | c Vijay Hazare | 237 |
| Everton Weekes | c Chandrasekhar Gadkari | 109 |
| Clyde Walcott | c Chandrasekhar Gadkari | 118 |
| Robert Christiani | lbw | 4 |
| Gerry Gomez | c Vijay Hazare | 12 |
| Ralph Legall | caught | 1 |
| Frank King | st Vijay Manjrekar | 0 |
| Unknown #969 | c Subhash Gupte | 5 |
| Alf Valentine | not out | 4 |
Extras 15 · Total 576 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulabrai Ramchand | 36 | 9 | 84 | 0 |
| Vijay Hazare | 17 | 2 | 47 | 0 |
| Subhash Gupte | 65.1 | 14 | 180 | 5 |
| Vinoo Mankad | 82 | 17 | 228 | 5 |
| Jayasinghrao Ghorpade | 6 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-36 (Jeffrey Stollmeyer), 2-133 (Bruce Pairaudeau), 3-330 (Everton Weekes), 4-543 (Clyde Walcott), 5-554 (Frank Worrell), 6-554 (Robert Christiani), 7-567 (Ralph Legall), 8-567 (Frank King), 9-569 (Gerry Gomez), 10-576 (Unknown #969)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Jeffrey Stollmeyer and Bruce Pairaudeau | 36 |
| second | Frank Worrell and Bruce Pairaudeau | 97 |
| third | Everton Weekes and Frank Worrell | 197 |
| fourth | Clyde Walcott and Frank Worrell | 213 |
| fifth | Robert Christiani and Frank Worrell | 11 |
| sixth | Gerry Gomez and Robert Christiani | 0 |
| seventh | Gerry Gomez and Ralph Legall | 13 |
| eighth | Gerry Gomez and Frank King | 0 |
| ninth | Gerry Gomez and Unknown #969 | 2 |
| tenth | Alf Valentine and Unknown #969 | 7 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 444 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Pankaj Roy | lbw | 150 |
| Madhav Apte | lbw | 33 |
| Vijay Manjrekar | c Everton Weekes | 118 |
| Vijay Hazare | c Everton Weekes | 12 |
| Polly Umrigar | c Everton Weekes | 13 |
| Vinoo Mankad | c Everton Weekes | 9 |
| Gulabrai Ramchand | c Bruce Pairaudeau | 33 |
| Chandrasekhar Gadkari | c Jeffrey Stollmeyer | 0 |
| Jayasinghrao Ghorpade | bowled | 24 |
| Deepak Shodhan | not out | 15 |
| Subhash Gupte | bowled | 8 |
Extras 29 · Total 444 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank King | 26 | 6 | 83 | 2 |
| Gerry Gomez | 47 | 25 | 72 | 4 |
| Frank Worrell | 6 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Unknown #969 | 13 | 2 | 52 | 0 |
| Alf Valentine | 67 | 22 | 149 | 4 |
| Jeffrey Stollmeyer | 11 | 3 | 28 | 0 |
| Clyde Walcott | 8 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-80 (Madhav Apte), 2-317 (Vijay Manjrekar), 3-327 (Pankaj Roy), 4-346 (Polly Umrigar), 5-360 (Vijay Hazare), 6-360 (Vinoo Mankad), 7-368 (Chandrasekhar Gadkari), 8-408 (Gulabrai Ramchand), 9-431 (Jayasinghrao Ghorpade), 10-444 (Subhash Gupte)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Pankaj Roy and Madhav Apte | 80 |
| second | Pankaj Roy and Vijay Manjrekar | 237 |
| third | Vijay Hazare and Pankaj Roy | 10 |
| fourth | Vijay Hazare and Polly Umrigar | 19 |
| fifth | Vijay Hazare and Vinoo Mankad | 14 |
| sixth | Vinoo Mankad and Gulabrai Ramchand | 0 |
| seventh | Gulabrai Ramchand and Chandrasekhar Gadkari | 8 |
| eighth | Gulabrai Ramchand and Jayasinghrao Ghorpade | 40 |
| ninth | Deepak Shodhan and Jayasinghrao Ghorpade | 23 |
| tenth | Subhash Gupte and Deepak Shodhan | 13 |
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 92 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce Pairaudeau | run out | 2 |
| Jeffrey Stollmeyer | bowled | 9 |
| Frank Worrell | c Madhav Apte | 23 |
| Everton Weekes | c Jayasinghrao Ghorpade | 36 |
| Clyde Walcott | not out | 5 |
| Robert Christiani | not out | 1 |
Did not bat: Gerry Gomez, Ralph Legall, Frank King, Unknown #969, Alf Valentine
Extras 16 · Total 92 for 4
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulabrai Ramchand | 15 | 6 | 33 | 2 |
| Vijay Hazare | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Subhash Gupte | 8 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Vinoo Mankad | 22 | 11 | 26 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-11 (Bruce Pairaudeau), 2-15 (Jeffrey Stollmeyer), 3-82 (Frank Worrell), 4-91 (Everton Weekes)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Jeffrey Stollmeyer and Bruce Pairaudeau | 11 |
| second | Jeffrey Stollmeyer and Frank Worrell | 4 |
| third | Everton Weekes and Frank Worrell | 67 |
| fourth | Clyde Walcott and Everton Weekes | 9 |
| fifth | Robert Christiani and Clyde Walcott | 1 |
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