The India cricket team toured England in the 1936 season and played 28 first-class fixtures, winning only four whilst losing 12 and drawing 12.[1] They played three Test matches against England and lost the series 2–0 with one match drawn. England won the First Test by 9 wickets at Lord's; the Second Test at Old Trafford was drawn; England won the Third Test at The Oval by 9 wickets.
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| Date | 29 April – 15 September 1936 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | England won the 3-Test series 2–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The India team was captained by the Maharajkumar of Vizianagram, who was neither the greatest player nor the greatest captain of all time. But the team did include several top-class players such as Vijay Merchant, Mushtaq Ali and C. K. Nayudu.
Touring party
edit- Maharajkumar of Vizianagram (c)
- C. K. Nayudu
- Syed Wazir Ali
- Mohammad Nissar
- Vijay Merchant
- Lala Amarnath
- Phiroze Palia
- Baqa Jilani
- Khershed Meherhomji (wk)
- Dattaram Hindlekar
- L. P. Jai
- M. J. Gopalan
- Cotah Ramaswami
- Mushtaq Ali
- Amir Elahi
- Shute Banerjee
- Mohammad Hussain
- Amar Singh
- Jahangir Khan
- Dilawar Hussain
The India squad for the tour was suggested by the Selection Committee consisting of the Nawab of Bhopal Hamidullah Khan, the Nawab of Pataudi and Maharajkumar of Vizianagram to the Board of Cricket Control on 16 February 1936. The Maharajkumar was named the captain. The Yuvraj of Patiala Yadavindra Singh declined to be a part owing to personal reasons. Syed Mohammad Hadi was named the treasurer of the squad for the tour.[2]
Test Series
editFirst Test
edit27–30 June 1936
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- England won the toss and decided to field.
- 3-day match; 28 June was a rest day
- Harold Gimblett (Eng), and Dattaram Hindlekar and Maharajkumar of Vizianagram (Ind) made their Test debuts.
Second Test
edit25–28 July 1936
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- India won the toss and decided to bat.
- 3-day match; 26 July was a rest day.
- Arthur Fagg, Laurie Fishlock and Alf Gover (Eng), and Cotah Ramaswami and Khershed Meherhomji (Ind) made their Test debuts.
- Vijay Merchant and Syed Mushtaq Ali (both Ind) made their first centuries in Tests.[3]
- Gubby Allen and Walter Robins (both Eng) claimed their 50th wicket in Tests.[3]
Third Test
edit15–18 August 1936
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- England won the toss and decided to bat.
- 3-day match; 16 August was a rest day.
- Baqa Jilani (Ind) made his Test debut.
Controversy
editAnother top-class player was Lala Amarnath but the tour was marred by controversy as recorded in A Right Royal Indian Mess on ESPNcricinfo, with Amarnath being sent home early for spurious "disciplinary" reasons. Ultimately, after a long saga of closed ranks and establishment incompetence, he was completely exonerated.
References
edit- ^ Brookes, Wilfrid. "The Indian team in England 1936". Wisden. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Indian Team For England". The Indian Express. 17 February 1936. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ a b England v India, India in British Isles 1936 (2nd Test) at CricketArchive (subscription required)
Annual reviews
editFurther reading
edit- Frindall, Bill (1979). The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877–1978. Wisden.
- Guha, Ramachandra (2003). A Corner of a Foreign Field: The Indian History of a British Sport. Picador. ISBN 9780330491174.
- Amarnath, Rajinder (2007). Lala Amarnath: Life and Times : the Making of a Legend. SportsBooks. ISBN 9781899807550.
External links
edit- Tour home at ESPNcricinfo
- Tour Directory at ESPNcricinfo archive
- Tour of England 1936 at test-cricket-tours.co.uk
- India in British Isles 1936 at CricketArchive (subscription required)