India vs Australia, 1st Test at Chennai, Oct 19 1956 - Match Result

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1st Test, Chennai, October 19 - 23, 1956, Australia tour of India

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India

161 & 153

Australia

319

Australia won by an innings and 5 runs

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India1st Inn

161/10(99.3 overs)

Vijay Manjrekar

41 ()

Richie Benaud

7/72 (29.3)

Polly Umrigar

31 ()

Pat Crawford

3/32 (26)

Australia1st Inn

319/10(134.3 overs)

Ian Johnson

73 ()

Vinoo Mankad

4/90 (45)

Ian Craig

40 ()

Subhash Gupte

3/89 (28.3)

India2nd Inn

153/10(63.5 overs)

Gulabrai Ramchand

28 ()

Ray Lindwall

7/43 (22.5)

Polly Umrigar

25 ()

Pat Crawford

1/18 (12)

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Match details

GroundCorporation Stadium, Madras

TossIndia, elected to bat first

Series

Australia tour of India

Season1956/57

Series resultAustralia led the 3-match series 1-0

Match numberTest no. 431

Match daysday (5-day match)

Umpires

DD Desai

Mysore Vijayasarathi

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INDIA v AUSTRALIA 1956-57

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