The England national cricket team, organised by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), toured India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka from December 1972 to March 1973 and played a five-match Test series against the India national cricket team followed by three Tests against the Pakistan national cricket team. England were captained by Tony Lewis. The Sri Lanka national cricket team was not Test-qualified at that time and played a single first-class match against MCC in Colombo.[1]
English cricket team in India in 1972-73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | 5 December 1972 – 11 February 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | India won the 5-Test series 2-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test matches in India
edit1st Test
edit2nd Test
edit3rd Test
edit4th Test
edit5th Test
editSri Lanka
editHaving left India in February, MCC played four matches in Sri Lanka, two of which were first-class including one against the Sri Lanka national team which they won by 7 wickets.[2]
Pakistan
editIn March, England played three Tests in Pakistan which were all drawn.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "England in India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan 1972–73". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Sri Lanka v MCC 1973". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
External links
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