Indian cricket team in England in 1979
- 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
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39446.html 1st Test] at Edgbaston – England won by an innings and 83 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39552.html 2nd Test] at Lord's – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39606.html 3rd Test] at Headingley – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39662.html 4th Test] at The Oval – match drawn
External sources
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/Tours_1979.html CricketArchive – tour itineraries]
Annual reviews
* Playfair Cricket Annual 1980
* Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1980
Further reading
* Ramachandra Guha, "A Corner of a Foreign Field - An Indian History of a British Sport", Picador, 2001
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