Indian cricket team in England in 1932
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An Indian cricket team
toured England in the 1932 season
under the title of the "All-India" team. This was the second tour of England by an Indian team, following the first in 1911. One Test match
was played at Lord's Cricket Ground
. This was the first Test match ever played by India. England
won by 158 runs after scoring 259 and 275-8 declared while India was bowled out for 189 and 187.
The Indians played 36 matches in all, including 26 first-class
fixtures. The team won 9 first-class matches, drew 9 and lost 8. Captained by the Maharaja of Porbandar
, the team's outstanding batsman was the right-handed CK Nayudu
, who played in all the first-class matches, scoring 1,618 runs at an average of 40.45. In the 1933 Wisden
, he was selected as one of the five Cricketers of the Year
. The team also had a fine pair of opening bowlers in Amar Singh
(111 wickets in first-class matches at 20.37) and Mohammad Nissar
(71 wickets at 18.09).
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
toured England in the 1932 season
1932 English cricket season
The 1932 English cricket season saw the beginning of England's Test matches against India. A team known as "All-India" toured, with one Test played, 25 other first-class matches and 12 lesser games...
under the title of the "All-India" team. This was the second tour of England by an Indian team, following the first in 1911. One Test match
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
was played at Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board , the European Cricket Council and, until August 2005, the...
. This was the first Test match ever played by India. England
English cricket team
The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...
won by 158 runs after scoring 259 and 275-8 declared while India was bowled out for 189 and 187.
The Indians played 36 matches in all, including 26 first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
fixtures. The team won 9 first-class matches, drew 9 and lost 8. Captained by the Maharaja of Porbandar
Maharaja of Porbandar
Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Maharaja Rana Shri Sir Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji Sahib Bahadur, KCSI was the Maharaja of Porbandar belonging to Jethwa dynasty.-Lifesketch:...
, the team's outstanding batsman was the right-handed CK Nayudu
C. K. Nayudu
Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu , also known as CK, was an Indian cricketer who served as India's first Test captain. He was born in Nagpur, Maharashtra and died in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. He played first-class cricket regularly till 1958, and returned for one last time in 1963 at the age of 68...
, who played in all the first-class matches, scoring 1,618 runs at an average of 40.45. In the 1933 Wisden
Wisden
The Wisden Group was a group of companies formed by John Wisden & Co Ltd, publishers of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. As well as John Wisden & Co, the group included the The Wisden Cricketer magazine, Cricinfo – the world's highest traffic cricket website – and the Hawk-Eye computerised...
, he was selected as one of the five Cricketers of the Year
Wisden Cricketers of the Year
The Wisden Cricketers of the Year are cricketers selected for the honour by the annual publication Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, based primarily on their "influence on the previous English season"...
. The team also had a fine pair of opening bowlers in Amar Singh
Amar Singh (cricketer)
Ladhabhai Nakum Amar Singh Lodha was an Indian Test cricketer.A right-arm fast-medium bowler and effective lower-order batsman, Amar Singh Lodha played in seven Tests for India before World War II. He took 28 wickets in these matches. He was the first Indian Fast bowler and All-rounder, and the...
(111 wickets in first-class matches at 20.37) and Mohammad Nissar
Mohammad Nissar
Shaikh Mohammad Nissar was a cricketer, who played as a fast bowler for the pre-partition Indian cricket team and domestic teams in India and Pakistan. He was born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, and is considered the fastest pre-partition Indian pace bowler. He was arguably one of the fastest bowlers in...
(71 wickets at 18.09).
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Further reading
- Bill FrindallBill FrindallWilliam Howard Frindall, MBE was an English cricket scorer and statistician. He was familiar to cricket followers from his appearances on the BBC Radio 4 programme Test Match Special, nicknamed the Bearded Wonder by Brian Johnston for his ability to research the most obscure cricketing facts in...
, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979 - Ramachandra GuhaRamachandra GuhaRamachandra Guha is an Indian writer whose research interests have included environmental, social, political and cricket history. He is also a columnist for the newspapers The Telegraph , and The Hindustan Times.-Early life and education:Born in Dehra Dun, Uttarakhand, India in 1958, Guha studied...
, A Corner of a Foreign Field - An Indian History of a British Sport, Picador, 2001