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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 433 (433/8)
India v Australia, 1956/57, 3rd Test
Eden Gardens, Calcutta
2,3,5,6 November 1956 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by 94 runs
Australia wins the 3-Test series 2-0

Toss: India
Umpires: G Ayling and BJ Mohoni

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 177, India 15/0 (Roy 13*, Contractor 0*)
  • Day 2: India 135/8 (Bhandari 17*, Ghulam Ahmed 10*)
  • Day 3: India 136, Australia 189/9d, India 12/0 (Roy 5*, Contractor 5*)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   4  6
    CC McDonald                              b Ghulam Ahmed         3   0  0
    JW Burke              c Manjrekar        b Ghulam Ahmed        10      0
    RN Harvey             c Tamhane          b Ghulam Ahmed         7      0
    ID Craig              c Tamhane          b Gupte               36      0
    PJP Burge             c Ramchand         b Ghulam Ahmed        58      0
    KD Mackay             lbw                b Mankad               5      0
    R Benaud                                 b Ghulam Ahmed        24      0
    RR Lindwall                              b Ghulam Ahmed         8      0
    *IWG Johnson          c Ghulam Ahmed     b Mankad               1   0  0
    WPA Crawford          c Contractor       b Ghulam Ahmed        18      1
    +GRA Langley          not out                                   1   0  0
    Extras                (b 6)                                     6
    Total                 (all out, 86.3 overs)                   177
    
    FoW: 1-6 (McDonald), 2-22 (Harvey), 3-25 (Burke), 4-93 (Craig),
         5-106 (Mackay), 6-141 (Burge), 7-152 (Benaud),
         8-157 (Lindwall), 9-163 (Johnson), 10-177 (Crawford).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Ramchand                     2      1      1      0
    Umrigar                     16      3     30      0
    Ghulam Ahmed                20.3    6     49      7
    Gupte                       23     11     35      1
    Mankad                      25      4     56      2
    
    India 1st innings                                               R   4  6
    P Roy                                    b Lindwall            13      0
    NJ Contractor         lbw                b Benaud              22      0
    *PR Umrigar           c Burge            b Johnson              5      0
    VL Manjrekar          c Harvey           b Benaud              33      0
    MH Mankad             lbw                b Benaud               4      0
    GS Ramchand           st Langley         b Benaud               2   0  0
    AG Kripal Singh       c Mackay           b Benaud              14      0
    P Bhandari            lbw                b Lindwall            17      0
    +NS Tamhane                              b Benaud               5      0
    Ghulam Ahmed          c Mackay           b Lindwall            10      0
    SP Gupte              not out                                   1   0  0
    Extras                (b 7, lb 1, nb 2)                        10
    Total                 (all out, 78.2 overs)                   136
    
    FoW: 1-15 (Roy), 2-20 (Umrigar), 3-76 (Contractor),
         4-80 (Mankad), 5-82 (Ramchand), 6-98 (Kripal Singh),
         7-99 (Manjrekar), 8-115 (Tamhane), 9-135 (Bhandari),
         10-136 (Ghulam Ahmed).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    25.2   12     32      3
    Crawford                     3      3      0      0
    Johnson                     12      2     27      1
    Benaud                      29     10     52      6
    Harvey                       1      1      0      0
    Burke                        8      3     15      0
    
    Australia 2nd innings                                           R   M   4  6
    CC McDonald           lbw                b Ramchand             0       0  0
    JW Burke              c Contractor       b Ghulam Ahmed         2       0  0
    RN Harvey             c Umrigar          b Mankad              69 187      0
    ID Craig                                 b Ghulam Ahmed         6          0
    PJP Burge             c Ramchand         b Ghulam Ahmed        22          0
    KD Mackay             hit wicket         b Mankad              27          0
    R Benaud                                 b Gupte               21  26      0
    RR Lindwall           c Tamhane          b Mankad              28  14      1
    *IWG Johnson          st Tamhane         b Mankad               5          0
    WPA Crawford          not out                                   1       0  0
    Extras                (b 6, lb 2)                               8
    Total                 (9 wickets declared, 67.4 overs)        189
    
    DNB: +GRA Langley.
    
    FoW: 1-0 (McDonald), 2-9 (Burke), 3-27 (Craig), 4-59 (Burge),
         5-122 (Mackay), 6-149 (Benaud), 7-159 (Harvey),
         8-188 (Lindwall), 9-189 (Johnson).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Ramchand                     2      1      6      1
    Umrigar                     20      9     21      0
    Ghulam Ahmed                29      5     81      3
    Gupte                        7      1     24      1
    Mankad                       9.4    1     49      4
    
    India 2nd innings (target: 231 runs)                            R   4  6
    P Roy                 lbw                b Burke               24      0
    NJ Contractor                            b Johnson             20      0
    *PR Umrigar           c Burke            b Benaud              28      0
    VL Manjrekar          c Harvey           b Benaud              22      0
    MH Mankad             c Harvey           b Benaud              24      1
    GS Ramchand                              b Burke                3   0  0
    AG Kripal Singh                          b Benaud               0   0  0
    P Bhandari            c Harvey           b Burke                2   0  0
    +NS Tamhane                              b Benaud               0   0  0
    Ghulam Ahmed                             b Burke                0   0  0
    SP Gupte              not out                                   0   0  0
    Extras                (b 5, lb 5, nb 3)                        13
    Total                 (all out, 69.2 overs)                   136
    
    FoW: 1-44 (Contractor), 2-50 (Roy), 3-94 (Manjrekar),
         4-99 (Umrigar), 5-102 (Ramchand), 6-121 (Kripal Singh),
         7-134 (Mankad), 8-136 (Bhandari), 9-136 (Ghulam Ahmed),
         10-136 (Tamhane).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    12      7      9      0
    Crawford                     2      1      1      0
    Johnson                     14      5     23      1
    Benaud                      24.2    6     53      5
    Burke                       17      4     37      4
    


  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: India, Australia.

    Ground Page: Eden Gardens, Calcutta

    Australia Player Pages: CC McDonald, JW Burke, RN Harvey, ID Craig, PJP Burge, KD Mackay, R Benaud, RR Lindwall, IWG Johnson, WPA Crawford, GRA Langley.

    India Player Pages: P Roy, NJ Contractor, PR Umrigar, VL Manjrekar, MH Mankad, GS Ramchand, AG Kripal Singh, P Bhandari, NS Tamhane, Ghulam Ahmed, SP Gupte.

    Match Officials' Pages: G Ayling, BJ Mohoni.

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