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West Indies v India 1st Test

India tour of West Indies - 1962 (1961/62) · Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain · 16 February 1962

West Indies won by 10 wickets

West Indies won by 10 wickets. Jackie Hendriks top-scored with 64 for West Indies. Garry Sobers took 4/22.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
India tour of West Indies - 1962 (1961/62)
Ground
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
Dates
16 February 1962 to 20 February 1962
Toss
India, chose to bat
Result
West Indies won by 10 wickets
Captains
Nari Contractor (India), Frank Worrell (West Indies)
Debuts
Charlie Stayers (West Indies), Jackie Hendriks (West Indies)
Umpires
B Jacelon and HBD Jordan

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat. Charlie Stayers and Jackie Hendriks played their first Tests.

India batted first and made 203 all out. Rusi Surti top-scored with 57, and Salim Durani made 56. Charlie Stayers took 3 for 65 for West Indies. That was well below the 1960s average first-innings total at Queen's Park Oval, 396 across 8 Tests.

West Indies replied with 289 all out. Jackie Hendriks top-scored with 64, and Conrad Hunte made 58. Salim Durani took 4 for 82 for India. West Indies led by 86 on first innings.

India made 98 all out in their second innings. Chandu Borde top-scored with 27. Garry Sobers took 4 for 22 for West Indies.

Set 13 to win, West Indies made 15 for 0. Conrad Hunte top-scored with 10 not out.

West Indies won by 10 wickets.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 203 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Nari Contractorc Garry Sobers10
Vijay Mehrac Jackie Hendriks0
Vijay Manjrekarbowled19
Dilip Sardesaic Joe Solomon16
Polly Umrigarc Garry Sobers2
Chandu Bordec Lance Gibbs16
Salim Duranic Garry Sobers56
Rusi Surtist Cammie Smith57
Bapu Nadkarnirun out2
Farokh Engineerc Willie Rodriguez3
Ramakant Desainot out4

Extras 18 · Total 203 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Wes Hall206382
Chester Watson124201
Charlie Stayers181653
Lance Gibbs144341
Garry Sobers9.31282

FALL OF WICKETS

1-7 (Vijay Mehra), 2-32 (Nari Contractor), 3-38 (Vijay Manjrekar), 4-45 (Polly Umrigar), 5-76 (Dilip Sardesai), 6-89 (Chandu Borde), 7-170 (Rusi Surti), 8-186 (Bapu Nadkarni), 9-194 (Farokh Engineer), 10-203 (Salim Durani)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstNari Contractor and Vijay Mehra7
secondVijay Manjrekar and Nari Contractor25
thirdVijay Manjrekar and Dilip Sardesai6
fourthPolly Umrigar and Dilip Sardesai7
fifthChandu Borde and Dilip Sardesai31
sixthChandu Borde and Salim Durani13
seventhSalim Durani and Rusi Surti81
eighthBapu Nadkarni and Salim Durani16
ninthSalim Durani and Farokh Engineer8
tenthRamakant Desai and Salim Durani9
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 289 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Conrad Huntec Salim Durani58
Cammie Smithc Polly Umrigar12
Rohan Kanhaic Chandu Borde24
Garry Sobersbowled40
Frank Worrellc Rusi Surti0
Joe Solomonc Farokh Engineer43
Charlie Stayersc Chandu Borde4
Jackie Hendriksc Salim Durani64
Lance Gibbsc Salim Durani0
Wes Hallnot out37
Chester Watsonc Nari Contractor0

Extras 7 · Total 289 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Ramakant Desai133462
Polly Umrigar358772
Salim Durani35.29824
Chandu Borde254652
Bapu Nadkarni3210
Rusi Surti20110

FALL OF WICKETS

1-13 (Cammie Smith), 2-67 (Rohan Kanhai), 3-136 (Garry Sobers), 4-139 (Frank Worrell), 5-140 (Conrad Hunte), 6-148 (Charlie Stayers), 7-212 (Joe Solomon), 8-217 (Lance Gibbs), 9-287 (Jackie Hendriks), 10-289 (Chester Watson)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstConrad Hunte and Cammie Smith13
secondRohan Kanhai and Conrad Hunte54
thirdGarry Sobers and Conrad Hunte69
fourthFrank Worrell and Conrad Hunte3
fifthConrad Hunte and Joe Solomon1
sixthJoe Solomon and Charlie Stayers8
seventhJoe Solomon and Jackie Hendriks64
eighthLance Gibbs and Jackie Hendriks5
ninthWes Hall and Jackie Hendriks70
tenthWes Hall and Chester Watson2
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 98 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Nari Contractorbowled6–
Vijay Mehrabowled8–
Vijay Manjrekarhit wicket01
Dilip Sardesaic Cammie Smith22
Polly Umrigarc Willie Rodriguez23–
Chandu Bordebowled27–
Salim Duranic Frank Worrell7–
Rusi Surtic Willie Rodriguez0–
Bapu Nadkarninot out12–
Farokh Engineerc Lance Gibbs2–
Ramakant Desaic Rohan Kanhai2–

Extras 9 · Total 98 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Wes Hall83113
Chester Watson4260
Charlie Stayers84201
Lance Gibbs7.51162
Garry Sobers157224
Frank Worrell82140

FALL OF WICKETS

1-6 (Nari Contractor), 2-6 (Vijay Manjrekar), 3-8 (Dilip Sardesai), 4-35 (Vijay Mehra), 5-56 (Polly Umrigar), 6-70 (Salim Durani), 7-70 (Rusi Surti), 8-91 (Chandu Borde), 9-96 (Farokh Engineer), 10-98 (Ramakant Desai)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstNari Contractor and Vijay Mehra6
secondVijay Manjrekar and Vijay Mehra0
thirdVijay Mehra and Dilip Sardesai2
fourthPolly Umrigar and Vijay Mehra27
fifthPolly Umrigar and Chandu Borde21
sixthChandu Borde and Salim Durani14
seventhChandu Borde and Rusi Surti0
eighthBapu Nadkarni and Chandu Borde21
ninthBapu Nadkarni and Farokh Engineer5
tenthBapu Nadkarni and Ramakant Desai2
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 15 FOR 0
BatterHow outR
Conrad Huntenot out10
Cammie Smithnot out4

Did not bat: Rohan Kanhai, Garry Sobers, Frank Worrell, Joe Solomon, Charlie Stayers, Jackie Hendriks, Lance Gibbs, Wes Hall, Chester Watson

Extras 1 · Total 15 for 0

Bowler (India)OMRW
Ramakant Desai1050
Rusi Surti0.4090
PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstConrad Hunte and Cammie Smith1510
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