English cricket team in India, Pakistan and Ceylon in 1961–62
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Nari Contractor | Ted Dexter | ||||||||||||
Most runs | |||||||||||||
Vijay Manjrekar (556) M. L. Jaisimha (399) Chandu Borde (314) |
Ken Barrington (594) Ted Dexter (409) Geoff Pullar (337) |
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Salim Durani (23) Chandu Borde (16) Vasant Ranjane (9) |
Tony Lock (22) David Allen (21) Barry Knight (8) |
The England national cricket team, organised by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), toured India, Pakistan and Ceylon from October 1961 to February 1962. They played five Test matches against the India national cricket team, with India winning two matches and the other three being drawn; and three Tests against the Pakistan national cricket team, with England winning the first match and the other two drawn. The itinerary was unusual in that England began in Pakistan with three matches, including the first Test at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, and then went on an extensive five-Test tour of India before crossing into East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), where they played their second Test against Pakistan at the Dacca Stadium in Dacca. For the third Test against Pakistan, they travelled to the National Stadium, Karachi before completing the tour in February with three games in Ceylon. Ceylon (now Sri Lanka was not a Test-qualified team at that time and played a single first-class match against MCC in Colombo which was won by MCC.[1]
Contents
Test matches in India
1st Test
11 November - 16 November
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2nd Test
1 December - 6 December
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3rd Test
13 December - 18 December
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4th Test
30 December - 4 January
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5th Test
10 January - 15 January
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Test matches in Pakistan
England played three Tests against Pakistan in a split series, the first match being played in October 1961 and the latter two in the new year following the tour of India. England won the first and the other two were drawn. England were captained by Ted Dexter and Pakistan by Imtiaz Ahmed.
Test series summary
- 1st Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – England won by 5 wickets[2]
- 2nd Test at Dacca Stadium, Dacca – match drawn[3]
- 3rd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – match drawn[4]
Ceylon
MCC won their first-class fixture in Colombo by 8 wickets. Ted Dexter captained MCC and Ceylon were led by Ievers Gunasekara.[5]
References
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External links
- 1961 in English cricket
- 1962 in English cricket
- 1961 in Indian cricket
- 1962 in Indian cricket
- 1961 in Pakistani cricket
- 1962 in Pakistani cricket
- 1962 in Ceylon
- English cricket tours of India
- English cricket tours of Pakistan
- English cricket tours of Sri Lanka
- Indian cricket seasons from 1945–46 to 1969–70
- Pakistani cricket seasons from 1947–48 to 1969–70
- Sri Lankan cricket seasons from 1880–81 to 1971–72
- International cricket competitions from 1960–61 to 1970