The closest series between India and West Indies yielded 3-2 result in favor of West Indies in the 5-match series. Andy Roberts created new batting records while Captain Lloyd led from the front being the highest run scorer.
Ind vs WI 1974-75 Series Results
Ind vs WI 1974/75 Test Series: Roberts win WI the Closest Series
Series Record
Captains: Clive Lloydr (WI),Pataudi (Ind)
Wicketkeepers: D Murray (WI), F Engineer (Ind)
Best Batsman: Lloyd (636), Viswanath (566)
Best Bowler: Robers (32), Gibbs (21), Holder (17), Chandrasekhar (16)
Highest Team Score: 493 (WI), 406 (Ind)
Lowest Team Score: 118 (Ind), 154 (WI)
Centuries: 9 (WI 7, Ind 2)
Half-centuries: 19 (Ind 11, WI 8)
5wkts in inning: 7 (WI 6, Ind 1)
10wkts in inning: 12 wkts by Andy Roberts (WI)
Team Records:
- WI: 289 and 356/6d, 493, 240 and 224, 192 and 154, 406 and 202
Ind: 260 and 118, 220 and 256, 233 and 316, 190 and 256, 406 and 202
Other Records
Andy Robert created new record of 32 wickets in a series against India by West Indies bowler.
Only the Second Series between India and West Indies where all Tests produced results.
Batting Records
- Highest Centuries: 2 each by Fredericks and Lloyd
Highest Ind. Scores or 200-plus: 242 by Lloyd
Centuries:
124 (Kallicharran), 107 (Greenidge), 163 (C Llpyd) – 1st Test
192* (Viv Richards) – 2nd Test
100 (Fredericks), 139 (Viswanath) – 3rd Test
104 (Fredericks), 242* (Lloyd), 102 (Solkar) – 5th Test
Biggest (100-plus) Partnerships
200-plus
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207 4th Greenidge & Viv Lloyd (WI)
219 5th Weekes & Pairaudeau (WI)
250 6th Lloyd & Murray (WI)
100-plus
- 177 1st Greenidge, Fredericks (Ret Hurt) & Kallicharran (WI)
131 5th Umrigar and Phadkar (Ind)
142* 1st Rae & Stollmeyer (WI)
120 5th Richards & Lloyd (WI)
124 8th Richards & Boyce (WI)
101 4th Viswanath & P Sharma (Ind)
103 2nd wkt Fredericks & Kallicharan (WI)
104 3rd Kallicharan & Lloyd (WI)
168 2nd Gavaskar & Solkar (Ind)
129 5th Viswanath & A Gaekwad (Ind)
Bowling Records
Best Bowling in an Inning
- 6/76 by L Gibbs (WI)
5/50 A Roberts (WI)
7/64 & 5/57 Andy Roberts
5/70 Prasanna
7/98 Gibbs
6/39 Holder
Best Bowling in a Test
- 12 wkts by Andy Roberts
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