1958-59 Series saw West Indies batsmen anf bowler outsmarting Indians in every front.
1958-59 Series Match Results
Ind Vs WI 1958-59 Test Series: WI won 3rd Consecutive Series
Series Record
Captains: Alexander (WI), Umrigar (1st), Ghulam Ahmed (2nd & 3rd), M Mankad (4th), Adhikari (5th) (Ind)
Wicketkeepers: Alexander (WI), Tamhane (Ind)
Best Batsman: Sobers (557 runs)
Best Bowler: Hall (30 wkts)
Highest Team Score: 644/8 & 614/5d (WI)
Lowest Team Score: 124 (Ind), 222 (WI)
Centuries: 9
50s: 21 (WI 11, Ind 10)
5wkts in inning: 5 (WI 4, Ind 1)
10wkts in inning: 2 (1 each)
Team Records:
- WI: 227 and 323/4d, 222 and 443/7d, 614/5d, 500 and 168/5d, 644/8d
India 152 and 289/5, 222 and 240, 124 and 154 (f/o), 222 and 151, 415 and 275
Batting Records
- Highest Centuries: 3 by Sobers
Highest Ind. Scores: 256 by Kanhai
Centuries:
142* (Sobers) 1st test
198* (Sobers) (2nd Test)
256 (Kanhai), 103 (Butcher), 106* (Sobers) (3rd Test)
142 (Butcher) (4th Test)
109 (Borde), 123 (J Holt), 100 (O Smith), 100* (J Solomon) (5th Test)
Biggest (100-plus) Partnerships
200-plus
- 217 4th Kanhai & Butcher (WI)
100-plus
- 119 4th Sobers & O Smith (WI)
134* 5th Sobers & Butcher (WI)
100 7th Alexander & Solomon (WI)
114 5th Sobers & BUtcher (WI)
163 6th Sobers & SOlomon (WI)
108 3rd Kanhai & Smith (WI)
160 6th Sobers & Solomon (WI)
101 6th Butcher & Solomon (WI)
137 2nd Contractor & Umrigar (Ind)
136 6th Borde & Adhikari (Ind)
159 1st Hunte & Holt (WI)
137 4th Butcher & Smith (WI)
108 4th Borde & Adhikari (Ind)
Bowling Records
Best Bowling in an Inning
- 9/102 Gupte (Ind)
6/50 & 5/76 W Hall (WI)
6/55 Gilchrist (WI)
5/90 by O Smith
Best Bowling in a Test
- 11/126 by Hall
10 wkts by Gupte
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