The West Indies women's cricket team toured India in October and November 1976. They played India in a six Test match series, which ended as a 1–1 draw.[1] The matches were the first ever played by the India women's team.[2]
| West Indies women's cricket team in India in 1976–77 | |||
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| India | West Indies | ||
| Dates | 24 October – 27 November 1976 | ||
| Captains | Shantha Rangaswamy | Louise Browne | |
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| Result | 6-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Shantha Rangaswamy (381) | Patricia Whittaker (201) | |
| Most wickets | Shubhangi Kulkarni (23) | Patricia Whittaker (14) | |
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1st Test edit
31 October – 2 November 1976
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- Sharmila Chakraborty, Behroze Edulji, Diana Edulji, Susan Itticheria, Fowzieh Khalili, Shubhangi Kulkarni, Sandhya Mazumdar, Ujwala Nikam, Shantha Rangaswamy, Shobha Pandit and Sudha Shah (Ind) all made their WTest debuts.
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7 – 9 November 1976
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- Runa Basu, Jyotsna Patel (Ind) and Dorothy Hobson (WI) all made their WTest debuts.
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5th Test edit
21 – 23 November 1976
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- Rajeshwari Dholakia (Ind) and Joan Alexander-Serrano (WI) both made their WTest debuts.
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27 – 29 November 1976
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- Uthpala Chakraborty (Ind) (WI) both made her WTest debut.
References edit
- ^ "West Indies Women tour of India 1976/77". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "The History of Indian Women's Cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Records / West Indies Women in India Women's Test Series, 1976/77 - India Women / Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Records / West Indies Women in India Women's Test Series, 1976/77 - West Indies Women / Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2021.