Stollmeyer and Allan Rae's 239-run partnership is WI's highest for the 1st wicket in Tests, breaking the record of 173 between George Carew and Ganteaume

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West Indies • 582/10(176.3 overs)

1st INNINGS

160 ()

7/159 (45.3)

109 ()

1/93 (33)

India • 245/10(99 overs)

1st INNINGS

56 ()

4/48 (27)

48 ()

2/28 (16)

India • 144/10(63.3 overs)

2nd INNINGS

52 ()

4/30 (10)

21 ()

3/35 (20.3)

Match details

Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chepauk, Madras
Toss	West Indies, elected to bat first
Series	West Indies tour of India
Season	1948/49
Series result	West Indies led the 5-match series 1-0
Match number	Test no. 310
Match days	day (5-day match)
Test debut	Madhusudan Rege Nirode Chowdhury
Umpires	Balkrishna Mohoni Bapu Joshi

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INDIA v WEST INDIES 1948-49

Rae and Stollmeyer paved the way to victory with a record first-wicket stand for West Indies of 239

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India Innings

PLAYER NAME		R
S Mushtaq Ali	caught	14
MR Rege	caught	0
RS Modi	bowled	6
VS Hazare	caught	52
L Amarnath	bowled	6
HR Adhikari	caught	1
DG Phadkar	caught	10
MH Mankad	bowled	21
PK Sen	not out	19
Ghulam Ahmed	caught	11
NR Chowdhury	caught	0
Extras	(lb 2, nb 2)
Total	144(10 wkts; 63.3 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
PEW Jones	10	3	30	4	3
GE Gomez	20.3	12	35	3	1.7
J Trim	16	5	28	3	1.75
W Ferguson	11	1	39	0	3.54
JDC Goddard	6	3	8	0	1.33

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	0	Mushtaq Ali	Madhusudan Rege
2nd	7	Mushtaq Ali	Rusi Modi
3rd	22	Mushtaq Ali	Vijay Hazare
4th	13	Lala Amarnath	Vijay Hazare
5th	2	Vijay Hazare	Hemu Adhikari
6th	17	Vijay Hazare	Dattu Phadkar
7th	45	Vijay Hazare	Vinoo Mankad
8th	13	Vijay Hazare	Khokhan Sen
9th	13	Khokhan Sen	Ghulam Ahmed
10th	12	Khokhan Sen	Nirode Chowdhury

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