Thu, 12 Jul - Mon, 16 Jul 1979 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Edgbaston, Birmingham
England won by an innings and 83 runs
EnglandEngland
633/10 (34.00)
IndiaIndia
452/8 (20.00) & 253/10 (95.4)

ENG vs IND - 1st Test info

Match No
1st Test
Match Date
Thu 07 1979
Teams
England, India
Series
India in England Test Series
Ground
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Toss
England, elected to bat first
Umpires
Barrie MeyerDavid Constant
Match Result
England won by an innings and 83 runs, India
Type No
Test no. 851 Test, India
Season
1979, India
England innigs
633/10 (34.00)
Total
633/5d 165.2 Ov (RR: 3.82)		12027 (12027)
David Gower 200 (200)
Geoff Boycott 155 (155)
Kapil Dev5/146
Chetan Chauhan0/19
Srinivas Venkataraghavan0/107
India innigs
452/8 (20.00)
Total
297 116.1 Ov (RR: 2.55)		5643 (5643)
Gundappa Viswanath 78 (78)
Sunil Gavaskar 61 (61)
Bob Willis3/69
Phil Edmonds2/60
Mike Hendrick2/36
England innigs
Total
253 95.4 Ov (RR: 2.64)		4807 (4807)
Sunil Gavaskar 68 (68)
Chetan Chauhan 56 (56)
India innigs
253/10 (95.4)