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India :
CK
Nayudu (Captain), Wazir Ali, JG Navle, Lala Amarnath, LP Jai,
Vijay Merchant, SHM Colah, Amar Singh, Mohamed Nissar, S Ramji,
RJD Jamshedji, CS Nayudu (12th man)
England
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DR
Jardine (Captain), CF Walters, BH Valentine, H Elliot, H Varity,
MS Nicholas, EW Clark, A Mitchell, CJ Bernett, James Laugridge,
LE Townsend, Gregorry (12th man).
Though
England won the match by 9 wickets, the Indian performance
was quite appreciatable. Morever, the unforgettable 118 runs
scored by Lala Amarnath was well regarded as a record. He
became the first Indian to score a century in the history
of test cricket. However, Valentine - the British batsman
too made a valuable century (136) in this match.
Result
of the First Test :
India
1st Innings : 229 all out, 2nd Innings : 258 all out
England
1st Innings : 438 all out, 2nd Innings : 40 for 1
England
won the match by 9 wickets
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second match between the two countries had started on
05th January, 1933. The match took place in the Eden Gardens
of Kolkata. Here, five changes were made in Indian team.
Ramji, Jamshedji, Colah, Jai and Navle were replaced by
Gopalan, CS Nayudu, Naomal, Mustaq Ali and Dilwar Hussain
(wicket keeper). In this match Amar Singh came to lime
light for his penetrating blowling. He took the vital
wickets of Walters & Bernett in the first innings.
The second test ended in a draw which was an acheivement
for the Indians. It was the first time when they could
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Result
of the Second Test
India
1st
Innings : 247 all out,
2nd Innings : 237 all out
England
1st
Innings : 403 all out,
2nd Innings : 7 for 2
Match
drawn
The
final match of the series was played in Madras. This match
appeared to be almost the repeatition of the first one. Morever,
several injuries seemed to be an added trouble for the Indian
team. Finally, England won the match by 202 runs. CF Walters
contributed magnificient 102 runs to his team.
Result
of the Third Test
India
1st
Innings : 145 all out, 2nd Innings : 249 all out (Naomal retd.
Hurt)
England
1st
Innings : 4335 all out,
2nd Innings : 261 for 7 declared
England
won the match by 202 runs.
Chiranjib
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E-Mail: chitta_biswas@hotmail.com
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