It was a
55-overs-a-side match. India, led by Ajit Wadekar, became the sixth country to
play ODIs. England’s only debutant, Robin Jackman was born in Simla. Mike
Denness, England’s skipper (who was, incidentally, born in Scotland), won the
toss, inserting the visitors.
Putting the shoplifting s(h)ocker firmly behind him, Sudhir Naik scored 18. His 29-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was trapped leg before wicket by Jackman, who broke the 44-run stand. Although his 35-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, Sunil Gavaskar’s disposition was far from Sunny – he scored 28. Geoff Arnold broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth half-a-dozen.
Gundappa Viswanath faced four balls, scoring as many. In fact, his runs came runs by way of a boundary. Bob Woolmer broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 10. Farokh Engineer – the last Parsi man to play cricket for India and a Brylcreem boy – could be Count(y)ed* on to enthrall the crowd. And that was precisely what the Lancashire player did, scoring 32. His 32-ball knock included three boundaries. He was trapped leg before wicket by Yorkshireman Chris Old, who broke the 70-run stand.
Wadekar scored 67. His 82-ball innings included 10 boundaries. Jackman broke the 51-run stand. Eknath Solkar – a Mumbaikar, like Naik, Gavaskar, Engineer and Wadekar – faced nine balls, scoring three. He was trapped leg before wicket by Arnold, who broke the 13-run stand. Abid Ali, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored 17. He was caught by Woolmer, who broke the 52-run stand. Madan Lal, who faced 10 balls, scored a couple. Old broke the 18-run stand.
Brijesh Patel, whose 78-ball innings included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 82. He was caught by Keith Fletcher. Tony Greig, who was born in South Africa, broke the one-run stand. Srinivas Venkataraghavan, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten. The last-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Bishan Singh Bedi, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. He was caught by David Lloyd off the bowling of Old.
England conceded 11 extras. India were dismissed for a respectable 265 off 53, 5 overs. Arnold bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42, picking up a couple of wickets. Old, who bowled 10.5 overs, conceded 43. He picked up three wickets. Greig, who bowled 11 overs, conceded 63. He picked up a wicket. Woolmer and Jackman bowled 11 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 62, the latter conceded 44.
There was something Amiss about the start to which the hosts got off to. Dennis, whose 35-ball knock included three boundaries, scored 20. He was trapped leg before wicket by Solkar, who broke the 37-run stand. Bumble’s wicket was the next to tumble. Lloyd, whose 63-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 34. He was stumped by Engineer. Solkar broke the 47-run stand.
Denness was no menace. In fact, he scored just eight. His 13-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Venkat. Madan Lal broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 12. Fletcher, whose 59-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 39. He was caught by Bedi, who broke the 83-run stand.
John Edrich, the player of the match in the first-ever ODI, scored 90. His 97-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six. He was caught by Bedi. Venkat broke the 33-run stand. He bagged his second player of the match award, emulating Amiss. Greig, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 40. He was caught by Bedi, who broke the 42-run stand. Alan, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. He was (K)not(t) out. Old, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 15 extras. England, who scored 266 for the loss of six wickets off 51.1 overs, won by four wickets with 23 balls to spare. Ali bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 51. Lal bowled 9.1 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 43, picking up a wicket.
Venkat, who bowled 11 overs, conceded 58. He picked up a wicket. Bedi and Solkar bowled 11 overs, each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 68, the latter, who spell included a maiden, conceded 31.
England led the two-match series 1-0.
(*Note: Lancashire and Yorkshire are arch-rivals, and matches between them are called the Wars of the Roses, as the former is represented by a red rose, and the latter by a white one. Incidentally, Leeds is a city in Yorkshire.)
Putting the shoplifting s(h)ocker firmly behind him, Sudhir Naik scored 18. His 29-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was trapped leg before wicket by Jackman, who broke the 44-run stand. Although his 35-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, Sunil Gavaskar’s disposition was far from Sunny – he scored 28. Geoff Arnold broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth half-a-dozen.
Gundappa Viswanath faced four balls, scoring as many. In fact, his runs came runs by way of a boundary. Bob Woolmer broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 10. Farokh Engineer – the last Parsi man to play cricket for India and a Brylcreem boy – could be Count(y)ed* on to enthrall the crowd. And that was precisely what the Lancashire player did, scoring 32. His 32-ball knock included three boundaries. He was trapped leg before wicket by Yorkshireman Chris Old, who broke the 70-run stand.
Wadekar scored 67. His 82-ball innings included 10 boundaries. Jackman broke the 51-run stand. Eknath Solkar – a Mumbaikar, like Naik, Gavaskar, Engineer and Wadekar – faced nine balls, scoring three. He was trapped leg before wicket by Arnold, who broke the 13-run stand. Abid Ali, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored 17. He was caught by Woolmer, who broke the 52-run stand. Madan Lal, who faced 10 balls, scored a couple. Old broke the 18-run stand.
Brijesh Patel, whose 78-ball innings included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 82. He was caught by Keith Fletcher. Tony Greig, who was born in South Africa, broke the one-run stand. Srinivas Venkataraghavan, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten. The last-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Bishan Singh Bedi, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. He was caught by David Lloyd off the bowling of Old.
England conceded 11 extras. India were dismissed for a respectable 265 off 53, 5 overs. Arnold bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42, picking up a couple of wickets. Old, who bowled 10.5 overs, conceded 43. He picked up three wickets. Greig, who bowled 11 overs, conceded 63. He picked up a wicket. Woolmer and Jackman bowled 11 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 62, the latter conceded 44.
There was something Amiss about the start to which the hosts got off to. Dennis, whose 35-ball knock included three boundaries, scored 20. He was trapped leg before wicket by Solkar, who broke the 37-run stand. Bumble’s wicket was the next to tumble. Lloyd, whose 63-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 34. He was stumped by Engineer. Solkar broke the 47-run stand.
Denness was no menace. In fact, he scored just eight. His 13-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Venkat. Madan Lal broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 12. Fletcher, whose 59-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 39. He was caught by Bedi, who broke the 83-run stand.
John Edrich, the player of the match in the first-ever ODI, scored 90. His 97-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six. He was caught by Bedi. Venkat broke the 33-run stand. He bagged his second player of the match award, emulating Amiss. Greig, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 40. He was caught by Bedi, who broke the 42-run stand. Alan, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. He was (K)not(t) out. Old, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 15 extras. England, who scored 266 for the loss of six wickets off 51.1 overs, won by four wickets with 23 balls to spare. Ali bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 51. Lal bowled 9.1 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 43, picking up a wicket.
Venkat, who bowled 11 overs, conceded 58. He picked up a wicket. Bedi and Solkar bowled 11 overs, each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 68, the latter, who spell included a maiden, conceded 31.
England led the two-match series 1-0.
(*Note: Lancashire and Yorkshire are arch-rivals, and matches between them are called the Wars of the Roses, as the former is represented by a red rose, and the latter by a white one. Incidentally, Leeds is a city in Yorkshire.)
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