English cricket team in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in 1972–73

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English cricket team in India in 1972-73
Date5 December 1972 – 11 February 1973
LocationIndia India
ResultIndia won the 5-Test series 2-1
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The England national cricket team, organised by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), toured India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka from December 1972 to March 1973 and played a five-match Test series against the India national cricket team followed by three Tests against the Pakistan national cricket team. England were captained by Tony Lewis. The Sri Lanka national cricket team was not Test-qualified at that time and played a single first-class match against MCC in Colombo.[1]

Test matches in India[edit | edit source]

1st Test[edit | edit source]

20–25 December 1972
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173 (84.4 overs)
Syed Abid Ali 58
Geoff Arnold 6/45 (23.4 overs)
200 (108.5 overs)
Tony Greig 68
Bhagwat Chandrasekhar 8/79 (41.5 overs)
233 (98.4 overs)
Eknath Solkar 75
Derek Underwood 4/56 (30 overs)
208/4 (88.5 overs)
Tony Lewis 70
Bishan Singh Bedi 3/50 (39 overs)
  • India won the toss and decided to bat

2nd Test[edit | edit source]

30 Dec–4 Jan 1973
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210 (97.4 overs)
Farokh Engineer 75
Bob Cottam 3/45 (23 overs)
174 (75.2 overs)
Alan Knott 35
Bhagwat Chandrasekhar 5/65 (26.2 overs)
155 (67.5 overs)
Salim Durani 53
Tony Greig 5/24 (19.5 overs)
163 (91 overs)
Tony Greig 67
Bishan Singh Bedi 5/63 (40 overs)
  • India won the toss and decided to bat

3rd Test[edit | edit source]

12–17 January 1973
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242 (86.5 overs)
Keith Fletcher 97
Bhagwat Chandrasekhar 6/90 (38.5 overs)
316 (135.1 overs)
Nawab of Pataudi 73
Pat Pocock 4/114 (46 overs)
159 (106 overs)
Mike Denness 76
Erapalli Prasanna 4/16 (10 overs)
86/6 (33.5 overs)
Salim Durani 38
Pat Pocock 4/28 (13 overs)
  • England won the toss and decided to bat

4th Test[edit | edit source]

25–30 January 1973
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357 (167 overs)
Ajit Wadekar 90
Chris Old 4/69 (24 overs)
397 (172.5 overs)
Tony Lewis 125
Bhagwat Chandrasekhar 4/86 (41 overs)
186/6 (84 overs)
Gundappa Viswanath 75
Derek Underwood 2/46 (26 overs)
  • India won the toss and decided to bat

5th Test[edit | edit source]

6–11 February 1973
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448 (138.2 overs)
Farokh Engineer 121
Geoff Arnold 3/64 (21 overs)
480 (163.1 overs)
Tony Greig 148
Bhagwat Chandrasekhar 5/135 (46.1 overs)
244/5 d. (96 overs)
Sunil Gavaskar 67
Derek Underwood 2/70 (38 overs)
67/2 (29 overs)
Graham Roope 26
Bishan Singh Bedi 1/25 (10 overs)
  • India won the toss and decided to bat

Sri Lanka[edit | edit source]

Having left India in February, MCC played four matches in Sri Lanka, two of which were first-class including one against the Sri Lanka national team which they won by 7 wickets.[2]

Pakistan[edit | edit source]

Main article: English cricket team in Pakistan in 1972–73

In March, England played three Tests in Pakistan which were all drawn.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "England in India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan 1972–73". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Sri Lanka v MCC 1973". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2014.

External links[edit | edit source]

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