England Vs India 1St Odi
India tour of England - 1974 (1974) · Headingley, Leeds · 13 July 1974
England won by 4 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)
England won by 4 wickets (with 23 balls remaining). John Edrich top-scored with 90 for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Headingley, Leeds
- Date
- 13 July 1974
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- England won by 4 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- John Edrich
- Captains
- Ajit Wadekar (India), Mike Denness (England)
- Debuts
- Sunil Gavaskar (India), Sudhir Naik (India), Ajit Wadekar (India), Gundappa Viswanath (India), Farokh Engineer (India), Brijesh Patel (India), Eknath Solkar (India), Syed Abid Ali (India), Madan Lal (India), Srinivas Venkataraghavan (India), Bishan Bedi (India), Robin Jackman (England)
- Umpires
- WE Alley and HD Bird
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field. Sunil Gavaskar, Sudhir Naik, Ajit Wadekar, Gundappa Viswanath, Farokh Engineer, Brijesh Patel, Eknath Solkar, Syed Abid Ali, Madan Lal, Srinivas Venkataraghavan, Bishan Bedi and Robin Jackman played their first ODIs.
India batted first and made 265 all out. Brijesh Patel top-scored with 82 off 78 balls, and Ajit Wadekar made 67. Chris Old took 3 for 43 for England. That was well above the 1970s average first-innings total at Headingley, 178 across 8 ODIs.
Chasing 266, England made 266 for 6. John Edrich top-scored with 90 off 97 balls, and Tony Greig made 40. The innings was built on a 83-run stand for the fourth wicket between John Edrich and Keith Fletcher.
England won by 4 wickets (with 23 balls remaining).
INDIA: 265 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | bowled | 28 | 35 |
| Sudhir Naik | lbw | 18 | 29 |
| Ajit Wadekar | bowled | 67 | 82 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | bowled | 4 | 4 |
| Farokh Engineer | lbw | 32 | 51 |
| Brijesh Patel | c Keith Fletcher | 82 | 78 |
| Eknath Solkar | lbw | 3 | 9 |
| Syed Abid Ali | c Bob Woolmer | 17 | 24 |
| Madan Lal | bowled | 2 | 10 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | not out | 1 | 2 |
| Bishan Bedi | c David Lloyd | 0 | 2 |
Extras 11 · Total 265 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Arnold | 10 | 1 | 42 | 2 |
| Chris Old | 10.5 | 0 | 43 | 3 |
| Robin Jackman | 11 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| Bob Woolmer | 11 | 0 | 62 | 2 |
| Tony Greig | 11 | 0 | 63 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-44 (Sudhir Naik), 2-50 (Sunil Gavaskar), 3-60 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-130 (Farokh Engineer), 5-181 (Ajit Wadekar), 6-194 (Eknath Solkar), 7-246 (Syed Abid Ali), 8-264 (Madan Lal), 9-265 (Brijesh Patel), 10-265 (Bishan Bedi)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Sudhir Naik | 44 |
| second | Ajit Wadekar and Sunil Gavaskar | 6 |
| third | Ajit Wadekar and Gundappa Viswanath | 10 |
| fourth | Farokh Engineer and Ajit Wadekar | 70 |
| fifth | Ajit Wadekar and Brijesh Patel | 51 |
| sixth | Eknath Solkar and Brijesh Patel | 13 |
| seventh | Syed Abid Ali and Brijesh Patel | 52 |
| eighth | Madan Lal and Brijesh Patel | 18 |
| ninth | Srinivas Venkataraghavan and Brijesh Patel | 1 |
| tenth | Srinivas Venkataraghavan and Bishan Bedi | 0 |
ENGLAND: 266 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Amiss | lbw | 20 | 35 |
| David Lloyd | st Farokh Engineer | 34 | 63 |
| John Edrich | c Bishan Bedi | 90 | 97 |
| Mike Denness | c Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 8 | 13 |
| Keith Fletcher | c Bishan Bedi | 39 | 59 |
| Tony Greig | c Bishan Bedi | 40 | 28 |
| Alan Knott | not out | 15 | 13 |
| Chris Old | not out | 5 | 3 |
Did not bat: Bob Woolmer, Robin Jackman, Geoff Arnold
Extras 15 · Total 266 for 6
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syed Abid Ali | 9 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| Eknath Solkar | 11 | 1 | 31 | 2 |
| Madan Lal | 9.1 | 1 | 43 | 1 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 11 | 0 | 58 | 1 |
| Bishan Bedi | 11 | 0 | 68 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-37 (Dennis Amiss), 2-84 (David Lloyd), 3-96 (Mike Denness), 4-179 (Keith Fletcher), 5-212 (John Edrich), 6-254 (Tony Greig)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Dennis Amiss and David Lloyd | 37 |
| second | John Edrich and David Lloyd | 47 |
| third | John Edrich and Mike Denness | 12 |
| fourth | John Edrich and Keith Fletcher | 83 |
| fifth | John Edrich and Tony Greig | 33 |
| sixth | Alan Knott and Tony Greig | 42 |
| seventh | Alan Knott and Chris Old | 12 |
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