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India v West Indies 4th Test

West Indies tour of India - 1974 (1974/75) · Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chennai · 11 January 1975

India won by 100 runs

India won by 100 runs. Gundappa Viswanath top-scored with 97* for India. Andy Roberts took 7/64.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
West Indies tour of India - 1974 (1974/75)
Ground
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai (then Madras Cricket Club Ground)
Dates
11 January 1975 to 15 January 1975
Toss
India, chose to bat
Result
India won by 100 runs
Captains
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (India), Clive Lloyd (West Indies)
Umpires
B Satyaji Rao and MS Sivasankariah

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat.

India batted first and made 190 all out. Gundappa Viswanath top-scored with 97 not out. Andy Roberts took 7 for 64 for West Indies. That was well below the 1970s average first-innings total at MA Chidambaram Stadium, 268 across 6 Tests.

West Indies replied with 192 all out. Viv Richards top-scored with 50. Erapalli Prasanna took 5 for 70 for India. From 138 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 27 runs, to 165 for 9. West Indies led by 2 on first innings.

India made 256 all out in their second innings. Anshuman Gaekwad top-scored with 80, and Gundappa Viswanath made 46. Andy Roberts took 5 for 57 for West Indies.

Set 255 to win, West Indies made 154 all out. Alvin Kallicharran top-scored with 51. Erapalli Prasanna took 4 for 41 for India.

India won by 100 runs.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 190 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Farokh Engineerc Gordon Greenidge14
Eknath Solkarc Alvin Kallicharran4
Anshuman Gaekwadlbw7
Gundappa Viswanathnot out97
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudilbw6
Ashok Mankadc Roy Fredericks19
Madan Lalbowled0
Karsan Ghavribowled12
Erapalli Prasannac Deryck Murray0
Bishan Bedibowled14
Bhagwath Chandrasekharc Clive Lloyd1

Extras 16 · Total 190 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Andy Roberts20.55647
Bernard Julien62122
Keith Boyce113400
Vanburn Holder91260
Lance Gibbs121321

FALL OF WICKETS

1-21 (Eknath Solkar), 2-24 (Farokh Engineer), 3-30 (Anshuman Gaekwad), 4-41 (Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi), 5-74 (Ashok Mankad), 6-76 (Madan Lal), 7-117 (Karsan Ghavri), 8-117 (Erapalli Prasanna), 9-169 (Bishan Bedi), 10-190 (Bhagwath Chandrasekhar)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstFarokh Engineer and Eknath Solkar21
secondFarokh Engineer and Anshuman Gaekwad3
thirdGundappa Viswanath and Anshuman Gaekwad6
fourthMansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Gundappa Viswanath11
fifthAshok Mankad and Gundappa Viswanath33
sixthGundappa Viswanath and Madan Lal2
seventhGundappa Viswanath and Karsan Ghavri41
eighthErapalli Prasanna and Gundappa Viswanath0
ninthBishan Bedi and Gundappa Viswanath52
tenthBhagwath Chandrasekhar and Gundappa Viswanath21
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 192 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Roy Fredericksc Eknath Solkar14–
Gordon Greenidgec Erapalli Prasanna14–
Alvin Kallicharranc Gundappa Viswanath17–
Vanburn Holderhit wicket01
Viv Richardsc Bhagwath Chandrasekhar50–
Clive Lloydc Gundappa Viswanath39–
Deryck Murrayc Farokh Engineer8–
Bernard Julienc Erapalli Prasanna2–
Keith Boycec Bishan Bedi0–
Lance Gibbsnot out14–
Andy Robertslbw17–

Extras 17 · Total 192 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Karsan Ghavri60251
Madan Lal2070
Erapalli Prasanna236705
Bishan Bedi197403
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar9.21331

FALL OF WICKETS

1-20 (Roy Fredericks), 2-35 (Gordon Greenidge), 3-35 (Vanburn Holder), 4-70 (Alvin Kallicharran), 5-138 (Clive Lloyd), 6-155 (Viv Richards), 7-160 (Deryck Murray), 8-160 (Keith Boyce), 9-165 (Bernard Julien), 10-192 (Andy Roberts)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstRoy Fredericks and Gordon Greenidge20
secondAlvin Kallicharran and Gordon Greenidge15
thirdVanburn Holder and Alvin Kallicharran0
fourthAlvin Kallicharran and Viv Richards35
fifthClive Lloyd and Viv Richards68
sixthDeryck Murray and Viv Richards17
seventhDeryck Murray and Bernard Julien5
eighthKeith Boyce and Bernard Julien0
ninthLance Gibbs and Bernard Julien5
tenthLance Gibbs and Andy Roberts27
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 256 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Farokh Engineerbowled28
Eknath Solkarc Alvin Kallicharran15
Ashok Mankadbowled20
Gundappa Viswanathc Deryck Murray46
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudilbw4
Erapalli Prasannalbw0
Anshuman Gaekwadrun out80
Madan Lalc Deryck Murray5
Karsan Ghavrinot out35
Bishan Bedic Deryck Murray0
Bhagwath Chandrasekharbowled0

Extras 23 · Total 256 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Andy Roberts21.46575
Bernard Julien134311
Keith Boyce154612
Vanburn Holder248401
Lance Gibbs2611360
Roy Fredericks5280

FALL OF WICKETS

1-40 (Eknath Solkar), 2-65 (Farokh Engineer), 3-73 (Ashok Mankad), 4-85 (Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi), 5-85 (Erapalli Prasanna), 6-178 (Gundappa Viswanath), 7-188 (Madan Lal), 8-256 (Anshuman Gaekwad), 9-256 (Bishan Bedi), 10-256 (Bhagwath Chandrasekhar)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstFarokh Engineer and Eknath Solkar40
secondFarokh Engineer and Ashok Mankad25
thirdAshok Mankad and Gundappa Viswanath8
fourthMansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Gundappa Viswanath12
fifthErapalli Prasanna and Gundappa Viswanath0
sixthGundappa Viswanath and Anshuman Gaekwad93
seventhMadan Lal and Anshuman Gaekwad10
eighthAnshuman Gaekwad and Karsan Ghavri68
ninthBishan Bedi and Karsan Ghavri0
tenthBhagwath Chandrasekhar and Karsan Ghavri0
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 154 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Roy Fredericksc Eknath Solkar19
Gordon Greenidgebowled17
Lance Gibbsc Eknath Solkar3
Alvin Kallicharranrun out51
Viv Richardsc Farokh Engineer2
Clive Lloydst Farokh Engineer7
Deryck Murrayc Eknath Solkar18
Bernard Juliennot out14
Keith Boycelbw4
Vanburn Holderc Gundappa Viswanath4
Andy Robertslbw0

Extras 15 · Total 154 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Karsan Ghavri20130
Madan Lal2050
Erapalli Prasanna248414
Bishan Bedi198293
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar206512

FALL OF WICKETS

1-32 (Roy Fredericks), 2-45 (Gordon Greenidge), 3-62 (Lance Gibbs), 4-65 (Viv Richards), 5-85 (Clive Lloyd), 6-125 (Deryck Murray), 7-133 (Alvin Kallicharran), 8-138 (Keith Boyce), 9-152 (Vanburn Holder), 10-154 (Andy Roberts)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstRoy Fredericks and Gordon Greenidge32
secondLance Gibbs and Gordon Greenidge13
thirdLance Gibbs and Alvin Kallicharran17
fourthAlvin Kallicharran and Viv Richards3
fifthClive Lloyd and Alvin Kallicharran20
sixthDeryck Murray and Alvin Kallicharran40
seventhAlvin Kallicharran and Bernard Julien8
eighthKeith Boyce and Bernard Julien5
ninthVanburn Holder and Bernard Julien14
tenthBernard Julien and Andy Roberts2
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