Indian cricket team in England in 1952
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The Indian team meets Queen Elizabeth II at Lord's Cricket Ground, 23 June 1952
The Indian cricket team toured England in the 1952 season. The team played four Test matches, losing three of them and drawing the other one. In all first-class matches, they played 29, winning four and losing five, with the rest drawn.
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The Indian team
There were 17 players in the original touring team, and Vinoo Mankad was co-opted from the Lancashire League team Haslingden for three of the four Test matches. The side was captained by Vijay Hazare.
The Test matches
First Test, Leeds, 5–9 June 1952
India (293 and 165) lost to England (334 and 128 for three) by seven wickets – scorecard
Second Test, Lord's, 19–24 June 1952
Third Test, Manchester, 17–19 July 1952
Fourth Test, The Oval, 14–19 August 1952
References
Annual reviews
Further reading
- Ramachandra Guha, A Corner of a Foreign Field - An Indian History of a British Sport, Picador, 2001