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India, England head-to-head

Rajneesh Gupta | February 28, 2006 18:05 IST
Last Updated: February 28, 2006 18:06 IST

Test series results:
  Captains  
SeasonHostIndiaEngland [Images]TestsWinner
1932EngCK Nayudu DR Jardine 1Eng 1-0
1933-34IndCK Nayudu DR Jardine 3Eng 2-0
1936EngMaharaj of Vizianagram GOB Allen 3Eng 2-0
1946EngNawab of Pataudi Sr WR Hammond 3Eng 1-0
1951-52IndVS Hazare ND Howard5Drawn 1-1
1952EngVS Hazare L Hutton 4Eng 3-0
1959EngDK GaekwadPBH May5Eng 5-0
1961-62IndNJ ContractorER Texter5Ind 2-0
1963-64IndNawab of Pataudi Jr MJK Smith5Drawn 0-0
1967EngNawab of Pataudi Jr DB Close3Eng 3-0
1971EngAL WadekarR Illingworth3Ind 1-0
1972-73IndAL WadekarAR Lewis5Ind 2-1
1974EngAL WadekarMH Denness3Eng 3-0
1976-77IndBS BediAW Greig5Eng 3-1
1979EngS VenkataraghavanJM Brearley4Eng 1-0
1979-80IndGR ViswanathJM Brearley1Eng 1-0
1981-82IndSM GavaskarKWR Fletcher6Ind 1-0
1982EngSM GavaskarRGD Willis3Eng 1-0
1984-85IndSM GavaskarDI Gower5Eng 2-1
1986EngKapil Dev [Images]MW Gatting3Ind 2-0
1990EngM AzharuddinGA Gooch3Eng 1-0
1992-93IndM AzharuddinGA Gooch3Ind 3-0
1996EngM AzharuddinMA Atherton3Eng 1-0
2001-02IndSC GangulyN Hussain3Ind 1-0
2002EngSC GangulyN Hussain4Drawn 1-1

Notes :
The 1932 Indian touring side was captained by the Maharaj of Porbandar but he did not play in the Test match.

The following deputized for the official touring captain or were appointed by the home authority for only a minor proportion of the series:
� DB Carr (one Test in 1951-52)
� MC Cowdrey (two Tests in 1959)
� Pankaj Roy (one Test in 1959)
� DI Gower (one Test in 1986)
� AJ Stewart (one Test in 1992-93)

Summary of Test results:
 PlayedEng WonInd WonDrawn
In England4523418
In India46101224
TOTAL91331642

Summary of series results:
 PlayedEng WonInd WonDrawn
In England141121
In India11452
TOTAL251573

Highest Innings Totals:
India:
TotalInnsTestVenueSeason
6171st2ndTrent Bridge2002
606-9d1st3rdThe Oval1990
5911st3rdBombay WS1992-93
560-6d1st2ndMadras Chepauk1992-93
553-8d1st5thKanpur1984-85
5211st3rdTrent Bridge1996
5151st4thThe Oval2002
5102nd1stHeadingley1967

England:
TotalInnsTestVenueSeason
653-4d1st1stLord's1990
652-7d1st4thMadras Chepauk1984-85
633-5d1st1stEdgbaston1979
6291st2ndLord's1974
628-8d1st3rdHeadingley2002
5941st3rdThe Oval1982
571-8d1st2ndOld Trafford1936
564-9d1st3rdTrent Bridge1996
559-8d1st5thKanpur1963-64
550-4d1st1stHeadingley1967
5371st2ndLord's1952
5191st2ndOld Trafford1990
5081st4thThe Oval2002
500-8d1st1stBombay BS1961-62

Lowest Innings Totals:
India:
TotalInnsTestVenueSeason
42#2nd2ndLord's1974
581st3rdOld Trafford1952
822nd3rdOld Trafford1952
83+2nd3rdMadras Chepauk1976-77
921st3rdEdgbaston1967
932nd1stLord's1936
961st2ndLord's1979
981st4thThe Oval1952
110#2nd2ndLord's1967
1211st4thKanpur1951-52
1221st1stDelhi1976-77
1281st1stLord's1982
1401st5thThe Oval1959
145+1st3rdMadras Chepauk1933-34
1471st1stLord's1936
1492nd3rdHeadingley1959
1492nd1stBombay WS1979-80

England:
TotalInnsTestVenueSeason
1012nd3rdThe Oval1971
1022nd1stBombay WS1981-82
1021st2ndHeadingley1986
1282nd2ndHeadingley1986
1341st1stLord's1936
# batted one man short
+ one batsman retired hurt

Highest Match Aggregate: 1614 for the loss of 30 wickets at Old Trafford in 1990
Lowest Match Aggregate: 482 for the loss of 31 wickets at Lord's in 1936

Highest Individual Innings:
India:
RunsBatsmanInnsTestVenueSeason
224VG Kambli1st3rdBombay WS1992-93
222GR Viswanath1st5thMadras Chepauk1981-82
221SM Gavaskar2nd4thThe Oval1979
217R Dravid1st4thThe Oval2002
203*Nawab of Pataudi Jr2nd4thDelhi1963-64

England:
RunsBatsmanInnsTestVenueSeason
333GA Gooch1st1stLord's1990
246*G Boycott1st1stHeadingley1967
217WR Hammond1st3rdThe Oval1936
214*D Lloyd1st3rdEdgbaston1974
208IT Botham1st3rdThe Oval1982
207MW Gatting1st4thMadras Chepauk1984-85
205*J Hardstaff jr1st1stLord's1946
201G Fowler1st4thMadras Chepauk1984-85
200*DI Gower1st1stEdgbaston1979

Individual Hundreds:
India : 73 (Most : 6 by M Azharuddin & SR Tendulkar)
England : 83 (Most : 5 by IT Botham & GA Gooch)

Highest run-aggregate in a series:
India: 602 (avg 100.33) by Rahul Dravid [Images] in 4 Tests in 2002
England: 752 (avg 125.33) by GA Gooch in 3 Tests in 1990

Leading run-scorers in India-England Tests:
India: 2483 (avg 38.20) by SM Gavaskar in 38 Tests
England: 1725 (avg 55.65) by GA Gooch in 19 Tests

Record Partnership for each wicket:
India:
WktRunsBatsmenInnsTestVenueSeason
1st213CPS Chauhan & SM Gavaskar2nd4thThe Oval1979
2nd192FM Engineer & AL Wadekar1st5thBombay BS1972-73
3rd316#GR Viswanath & Yashpal Sharma1st5thMadras Chepauk1981-82
4th249SR Tendulkar & SC Ganguly1st3rdHeadingley2002
5th214M Azharuddin & RJ Shastri1st3rdCalcutta1984-85
6th130N Kapil Dev & SMH Kirmani1st3rdThe Oval1982
7th235SMH Kirmani & RJ Shastri1st1stBombay WS1984-85
8th128SMH Kirmani & RJ Shastri1st3rdDelhi1981-82
9th104S Madan Lal & RJ Shastri1st3rdDelhi1981-82
10th63AB Agarkar & A Nehra2nd1stLord's2002

England:
WktRunsBatsmenInnsTestVenueSeason
1st225MA Atherton & GA Gooch1st2ndOld Trafford1990
2nd241G Fowler & MW Gatting1st4thMadras Chepauk1984-85
3rd308GA Gooch & AJ Lamb1st1stLord's1990
4th266WR Hammond & TS Worthington1st3rdThe Oval1936
5th254KWR Fletcher & AW Greig1st5thBombay BS1972-73
6th171IT Botham & RW Taylor1st1stBombay WS1979-80
7th125PH Edmonds & DW Randall1st1stLord's1982
8th168R Illingworth & P Lever1st2ndOld Trafford1971
9th103C White & MJ Hoggard 1st2ndTrent Bridge2002
10th70PJW Allott & RGD Willis1st1stLord's1982
# 415 runs were added between the fall of the 2nd and 3rd wickets; DB Vengsarkar retired hurt when he and Viswanath had added 99 runs.

Best Bowling in an innings:
India:
WktsRunsBowlerVenueInnsTestSeason
855MH MankadMadras Chepauk1st5th1951-52
879BS ChandrasekharDelhi1st1st1972-73
786L Amar SinghMadras Chepauk1st3rd1933-34
7115A KumbleAhmedabad1st2nd2001-02

England:
WktsRunsBowlerVenueInnsTestSeason
831FS TruemanOld Trafford1st3rd1952
746JK LeverDelhi1st1st1976-77
748IT BothamBombay WS2nd1st1979-80
749H VerityMadras Chepauk1st3rd1933-34
749AV BedserLord's1st1st1946
752AV BedserOld Trafford2nd2nd1946
780GOB AllenThe Oval2nd3rd1936

Five wickets in an innings:
India : 55 (Most : 8 by BS Chandrasekhar)
England : 48 (Most : 6 by IT Botham)

Ten wickets in a match:
India: 5 (Most: one by five bowlers)
WktsRunsBowler1st2ndVenueTestSeason
12108MH Mankad8/554/53Madras Chepauk5th1951-52
12181L Sivaramakrishnan6/646/117Bombay WS1st1984-85
10177SA Durani6/1054/72Madras Corp.5th1961-62
10188C Sharma4/1306/58Edgbaston3rd1986
10233A Kumble7/1153/118Ahmedabad2nd2001-02

England : 7 (Most : 2 by AV Bedser)
WktsRunsBowler1st2ndVenueTestSeason
13106IT Botham6/587/48Bombay WS1st1979-80
1193AV Bedser4/417/52Old Trafford2nd1946
11145AV Bedser7/494/96Lord's1st1946
11153H Verity7/494/104Madras Chepauk3rd1933-34
11163NA Foster6/1045/59Madras Chepauk4th1984-85
1070JK Lever7/463/24Delhi1st1976-77
1078GOB Allen5/355/43Lord's1st1936

Highest wicket-aggregate in a series:
India: 35 (avg 18.91) by BS Chandrasekhar in 5 Tests in 1972-73
England: 29 (avg 13.31) by FS Trueman in 4 Tests in 1952
29 (avg 17.55) by DL Underwood in 5 Tests in 1976-77

Leading wicket-takers in India-England Tests:
India: 95 (avg 27.27) by BS Chandrasekhar in 23 Tests
England: 62 (avg 27.40) by DL Underwood in 20 Tests
62 (avg 23.24) by RGD Willis in 17 Tests

Also: The record at Nagpur
England's tour of India: The Complete Coverage

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