English cricket team in India in 1933–34
International cricket tour
England in India 1933-34 | |||
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India | England | ||
Dates | 15 December 1933 – 4 March 1934 | ||
Captains | CK Nayudu | Douglas Jardine | |
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Result | England won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
Most runs | Lala Amarnath (203) | Cyril Walters (284) | |
Most wickets | Amar Singh (13) | Hedley Verity (24) |
A cricket team from England organised by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) toured India from 15 December 1933 to 4 March 1934. In the Test matches, the side was known as "England"; in other matches, it was known as "MCC". England won the Test series 2–0. The MCC team concluded its tour with four matches in Ceylon, two of them first-class.
Test matches
1st Test
15–18 December 1933 Scorecard |
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219 (91.2 overs) Lala Amarnath 38 James Langridge 3/42 (17 overs) | 438 (136.5 overs) Bryan Valentine 136 Mohammad Nissar 5/90 (33.5 overs) | |
258 (90.5 overs) Lala Amarnath 118 Stan Nichols 5/55 (23.5 overs) | 40/1 (7.2 overs) Charlie Barnett 17 Amar Singh 1/15 (3.2 overs) |
- India won the toss and decided to bat.
- Arthur Mitchell and Bryan Valentine (both Eng), and Lala Amarnath, Ladha Ramji, L. P. Jai, Rustomji Jamshedji and Vijay Merchant (all Ind) made their Test debut.
- Lala Amarnath became the first Indian player to score an international century.
2nd Test
5–8 January 1934 scorecard |
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- England won the toss and decided to bat
- This was the first test match played at the Eden Gardens
3rd Test
10–13 February 1934 scorecard |
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- England won the toss and decided to bat
References
External links
- MCC in India and Ceylon 1933-34 at CricketArchive
- Tour page ESPNcricinfo
- Record ESPNcricinfo
Further reading
- Ramachandra Guha, A Corner of a Foreign Field, Picador, London, 2002, pp. 199–221
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