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169/6

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172/9

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(11.1/20 ov, T:173) 84/4

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RESULT

2nd Test, Kanpur, December 19 - 24, 1959, Australia tour of India

India

152 & 291

Australia

(T:225) 219 & 105

India won by 119 runs

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India 1st Innings

Australia 1st Innings

India 2nd Innings

Australia 2nd Innings

Match Details

India 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Pankaj Roy	c Harvey b Benaud	17	-	-	-	0	-
Nari Contractor	c †Jarman b Benaud	24	-	-	-	0	-
Polly Umrigar	c Davidson b Kline	6	-	-	-	0	-
Abbas Ali Baig	b Davidson	19	-	-	-	0	-
Chandu Borde	c Kline b Davidson	20	-	-	-	0	-
Gulabrai Ramchand (c)	c Mackay b Benaud	24	-	-	-	0	-
Ramnath Kenny	b Davidson	0	-	-	0	0	-
Bapu Nadkarni	c Harvey b Davidson	25	-	-	-	0	-
Naren Tamhane †	b Benaud	1	-	-	0	0	-
Jasubhai Patel	c Kline b Davidson	4	-	-	-	0	-
Surendra Nath	not out	8	-	-	-	0	-
Extras	(lb 2, nb 2)	4
TOTAL	70.1 Ov (RR: 2.16)	152
Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Nari Contractor), 2-47 (Polly Umrigar), 3-51 (Pankaj Roy), 4-77 (Chandu Borde), 5-112 (Abbas Ali Baig), 6-112 (Ramnath Kenny), 7-126 (Gulabrai Ramchand), 8-128 (Naren Tamhane), 9-141 (Jasubhai Patel), 10-152 (Bapu Nadkarni)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Alan Davidson	20.1	7	31	5	1.53	-	-	-
Ian Meckiff	8	2	15	0	1.87	-	-	-
Richie Benaud	25	8	63	4	2.52	-	-	-
Gordon Rorke	2	1	3	0	1.50	-	-	-
Lindsay Kline	15	7	36	1	2.40	-	-	-

Australia 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Colin McDonald	b Patel	53	-	-	-	0	-
Gavin Stevens	c & b Patel	25	-	-	-	0	-
Neil Harvey	b Patel	51	-	-	-	0	-
Norm O'Neill	b Borde	16	-	-	-	0	-
Ken Mackay	lbw b Patel	0	-	-	0	0	-
Alan Davidson	b Patel	41	-	-	-	0	-
Richie Benaud (c)	b Patel	7	-	-	-	0	-
Barry Jarman †	lbw b Patel	1	-	-	0	0	-
Lindsay Kline	b Patel	9	-	-	-	0	-
Ian Meckiff	not out	1	-	-	0	0	-
Gordon Rorke	c Baig b Patel	0	-	-	0	0	-
Extras	(b 9, lb 2, nb 4)	15
TOTAL	77.5 Ov (RR: 2.81)	219
Fall of wickets: 1-71 (Gavin Stevens), 2-128 (Colin McDonald), 3-149 (Neil Harvey), 4-159 (Norm O'Neill), 5-159 (Ken Mackay), 6-174 (Richie Benaud), 7-186 (Barry Jarman), 8-216 (Lindsay Kline), 9-219 (Alan Davidson), 10-219 (Gordon Rorke)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Surendra Nath	4	0	13	0	3.25	-	-	-
Gulabrai Ramchand	6	3	14	0	2.33	-	-	-
Jasubhai Patel	35.5	16	69	9	1.92	-	-	-
Polly Umrigar	15	1	40	0	2.66	-	-	-
Chandu Borde	15	1	61	1	4.06	-	-	-
Bapu Nadkarni	2	0	7	0	3.50	-	-	-

India 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Pankaj Roy	c Benaud b Davidson	8	-	-	-	0	-
Nari Contractor	c Harvey b Davidson	74	-	-	-	0	-
Polly Umrigar	c Rorke b Davidson	14	-	-	-	0	-
Abbas Ali Baig	c Harvey b Benaud	36	-	-	-	0	-
Chandu Borde	c O'Neill b Meckiff	44	-	-	-	0	-
Gulabrai Ramchand (c)	b Harvey	5	-	-	-	0	-
Ramnath Kenny	c †Jarman b Davidson	51	-	-	-	0	-
Bapu Nadkarni	lbw b Davidson	46	-	-	-	0	-
Naren Tamhane †	c Harvey b Davidson	0	-	-	0	0	-
Surendra Nath	not out	4	-	-	-	0	-
Jasubhai Patel	b Davidson	0	-	-	0	0	-
Extras	(b 7, lb 2)	9
TOTAL	144.3 Ov (RR: 2.01)	291
Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Pankaj Roy), 2-72 (Polly Umrigar), 3-121 (Nari Contractor), 4-147 (Abbas Ali Baig), 5-153 (Gulabrai Ramchand), 6-214 (Chandu Borde), 7-286 (Ramnath Kenny), 8-286 (Naren Tamhane), 9-291 (Bapu Nadkarni), 10-291 (Jasubhai Patel)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Alan Davidson	57.3	23	93	7	1.61	-	-	-
Ian Meckiff	18	4	37	1	2.05	-	-	-
Richie Benaud	38	15	81	1	2.13	-	-	-
Lindsay Kline	7	3	14	0	2.00	-	-	-
Ken Mackay	10	5	14	0	1.40	-	-	-
Neil Harvey	12	3	31	1	2.58	-	-	-
Norm O'Neill	2	0	12	0	6.00	-	-	-

Australia 2nd Innings (T: 225 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Colin McDonald	st †Tamhane b Patel	34	-	-	-	0	-
Gavin Stevens	c Kenny b Patel	7	-	-	-	0	-
Neil Harvey	c Nadkarni b Umrigar	25	-	-	-	0	-
Norm O'Neill	c Nadkarni b Umrigar	5	-	-	-	0	-
Ken Mackay	lbw b Umrigar	0	-	-	0	0	-
Alan Davidson	b Patel	8	-	-	-	0	-
Richie Benaud (c)	c Ramchand b Patel	0	-	-	0	0	-
Barry Jarman †	b Umrigar	0	-	-	0	0	-
Lindsay Kline	b Patel	0	-	-	0	0	-
Ian Meckiff	not out	14	-	-	-	0	-
Gordon Rorke	absent hurt	-	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 5, lb 7)	12
TOTAL	57.4 Ov (RR: 1.82)	105
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Gavin Stevens), 2-49 (Neil Harvey), 3-59 (Norm O'Neill), 4-61 (Ken Mackay), 5-78 (Alan Davidson), 6-78 (Richie Benaud), 7-79 (Barry Jarman), 8-84 (Lindsay Kline), 9-105 (Colin McDonald)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Surendra Nath	4	2	4	0	1.00	-	-	-
Gulabrai Ramchand	3	0	7	0	2.33	-	-	-
Jasubhai Patel	25.4	7	55	5	2.14	-	-	-
Polly Umrigar	25	11	27	4	1.08	-	-	-

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MATCH DETAILS

Green Park, Kanpur
Toss	India, elected to bat first
Series	Australia tour of India
Season	1959/60
Series result	5-match series level 1-1
Match number	Test no. 483
Match days	day (5-day match)
Test debut	Barry Jarman
Umpires	Bapu Joshi Santosh Ganguli

CLOSE OF PLAY

Sat, 19 Dec - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 23/0 (Colin McDonald 14*, Gavin Stevens 9*)

Sun, 20 Dec - day 2 - India 2nd innings 31/0 (Pankaj Roy 8*, Nari Contractor 23*)

Mon, 21 Dec - day 3 - India 2nd innings 226/6 (Ramnath Kenny 29*, Bapu Nadkarni 8*)

Tue, 22 Dec - rest day

Wed, 23 Dec - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 59/2 (Colin McDonald 16*, Norm O'Neill 5*)

Thu, 24 Dec - day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 105 (57.4 ov) - end of match

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Australia Innings

PLAYER NAME		R
CC McDonald	stumped	34
GB Stevens	caught	7
RN Harvey	caught	25
NCL O'Neill	caught	5
KD Mackay	lbw	0
AK Davidson	bowled	8
R Benaud	caught	0
BN Jarman	bowled	0
LF Kline	bowled	0
I Meckiff	not out	14
GF Rorke	absent hurt
Extras	(b 5, lb 7)
Total	105(9 wkts; 57.4 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
Surendra Nath	4	2	4	0	1
GS Ramchand	3	0	7	0	2.33
JM Patel	25.4	7	55	5	2.14
PR Umrigar	25	11	27	4	1.08

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	12	Colin McDonald	Gavin Stevens
2nd	37	Neil Harvey	Colin McDonald
3rd	10	Colin McDonald	Norm O'Neill
4th	2	Colin McDonald	Ken Mackay
5th	17	Colin McDonald	Alan Davidson
6th	0	Richie Benaud	Colin McDonald
7th	1	Colin McDonald	Barry Jarman
8th	5	Colin McDonald	Lindsay Kline
9th	21	Colin McDonald	Ian Meckiff

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