English cricket team in India, Pakistan and Ceylon in 1961–62
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Date | 11 November 1961 - 15 January 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | India won the 5-Test series 2-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The England national cricket team, organised by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), toured India, Pakistan and Ceylon from October 1961 to February 1962. They played five Test matches against the India national cricket team, with India winning two matches and the other three being drawn; and three Tests against the Pakistan national cricket team, with England winning the first match and the other two drawn. The itinerary was unusual in that England began in Pakistan with three matches, including the first Test at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, and then went on an extensive five-Test tour of India before crossing into East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), where they played their second Test against Pakistan at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka. For the third Test against Pakistan, they travelled to the National Stadium, Karachi before completing the tour in February with three games in Ceylon. Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) was not a Test-qualified team at that time and played a single first-class match against MCC in Colombo which was won by MCC.[1]
Test matches in India
1st Test
11 November - 16 November scorecard |
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2nd Test
1 December - 6 December scorecard |
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3rd Test
13 December - 18 December scorecard |
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4th Test
30 December - 4 January scorecard |
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India won by 187 runs Eden Gardens, Calcutta, India Umpires: Habib Choudhury and S. K. Raghunatha Rao |
5th Test
10 January - 15 January scorecard |
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Test matches in Pakistan
England played three Tests against Pakistan in a split series, the first match being played in October 1961 and the latter two in the new year following the tour of India. England won the first and the other two were drawn. England were captained by Ted Dexter and Pakistan by Imtiaz Ahmed. After this, England would not win another test series in Pakistan for 39 years.[2]
1st Test
21–26 October 1961 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- 23 October was taken as a rest day.
- A Brown, WE Russell and DW White (all ENG) and Afaq Hussain (PAK) made their Test debuts.
2nd Test
19–24 January 1962 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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38/0 (16 overs) PE Richardson 21* |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- 22 January was taken as a rest day.
3rd Test
2–7 February 1962 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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253 (95 overs) Alimuddin 109 BR Knight 4/66 (19 overs) | ||
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- 5 February was taken as a rest day.
Ceylon
MCC won their first-class fixture in Colombo by 8 wickets. Ted Dexter captained MCC and Ceylon were led by Ievers Gunasekara.[3]
References
External links
- England in India: Nov 1961/Jan 1962 at ESPNcricinfo
- England in Pakistan, 1961-62 at ESPNcricinfo
- England to India & Pakistan 1961-62 at Test Cricket Tours
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