Indian cricket team in England in 1979
The Indian cricket team toured England in the 1979 season and played 16 first-class fixtures, winning only one, losing 3 and drawing 12.
India played four Test matches and lost the series to England 1-0 with three Tests drawn. England won the First Test at Edgbaston by an innings and 83 runs. The Second Test at Lord's, the Third Test at Headingley and the Fourth Test at The Oval were all drawn.
The Indian team was captained by Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan and included notable players such as Sunil Gavaskar, Gundappa Viswanath, Dilip Vengsarkar, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar and Kapil Dev.
Test series summary
First Test
12–16 July 1979 Scorecard |
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633/5 d. (165.2 overs) David Gower 200 Kapil Dev 5/146 (48 overs) | 297 (116.1 overs) Gundappa Viswanath 78 Bob Willis 3/69 (24 overs) | |
253 (95.4 overs) Sunil Gavaskar 68 Ian Botham 5/70 (29 overs) |
- England won the toss and decided to bat
The England innings of 633/5d is the only example in Test cricket history where three different bowlers conceded 100+ runs and each failed to take a wicket: Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan - 0-107, Karsan Ghavri - 0-129 and Bhagwat Chandrasekhar - 0-113.[1]
Second Test
2–7 August 1979 Scorecard |
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- India won the toss and decided to bat
Third Test
16–21 August 1979 Scorecard |
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- England won the toss and decided to bat
Fourth Test
30 August–4 September 1979 Scorecard |
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- England won the toss and decided to bat
External sources
CricketArchive – tour itineraries
Annual reviews
Further reading
- Ramachandra Guha, A Corner of a Foreign Field - An Indian History of a British Sport, Picador, 2001
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References
- ^ Walmsley, Keith (2003). Mosts Without in Test Cricket. Reading, England: Keith Walmsley. p. 361. ISBN 0947540067.