1st Test-England in India Test Series 1972

TESTFeroz Shah Kotla, DelhiWed, 20 Dec - Mon, 25 Dec 1972 - 09:00
IND
India
441/9 (48.30) & 233/10 (98.4)
VS
England
574/2 (20.00) & 208/4 (88.5)
ENG
England won by 6 wickets
PREVIEWSUMMARYSCORECARDMATCH STATSPERFORMANCE
INDIndia innings
441/9 (48.30)
BATTING
BatsmanRBM4s6sSRIn SeasonR4s6sCareerR4s6s
Sunil Gavaskar 
c Greig b Arnold		1235531034.28In 1972Career
Ramnath Parkar 
c Pocock b Arnold		419200021.05In 1972Career
Ajit Wadekar (c)
b Arnold		311170027.27In 1972Career
Dilip Sardesai 
b Arnold		1266931018.18In 1972Career
Gundappa Viswanath 
c (wk)Knott b Greig		27831174032.53In 1972Career
Eknath Solkar 
c (wk)Knott b Greig		20791244025.31In 1972Career
Farokh Engineer (WK)
b Cottam		1517283088.23In 1972Career
Syed Abid Ali 
c Greig b Cottam		581031549056.31In 1972Career
Srinivas Venkataraghavan 
c Greig b Arnold		17351022048.57In 1972Career
Bishan Bedi 
not out 		49120044.44In 1972Career
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar 
b Arnold		017000.00In 1972Career
Extras
(lb 1)		1
Total
173 84.4 Ov (RR: 2.04)		173458240
BOWLING
BowlerOMRWECO0s4s6sIn SeasonW0sBestCareerW0sBest
Geoff Arnold23.4074561.90000In 1972Career
Bob Cottam23.0056622.86000In 1972Career
Tony Greig23.0083221.39000In 1972Career
Pat Pocock6.0011302.16000In 1972Career
Derek Underwood9.0011601.77000In 1972Career
ENGEngland innings
574/2 (20.00)
BATTING
BatsmanRBM4s6sSRIn SeasonR4s6sCareerR4s6s
Barry Wood 
c Venkataraghavan b Chandrasekhar		1984923022.61In 1972Career
Dennis Amiss 
st (wk)Engineer b Bedi		4673987063.01In 1972Career
Keith Fletcher 
b Chandrasekhar		26100033.33In 1972Career
Mike Denness 
c (wk)Engineer b Bedi		1673813021.91In 1972Career
Tony Lewis (c)
lbw b Chandrasekhar		024000.00In 1972Career
Tony Greig 
not out 		682422738128.09In 1972Career
Alan Knott (WK)
c Solkar b Chandrasekhar		412131033.33In 1972Career
Geoff Arnold 
c Abid Ali b Chandrasekhar		1280961015.00In 1972Career
Pat Pocock 
lbw b Chandrasekhar		02934000.00In 1972Career
Derek Underwood 
c Solkar b Chandrasekhar		634331017.64In 1972Career
Bob Cottam 
c Abid Ali b Chandrasekhar		321210014.28In 1972Career
Extras
(b 4, lb 17, nb 3)		24
Total
200 108.5 Ov (RR: 1.83)		200656241
BOWLING
BowlerOMRWECO0s4s6sIn SeasonW0sBestCareerW0sBest
Syed Abid Ali9.0051301.44000In 1972Career
Eknath Solkar3.000802.66000In 1972Career
Bishan Bedi47.00235921.25000In 1972Career
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar41.50187981.88000In 1972Career
Srinivas Venkataraghavan8.0021702.12000In 1972Career
INDIndia innings
233/10 (98.4)
BATTING
BatsmanRBM4s6sSRIn SeasonR4s6sCareerR4s6s
Sunil Gavaskar 
c Greig b Underwood		846601017.39In 1972Career
Ramnath Parkar 
lbw b Arnold		3572995048.61In 1972Career
Ajit Wadekar (c)
st (wk)Knott b Pocock		2460763040.00In 1972Career
Dilip Sardesai 
c Greig b Underwood		1036422027.77In 1972Career
Gundappa Viswanath 
b Underwood		321310014.28In 1972Career
Eknath Solkar 
c sub b Arnold		7519724611038.07In 1972Career
Farokh Engineer (WK)
c (wk)Knott b Underwood		631321709047.72In 1972Career
Syed Abid Ali 
c Fletcher b Pocock		096000.00In 1972Career
Srinivas Venkataraghavan 
b Pocock		048000.00In 1972Career
Bishan Bedi 
b Arnold		2680033.33In 1972Career
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar 
not out 		11323007.69In 1972Career
Extras
(b 8, lb 2, nb 2)		12
Total
233 98.4 Ov (RR: 2.36)		233596310
BOWLING
BowlerOMRWECO0s4s6sIn SeasonW0sBestCareerW0sBest
Geoff Arnold20.4064632.22000In 1972Career
Bob Cottam7.0011802.57000In 1972Career
Tony Greig6.0011602.66000In 1972Career
Pat Pocock33.0077232.18000In 1972Career
Derek Underwood30.00135641.86000In 1972Career
Barry Wood2.0001306.50000In 1972Career
ENGEngland innings
208/4 (88.5)
BATTING
BatsmanRBM4s6sSRIn SeasonR4s6sCareerR4s6s
Barry Wood 
c Solkar b Bedi		451491525030.20In 1972Career
Dennis Amiss 
c Chandrasekhar b Bedi		925402036.00In 1972Career
Keith Fletcher 
c Wadekar b Bedi		088000.00In 1972Career
Mike Denness 
c Viswanath b Chandrasekhar		3563616055.55In 1972Career
Tony Lewis (c)
not out 		701581657044.30In 1972Career
Tony Greig 
not out 		401201244033.33In 1972Career
Extras
(lb 9)		9
Total
208/4 88.5 Ov (RR: 2.34)		208523240
BOWLING
BowlerOMRWECO0s4s6sIn SeasonW0sBestCareerW0sBest
Syed Abid Ali4.002601.50000In 1972Career
Eknath Solkar3.0001304.33000In 1972Career
Bishan Bedi39.00205031.28000In 1972Career
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar24.0077012.91000In 1972Career
Srinivas Venkataraghavan16.0004702.93000In 1972Career
Dilip Sardesai1.5001206.54000In 1972Career
Sunil Gavaskar1.000101.00000In 1972Career
MILESTONES
Dilip Sardesai brought up 2000 Test runsINDREACHED
Now on 2001.
Bishan Bedi reached 100 Test wicketsINDREACHED
Now on 101.
Geoff Arnold reached 25 Test wicketsENGREACHED
Now on 30.
Ramnath Parkar played their 1st TestINDREACHED
Now on 1.
Tony Lewis played their 1st TestENGREACHED
Now on 1.
Eknath Solkar took their 25th Test catchINDREACHED
Now on 26.
Tony Greig took their 10th Test catchENGREACHED
Now on 13.
Farokh Engineer registered their 10th Test fiftyINDREACHED
Now on 10.
Bishan Bedi reached 500 Test maidensINDREACHED
Now on 525.
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