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University Ground
Lucknow, India
University Ground records at a glance
At University Ground, the highest Test team total is 331 by Pakistan in 1952; the highest individual score is 124* by Nazar Mohammad in 1952.
| Record | Test |
|---|---|
| Highest team total | 331 (Pakistan, 1952) |
| Lowest completed total | 106 (India, 1952) |
| Highest successful chase | – |
| Highest individual score | Nazar Mohammad 124* (1952) |
| Best bowling | Fazal Mahmood 7/42 (1952) |
| Most runs at the ground | Nazar Mohammad 124 |
| Most wickets at the ground | Fazal Mahmood 12 |
| Average first-innings total | 106 |
University Ground in numbers
University Ground, in Lucknow, India, has staged 1 Test in CricArcade's archives. The first was a Test between India and Pakistan in 1952, and the most recent international here was in 1952.
In Tests
None of the 1 Test played at University Ground has been drawn, 0 won by the side batting first and 1 by the side batting second. India have played only 1 of them; the most frequent sides are India (1) and Pakistan (1).
Nazar Mohammad has made more Test runs here than anyone, 124 in 1 innings with 1 hundred, and Fazal Mahmood has taken the most wickets, 12 in 1 Test.
- Highest total: Pakistan's 331 (1952)
- Highest individual score: Nazar Mohammad, 124 not out against India (1952)
- Best bowling: Fazal Mahmood, 7 for 42 (1952)
Tests at University Ground
1 Test, 1952. The first was India v Pakistan on 23 October 1952: Pakistan won by an innings and 43 runs.
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | Tests | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 106 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazar Mohammad | Pakistan | 1 | 124 | 1 |
| Lala Amarnath | India | 2 | 71 | 0 |
| Polly Umrigar | India | 2 | 47 | 0 |
| Maqsood Ahmed | Pakistan | 1 | 41 | 0 |
| Datta Gaekwad | India | 2 | 38 | 0 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | Tests | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fazal Mahmood | Pakistan | 1 | 12 |
| Mahmood Hussain | Pakistan | 1 | 4 |
| Shah Nyalchand | India | 1 | 3 |
| Ghulam Ahmed | India | 1 | 3 |
| Maqsood Ahmed | Pakistan | 1 | 2 |
Test records
- Highest total
- 331
- Lowest completed total
- 106
- Highest score
- 124* · Nazar Mohammad
- Best bowling
- 7/42 · Fazal Mahmood
- Biggest innings win
- Inns & 43
Most recent matches
- India v Pakistan (Test, 23 October 1952): Pakistan won by an innings and 43 runs
Sources
- CricArcade Test archive: 1 scorecards at this ground
- Figures compiled from the official match scorecards in CricArcade's archive