Indian cricket team in England in 1952

Indian cricket team in England in 1952

The Indian cricket team toured England in the 1952 season. The team played four Test matches, losing three of them and drawing the other one. In all first-class matches, they played 29, winning four and losing five, with the rest drawn.

The Indian team

There were 17 players in the original touring team, and Vinoo Mankad was co-opted from the Lancashire League team Haslingden for three of the four Test matches. The side was captained by Vijay Hazare.

The Test matches


=First Test, Leeds, June 5-9, 1952=

India (293 and 165) lost to England (334 and 128 for three) by seven wickets – [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/20/20199.html scorecard]

econd Test, Lord's, June 19-24, 1952

India (235 and 378) lost to England (537 and 79 for two) by eight wickets – [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/20/20236.html scorecard]

Third Test, Manchester, July 17-19, 1952

England (347 for nine declared) beat India (58 and 82) by an innings and 207 runs – [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/20/20310.html scorecard]

Fourth Test, The Oval, August 14-19, 1952

England (326 for six declared) drew with India (98) – [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/20/20383.html scorecard]

External sources

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/Tours_1952.html CricketArchive]

Annual reviews

* Playfair Cricket Annual 1953
* Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1953

Further reading

* Ramachandra Guha, "A Corner of a Foreign Field - An Indian History of a British Sport", Picador, 2001


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