Mumbai, Nov 14: The historic India-England rivalry dates back to 1932, when the Indians made their international debut. Since then both teams have enjoyed varied degrees of success and, at times, heartbreak. From comprehensive wins and agonizing losses to close draws, this rivalry has often provided top-level competition between two sides that have fought tooth and nail to get the better of their opponents.
As India get set to host England for the four-match Test series, here’s a brief statistical overview all the games and series played between these two cricketing giants:
Summary of Results:
|
No. |
Start date |
End date |
Venue |
Inn1 |
Inn2 |
Inn3 |
Inn4 |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
25th Jun 1932 |
28th Jun 1932 |
Lord's |
E 259 |
I 189 |
E 275-8d |
I 187 |
Eng 158 runs |
|
2 |
15th Dec 1933 |
18th Dec 1933 |
Mumbai (Gym) |
I 219 |
E 438 |
I 258 |
E 40-1 |
Eng 9 wickets |
|
3 |
5th Jan 1934 |
8th Jan 1934 |
Kolkata |
E 403 |
I 247 |
I 237 |
E 7-2 |
Drawn |
|
4 |
10th Feb 1934 |
13th Feb 1934 |
Chennai |
E 335 |
I 145 |
E 261-7d |
I 249 |
Eng 202 runs |
|
5 |
27th Jun 1936 |
30th Jun 1936 |
Lord's |
I 147 |
E 134 |
I 93 |
E 108-1 |
Eng 9 wickets |
|
6 |
25th Jul 1936 |
28th Jul 1936 |
Old Trafford |
I 203 |
E 571-8d |
I 390-5 |
|
Drawn |
|
7 |
15th Aug 1936 |
18th Aug 1936 |
The Oval |
E 471-8d |
I 222 |
I 312 |
E 64-1 |
Eng 9 wickets |
|
8 |
22nd Jun 1946 |
25th Jun 1946 |
Lord's |
I 200 |
E 428 |
I 275 |
E 48-0 |
Eng 10 wicket |
|
9 |
20th Jul 1946 |
23rd Jul 1946 |
Old Trafford |
E 294 |
I 170 |
E 153-5d |
I 152-9 |
Drawn |
|
10 |
17th Aug 1946 |
20th Aug 1946 |
The Oval |
I 331 |
E 95-3 |
|
|
Drawn |
|
11 |
2nd Nov 1951 |
7th Nov 1951 |
Delhi |
E 203 |
I 418-6d |
E 368-6 |
|
Drawn |
|
12 |
14th Dec 1951 |
19th Dec 1951 |
Mumbai BS |
I 485-9d |
E 456 |
I 208 |
E 55-2 |
Drawn |
|
13 |
30th Dec 1951 |
4th Jan 1952 |
Kolkata |
E 342 |
I 344 |
E 252-5d |
I 103-0 |
Drawn |
|
14 |
12th Jan 1952 |
14th Jan 1952 |
Kanpur |
I 121 |
E 203 |
I 157 |
E 76-2 |
Eng 8 wickets |
|
15 |
6th Feb 1952 |
10th Feb 1952 |
Chennai |
E 266 |
I 457-9d |
E 183 |
|
Ind inn & 8 runs |
|
16 |
5th Jun 1952 |
9th Jun 1952 |
Headingley |
I 293 |
E 334 |
I 165 |
E 128-3 |
Eng 7 wickets |
|
17 |
19th Jun 1952 |
24th Jun 1952 |
Lord's |
I 235 |
E 537 |
I 378 |
E 79-2 |
Eng 8 wickets |
|
18 |
17th Jul 1952 |
19th Jul 1952 |
Old Trafford |
E 347-9d |
I 58 |
I 82 |
|
Eng inn & 207 runs |
|
19 |
14th Aug 1952 |
19th Aug 1952 |
The Oval |
E 326-6d |
I 98 |
|
|
Drawn |
|
20 |
4th Jun 1959 |
8th Jun 1959 |
Trent Bridge |
E 422 |
I 206-9d |
I 157 |
|
Eng inn & 59 runs |
|
21 |
18th Jun 1959 |
20th Jun 1959 |
Lord's |
I 168 |
E 226 |
I 165 |
E 108-2 |
Eng 8 wickets |
|
22 |
2nd Jul 1959 |
4th Jul 1959 |
Headingley |
I 161 |
E 483-8d |
I 149 |
|
Eng inn & 173 runs |
|
23 |
23rd Jul 1959 |
28th Jul 1959 |
Old Trafford |
E 490 |
I 208 |
E 265-8d |
I 376 |
Eng 171 runs |
|
24 |
20th Aug 1959 |
24th Aug 1959 |
The Oval |
I 140 |
E 361 |
I 194 |
|
Eng inn & 27 runs |
|
25 |
11th Nov 1961 |
16th Nov 1961 |
Mumbai BS |
E 500-8d |
I 390 |
E 184-5d |
I 180-5 |
Drawn |
|
26 |
1st Dec 1961 |
6th Dec 1961 |
Kanpur |
I 467-8d |
E 244 |
E 497-5 |
|
Drawn |
|
27 |
13th Dec 1961 |
18th Dec 1961 |
Delhi |
I 466 |
E 256-3 |
|
|
Drawn |
|
28 |
30th Dec 1961 |
4th Jan 1962 |
Kolkata |
I 380 |
E 212 |
I 252 |
E 233 |
Ind 187 runs |
|
29 |
10th Jan 1962 |
15th Jan 1962 |
Chennai (Corp) |
I 428 |
E 281 |
I 190 |
E 209 |
Ind 128 runs |
|
30 |
10th Jan 1964 |
15th Jan 1964 |
Chennai (Corp) |
I 457-7d |
E 317 |
I 152-9d |
E 241-5 |
Drawn |
|
31 |
21st Jan 1964 |
26th Jan 1964 |
Mumbai BS |
I 300 |
E 233-9d |
I 249-8d |
E 206-3 |
Drawn |
|
32 |
29th Jan 1964 |
3rd Feb 1964 |
Kolkata |
I 241 |
E 267 |
I 300-7d |
E 145-2 |
Drawn |
|
33 |
8th Feb 1964 |
13th Feb 1964 |
Delhi |
I 344 |
E 451 |
I 463-4 |
|
Drawn |
|
34 |
15th Feb 1964 |
20th Feb 1964 |
Kanpur |
E 559-8d |
I 266 |
I 347-3 |
|
Drawn |
|
35 |
8th Jun 1967 |
13th Jun 1967 |
Headingley |
E 550-4d |
I 164 |
I 510 |
E 126-4 |
Eng 6 wickets |
|
36 |
22nd Jun 1967 |
26th Jun 1967 |
Lord's |
I 152 |
E 386 |
I 110 |
|
Eng inn & 124 runs |
|
37 |
13th Jul 1967 |
15th Jul 1967 |
Edgbaston |
E 298 |
I 92 |
E 203 |
I 277 |
Eng 132 runs |
|
38 |
22nd Jul 1971 |
27th Jul 1971 |
Lord's |
E 304 |
I 313 |
E 191 |
I 145-8 |
Drawn |
|
39 |
5th Aug 1971 |
10th Aug 1971 |
Old Trafford |
E 386 |
I 212 |
E 245-3d |
I 65-3 |
Drawn |
|
40 |
19th Aug 1971 |
24th Aug 1971 |
The Oval |
E 355 |
I 284 |
E 101 |
I 174-6 |
Ind 4 wickets |
|
41 |
20th Dec 1972 |
25th Dec 1972 |
Delhi |
I 173 |
E 200 |
I 233 |
E 208-4 |
Eng 6 wickets |
|
42 |
30th Dec 1972 |
4th Jan 1973 |
Kolkata |
I 210 |
E 174 |
I 155 |
E 163 |
Ind 28 runs |
|
43 |
12th Jan 1973 |
17th Jan 1973 |
Chennai |
E 242 |
I 316 |
E 159 |
I 86-6 |
Ind 4 wickets |
|
44 |
25th Jan 1973 |
30th Jan 1973 |
Kanpur |
I 357 |
E 397 |
I 186-6 |
|
Drawn |
|
45 |
6th Feb 1973 |
11th Feb 1973 |
Mumbai BS |
I 448 |
E 480 |
I 244-5d |
E 67-2 |
Drawn |
|
46 |
6th Jun 1974 |
11th Jun 1974 |
Old Trafford |
E 328-9d |
I 246 |
E 213-3d |
I 182 |
Eng 113 runs |
|
47 |
20th Jun 1974 |
24th Jun 1974 |
Lord's |
E 629 |
I 302 |
I 42 |
|
Eng inn & 285 runs |
|
48 |
4th Jul 1974 |
8th Jul 1974 |
Edgbaston |
I 165 |
E 459-2d |
I 216 |
|
Eng inn & 78 runs |
|
49 |
17th Dec 1976 |
22nd Dec 1976 |
Delhi |
E 381 |
I 122 |
I 234 |
|
Eng inn & 25 runs |
|
50 |
1st Jan 1977 |
6th Jan 1977 |
Kolkata |
I 155 |
E 321 |
I 181 |
E 16-0 |
Eng 10 wickets |
|
51 |
14th Jan 1977 |
19th Jan 1977 |
Chennai |
E 262 |
I 164 |
E 185-9d |
I 83-9 |
Eng 200 runs |
|
52 |
28th Jan 1977 |
2nd Feb 1977 |
Bangalore |
I 253 |
E 195 |
I 259-9d |
E 177 |
Ind 140 runs |
|
53 |
11th Feb 1977 |
16th Feb 1977 |
Mumbai WS |
I 338 |
E 317 |
I 192 |
E 152-7 |
Drawn |
|
54 |
12th Jul 1979 |
16th Jul 1979 |
Edgbaston |
E 633-5d |
I 297 |
I 253 |
|
Eng inn & 83 runs |
|
55 |
2nd Aug 1979 |
7th Aug 1979 |
Lord's |
I 96 |
E 419-9d |
I 318-4 |
|
Drawn |
|
56 |
16th Aug 1979 |
21st Aug 1979 |
Headingley |
E 270 |
I 223-6 |
|
|
Drawn |
|
57 |
30th Aug 1979 |
4th Sep 1979 |
The Oval |
E 305 |
I 202 |
E 334-8d |
I 429-8 |
Drawn |
|
58 |
15th Feb 1980 |
19th Feb 1980 |
Mumbai WS |
I 242 |
E 296 |
I 149 |
E 98-0 |
Eng 10 wickets |
|
59 |
27th Nov 1981 |
1st Dec 1981 |
Mumbai WS |
I 179 |
E 166 |
I 227 |
E 102 |
Ind 138 runs |
|
60 |
9th Dec 1981 |
14th Dec 1981 |
Bangalore |
E 400 |
I 428 |
E 174-3 |
|
Drawn |
|
61 |
23rd Dec 1981 |
28th Dec 1981 |
Delhi |
E 476-9d |
I 487 |
E 68-0 |
|
Drawn |
|
62 |
1st Jan 1982 |
6th Jan 1982 |
Kolkata |
E 248 |
I 208 |
E 265-5d |
I 170-3 |
Drawn |
|
63 |
13th Jan 1982 |
18th Jan 1982 |
Chennai |
I 481-4d |
E 328 |
I 160-3 |
|
Drawn |
|
64 |
30th Jan 1982 |
4th Feb 1982 |
Kanpur |
E 378-9d |
I 377-7 |
|
|
Drawn |
|
65 |
10th Jun 1982 |
15th Jun 1982 |
Lord's |
E 433 |
I 128 |
I 369 |
E 67-3 |
Eng 7 wickets |
|
66 |
24th Jun 1982 |
28th Jun 1982 |
Old Trafford |
E 425 |
I 379-8 |
|
|
Drawn |
|
67 |
8th Jul 1982 |
13th Jul 1982 |
The Oval |
E 594 |
I 410 |
E 191-3d |
I 111-3 |
Drawn |
|
68 |
28th Nov 1984 |
3rd Dec 1984 |
Mumbai WS |
E 195 |
I 465-8d |
E 317 |
I 51-2 |
Ind 8 wickets |
|
69 |
12th Dec 1984 |
17th Dec 1984 |
Delhi |
I 307 |
E 418 |
I 235 |
E 127-2 |
Eng 8 wickets |
|
70 |
31st Dec 1984 |
5th Jan 1985 |
Kolkata |
I 437-7d |
E 276 |
I 29-1 |
|
Drawn |
|
71 |
13th Jan 1985 |
18th Jan 1985 |
Chennai |
I 272 |
E 652-7d |
I 412 |
E 35-1 |
Eng 9 wickets |
|
72 |
31st Jan 1985 |
5th Feb 1985 |
Kanpur |
I 553-8d |
E 417 |
I 97-1d |
E 91-0 |
Drawn |
|
73 |
5th Jun 1986 |
10th Jun 1986 |
Lord's |
E 294 |
I 341 |
E 180 |
I 136-5 |
Ind 5 wickets |
|
74 |
19th Jun 1986 |
23rd Jun 1986 |
Headingley |
I 272 |
E 102 |
I 237 |
E 128 |
Ind 279 runs |
|
75 |
3rd Jul 1986 |
8th Jul 1986 |
Edgbaston |
E 390 |
I 390 |
E 235 |
I 174-5 |
Drawn |
|
76 |
26th Jul 1990 |
31st Jul 1990 |
Lord's |
E 653-4d |
I 454 |
E 272-4d |
I 224 |
Eng 247 runs |
|
77 |
9th Aug 1990 |
14th Aug 1990 |
Old Trafford |
E 519 |
I 432 |
E 320-4d |
I 343-6 |
Drawn |
|
78 |
23rd Aug 1990 |
28th Aug 1990 |
The Oval |
I 606-9d |
E 340 |
E 477-4 |
|
Drawn |
|
79 |
29th Jan 1993 |
2nd Feb 1993 |
Kolkata |
I 371 |
E 163 |
E 286 |
I 82-2 |
Ind 8 wickets |
|
80 |
11th Feb 1993 |
15th Feb 1993 |
Chennai |
I 560-6d |
E 286 |
E 252 |
|
Ind inn & 22 runs |
|
81 |
19th Feb 1993 |
23rd Feb 1993 |
Mumbai WS |
E 347 |
I 591 |
E 229 |
|
Ind inn & 15 runs |
|
82 |
6th Jun 1996 |
9th Jun 1996 |
Edgbaston |
I 214 |
E 313 |
I 219 |
E 121-2 |
Eng 8 wickets |
|
83 |
20th Jun 1996 |
24th Jun 1996 |
Lord's |
E 344 |
I 429 |
E 278-9d |
|
Drawn |
|
84 |
4th Jul 1996 |
9th Jul 1996 |
Trent Bridge |
I 521 |
E 564 |
I 211 |
|
Drawn |
|
85 |
3rd Dec 2001 |
6th Dec 2001 |
Mohali |
E 238 |
I 469 |
E 235 |
I 5-0 |
Ind 10 wickets |
|
86 |
11th Dec 2001 |
15th Dec 2001 |
Ahmedabad |
E 407 |
I 291 |
E 257 |
I 198-3 |
Drawn |
|
87 |
19th Dec 2001 |
23rd Dec 2001 |
Bangalore |
E 336 |
I 238 |
E 33-0 |
|
Drawn |
|
88 |
25th Jul 2002 |
29th Jul 2002 |
Lord’s |
E 487 |
I 221 |
E 301-6d |
I 397 |
Eng 170 runs |
|
89 |
8th Aug 2002 |
12th Aug 2002 |
Trent Bridge |
I 357 |
E 617 |
I 424-8 |
|
Drawn |
|
90 |
22nd Aug 2002 |
26th Aug 2002 |
Headingley |
I 628-8d |
E 273 |
E 309 |
|
Ind inn & 46 runs |
|
91 |
5th Sep 2002 |
9th Sep 2002 |
The Oval |
E 515 |
I 508 |
E 114-0 |
|
Drawn |
|
92 |
1st Mar 2006 |
5th Mar 2006 |
Nagpur |
E 393 |
I 323 |
E 297-3d |
I 260-6 |
Drawn |
|
93 |
9th Mar 2006 |
13th Mar 2006 |
Mohali |
E 300 |
I 338 |
E 181 |
I 144-1 |
Ind 9 wickets |
|
94 |
18th Mar 2006 |
22nd Mar 2006 |
Mumbai WS |
E 400 |
I 279 |
E 191 |
I 100 |
Eng 212 runs |
|
95 |
19th Jul 2007 |
23rd Jul 2007 |
Lord’s |
E 298 |
I 201 |
E 282 |
I 282-9 |
Drawn |
|
96 |
27th Jul 2007 |
31st Jul 2007 |
Trent Bridge |
E 198 |
I 481 |
E 355 |
I 73-3 |
Ind 7 wickets |
|
97 |
9th Aug 2007 |
13th Aug 2007 |
The Oval |
I 664 |
E 345 |
I 180-6d |
E 369-6 |
Drawn |
|
98 |
11th Dec 2008 |
15th Dec 2008 |
Chennai |
E 316 |
I 241 |
E 311-9d |
I 387-4 |
Ind 6 wickets |
|
99 |
19th Dec 2008 |
23rd Dec 2008 |
Mohali |
I 453 |
E 302 |
I 251-7d |
E 64-1 |
Drawn |
|
100 |
21st Jul 2011 |
25th Jul 2011 |
Lord’s |
E 474-8d |
I 286 |
E 269-6d |
I 261 |
Eng 196 runs |
|
101 |
29th Jul 2011 |
1st Aug 2011 |
Trent Bridge |
E 221 |
I 288 |
E 544 |
I 158 |
Eng 319 runs |
|
102 |
10th Aug 2011 |
13th Aug 2011 |
Edgbaston |
I 224 |
E 710-7d |
Ind 244 |
|
Eng inn & 242 runs |
|
103 |
18th Aug 2011 |
22nd Aug 2011 |
The Oval |
E 591-6d |
Ind 300 |
Ind 283 |
|
Eng inn & 8 runs |
Test series results:
|
|
|
Captains |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Season |
Host |
India |
England |
Tests |
Winner |
|
1932 |
Eng |
CK Nayudu |
DR Jardine |
1 |
Eng 1-0 |
|
1933-34 |
Ind |
CK Nayudu |
DR Jardine |
3 |
Eng 2-0 |
|
1936 |
Eng |
Maharaj of Vizianagram |
GOB Allen |
3 |
Eng 2-0 |
|
1946 |
Eng |
Nawab of Pataudi Sr |
WR Hammond |
3 |
Eng 1-0 |
|
1951-52 |
Ind |
VS Hazare |
ND Howard |
5 |
Drawn 1-1 |
|
1952 |
Eng |
VS Hazare |
L Hutton |
4 |
Eng 3-0 |
|
1959 |
Eng |
DK Gaekwad |
PBH May |
5 |
Eng 5-0 |
|
1961-62 |
Ind |
NJ Contractor |
ER Texter |
5 |
Ind 2-0 |
|
1963-64 |
Ind |
Nawab of Pataudi Jr |
MJK Smith |
5 |
Drawn 0-0 |
|
1967 |
Eng |
Nawab of Pataudi Jr |
DB Close |
3 |
Eng 3-0 |
|
1971 |
Eng |
AL Wadekar |
R Illingworth |
3 |
Ind 1-0 |
|
1972-73 |
Ind |
AL Wadekar |
AR Lewis |
5 |
Ind 2-1 |
|
1974 |
Eng |
AL Wadekar |
MH Denness |
3 |
Eng 3-0 |
|
1976-77 |
Ind |
BS Bedi |
AW Greig |
5 |
Eng 3-1 |
|
1979 |
Eng |
S Venkataraghavan |
JM Brearley |
4 |
Eng 1-0 |
|
1979-80 |
Ind |
GR Viswanath |
JM Brearley |
1 |
Eng 1-0 |
|
1981-82 |
Ind |
SM Gavaskar |
KWR Fletcher |
6 |
Ind 1-0 |
|
1982 |
Eng |
SM Gavaskar |
RGD Willis |
3 |
Eng 1-0 |
|
1984-85 |
Ind |
SM Gavaskar |
DI Gower |
5 |
Eng 2-1 |
|
1986 |
Eng |
Kapil Dev |
MW Gatting |
3 |
Ind 2-0 |
|
1990 |
Eng |
M Azharuddin |
GA Gooch |
3 |
Eng 1-0 |
|
1992-93 |
Ind |
M Azharuddin |
GA Gooch |
3 |
Ind 3-0 |
|
1996 |
Eng |
M Azharuddin |
MA Atherton |
3 |
Eng 1-0 |
|
2001-02 |
Ind |
SC Ganguly |
N Hussain |
3 |
Ind 1-0 |
|
2002 |
Eng |
SC Ganguly |
N Hussain |
4 |
Drawn 1-1 |
|
2005-06 |
Ind |
R Dravid |
A Flintoff |
3 |
Drawn 1-1 |
|
2007 |
Eng |
R Dravid |
MP Vaughan |
3 |
Ind 1-0 |
|
2008-09 |
Ind |
MS Dhoni |
KP Pietersen |
2 |
Ind 1-0 |
|
2011 |
Eng |
MS Dhoni |
AJ Strauss |
4 |
Eng 4-0 |
Notes :
The 1932 Indian touring side was captained by the Maharaj of Porbandar but he did not play in the Test match.
The following players were deputized for the official touring captain or were appointed by the home authority for only a minor portion of the series:
DB Carr (one Test in 1951-52)
MC Cowdrey (two Tests in 1959)
Pankaj Roy (one Test in 1959)
DI Gower (one Test in 1986)
AJ Stewart (one Test in 1992-93)
Summary of Test results:
|
|
Played |
Ind Won |
Eng Won |
Drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
in England |
52 |
5 |
27 |
20 |
|
In India |
51 |
14 |
11 |
26 |
|
TOTAL |
103 |
19 |
38 |
46 |
Summary of series results:
|
|
Played |
Ind Won |
Eng Won |
Drawn |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
in India |
13 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
|
|
in England |
16 |
3 |
12 |
1 |
|
|
TOTAL |
29 |
9 |
16 |
4 |
|
Highest Innings Totals:
India:
|
Total |
Venue |
Season |
|---|---|---|
|
664 |
The Oval |
2007 |
|
628-8d |
Headingley |
2002 |
|
606-9d |
The Oval |
1990 |
|
591 |
Mumbai WS |
1992-93 |
|
560-6d |
Chennai |
1992-93 |
|
553-8d |
Kanpur |
1984-85 |
England:
|
Total |
Venue |
Season |
|---|---|---|
|
710-7d |
Edgbaston |
2011 |
|
653-4d |
Lord's |
1990 |
|
652-7d |
Chennai |
1984-85 |
|
633-5d |
Edgbaston |
1979 |
|
629 |
Lord's |
1974 |
|
617 |
Trent Bridge |
2002 |
Lowest Innings Totals:
India:
|
Total |
Venue |
Season |
|---|---|---|
|
42# |
Lord's |
1974 |
|
58 |
Old Trafford |
1952 |
|
82 |
Old Trafford |
1952 |
|
83+ |
Chennai |
1976-77 |
|
92 |
Edgbaston |
1967 |
|
93 |
Lord's |
1936 |
|
96 |
Lord's |
1979 |
|
98 |
The Oval |
1952 |
|
100 |
Mumbai WS |
2005-06 |
England:
|
Total |
Venue |
Season |
|---|---|---|
|
101 |
The Oval |
1971 |
|
102 |
Mumbai WS |
1981-82 |
|
102 |
Headingley |
1986 |
|
128 |
Headingley |
1986 |
|
134 |
Lord's |
1936 |
# batted one man short
+ one batsman retired hurt
Highest Match Aggregate: 1614 for the loss of 30 wickets at Old Trafford in 1990
Lowest Match Aggregate: 482 for the loss of 31 wickets at Lord’s in 1936
Largest Margins of Victory :
India :
|
Margin |
Venue |
Season |
|---|---|---|
|
Inns + 46 runs |
Headingley |
2002 |
|
Inns + 22 runs |
Chennai |
1992-93 |
|
Inns + 15 runs |
Mumbai WS |
1992-93 |
|
Inns + 8 runs |
Chennai |
1951-52 |
|
279 runs |
Headingley |
1986 |
|
10 wickets |
Mohali |
2001-02 |
|
9 wickets |
Mohali |
2005-06 |
England :
|
Margin |
Venue |
Season |
|---|---|---|
|
Inns + 285 runs |
Lord's |
1974 |
|
Inns + 242 runs |
Edgbaston |
2011 |
|
Inns + 207 runs |
Old Trafford |
1952 |
|
Inns + 173 runs |
Headingley |
1959 |
|
Inns + 124 runs |
Lord’s |
1967 |
|
319 runs |
Trent Bridge |
2011 |
|
247 runs |
Lord's |
1990 |
|
212 runs |
Mumbai WS |
2005-06 |
|
202 runs |
Chennai |
1933-34 |
|
200 runs |
Chennai |
1976-77 |
|
10 wickets |
Lord's |
1946 |
|
10 wickets |
Kolkata |
1976-77 |
|
10 wickets |
Mumbai WS |
1979-80 |
Narrowest Margins of Victory:
|
Margin |
Venue |
Season |
|---|---|---|
|
28 runs |
Kolkata |
1972-73 |
Highest Individual Innings:
India:
|
Runs |
Batsman |
Venue |
Season |
|---|---|---|---|
|
224 |
VG Kambli |
Mumbai WS |
1992-93 |
|
222 |
GR Viswanath |
Chennai |
1981-82 |
|
221 |
SM Gavaskar |
The Oval |
1979 |
|
217 |
R Dravid |
The Oval |
2002 |
|
203* |
Nawab of Pataudi Jr |
Delhi |
1963-64 |
England:
|
Runs |
Batsman |
Venue |
Season |
|---|---|---|---|
|
333 |
GA Gooch |
Lord's |
1990 |
|
294 |
AN Cook |
Edgbaston |
2011 |
|
246* |
G Boycott |
Headingley |
1967 |
|
235 |
IR Bell |
The Oval |
2011 |
|
217 |
WR Hammond |
The Oval |
1936 |
|
214* |
D Lloyd |
Edgbaston |
1974 |
|
208 |
IT Botham |
The Oval |
1982 |
|
207 |
MW Gatting |
Chennai |
1984-85 |
|
205* |
J Hardstaff jr |
Lord’s |
1946 |
|
202* |
KP Pietersen |
Lord’s |
2011 |
|
201 |
G Fowler |
Chennai |
1984-85 |
|
200* |
DI Gower |
Edgbaston |
1979 |
Individual Hundreds
India : 81 (Most : 7 by SR Tendulkar & R Dravid)
England : 100 (Most : 5 by IT Botham, GA Gooch & KP Pietersen)
Highest run-aggregate in a series:
India: 602 (avg 100.33) by Rahul Dravid in 4 Tests in 2002
England: 752 (avg 125.33) by GA Gooch in 3 Tests in 1990
Leading run-scorers in India-England Tests:
India: 2483 (avg 38.20) by SM Gavaskar in 38 Tests
England: 1725 (avg 55.65) by GA Gooch in 19 Tests
Highest Partnership for each wicket - India
|
1st |
213 |
SM Gavaskar (221) & CPS Chauhan (80) |
The Oval |
1979 |
|
2nd |
314 |
G Gambhir (173) & R Dravid (130) |
Mohali |
2008 09 |
|
3rd |
316 # |
GR Viswanath (222) & Yashpal Sharma (140) |
Chennai |
1981 82 |
|
4th |
249 |
SR Tendulkar (193) & SC Ganguly (128) |
Headingley |
2002 |
|
5th |
214 |
M Azharuddin (110) & RJ Shastri (111) |
Kolkata |
1984-85 |
|
6th |
130 |
SMH Kirmani (43) & Kapil Dev (97) |
The Oval |
1982 |
|
7th |
235 |
RJ Shastri (142) & SMH Kirmani (102) |
Mumbai WS |
1984 85 |
|
8th |
128 |
RJ Shastri (93) & SMH Kirmani (67) |
Delhi |
1981 82 |
|
128 |
|
Mohammad Kaif (91) & A Kumble (58) |
Nagpur VCAG |
2005 06 |
|
9th |
104 |
RJ Shastri (93) & S Madan Lal (44) |
Delhi |
1981 82 |
|
10th |
73 |
A Kumble (110*) & S Sreesanth (35) |
The Oval |
2007 |
# 415 runs were added between the fall of the 2nd and 3rd wickets; DB Vengsarkar retired hurt when he and GR Viswanath had added 99 runs. Yashpal Sharma then joined Viswanath to add further 316 runs.
Highest Partnership for each wicket – England
|
1st |
225 |
GA Gooch(116) & MA Atherton(131) |
Old Trafford |
1990 |
|
2nd |
241 |
G Fowler (201) & MW Gatting (207) |
Chennai |
1984-85 |
|
3rd |
350 |
IR Bell (235) & KP Pietersen |
The Oval |
2011 |
|
4th |
266 |
WR Hammond (217) & TS Worthington (128) |
The Oval |
1936 |
|
5th |
254 |
KWR Fletcher (113) & AW Greig (148) |
Mumbai BS |
1972-73 |
|
6th |
171 |
IT Botham (114) & RW Taylor (43) |
Mumbai WS |
1979-80 |
|
7th |
162* |
MJ Prior (103*) & SCJ Broad (74*) |
Lord’s |
2011 |
|
8th |
168 |
R Illingworth (107) & P Lever (88*) |
Old Trafford |
1971 |
|
9th |
103 |
C White (94*) & MJ Hoggard (32) |
Trent Bridge |
2002 |
|
10th |
70 |
PJW Allott (41*) & RGD Willis (28) |
Lord’s |
1982 |
Best Bowling in an innings:
India:
|
Wkts |
Runs |
Bowler |
Venue |
Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
55 |
MH Mankad |
Chennai |
1951-52 |
|
8 |
79 |
BS Chandrasekhar |
Delhi |
1972-73 |
|
7 |
86 |
L Amar Singh |
Chennai |
1933-34 |
|
7 |
115 |
A Kumble |
Ahmedabad |
2001-02 |
England:
|
Wkts |
Runs |
Bowler |
Venue |
Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
31 |
FS Trueman |
Old Trafford |
1952 |
|
7 |
46 |
JK Lever |
Delhi |
1976-77 |
|
7 |
48 |
IT Botham |
Mumbai WS |
1979-80 |
|
7 |
49 |
H Verity |
Chennai |
1933-34 |
|
7 |
49 |
AV Bedser |
Lord's |
1946 |
|
7 |
52 |
AV Bedser |
Old Trafford |
1946 |
|
7 |
80 |
GOB Allen |
The Oval |
1936 |
Five wickets in an innings:
India 59 (Most : 8 by BS Chandrasekhar)
England 54 (Most : 6 by IT Botham)
Ten wickets in a match:
India: 5 (Most: one by five bowlers)
|
Wkts |
Runs |
Bowler |
1st |
2nd |
Venue |
Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 |
108 |
MH Mankad |
8/55 |
4/53 |
Chennai |
1951-52 |
|
12 |
181 |
L Sivaramakrishnan |
6/64 |
6/117 |
Mumbai WS |
1984-85 |
|
10 |
177 |
SA Durani |
6/105 |
4/72 |
Chennai Corp. |
1961-62 |
|
10 |
188 |
C Sharma |
4/130 |
6/58 |
Edgbaston |
1986 |
|
10 |
233 |
A Kumble |
7/115 |
3/118 |
Ahmedabad |
2001-02 |
England : 7 (Most : 2 by AV Bedser)
|
Wkts |
Runs |
Bowler |
1st |
2nd |
Venue |
Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13 |
106 |
IT Botham |
6/58 |
7/48 |
Mumbai WS |
1979-80 |
|
11 |
93 |
AV Bedser |
4/41 |
7/52 |
Old Trafford |
1946 |
|
11 |
145 |
AV Bedser |
7/49 |
4/96 |
Lord's |
1946 |
|
11 |
153 |
H Verity |
7/49 |
4/104 |
Chennai |
1933-34 |
|
11 |
163 |
NA Foster |
6/104 |
5/59 |
Chennai |
1984-85 |
|
10 |
70 |
JK Lever |
7/46 |
3/24 |
Delhi |
1976-77 |
|
10 |
78 |
GOB Allen |
5/35 |
5/43 |
Lord's |
1936 |
Hat-tricks
India: No instance
England: 1 SCJ Broad Nottingh (victims – MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh & Praveen Kumar)
Highest wicket-aggregate in a series:
India: 35 (avg 18.91) by BS Chandrasekhar in 5 Tests in 1972-73
England: 29 (avg 13.31) by FS Trueman in 4 Tests in 1952 29 (avg 17.55) by DL Underwood in 5 Tests in 1976-77
Leading wicket-takers in India-England Tests:
India: 95 (avg 27.27) by BS Chandrasekhar in 23 Tests
England: 62 (avg 27.40) by DL Underwood in 20 Tests 62 (avg 23.24) by RGD Willis in 17 Tests
