The Indian cricket team toured England in the 1979 season and played 16 first-class fixtures, winning only one, losing 3 and drawing 12.
India played four Test matches and lost the series to England 1-0 with three Tests drawn. England won the First Test at Edgbaston by an innings and 83 runs. The Second Test at Lord's, the Third Test at Headingley and the Fourth Test at The Oval were all drawn.
Ramachandra Guha, A Corner of a Foreign Field - An Indian History of a British Sport, Picador, 2001
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^Walmsley, Keith (2003). Mosts Without in Test Cricket. Reading, England: Keith Walmsley. p. 361. ISBN0947540067.
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indian, cricket, team, england, 1979, indian, cricket, team, toured, england, 1979, season, played, first, class, fixtures, winning, only, losing, drawing, india, played, four, test, matches, lost, series, england, with, three, tests, drawn, england, first, te. The Indian cricket team toured England in the 1979 season and played 16 first class fixtures winning only one losing 3 and drawing 12 India played four Test matches and lost the series to England 1 0 with three Tests drawn England won the First Test at Edgbaston by an innings and 83 runs The Second Test at Lord s the Third Test at Headingley and the Fourth Test at The Oval were all drawn The Indian team was captained by Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan and included notable players such as Sunil Gavaskar Gundappa Viswanath Dilip Vengsarkar Bhagwat Chandrasekhar and Kapil Dev Contents 1 Test series summary 1 1 First Test 1 2 Second Test 1 3 Third Test 1 4 Fourth Test 2 External sources 3 Annual reviews 4 Further reading 5 ReferencesTest series summary editFirst Test edit 12 16 July 1979 ScorecardEngland nbsp v nbsp India633 5 d 165 2 overs David Gower 200 Kapil Dev 5 146 48 overs 297 116 1 overs Gundappa Viswanath 78 Bob Willis 3 69 24 overs 253 95 4 overs Sunil Gavaskar 68 Ian Botham 5 70 29 overs England won by an innings and 83 runsEdgbaston Birmingham Umpires DJ Constant BJ MeyerEngland won the toss and decided to bat The England innings of 633 5d is the only example in Test cricket history where three different bowlers conceded 100 runs and each failed to take a wicket Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan 0 107 Karsan Ghavri 0 129 and Bhagwat Chandrasekhar 0 113 1 Second Test edit 2 7 August 1979 ScorecardIndia nbsp v nbsp England96 55 5 overs Sunil Gavaskar 42 Ian Botham 5 35 19 overs 419 9 d 129 5 overs David Gower 82 Kapil Dev 3 93 38 overs 318 4 148 overs Gundappa Viswanath 113 Phil Edmonds 2 62 45 overs Match drawnLord s Cricket Ground Umpires HD Bird KE PalmerIndia won the toss and decided to bat Third Test edit 16 21 August 1979 ScorecardEngland nbsp v nbsp India270 80 5 overs Ian Botham 137 Kapil Dev 3 84 27 overs 223 6 110 overs Sunil Gavaskar 78 Bob Willis 2 42 18 overs Match drawnHeadingley Leeds Umpires HD Bird BJ MeyerEngland won the toss and decided to bat Fourth Test edit 30 August 4 September 1979 ScorecardEngland nbsp v nbsp India305 124 5 overs Graham Gooch 79 Venkataraghavan 3 59 29 overs 202 79 3 overs Gundappa Viswanath 62 Ian Botham 4 65 28 overs 334 8 116 5 overs Geoff Boycott 125 Karsan Ghavri 3 76 34 overs 429 8 150 5 overs Sunil Gavaskar 221 Ian Botham 3 97 29 overs Match drawnKennington Oval Kennington Umpires DJ Constant KE PalmerEngland won the toss and decided to batExternal sources editCricketArchive tour itinerariesAnnual reviews editPlayfair Cricket Annual 1980 Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1980Further reading editRamachandra Guha A Corner of a Foreign Field An Indian History of a British Sport Picador 2001References edit Walmsley Keith 2003 Mosts Without in Test Cricket Reading England Keith Walmsley p 361 ISBN 0947540067 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Indian cricket team in England in 1979 amp oldid 1189202803, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
