Matches (24)

BAN vs WI (1)

Ranji Trophy (19)

Women's World Cup (2)

NZ vs ENG (1)

WCL 2 (1)

Bangladesh

West Indies

Today

12:00 PM

null

Schedule Series

ODSA

243

(128 ov) 380/6

null

Schedule Table Series

England vs India, 1st Test at Birmingham, Jul 12 1979 - Full Scorecard

RESULT

1st Test, Birmingham, July 12 - 16, 1979, India tour of England

Prev Next

England

633/5d

India

(fo) 297 & 253

England won by an innings and 83 runs

Player Of The Match

David Gower

, ENG

200*

England 1st Innings

India 1st Innings

India 2nd Innings (Following on)

Info

England 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Mike Brearley (c)	c †Reddy b Kapil Dev	24	95	116	2	0	25.26
Geoff Boycott	lbw b Kapil Dev	155	341	458	12	0	45.45
Derek Randall	c †Reddy b Kapil Dev	15	31	31	3	0	48.38
Graham Gooch	c †Reddy b Kapil Dev	83	109	122	13	1	76.14
David Gower	not out	200	279	365	24	0	71.68
Ian Botham	b Kapil Dev	33	39	33	4	1	84.61
Geoff Miller	not out	63	116	144	5	0	54.31
Extras	(b 4, lb 27, nb 18, w 11)	60
Total	165.2 Ov (RR: 3.82)	633/5d
Did not bat: Phil Edmonds, Bob Taylor †, Bob Willis, Mike Hendrick
Fall of wickets: 1-66 (Mike Brearley), 2-90 (Derek Randall), 3-235 (Graham Gooch), 4-426 (Geoff Boycott), 5-468 (Ian Botham)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Kapil Dev	48	15	146	5	3.04	-	-	-
Karsan Ghavri	38	5	129	0	3.39	-	-	-
Mohinder Amarnath	13.2	2	47	0	3.52	-	-	-
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar	29	1	113	0	3.89	-	-	-
Srinivas Venkataraghavan	31	4	107	0	3.45	-	-	-
Aunshuman Gaekwad	3	0	12	0	4.00	-	-	-
Chetan Chauhan	3	0	19	0	6.33	-	-	-

India 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sunil Gavaskar	run out	61	160	178	3	0	38.12
Chetan Chauhan	c Gooch b Botham	4	8	16	1	0	50.00
Dilip Vengsarkar	c Gooch b Edmonds	22	57	58	4	0	38.59
Gundappa Viswanath	c Botham b Edmonds	78	181	213	9	0	43.09
Aunshuman Gaekwad	c Botham b Willis	25	124	126	3	0	20.16
Mohinder Amarnath	b Willis	31	47	67	6	0	65.95
Kapil Dev	lbw b Botham	1	6	4	0	0	16.66
Karsan Ghavri	c Brearley b Willis	6	25	29	1	0	24.00
Bharath Reddy †	b Hendrick	21	57	75	3	0	36.84
Srinivas Venkataraghavan (c)	c Botham b Hendrick	28	46	52	3	2	60.86
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar	not out	0	0	4	0	0	-
Extras	(b 1, lb 4, nb 12, w 3)	20
Total	116.1 Ov (RR: 2.55)	297
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Chetan Chauhan), 2-59 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 3-129 (Sunil Gavaskar), 4-205 (Gundappa Viswanath), 5-209 (Aunshuman Gaekwad), 6-210 (Kapil Dev), 7-229 (Karsan Ghavri), 8-251 (Mohinder Amarnath), 9-294 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan), 10-297 (Bharath Reddy)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Bob Willis	24	9	69	3	2.87	-	-	-
Ian Botham	26	4	86	2	3.30	-	-	-
Mike Hendrick	24.1	9	36	2	1.48	-	-	-
Phil Edmonds	26	11	60	2	2.30	-	-	-
Geoff Boycott	5	1	8	0	1.60	-	-	-
Geoff Miller	11	3	18	0	1.63	-	-	-

India 2nd Innings (Following on)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sunil Gavaskar	c Gooch b Hendrick	68	117	137	10	0	58.11
Chetan Chauhan	c Randall b Willis	56	142	167	8	0	39.43
Dilip Vengsarkar	c Edmonds b Hendrick	7	24	32	0	0	29.16
Gundappa Viswanath	c †Taylor b Botham	51	119	133	6	0	42.85
Aunshuman Gaekwad	c Gooch b Botham	15	54	60	3	0	27.77
Mohinder Amarnath	lbw b Botham	10	69	77	1	0	14.49
Kapil Dev	c Hendrick b Botham	21	17	18	4	0	123.52
Karsan Ghavri	c Randall b Hendrick	4	25	30	0	0	16.00
Bharath Reddy †	lbw b Hendrick	0	1	7	0	0	0.00
Srinivas Venkataraghavan (c)	lbw b Botham	0	6	4	0	0	0.00
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar	not out	0	3	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 7, lb 12, nb 2)	21
Total	95.4 Ov (RR: 2.64)	253
Fall of wickets: 1-124 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-136 (Chetan Chauhan), 3-136 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 4-182 (Aunshuman Gaekwad), 5-227 (Gundappa Viswanath), 6-240 (Mohinder Amarnath), 7-249 (Kapil Dev), 8-250 (Bharath Reddy), 9-251 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan), 10-253 (Karsan Ghavri)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Bob Willis	14	3	45	1	3.21	-	-	-
Ian Botham	29	8	70	5	2.41	-	-	-
Mike Hendrick	20.4	8	45	4	2.17	-	-	-
Phil Edmonds	17	6	37	0	2.17	-	-	-
Geoff Miller	9	1	27	0	3.00	-	-	-
Graham Gooch	6	3	8	0	1.33	-	-	-

Unlocking the magic of Statsguru

Close of Play

Thu, 12 Jul - day 1 - England 1st innings 318/3 (Geoff Boycott 113*, David Gower 43*)

Fri, 13 Jul - day 2 - India 1st innings 59/2 (Sunil Gavaskar 25*)

Sat, 14 Jul - day 3 - India 2nd innings 7/0 (Sunil Gavaskar 3*, Chetan Chauhan 2*)

Sun, 15 Jul - rest day

Mon, 16 Jul - day 4 - India 2nd innings 253 (95.4 ov) - end of match

Match Details

Edgbaston, Birmingham
Toss	England, elected to bat first
Series	India tour of England
Season	1979
Player Of The Match	David Gower
Series result	England led the 4-match series 1-0
Match number	Test no. 851
Match days	day (5-day match)
Test debut	Bharath Reddy
Umpires	Barrie Meyer David Constant

Match Coverage

All Match News

ENGLAND v INDIA

Favoured by fine sunny weather and a perfect pitch for run-making, England made the most of Brearley's good fortune in winning the toss

Instant answers to T20 questions

Ask a question

India Innings

Player Name		R	B
SM Gavaskar	caught	68	117
CPS Chauhan	caught	56	142
DB Vengsarkar	caught	7	24
GR Viswanath	caught	51	119
AD Gaekwad	caught	15	54
M Amarnath	lbw	10	69
N Kapil Dev	caught	21	17
KD Ghavri	caught	4	25
B Reddy	lbw	0	1
S Venkataraghavan	lbw	0	6
BS Chandrasekhar	not out	0	3
Extras	(b 7, lb 12, nb 2)
Total	253(10 wkts; 95.4 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
RGD Willis	14	3	45	1	3.21
IT Botham	29	8	70	5	2.41
M Hendrick	20.4	8	45	4	2.17
PH Edmonds	17	6	37	0	2.17
G Miller	9	1	27	0	3
GA Gooch	6	3	8	0	1.33

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	124	Chetan Chauhan	Sunil Gavaskar
2nd	12	Chetan Chauhan	Dilip Vengsarkar
3rd	0	Gundappa Viswanath	Dilip Vengsarkar
4th	46	Gundappa Viswanath	Aunshuman Gaekwad
5th	45	Gundappa Viswanath	Mohinder Amarnath
6th	13	Mohinder Amarnath	Kapil Dev
7th	9	Karsan Ghavri	Kapil Dev
8th	1	Karsan Ghavri	Bharath Reddy
9th	1	Srinivas Venkataraghavan	Karsan Ghavri
10th	2	Bhagwath Chandrasekhar	Karsan Ghavri

<1 / 3>