New Zealand v India 1st Test
India tour of New Zealand - 1976 (1975/76) · Eden Park, Auckland · 24 January 1976
India won by 8 wickets
India won by 8 wickets. Surinder Amarnath top-scored with 124 for India. Erapalli Prasanna took 8/76.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of New Zealand - 1976 (1975/76)
- Ground
- Eden Park, Auckland
- Dates
- 24 January 1976 to 28 January 1976
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 8 wickets
- Captains
- Glenn Turner (New Zealand), Sunil Gavaskar (India)
- Debuts
- Dilip Vengsarkar (India), Surinder Amarnath (India), Syed Kirmani (India)
- Umpires
- DEA Copps and RL Monteith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat. Dilip Vengsarkar, Surinder Amarnath and Syed Kirmani played their first Tests.
New Zealand batted first and made 266 all out. Bevan Congdon top-scored with 54, and John Morrison made 46. Bhagwath Chandrasekhar took 6 for 94 for India.
India replied with 414 all out. Surinder Amarnath top-scored with 124, and Sunil Gavaskar made 116. Bevan Congdon took 5 for 65 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 204-run stand for the second wicket between Sunil Gavaskar and Surinder Amarnath, 49% of the total. India led by 148 on first innings.
New Zealand made 215 all out in their second innings. John Parker top-scored with 70, and Bevan Congdon made 54. Erapalli Prasanna took 8 for 76 for India. The innings was built on a 122-run stand for the third wicket between Bevan Congdon and John Parker, 57% of the total. From 161 for 3 they lost 5 wickets for 21 runs, to 182 for 8.
Set 68 to win, India made 71 for 2. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 35 not out.
India won by 8 wickets. Erapalli Prasanna's 8 for 76 are the best innings figures at Eden Park.
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 266 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| John Morrison | c Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 46 |
| Glenn Turner | c Sunil Gavaskar | 23 |
| Bevan Congdon | c Madan Lal | 54 |
| John Parker | bowled | 17 |
| Brian Hastings | lbw | 8 |
| Mark Burgess | c Erapalli Prasanna | 31 |
| Ken Wadsworth | c Sunil Gavaskar | 41 |
| Dayle Hadlee | bowled | 24 |
| David O'Sullivan | c Surinder Amarnath | 0 |
| Hedley Howarth | c Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 0 |
| Richard Collinge | not out | 3 |
Extras 19 · Total 266 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madan Lal | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | 4 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 30 | 6 | 94 | 6 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 24 | 4 | 59 | 1 |
| Erapalli Prasanna | 24 | 5 | 64 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-38 (Glenn Turner), 2-110 (John Morrison), 3-144 (Bevan Congdon), 4-145 (John Parker), 5-155 (Brian Hastings), 6-211 (Mark Burgess), 7-263 (Dayle Hadlee), 8-263 (Ken Wadsworth), 9-263 (David O'Sullivan), 10-266 (Hedley Howarth)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Glenn Turner and John Morrison | 38 |
| second | Bevan Congdon and John Morrison | 72 |
| third | Bevan Congdon and John Parker | 34 |
| fourth | Brian Hastings and John Parker | 1 |
| fifth | Mark Burgess and Brian Hastings | 10 |
| sixth | Mark Burgess and Ken Wadsworth | 56 |
| seventh | Dayle Hadlee and Ken Wadsworth | 52 |
| eighth | Ken Wadsworth and David O'Sullivan | 0 |
| ninth | Hedley Howarth and David O'Sullivan | 0 |
| tenth | Richard Collinge and Hedley Howarth | 3 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 414 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Glenn Turner | 116 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | lbw | 7 |
| Surinder Amarnath | caught | 124 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | c Ken Wadsworth | 0 |
| Brijesh Patel | c John Morrison | 10 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | c Bevan Congdon | 1 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | bowled | 64 |
| Madan Lal | c Glenn Turner | 27 |
| Syed Kirmani | bowled | 14 |
| Erapalli Prasanna | not out | 25 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | bowled | 0 |
Extras 26 · Total 414 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Collinge | 19 | 3 | 61 | 1 |
| Dayle Hadlee | 18 | 3 | 71 | 2 |
| Bevan Congdon | 26.7 | 3 | 65 | 5 |
| Hedley Howarth | 29 | 6 | 97 | 2 |
| David O'Sullivan | 29 | 4 | 94 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-16 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 2-220 (Surinder Amarnath), 3-220 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-270 (Brijesh Patel), 5-270 (Sunil Gavaskar), 6-275 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan), 7-368 (Madan Lal), 8-369 (Mohinder Amarnath), 9-414 (Syed Kirmani), 10-414 (Bhagwath Chandrasekhar)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar | 16 |
| second | Sunil Gavaskar and Surinder Amarnath | 204 |
| third | Gundappa Viswanath and Sunil Gavaskar | 0 |
| fourth | Sunil Gavaskar and Brijesh Patel | 50 |
| fifth | Srinivas Venkataraghavan and Sunil Gavaskar | 0 |
| sixth | Srinivas Venkataraghavan and Mohinder Amarnath | 5 |
| seventh | Mohinder Amarnath and Madan Lal | 93 |
| eighth | Mohinder Amarnath and Syed Kirmani | 1 |
| ninth | Erapalli Prasanna and Syed Kirmani | 45 |
| tenth | Erapalli Prasanna and Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 0 |
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 215 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| John Morrison | c Gundappa Viswanath | 23 |
| Glenn Turner | c Madan Lal | 13 |
| Bevan Congdon | c Sunil Gavaskar | 54 |
| John Parker | c Dilip Vengsarkar | 70 |
| Brian Hastings | bowled | 1 |
| Mark Burgess | lbw | 6 |
| Ken Wadsworth | bowled | 19 |
| Dayle Hadlee | c Dilip Vengsarkar | 0 |
| David O'Sullivan | c Surinder Amarnath | 1 |
| Richard Collinge | c Surinder Amarnath | 13 |
| Hedley Howarth | not out | 1 |
Extras 14 · Total 215 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madan Lal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 22.2 | 2 | 85 | 2 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 19 | 8 | 32 | 0 |
| Erapalli Prasanna | 23 | 5 | 76 | 8 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-32 (Glenn Turner), 2-39 (John Morrison), 3-161 (John Parker), 4-169 (Brian Hastings), 5-180 (Mark Burgess), 6-180 (Bevan Congdon), 7-180 (Dayle Hadlee), 8-182 (David O'Sullivan), 9-214 (Richard Collinge), 10-215 (Ken Wadsworth)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Glenn Turner and John Morrison | 32 |
| second | Bevan Congdon and John Morrison | 7 |
| third | Bevan Congdon and John Parker | 122 |
| fourth | Bevan Congdon and Brian Hastings | 8 |
| fifth | Bevan Congdon and Mark Burgess | 11 |
| sixth | Bevan Congdon and Ken Wadsworth | 0 |
| seventh | Dayle Hadlee and Ken Wadsworth | 0 |
| eighth | Ken Wadsworth and David O'Sullivan | 2 |
| ninth | Richard Collinge and Ken Wadsworth | 32 |
| tenth | Hedley Howarth and Ken Wadsworth | 1 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 71 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | not out | 35 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c Glenn Turner | 6 |
| Surinder Amarnath | lbw | 9 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | not out | 11 |
Did not bat: Brijesh Patel, Srinivas Venkataraghavan, Mohinder Amarnath, Madan Lal, Syed Kirmani, Erapalli Prasanna, Bhagwath Chandrasekhar
Extras 10 · Total 71 for 2
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Collinge | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Dayle Hadlee | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Hedley Howarth | 5.2 | 3 | 15 | 2 |
| David O'Sullivan | 4 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-38 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 2-56 (Surinder Amarnath)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar | 38 |
| second | Sunil Gavaskar and Surinder Amarnath | 18 |
| third | Gundappa Viswanath and Sunil Gavaskar | 15 |
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