English cricket team in India, Pakistan and Ceylon in 1951–52
England in India 1951-52 | |||
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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) |
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".
Test series was drawn 1-1, with three matches being drawn.
Test matches
1st Test
2–7 November 1951 Scorecard |
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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
14–19 December 1951 Scorecard |
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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
30 December–4 January 1952 Scorecard |
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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
5th Test
External links
- Tour home at ESPN Cricinfo
- Marylebone Cricket Club in India, Pakistan and Ceylon 1951/52 at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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