England vs India, 1st Test at Birmingham, Jul 12 1979 - Match Result

RESULT
1st Test, Birmingham, July 12 - 16, 1979, India tour of England
633/5d
(fo) 297 & 253

England won by an innings and 83 runs

david-gower
Player Of The Match
200*
Match centre 
Scorecard summary
England1st Inn
633/5(165.2 overs)
*200 (279)
5/146 (48)
155 (341)
0/129 (38)
India1st Inn
297/10(116.1 overs)
3/69 (24)
2/36 (24.1)
India2nd Inn
253/10(95.4 overs)
5/70 (29)
4/45 (20.4)
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Match details
TossEngland, elected to bat first
Season1979
Player Of The Match
Series resultEngland led the 4-match series 1-0
Match numberTest no. 851
Match daysday (5-day match)
Test debut
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