English cricket team in India, Pakistan and Ceylon in 1951–52
A cricket team from England organised by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) toured India from 5 October 1951 to 2 March 1952. During this tour England team also played first class matches in Pakistan and Ceylon. In the Test matches, the side was known as "England"; in other matches, it was known as "MCC".[1]
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| India | England | ||
| Dates | 5 October 1951 – 2 March 1952 | ||
| Captains | Vijay Hazare |
Nigel Howard Donald Carr (5th Test) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 5-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Pankaj Roy (387) | Allan Watkins (450) | |
| Most wickets | Vinoo Mankad (34) | Roy Tattersall (21) | |
The Test series was drawn 1-1, with three matches being drawn.
Background
editIt was reported in April 1950 that the MCC would tour India, Pakistan and Ceylon in the 1951–52 season. The squad would play games over three and a half months in India, over a month in Pakistan and over fifteen days in Ceylon.[2]
The English team
editThe manager was Geoffrey Howard. The team was announced in late July 1951. Poole replaced Jack Ikin, who was injured, before the team left. Leadbeater replaced Rhodes, who was forced to return home with an injury, early in the tour.[3]
Many of England's leading players made themselves unavailable for the tour, and the resultant team was widely regarded as a "second team".[1][4] Eight of the touring team – Howard, Carr, Leadbeater, Kenyon, Poole, Rhodes, Ridgway and Spooner – had no Test experience, while none of the team had played more than nine Tests.[3] None of the team had toured Australia and New Zealand in the Test series of 1950–51.[5][1]
Test matches
edit1st Test
edit2–7 November 1951
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Pankaj Roy and Nana Joshi (Ind), and Don Kenyon, Donald Carr, Dick Spooner, Nigel Howard and Fred Ridgway (Eng) made their Test debuts.
- 5 November was a rest day.
2nd Test
edit14–19 December 1951
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- India won the toss and elected to bat
- CD Gopinath and Madhav Mantri (Ind), and Eddie Leadbeater (Eng) made their Test debuts.
- 17 December was a rest day.
3rd Test
edit30 December–4 January 1952
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Buck Divecha, Subhash Gupte and Vijay Manjrekar (Ind), and Cyril Poole (Eng) made their Test debuts.
- 2 January was a rest day.
4th Test
edit5th Test
edit6–10 February 1952
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 7 February was a rest day because of the death of King George VI being announced during the afternoon of Day 1.
This was India's first Test victory, after 20 years and 25 Tests.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Leslie Smith, "M.C.C. Tour of India, Pakistan and Ceylon, 1951-52", Wisden 1953, pp. 773–809.
- ^ "M.C.C. Tour of India and Pak. in 1951-52". The Indian Express. 26 April 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ a b "England to India 1951-52". Test Cricket Tours. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ a b Mihir Bose, A History of Indian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, London, pp. 177–80.
- ^ Reg Hayter, "M.C.C. Team in Australia and New Zealand, 1950-51", Wisden 1952, pp. 783–835.
External links
edit- Tour home at ESPNcricinfo
- England to India 1951-52 at test-cricket-tours.co.uk
- Marylebone Cricket Club in India, Pakistan and Ceylon 1951/52 at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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