M Mankad’s 33 wickets in the series created new record in Ind-England series for maximum wickets. Indians excelled yet failed to win the seriers.
Results of Other Series
India Vs England 1951-52 Test Series: First Win and Draw for India
India Vs England 1951-52 Series: Test Results
Series Record
Captains: Vijay Hazare (Ind), N Howard (Eng)
Wicketkeepers: P Joshi, P Sen and Mantri (Ind), Spooner (Eng)
Best Batsman: Watkins (420), P Roy (387)
Best Bowler: M Mankad (34), Tattersall (21)
Highest Team Score: 485/9d (Ind), 456 (Eng)
Lowest Team Score: 121 (Ind), 193 (Eng)
Centuries: 8 (Ind 7, Eng 1)
Half-centuries: 14 (Eng 10,Ind 4)
5wkts in inning: 5 (Ind 3, Eng 2)
10wkts in inning: 1 (Ind)
Statistics
- With 34 wickets M Mankad created record of highest wickets by bowler in Ind-Eng series.
India registered first-ever test victory against England winning 5th test in Chennai.
India registered first-ever draw series against England.
Team Records:
- Eng Scores: 203 and 368/6, 456 and 55/2, 342 and 252/5d, 203 and 76/2, 266 and 183
India Scores: 418/6d, 485/9d and 208, 344 and 103/0, 121 and 157, 457/9d
Batting Records
- Highest Centuries: 2 by Vijay Hazare and P Roy
Highest Ind. Scores: 164 by Vijay Hazare
Centuries: 154 (Vijay Merchant), 140 and 111 (P Roy), 164 and 155* (Vijay Hazare), 115 (D Phadkar), 130* (Umrigar), 137 (Watkins)
Biggest (100-plus) Partnerships:
200-plus
- 211 3rd Merchant & V Hazare (Ind)
100-plus
- 158 4th Watkins & Carr (Eng)
187 3rd P Roy & V Hazare (Ind)
148 5th Graveney & Watkins (Eng)
103 1st P Roy & M Mankad (Ind)
104 6th Phadkar and Umrigar (Ind)
Bowling Records
Best Bowling in an Inning
- 6/91 S Shinde (Ind)
6/48 Tattersall (Eng)
5/70 Ghulam Ahmed (Ind)
5/61 Hilton (Eng)
8/55 M Mankad (Ind)
Best Bowling in a Test
- 12/118 M Mankad (Ind)
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