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India v West Indies 1st Test

West Indies tour of India - 1958 (1958/59) · Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai · 28 November 1958

Match drawn

Match drawn. Garry Sobers top-scored with 142* for West Indies. Roy Gilchrist took 4/39.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
West Indies tour of India - 1958 (1958/59)
Ground
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Dates
28 November 1958 to 3 December 1958
Toss
West Indies, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Captains
Gerry Alexander (West Indies), Polly Umrigar (India)
Debuts
Basil Butcher (West Indies), Wes Hall (West Indies), Manohar Hardikar (India), Chandu Borde (India), Ghulam Guard (India)
Umpires
JR Patel and MG Vijayasarathi

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

West Indies won the toss and chose to bat. Basil Butcher, Wes Hall, Manohar Hardikar, Chandu Borde and Ghulam Guard played their first Tests.

West Indies batted first and made 227 all out. Rohan Kanhai top-scored with 66, and Collie Smith made 63. Subhash Gupte took 4 for 86 for India. That was well below the 1950s average first-innings total at Brabourne Stadium, 314 across 5 Tests.

India replied with 152 all out. Polly Umrigar top-scored with 55, and Gulabrai Ramchand made 48. Roy Gilchrist took 4 for 39 for West Indies. From 120 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 28 runs, to 148 for 9. West Indies led by 75 on first innings.

West Indies made 323 for 4 in their second innings. Garry Sobers top-scored with 142 not out, and Basil Butcher made 64. The innings was built on a 134-run stand for the fifth wicket between Garry Sobers and Basil Butcher, 41% of the total.

Set 399 to win, India made 289 for 5. Pankaj Roy top-scored with 90, and Gulabrai Ramchand made 67.

Match drawn.

WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 227 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
John Holtc Naren Tamhane16
Conrad Huntec Ghulam Guard0
Garry Sobersc Ghulam Guard25
Rohan Kanhailbw66
Collie Smithc Gulabrai Ramchand63
Basil Butcherlbw28
Gerry Alexanderst Naren Tamhane5
Eric Atkinsonbowled1
Sonny Ramadhinc Bapu Nadkarni9
Wes Hallnot out12
Roy Gilchristbowled1

Extras 1 · Total 227 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Ghulam Guard157191
Gulabrai Ramchand122312
Polly Umrigar30120
Subhash Gupte339864
Chandu Borde101290
Bapu Nadkarni21.17402
Manohar Hardikar7591

FALL OF WICKETS

1-2 (Conrad Hunte), 2-36 (John Holt), 3-50 (Garry Sobers), 4-118 (Rohan Kanhai), 5-172 (Basil Butcher), 6-200 (Collie Smith), 7-202 (Eric Atkinson), 8-206 (Gerry Alexander), 9-226 (Sonny Ramadhin), 10-227 (Roy Gilchrist)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJohn Holt and Conrad Hunte2
secondJohn Holt and Garry Sobers34
thirdGarry Sobers and Rohan Kanhai14
fourthCollie Smith and Rohan Kanhai68
fifthCollie Smith and Basil Butcher54
sixthCollie Smith and Gerry Alexander28
seventhGerry Alexander and Eric Atkinson2
eighthSonny Ramadhin and Gerry Alexander4
ninthSonny Ramadhin and Wes Hall20
tenthRoy Gilchrist and Wes Hall1
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 152 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Pankaj Roybowled18–
Nari Contractorc Eric Atkinson0–
Polly Umrigarbowled55–
Vijay Manjrekarc Garry Sobers0–
Bapu Nadkarnibowled2–
Gulabrai Ramchandc Gerry Alexander48–
Manohar Hardikarlbw01
Chandu Borderun out7–
Naren Tamhanenot out9–
Ghulam Guardbowled4–
Subhash Guptec Garry Sobers1–

Extras 8 · Total 152 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Roy Gilchrist23.28394
Wes Hall144353
Eric Atkinson1910212
Sonny Ramadhin90300
Garry Sobers30190

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Nari Contractor), 2-37 (Pankaj Roy), 3-37 (Vijay Manjrekar), 4-40 (Bapu Nadkarni), 5-120 (Polly Umrigar), 6-120 (Manohar Hardikar), 7-132 (Chandu Borde), 8-138 (Gulabrai Ramchand), 9-148 (Ghulam Guard), 10-152 (Subhash Gupte)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstPankaj Roy and Nari Contractor0
secondPolly Umrigar and Pankaj Roy37
thirdPolly Umrigar and Vijay Manjrekar0
fourthPolly Umrigar and Bapu Nadkarni3
fifthPolly Umrigar and Gulabrai Ramchand80
sixthGulabrai Ramchand and Manohar Hardikar0
seventhGulabrai Ramchand and Chandu Borde12
eighthGulabrai Ramchand and Naren Tamhane6
ninthNaren Tamhane and Ghulam Guard10
tenthSubhash Gupte and Naren Tamhane4
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 323 FOR 4
BatterHow outR
John Holtc Manohar Hardikar24
Conrad Huntec Bapu Nadkarni10
Garry Sobersnot out142
Rohan Kanhaic Pankaj Roy22
Collie Smithc Pankaj Roy58
Basil Butchernot out64

Did not bat: Gerry Alexander, Eric Atkinson, Sonny Ramadhin, Wes Hall, Roy Gilchrist

Extras 3 · Total 323 for 4

Bowler (India)OMRW
Ghulam Guard172692
Gulabrai Ramchand103220
Polly Umrigar90220
Subhash Gupte3541112
Chandu Borde163310
Bapu Nadkarni153290
Manohar Hardikar102360

FALL OF WICKETS

1-27 (Conrad Hunte), 2-37 (John Holt), 3-70 (Rohan Kanhai), 4-189 (Collie Smith)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJohn Holt and Conrad Hunte27
secondJohn Holt and Garry Sobers10
thirdGarry Sobers and Rohan Kanhai33
fourthGarry Sobers and Collie Smith119
fifthGarry Sobers and Basil Butcher134
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 289 FOR 5
BatterHow outR
Pankaj Royc Wes Hall90
Nari Contractorrun out6
Polly Umrigarbowled36
Vijay Manjrekarc Rohan Kanhai23
Bapu Nadkarnic Rohan Kanhai7
Gulabrai Ramchandnot out67
Manohar Hardikarnot out32

Did not bat: Chandu Borde, Naren Tamhane, Ghulam Guard, Subhash Gupte

Extras 28 · Total 289 for 5

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Roy Gilchrist4113752
Wes Hall3010721
Eric Atkinson2911561
Sonny Ramadhin114200
Garry Sobers3080
Collie Smith184300

FALL OF WICKETS

1-27 (Nari Contractor), 2-88 (Polly Umrigar), 3-136 (Vijay Manjrekar), 4-159 (Bapu Nadkarni), 5-204 (Pankaj Roy)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstPankaj Roy and Nari Contractor27
secondPolly Umrigar and Pankaj Roy61
thirdPankaj Roy and Vijay Manjrekar48
fourthPankaj Roy and Bapu Nadkarni23
fifthPankaj Roy and Gulabrai Ramchand45
sixthGulabrai Ramchand and Manohar Hardikar85
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