India tour of England 1952

Madhav Mantri

'What struck me was that the crowd would clap for a maiden over'

India's oldest living Test cricketer looks back at the tour of England in 1952

India v England 1952

Fiery Fred and the damp squibs

Len Hutton, England's first professional captain, and his two Yorkshire team mate caused havoc in between the showers, recalls Christopher Sandford

That infamous collapse at Leeds

The history of Indian cricket is punctuated with inglorious moments

Statistics

India in England Test Series, 1952

India tour of England, Jun-Aug 1952

Test matches

Fred Trueman during his 8 for 31 spell against India in 1952
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Vinoo Mankad bats on the way to 72
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Hemu Adhikari plays the pull shot
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Dattu Phadkar bats during a match against the Indian Gymkhana Club at Osterly Park
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Tour Results
England v India at The Oval - Aug 14-19, 1952
Match drawn
England v India at Manchester - Jul 17-19, 1952
England won by an innings and 207 runs
England v India at Lord's - Jun 19-24, 1952
England won by 8 wickets
England v India at Leeds - Jun 5-9, 1952
England won by 7 wickets
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