India Vs England 1946 Test Series: Statistics and Records

Bedser had a memorable debut, while Hardstaff Jnr. scored a rare double century.

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Statistics

Bedser took 11 wickets on debut.
Vijay Merchant scored century.
Hardstaff scored his first double century in Tests.

Series Record

Captains: Wally Hammond (Eng), Nawab of Pataudi snr* (Ind)
Wicketkeepers: P Gibb (Eng), Hindlekar (Ind)
Best Batsman: Vijay Merchant (245), Hardstaff Jnr. (210)
Best Bowler: Bedser (24), Lala Amarnath (13)
Highest Team Score: 428 (Eng), 331 (Ind)
Lowest Team Score: 170 (Ind), 294 (Eng)
Centuries: 2 (1 each)
Half-centuries: 11 (Eng 6, Ind 5)
5wkts in inning: 6 (3 each)
10wkts in inning: 2 (Bedser for Eng)

Team Records:

Eng Scores: 428 and 48/0, 294 and 153/5d, 95/3
Ind Score: 200 and 275, 170 and 152/9, 331

Batting Records

Highest Centuries: 1 each by Hardstaff Jnr. and Vijay Merchant
Highest Ind. Scores: 205 by Harstaff, 128 by Vijay Merchant

Biggest (100-plus) Partnerships

182 5th Hardstoff and Gibb (Eng)
124 1st Merchant and Mushtaq Ali (Ind)

Bowling Records
Best Bowling in an Inning

7/49 Bedser (4/96)
5/118 Amarnath
5/24 R Pollard
7/54 Bedser (4/41)
5/96 Amarnath
5/101 M Mankad

Best Bowling in a Test

11/145 Bedser
11/95 Bedser