English cricket team in India and Sri Lanka in 1976–77
January 01, 1970
A cricket team from England, organised by the Marylebone Cricket Club, toured India and Sri Lanka in the 1976-77 cricket season. They played five Test matches against the India national cricket team, with England winning three matches, India winning one and the other one being drawn. The MCC team played four matches in Sri Lanka after leaving India, but Sri Lanka was not yet a Test-class team.
Derek Underwood's (Eng) five-wicket haul meant he now had one against each Test-playing nation.[3]
Underwood finished the series with 29 wickets, equalling the record held by Fred Trueman for most wickets by an England bowler in a Test series against India.[3]
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^"Lever's Indian summer". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^Magotra, Ashish. "Statues all around: Why does no one stand with Bishan Singh Bedi?". Scroll.in. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ ab"India v England". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources English cricket team in India and Sri Lanka in 1976 77 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message A cricket team from England organised by the Marylebone Cricket Club toured India and Sri Lanka in the 1976 77 cricket season They played five Test matches against the India national cricket team with England winning three matches India winning one and the other one being drawn The MCC team played four matches in Sri Lanka after leaving India but Sri Lanka was not yet a Test class team English cricket team in India in 1976 77Date29 November 1976 16 February 1977LocationIndiaResultEngland won the 5 Test series 3 1Teams India EnglandCaptainsBishan Singh BediTony GreigMost runsSunil Gavaskar 394 Brijesh Patel 286 Surinder Amarnath 180 Dennis Amiss 417 Tony Greig 342 Alan Knott 268 Most wicketsBishan Singh Bedi 25 Chandrasekhar 19 Erapalli Prasanna 18 Derek Underwood 29 John Lever 26 Bob Willis 20 Contents 1 Test matches 1 1 1st Test 1 2 2nd Test 1 3 3rd Test 1 4 4th Test 1 5 5th Test 2 References 3 External linksTest matches edit1st Test edit 17 22 December 1976 Scorecard England nbsp v nbsp India 381 151 5 overs Dennis Amiss 179 397 Bishan Singh Bedi 4 92 59 overs 122 51 5 overs Sunil Gavaskar 38 140 John Lever 7 46 23 overs 234 f o 110 4 overs Sunil Gavaskar 71 215 Derek Underwood 4 78 44 overs England won by an innings and 25 runsFeroz Shah Kotla Delhi Umpires M V Nagendra Ind and Judah Reuben Ind England won the toss and decided to bat Graham Barlow and John Lever both Eng made their debut in Tests 20 December was a rest day John Lever s bowling figures of 7 46 in India s first innings were the best by an England bowler on Test debut 1 2nd Test edit 1 6 January 1977 Scorecard India nbsp v nbsp England 155 75 overs Gundappa Viswanath 35 109 Bob Willis 5 27 20 overs 321 178 4 overs Tony Greig 103 347 Bishan Singh Bedi 5 110 64 overs 181 70 5 overs Brijesh Patel 56 163 Chris Old 3 38 12 overs 16 0 3 4 overs Dennis Amiss 7 18 Graham Barlow 7 5 Madan Lal 0 3 1 over England won by 10 wicketsEden Gardens Calcutta Umpires B Satyaji Rao Ind and Har Sharma Ind India won the toss and decided to bat Derek Randall and Roger Tolchard both Eng made their debut in Tests 4 January was a rest day 3rd Test edit 14 19 January 1977 Scorecard England nbsp v nbsp India 262 125 5 overs Mike Brearley 59 205 Bishan Singh Bedi 4 72 38 5 overs 164 73 5 overs Sunil Gavaskar 39 135 John Lever 5 59 19 5 overs 185 9d 71 5 overs Dennis Amiss 46 109 Bhagwat Chandrasekhar 5 50 20 5 overs 83 38 5 overs Sunil Gavaskar 24 66 Derek Underwood 4 28 14 overs England won by 200 runsM A Chidambaram Stadium Chennai Umpires Judah Reuben Ind and M S Sivasankariah Ind England won the toss and decided to bat 17 January was a rest day Bishan Singh Bedi became the first India player to take 200 wickets in Tests 2 4th Test edit 28 January 2 February 1977 Scorecard India nbsp v nbsp England 253 85 overs Surinder Amarnath 63 103 Bob Willis 6 53 17 overs 195 96 2 overs Dennis Amiss 82 189 Bhagwat Chandrasekhar 6 76 31 2 overs 259 9d 91 overs Gundappa Viswanath 79 158 Derek Underwood 4 76 31 overs 177 57 3 overs Alan Knott 81 91 Bishan Singh Bedi 6 71 21 3 overs India won by 140 runsM Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore Umpires Mohammad Ghouse Ind and M V Nagendra Ind India won the toss and decided to bat Yajurvindra Singh Ind made his debut in Tests 31 January was a rest day 5th Test edit 11 16 February 1977 Scorecard India nbsp v nbsp England 338 105 4 overs Sunil Gavaskar 108 219 Derek Underwood 4 89 38 overs 317 154 overs Mike Brearley 91 259 Erapalli Prasanna 4 73 52 overs 192 70 4 overs Surinder Amarnath 63 103 Derek Underwood 5 84 33 overs 152 7 71 overs Keith Fletcher 58 148 Karsan Ghavri 5 33 15 overs Match drawnWankhede Stadium Bombay Umpires B Satyaji Rao Ind and Har Sharma Ind India won the toss and decided to bat 13 February was a rest day Derek Underwood s Eng five wicket haul meant he now had one against each Test playing nation 3 Underwood finished the series with 29 wickets equalling the record held by Fred Trueman for most wickets by an England bowler in a Test series against India 3 References edit Lever s Indian summer ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 5 February 2021 Magotra Ashish Statues all around Why does no one stand with Bishan Singh Bedi Scroll in Retrieved 5 February 2021 a b India v England Wisden ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 6 February 2021 External links editTour home at ESPNcricinfo Marylebone Cricket Club in India Sri Lanka and Australia 1976 77 at CricketArchive subscription required nbsp This article about an international cricket tour of India is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article on an international cricket tour of Sri Lanka is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte 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