India v West Indies 5th Test

West Indies tour of India - 1958 (1958/59) · Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi · 6 February 1959

Match drawn

Match drawn. John Holt top-scored with 123 for West Indies. Collie Smith took 5/90.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: West Indies tour of India - 1958 (1958/59)
Ground: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi (then Feroz Shah Kotla)
Dates: 6 February 1959 to 11 February 1959
Toss: India, chose to bat
Result: Match drawn
Captains: Hemu Adhikari (India), Gerry Alexander (West Indies)
Debut: Ramakant Desai (India)
Umpires: ND Nagarwala and SK Ganguli

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Ramakant Desai's first Test.

India batted first and made 415 all out. Chandu Borde top-scored with 109, and Nari Contractor made 92. Wes Hall took 4 for 66 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 137-run stand for the second wicket between Polly Umrigar and Nari Contractor. That was well above the 1950s average first-innings total at Arun Jaitley Stadium, 315 across 5 Tests.

West Indies replied with 644 for 8. John Holt top-scored with 123, and Joe Solomon made 100. Ramakant Desai took 4 for 169 for India. The innings was built on a 159-run stand for the first wicket between John Holt and Conrad Hunte. West Indies led by 229 on first innings.

India made 275 for 9 in their second innings. Chandu Borde top-scored with 96, and Pankaj Roy made 58. Collie Smith took 5 for 90 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 108-run stand for the fourth wicket between Hemu Adhikari and Chandu Borde. From 247 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 28 runs, to 275 for 9.

Match drawn. West Indies's 644 is the highest total at Arun Jaitley Stadium.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 415 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Pankaj Roy	c Joe Solomon	1
Nari Contractor	lbw	92
Polly Umrigar	bowled	76
Vijay Manjrekar	c Gerry Alexander	6
Chandu Borde	c Gerry Alexander	109
Datta Gaekwad	c John Holt	6
Hemu Adhikari	c Gerry Alexander	63
Vinoo Mankad	caught	21
Naren Tamhane	c Roy Gilchrist	3
Subhash Gupte	bowled	5
Ramakant Desai	not out	2

Extras 31 · Total 415 all out

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
Roy Gilchrist	30.3	8	90	3
Wes Hall	26	4	66	4
Eric Atkinson	14	4	44	0
Collie Smith	40	7	94	3
Garry Sobers	24	3	66	0
Joe Solomon	7	2	24	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-6 (Pankaj Roy), 2-143 (Polly Umrigar), 3-170 (Vijay Manjrekar), 4-208 (Nari Contractor), 5-242 (Datta Gaekwad), 6-376 (Chandu Borde), 7-399 (Hemu Adhikari), 8-407 (Naren Tamhane), 9-413 (Subhash Gupte), 10-415 (Vinoo Mankad)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Pankaj Roy and Nari Contractor	6
second	Polly Umrigar and Nari Contractor	137
third	Vijay Manjrekar and Nari Contractor	27
fourth	Nari Contractor and Chandu Borde	38
fifth	Datta Gaekwad and Chandu Borde	34
sixth	Hemu Adhikari and Chandu Borde	134
seventh	Vinoo Mankad and Hemu Adhikari	23
eighth	Vinoo Mankad and Naren Tamhane	8
ninth	Vinoo Mankad and Subhash Gupte	6
tenth	Vinoo Mankad and Ramakant Desai	2

WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 644 FOR 8

Batter	How out	R
Conrad Hunte	lbw	92
John Holt	c Pankaj Roy	123
Rohan Kanhai	lbw	40
Basil Butcher	lbw	71
Collie Smith	c Naren Tamhane	100
Joe Solomon	not out	100
Garry Sobers	c Naren Tamhane	44
Gerry Alexander	run out	25
Eric Atkinson	c Hemu Adhikari	37
Wes Hall	not out	0

Did not bat: Roy Gilchrist

Extras 12 · Total 644 for 8

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Ramakant Desai	49	10	169	4
Pankaj Roy	2	0	12	0
Vinoo Mankad	55	12	167	0
Subhash Gupte	60	16	144	0
Hemu Adhikari	26	2	68	3
Datta Gaekwad	1	0	8	0
Nari Contractor	4	1	11	0
Chandu Borde	17	3	53	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-159 (Conrad Hunte), 2-244 (Rohan Kanhai), 3-263 (John Holt), 4-390 (Basil Butcher), 5-455 (Collie Smith), 6-524 (Garry Sobers), 7-565 (Gerry Alexander), 8-635 (Eric Atkinson)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	John Holt and Conrad Hunte	159
second	John Holt and Rohan Kanhai	85
third	John Holt and Basil Butcher	19
fourth	Collie Smith and Basil Butcher	127
fifth	Collie Smith and Joe Solomon	65
sixth	Garry Sobers and Joe Solomon	69
seventh	Gerry Alexander and Joe Solomon	41
eighth	Eric Atkinson and Joe Solomon	70
ninth	Wes Hall and Joe Solomon	9

INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 275 FOR 9

Batter	How out	R
Pankaj Roy	c John Holt	58
Nari Contractor	run out	4
Datta Gaekwad	c Conrad Hunte	52
Chandu Borde	hit wicket	96
Hemu Adhikari	caught	40
Vinoo Mankad	bowled	0
Naren Tamhane	hit wicket	5
Subhash Gupte	bowled	0
Ramakant Desai	bowled	5
Vijay Manjrekar	not out	0

Did not bat: Polly Umrigar

Extras 15 · Total 275 for 9

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
Roy Gilchrist	24.2	6	62	3
Wes Hall	13	5	39	0
Eric Atkinson	1	0	4	0
Collie Smith	42	19	90	5
Joe Solomon	21	9	44	0
Basil Butcher	6	1	17	0
Conrad Hunte	4	2	4	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-5 (Nari Contractor), 2-98 (Pankaj Roy), 3-135 (Datta Gaekwad), 4-243 (Hemu Adhikari), 5-247 (Vinoo Mankad), 6-260 (Naren Tamhane), 7-264 (Subhash Gupte), 8-274 (Ramakant Desai), 9-275 (Chandu Borde)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Pankaj Roy and Nari Contractor	5
second	Pankaj Roy and Datta Gaekwad	93
third	Datta Gaekwad and Chandu Borde	37
fourth	Hemu Adhikari and Chandu Borde	108
fifth	Vinoo Mankad and Chandu Borde	4
sixth	Naren Tamhane and Chandu Borde	13
seventh	Subhash Gupte and Chandu Borde	4
eighth	Chandu Borde and Ramakant Desai	10
ninth	Vijay Manjrekar and Chandu Borde	1

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