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India v West Indies 2nd Test

West Indies tour of India - 1974 (1974/75) · Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi · 11 December 1974

West Indies won by an innings and 17 runs

West Indies won by an innings and 17 runs. Viv Richards top-scored with 192* for West Indies. Lance Gibbs took 6/76.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
West Indies tour of India - 1974 (1974/75)
Ground
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi (then Feroz Shah Kotla)
Dates
11 December 1974 to 15 December 1974
Toss
India, chose to bat
Result
West Indies won by an innings and 17 runs
Captains
Srinivas Venkataraghavan (India), Clive Lloyd (West Indies)
Debut
Parthasarthi Sharma (India)
Umpires
B Satyaji Rao and MV Gothoskar

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Parthasarthi Sharma's first Test.

India batted first and made 220 all out. Parthasarthi Sharma top-scored with 54, and Sudhir Naik made 48. Andy Roberts took 3 for 51 for West Indies. That was well below the 1970s average first-innings total at Arun Jaitley Stadium, 354 across 6 Tests.

West Indies replied with 493 all out. Viv Richards top-scored with 192 not out, and Clive Lloyd made 71. Erapalli Prasanna took 4 for 147 for India. The innings was built on a 124-run stand for the eighth wicket between Keith Boyce and Viv Richards. West Indies led by 273 on first innings.

India made 256 all out in their second innings. Farokh Engineer top-scored with 75, and Parthasarthi Sharma made 49. Lance Gibbs took 6 for 76 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 101-run stand for the fourth wicket between Gundappa Viswanath and Parthasarthi Sharma.

West Indies won by an innings and 17 runs.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 220 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Sudhir Naiklbw48
Farokh Engineerbowled17
Hemant Kanitkarlbw8
Gundappa Viswanathc Deryck Murray32
Parthasarthi Sharmac Bernard Julien54
Brijesh Patelc Alvin Kallicharran11
Eknath Solkarc Clive Lloyd1
Syed Abid Alic Keith Boyce8
Srinivas Venkataraghavanc Gordon Greenidge13
Erapalli Prasannanot out8
Bishan Bedibowled0

Extras 20 · Total 220 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Andy Roberts17.33513
Keith Boyce112411
Bernard Julien163382
Lance Gibbs2917402
Elquemedo Willett133302

FALL OF WICKETS

1-36 (Farokh Engineer), 2-51 (Hemant Kanitkar), 3-104 (Sudhir Naik), 4-132 (Gundappa Viswanath), 5-164 (Brijesh Patel), 6-173 (Eknath Solkar), 7-189 (Syed Abid Ali), 8-196 (Parthasarthi Sharma), 9-220 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan), 10-220 (Bishan Bedi)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstFarokh Engineer and Sudhir Naik36
secondSudhir Naik and Hemant Kanitkar15
thirdGundappa Viswanath and Sudhir Naik53
fourthGundappa Viswanath and Parthasarthi Sharma28
fifthBrijesh Patel and Parthasarthi Sharma32
sixthEknath Solkar and Parthasarthi Sharma9
seventhSyed Abid Ali and Parthasarthi Sharma16
eighthSrinivas Venkataraghavan and Parthasarthi Sharma7
ninthErapalli Prasanna and Srinivas Venkataraghavan24
tenthErapalli Prasanna and Bishan Bedi0
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 493 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Gordon Greenidgec Farokh Engineer31
Deryck Murrayc Brijesh Patel0
Elquemedo Willettbowled26
Alvin Kallicharranc Brijesh Patel44
Viv Richardsnot out192
Clive Lloydlbw71
Roy Fredericksc Farokh Engineer5
Bernard Julienc Bishan Bedi45
Keith Boycec Brijesh Patel68
Lance Gibbsrun out6
Andy Robertsrun out2

Extras 3 · Total 493 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Syed Abid Ali70470
Eknath Solkar133432
Bishan Bedi53131461
Erapalli Prasanna3471474
Srinivas Venkataraghavan3461071

FALL OF WICKETS

1-2 (Deryck Murray), 2-50 (Gordon Greenidge), 3-73 (Elquemedo Willett), 4-123 (Alvin Kallicharran), 5-243 (Clive Lloyd), 6-248 (Roy Fredericks), 7-320 (Bernard Julien), 8-444 (Keith Boyce), 9-467 (Lance Gibbs), 10-493 (Andy Roberts)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstDeryck Murray and Gordon Greenidge2
secondElquemedo Willett and Gordon Greenidge48
thirdAlvin Kallicharran and Elquemedo Willett23
fourthAlvin Kallicharran and Viv Richards50
fifthClive Lloyd and Viv Richards120
sixthRoy Fredericks and Viv Richards5
seventhBernard Julien and Viv Richards72
eighthKeith Boyce and Viv Richards124
ninthLance Gibbs and Viv Richards23
tenthAndy Roberts and Viv Richards26
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 256 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Sudhir Naikbowled6
Farokh Engineerbowled75
Hemant Kanitkarbowled20
Gundappa Viswanathc Clive Lloyd39
Parthasarthi Sharmarun out49
Brijesh Patelc Andy Roberts29
Eknath Solkarc Alvin Kallicharran8
Syed Abid Alirun out4
Srinivas Venkataraghavanc Viv Richards5
Erapalli Prasannanot out0
Bishan Bedic Gordon Greenidge0

Extras 21 · Total 256 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Andy Roberts166431
Keith Boyce30100
Bernard Julien92331
Lance Gibbs40.517766
Elquemedo Willett269610
Roy Fredericks20120

FALL OF WICKETS

1-9 (Sudhir Naik), 2-81 (Hemant Kanitkar), 3-103 (Farokh Engineer), 4-204 (Gundappa Viswanath), 5-214 (Parthasarthi Sharma), 6-246 (Brijesh Patel), 7-249 (Eknath Solkar), 8-252 (Syed Abid Ali), 9-256 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan), 10-256 (Bishan Bedi)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstFarokh Engineer and Sudhir Naik9
secondFarokh Engineer and Hemant Kanitkar72
thirdFarokh Engineer and Gundappa Viswanath22
fourthGundappa Viswanath and Parthasarthi Sharma101
fifthBrijesh Patel and Parthasarthi Sharma10
sixthEknath Solkar and Brijesh Patel32
seventhSyed Abid Ali and Eknath Solkar3
eighthSrinivas Venkataraghavan and Syed Abid Ali3
ninthErapalli Prasanna and Srinivas Venkataraghavan4
tenthErapalli Prasanna and Bishan Bedi0
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