England Vs India 2Nd Odi
India tour of England - 1974 (1974) · Kennington Oval, London · 15 July 1974
England won by 6 wickets (with 37 balls remaining)
England won by 6 wickets (with 37 balls remaining). Keith Fletcher top-scored with 55* for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Kennington Oval, London
- Date
- 15 July 1974
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 6 wickets (with 37 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Keith Fletcher
- Captains
- Ajit Wadekar (India), Mike Denness (England)
- Debut
- Ashok Mankad (India)
- Umpires
- A Jepson and CS Elliott
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Ashok Mankad's first ODI.
India batted first and made 171 all out. Ashok Mankad top-scored with 44 off 61 balls, and Gundappa Viswanath made 32. Chris Old took 3 for 36 for England. That was well below the 1970s average first-innings total at Kennington Oval, 228 across 8 ODIs.
Chasing 172, England made 172 for 4. Keith Fletcher top-scored with 55 not out off 79 balls, and David Lloyd made 39.
England won by 6 wickets (with 37 balls remaining).
INDIA: 171 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Geoff Arnold | 20 | 23 |
| Sudhir Naik | c Tony Greig | 20 | 39 |
| Unknown #1458 | c Mike Denness | 13 | 18 |
| Ajit Wadekar | c David Lloyd | 6 | 8 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | c Alan Knott | 32 | 59 |
| Farokh Engineer | lbw | 4 | 15 |
| Brijesh Patel | run out | 12 | 23 |
| Ashok Mankad | bowled | 44 | 61 |
| Eknath Solkar | c Alan Knott | 0 | 17 |
| Syed Abid Ali | c Mike Smith | 6 | 10 |
| Madan Lal | not out | 3 | 13 |
Extras 11 · Total 171 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Arnold | 7 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Chris Old | 9.3 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
| Robin Jackman | 11 | 1 | 41 | 3 |
| Derek Underwood | 11 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Tony Greig | 9 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-40 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-48 (Sudhir Naik), 3-60 (Ajit Wadekar), 4-64 (Unknown #1458), 5-75 (Farokh Engineer), 6-94 (Brijesh Patel), 7-139 (Gundappa Viswanath), 8-142 (Eknath Solkar), 9-156 (Syed Abid Ali), 10-171 (Ashok Mankad)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Sudhir Naik | 40 |
| second | Sudhir Naik and Unknown #1458 | 8 |
| third | Ajit Wadekar and Unknown #1458 | 12 |
| fourth | Gundappa Viswanath and Unknown #1458 | 4 |
| fifth | Farokh Engineer and Gundappa Viswanath | 11 |
| sixth | Gundappa Viswanath and Brijesh Patel | 19 |
| seventh | Ashok Mankad and Gundappa Viswanath | 45 |
| eighth | Ashok Mankad and Eknath Solkar | 3 |
| ninth | Syed Abid Ali and Ashok Mankad | 14 |
| tenth | Ashok Mankad and Madan Lal | 15 |
ENGLAND: 172 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Lloyd | c Syed Kirmani | 39 | 81 |
| Mike Smith | c Farokh Engineer | 6 | 19 |
| John Edrich | c Brijesh Patel | 19 | 48 |
| Mike Denness | c Ajit Wadekar | 24 | 37 |
| Keith Fletcher | not out | 55 | 79 |
| Tony Greig | not out | 24 | 29 |
Did not bat: Alan Knott, Chris Old, Robin Jackman, Geoff Arnold, Derek Underwood
Extras 5 · Total 172 for 4
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syed Abid Ali | 11 | 3 | 21 | 1 |
| Eknath Solkar | 11 | 3 | 37 | 0 |
| Madan Lal | 10 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Unknown #1458 | 11 | 2 | 39 | 1 |
| Ashok Mankad | 5.5 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-19 (Mike Smith), 2-65 (John Edrich), 3-71 (David Lloyd), 4-113 (Mike Denness)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | David Lloyd and Mike Smith | 19 |
| second | John Edrich and David Lloyd | 46 |
| third | Mike Denness and David Lloyd | 6 |
| fourth | Keith Fletcher and Mike Denness | 42 |
| fifth | Keith Fletcher and Tony Greig | 59 |
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