Indians vs Somerset, Tour Match at Taunton, Aug 28 1971 - Match Result

RESULT

Tour Match, Taunton, August 28 - 30, 1971, India tour of England

349/8d & 162/5d

(T:286) 226/4d & 127/2

Match drawn

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Scorecard summary

Indians • 349/8(99.4 overs)

1st INNINGS

113 ()

5/79 (33)

102* ()

2/76 (24.4)

Somerset • 226/4(79.3 overs)

1st INNINGS

103* ()

Bhagwath Chandrasekhar

1/38 (16.3)

47 ()

1/42 (17)

Indians • 162/5(43 overs)

2nd INNINGS

74 ()

3/42 (15)

21 ()

1/20 (8)

Somerset • 127/2(39 overs)

2nd INNINGS

52* ()

Srinivas Venkataraghavan

1/43 (12)

43* ()

Devraj Govindraj

1/24 (6)

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Match details

County Ground, Taunton
Toss	Indians, elected to bat first
Series	India tour of England
Season	1971
Match days	day (3-day match)
Umpires	Hugo Yarnold Peter Wight

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Somerset Innings

Player Name		R	B
RT Virgin	caught	0
MJ Kitchen	caught	27
DB Close	not out	43
PJ Robinson	not out	52
Extras	(b 2, lb 3)
Total	127(2 wkts; 39 ovs)

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