The India national cricket team toured the West Indies during the 1952–53 cricket season. They played five Test matches against the West Indian cricket team, with the West Indies winning the series 1–0. India also played five other first-class matches, one of which resulted in India's victory.[1] The tour was the first of the Caribbean by a national team other than England.[2]
Vijay Hazare was named India's captain for the tour on 24 November 1952 and was included in the selection panel. The touring party was announced on 6 December. Five of the selected players withdrew before the tour began. Probir Sen was replaced by Ebrahim Maka and C. D. Gopinath, who broke his collar bone, by Mysore cricketer L. Adiseth, who also withdrew later. Gopalaswamy Kasturirangan, who had a groin injury, was replaced by N. Kannayiram. Ghulam Ahmed turned down the tour in order to get married on 26 December, three days after the team flew from India.[2] He was initially not replaced as the Board of Control for Cricket in India believed he could be convinced to fly to the Caribbean after his wedding. However, he declined to do so as his wedding had already been postponed once because of a relative's illness. Subsequently, leg-spinner Jayasinghrao Ghorpade was called in.[3]
^"India in West Indies Jan/Apr 1953 - Results Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
^ abcGupta, Rajneesh. "India in the West Indies: How it all began". Rediff. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
^. test-cricket-tours.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
Further readingedit
"India in West Indies, 1953", Wisden 1954, pp. 820–34
External linksedit
India in West Indies, 1952-53 at ESPNcricinfo archive
India in West Indies 1952-53 at CricketArchive(subscription required) ()
"Sailing by banana boat to face the Three Ws" by G.S. Ramchand at ESPNcricinfo
April 11, 2024
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The India national cricket team toured the West Indies during the 1952 53 cricket season They played five Test matches against the West Indian cricket team with the West Indies winning the series 1 0 India also played five other first class matches one of which resulted in India s victory 1 The tour was the first of the Caribbean by a national team other than England 2 Indian cricket team in West Indies in 1952 53Date10 January 4 April 1953LocationWest IndiesResultWest Indies won 5 Test series 1 0Teams West Indies IndiaCaptainsJeffrey StollmeyerVijay HazareMost runsEverton Weekes 716 Clyde Walcott 457 Frank Worrell 398 Polly Umrigar 560 Madhav Apte 460 Pankaj Roy 383 Most wicketsAlf Valentine 28 Frank King 17 Sonny Ramadhin 13 Subhash Gupte 27 Vinoo Mankad 15 Dattu Phadkar 9 Contents 1 Touring party 2 Test matches 2 1 1st Test 2 2 2nd Test 2 3 3rd Test 2 4 4th Test 2 5 5th Test 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksTouring party editVijay Hazare was named India s captain for the tour on 24 November 1952 and was included in the selection panel The touring party was announced on 6 December Five of the selected players withdrew before the tour began Probir Sen was replaced by Ebrahim Maka and C D Gopinath who broke his collar bone by Mysore cricketer L Adiseth who also withdrew later Gopalaswamy Kasturirangan who had a groin injury was replaced by N Kannayiram Ghulam Ahmed turned down the tour in order to get married on 26 December three days after the team flew from India 2 He was initially not replaced as the Board of Control for Cricket in India believed he could be convinced to fly to the Caribbean after his wedding However he declined to do so as his wedding had already been postponed once because of a relative s illness Subsequently leg spinner Jayasinghrao Ghorpade was called in 3 The final touring party was 2 Vijay Hazare captain Vinoo Mankad vice captain Madhav Apte Chandrasekhar Gadkari Datta Gaekwad Jayasinghrao Ghorpade Subhash Gupte Nana Joshi N Kannayiram Ebrahim Maka Vijay Manjrekar Dattu Phadkar Gulabrai Ramchand Pankaj Roy Deepak Shodhan Polly UmrigarTest matches edit1st Test edit 21 28 January 1953 6 day match ScorecardIndia nbsp v nbsp West Indies417 192 1 overs Polly Umrigar 130 Gerry Gomez 3 84 42 overs 438 182 overs Everton Weekes 207 Subhash Gupte 7 162 66 overs 294 143 5 overs Polly Umrigar 69 Sonny Ramadhin 3 58 24 5 overs 142 0 55 overs Jeffrey Stollmeyer 76 Subhash Gupte 0 2 2 overs Match drawnQueen s Park Oval Port of Spain Umpires Carlton John and Eric Lee KowIndia won the toss and decided to bat Chandrasekhar Gadkari Ind and Alfred Binns Bruce Pairaudeau and Frank King all WI made their debut in Test matches 25 and 26 January were rest days 2nd Test edit 7 12 February 1953 6 day match ScorecardWest Indies nbsp v nbsp India296 116 4 overs Clyde Walcott 98 Subhash Gupte 3 99 41 overs 253 134 overs Madhav Apte 64 Alfred Valentine 4 58 41 overs 228 90 3 overs Jeffrey Stollmeyer 54 Dattu Phadkar 5 64 29 3 overs 129 79 5 overs Gulabrai Ramchand 34 Sonny Ramadhin 5 26 24 5 overs West Indies won by 142 runsKensington Oval Bridgetown Umpires Cortez Jordan and Harold WalcottWest Indies won the toss and decided to bat 3rd Test edit 19 25 February 1953 6 day match ScorecardIndia nbsp v nbsp West Indies279 131 2 overs Gulabrai Ramchand 62 Frank King 5 74 31 overs 315 146 overs Everton Weekes 161 Subhash Gupte 5 107 48 overs 362 7d 200 1 overs Madhav Apte 163 Frank Worrell 2 62 31 overs 192 2 54 overs Jeffrey Stollmeyer 104 Subhash Gupte 1 19 7 overs Match drawnQueen s Park Oval Port of Spain Umpires Carlton John and Eric Lee KowIndia won the toss and decided to bat 4th Test edit 11 17 March 1953 6 day match ScorecardIndia nbsp v nbsp West Indies262 124 5 overs Vinoo Mankad 66 Alfred Valentine 5 127 53 5 overs 364 156 2 overs Clyde Walcott 125 Subhash Gupte 4 122 56 2 overs 190 5 98 overs Pankaj Roy 48 Alfred Valentine 3 71 34 overs Match drawnBourda Georgetown Umpires Wing Gillette and Toby RolloxIndia won the toss and decided to bat 5th Test edit 28 Mar 4 Apr 1953 6 day match ScorecardIndia nbsp v nbsp West Indies312 141 5 overs Polly Umrigar 117 Alfred Valentine 5 64 27 5 overs 576 206 1 overs Frank Worrell 237 Subhash Gupte 5 180 65 1 overs 444 178 overs Pankaj Roy 150 Gerry Gomez 4 72 47 overs 92 4 47 overs Everton Weekes 36 Gulabrai Ramchand 2 33 15 overs Match drawnSabina Park Kingston Umpires Sam Burke and Tom EwartIndia won the toss and decided to batReferences edit India in West Indies Jan Apr 1953 Results Summary ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 30 July 2023 a b c Gupta Rajneesh India in the West Indies How it all began Rediff Retrieved 30 July 2023 Test Cricket Tours India to West Indies 1952 53 test cricket tours co uk Archived from the original on 3 March 2017 Retrieved 31 July 2023 Further reading edit India in West Indies 1953 Wisden 1954 pp 820 34External links editIndia in West Indies 1952 53 at ESPNcricinfo archive India in West Indies 1952 53 at CricketArchive subscription 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