India v West Indies 3rd Test
West Indies tour of India - 1958 (1958/59) · Eden Gardens, Kolkata · 31 December 1958
West Indies won by an innings and 336 runs
West Indies won by an innings and 336 runs. Rohan Kanhai top-scored with 256 for West Indies. Roy Gilchrist took 6/55.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- West Indies tour of India - 1958 (1958/59)
- Ground
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Dates
- 31 December 1958 to 4 January 1959
- Toss
- West Indies, chose to bat
- Result
- West Indies won by an innings and 336 runs
- Captains
- Gerry Alexander (West Indies), Ghulam Ahmed (India)
- Debuts
- Ramnath Kenny (India), Surendra Nath (India)
- Umpires
- Mohammad Yunus and ND Nagarwala
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
West Indies won the toss and chose to bat. Ramnath Kenny and Surendra Nath played their first Tests.
West Indies batted first and made 614 for 5. Rohan Kanhai top-scored with 256, and Garry Sobers made 106. The innings was built on a 217-run stand for the fourth wicket between Rohan Kanhai and Basil Butcher. That was well above the 1950s average first-innings total at Eden Gardens, 304 across 5 Tests.
India replied with 124 all out. Polly Umrigar top-scored with 44 not out. Roy Gilchrist took 3 for 18 for West Indies. From 52 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 6 runs, to 58 for 7. West Indies led by 490 on first innings. India followed on.
India made 154 all out in their second innings. Vijay Manjrekar top-scored with 58 not out. Roy Gilchrist took 6 for 55 for West Indies. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 17 runs, to 17 for 4.
West Indies won by an innings and 336 runs. It is the heaviest innings defeat at Eden Gardens across the 42 Tests in our archive.
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 614 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| John Holt | c Nari Contractor | 5 |
| Conrad Hunte | c Surendra Nath | 23 |
| Rohan Kanhai | c Polly Umrigar | 256 |
| Collie Smith | bowled | 34 |
| Basil Butcher | lbw | 103 |
| Garry Sobers | not out | 106 |
| Joe Solomon | not out | 69 |
Did not bat: Gerry Alexander, Sonny Ramadhin, Wes Hall, Roy Gilchrist
Extras 18 · Total 614 for 5
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dattu Phadkar | 43 | 6 | 173 | 0 |
| Surendra Nath | 46 | 8 | 168 | 2 |
| Subhash Gupte | 39 | 8 | 119 | 1 |
| Ghulam Ahmed | 16.1 | 1 | 52 | 1 |
| Polly Umrigar | 16 | 1 | 62 | 1 |
| Jayasinghrao Ghorpade | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (John Holt), 2-72 (Conrad Hunte), 3-180 (Collie Smith), 4-397 (Basil Butcher), 5-454 (Rohan Kanhai)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Holt and Conrad Hunte | 12 |
| second | Rohan Kanhai and Conrad Hunte | 60 |
| third | Collie Smith and Rohan Kanhai | 108 |
| fourth | Rohan Kanhai and Basil Butcher | 217 |
| fifth | Garry Sobers and Rohan Kanhai | 57 |
| sixth | Garry Sobers and Joe Solomon | 160 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 124 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Pankaj Roy | c Joe Solomon | 11 |
| Nari Contractor | lbw | 4 |
| Jayasinghrao Ghorpade | c Gerry Alexander | 7 |
| Ramnath Kenny | c Gerry Alexander | 16 |
| Polly Umrigar | not out | 44 |
| Vijay Manjrekar | bowled | 0 |
| Dattu Phadkar | c Garry Sobers | 3 |
| Naren Tamhane | c Garry Sobers | 0 |
| Surendra Nath | run out | 8 |
| Ghulam Ahmed | lbw | 4 |
| Subhash Gupte | bowled | 12 |
Extras 15 · Total 124 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Gilchrist | 23 | 13 | 18 | 3 |
| Wes Hall | 15 | 6 | 31 | 3 |
| Sonny Ramadhin | 16.5 | 8 | 27 | 2 |
| Collie Smith | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Sobers | 6 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-24 (Nari Contractor), 2-26 (Pankaj Roy), 3-52 (Jayasinghrao Ghorpade), 4-52 (Ramnath Kenny), 5-52 (Vijay Manjrekar), 6-57 (Dattu Phadkar), 7-58 (Naren Tamhane), 8-89 (Surendra Nath), 9-99 (Ghulam Ahmed), 10-124 (Subhash Gupte)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Pankaj Roy and Nari Contractor | 24 |
| second | Pankaj Roy and Jayasinghrao Ghorpade | 2 |
| third | Jayasinghrao Ghorpade and Ramnath Kenny | 26 |
| fourth | Polly Umrigar and Ramnath Kenny | 0 |
| fifth | Polly Umrigar and Vijay Manjrekar | 0 |
| sixth | Dattu Phadkar and Polly Umrigar | 5 |
| seventh | Polly Umrigar and Naren Tamhane | 1 |
| eighth | Polly Umrigar and Surendra Nath | 31 |
| ninth | Polly Umrigar and Ghulam Ahmed | 10 |
| tenth | Polly Umrigar and Subhash Gupte | 25 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 154 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Pankaj Roy | c Gerry Alexander | 0 |
| Nari Contractor | bowled | 6 |
| Polly Umrigar | c Gerry Alexander | 2 |
| Vijay Manjrekar | not out | 58 |
| Ramnath Kenny | bowled | 0 |
| Jayasinghrao Ghorpade | bowled | 16 |
| Dattu Phadkar | bowled | 35 |
| Surendra Nath | c Gerry Alexander | 3 |
| Naren Tamhane | bowled | 0 |
| Ghulam Ahmed | bowled | 0 |
| Subhash Gupte | bowled | 15 |
Extras 19 · Total 154 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Gilchrist | 21 | 7 | 55 | 6 |
| Wes Hall | 18 | 5 | 55 | 3 |
| Sonny Ramadhin | 8 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Garry Sobers | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Pankaj Roy), 2-7 (Polly Umrigar), 3-10 (Nari Contractor), 4-17 (Ramnath Kenny), 5-44 (Jayasinghrao Ghorpade), 6-115 (Dattu Phadkar), 7-131 (Surendra Nath), 8-131 (Naren Tamhane), 9-131 (Ghulam Ahmed), 10-154 (Subhash Gupte)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Pankaj Roy and Nari Contractor | 5 |
| second | Polly Umrigar and Nari Contractor | 2 |
| third | Vijay Manjrekar and Nari Contractor | 3 |
| fourth | Vijay Manjrekar and Ramnath Kenny | 7 |
| fifth | Vijay Manjrekar and Jayasinghrao Ghorpade | 27 |
| sixth | Dattu Phadkar and Vijay Manjrekar | 71 |
| seventh | Vijay Manjrekar and Surendra Nath | 16 |
| eighth | Vijay Manjrekar and Naren Tamhane | 0 |
| ninth | Ghulam Ahmed and Vijay Manjrekar | 0 |
| tenth | Subhash Gupte and Vijay Manjrekar | 23 |
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