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India A v England A - 2nd Unofficial 4 day Test - at Calcutta - 1991/2

Pitch: 10 - Rock hard and built to last, this wicket is likely to play true if rather slow for the first 2 days at least.
Thereafter there is likely to be a glimmer of hope for the bowlers and with the ball coming onto the bat more quickly the scoring rate is likely to increase.
If, and it may never happen, the surface begins to crumble late in the game the bounce may becomes erratic the bowlers will at last come into their own.

Day 1 Starting Pitch: 2A - Dry and Dusty (good for batting)

Day 1 Weather: 2 - Hot and Sunny

Injuries: K.J.Barnett - Septic Toe (miss 1 match)

Toss: India A

India A won by 184 runs

Man of the Match: A.Kumble

The 2nd Unofficial 4 day Test largely followed the pattern of the 1st, with India A achieving a large victory after batting first and running up a big total.
Anil Kumble again bowled well for the home side, this time taking 7 cheap wickets to win the Man of the Match award for the 2nd game in a row.
Though it was an improved performance from England A they lost again by a large margin, this time by 184 runs.

India A Vs England A
India A Vs England A

2-Innings Match Played At Calcutta, 12-Oct-1991, Unofficial A Test

India A Win Outright by 185 runs

Toss won by	India A
Home Side	India A
Player of Match	A Kumble
Comment	Pitch 10 (2A,5,7) Weather 2,2,1,2

India A 1st Innings 387/10 All Out (Overs 131.2)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
NS Sidhu	c GP Thorpe	b DA Reeve	11	46	28	0	0
WV Raman	c WK Hegg	b DJ Capel	81	191	173	6	0
VG Kambli		b MC Ilott	85	157	139	8	1
SC Ganguly*	st WK Hegg	b M Watkinson	7	32	23	1	0
PK Amre	c H Morris	b RDB Croft	25	52	39	2	0
AD Jadeja	c WK Hegg	b DA Reeve	51	142	119	1	0
NR Mongia+	c DA Reeve	b M Watkinson	6	23	13	1	0
C Sharma		b DA Reeve	19	57	48	3	0
A Kumble	c IDK Salisbury	b DJ Capel	42	96	81	5	0
ST Banerjee	not out		39	116	95	3	0
Maninder Singh	lbw	b DJ Capel	8	45	43	1	0
extras		(b0 lb0 w9 nb4)	13
TOTAL		10 wickets for	387

FOW
1-15(NS Sidhu) 2-171(WV Raman) 3-182(VG Kambli) 4-193(SC Ganguly) 5-217(PK Amre)
6-233(NR Mongia) 7-285(C Sharma) 8-298(AD Jadeja) 9-357(A Kumble)
10-387(Maninder Singh)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
MC Ilott	24	2	96	1
DA Reeve	28	4	75	3
DJ Capel	19.2	6	43	3
RDB Croft	28	6	78	1
M Watkinson	17	1	54	2
IDK Salisbury	15	1	41	0

England A 1st Innings 214/10 All Out (Overs 87)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
H Morris*	c Maninder Singh	b A Kumble	60	171	141	3	0
DJ Bicknell		b ST Banerjee	20	64	42	2	0
MD Moxon	lbw	b Maninder Singh	6	33	26	0	0
GP Thorpe		b A Kumble	14	36	36	2	0
DJ Capel	c C Sharma	b A Kumble	0	12	12	0	0
DA Reeve	c AD Jadeja	b WV Raman	32	48	48	3	0
WK Hegg+		b C Sharma	39	151	122	0	0
M Watkinson		b Maninder Singh	11	19	20	1	0
RDB Croft	c AD Jadeja	b SC Ganguly	7	31	26	0	0
IDK Salisbury	c NR Mongia	b ST Banerjee	14	43	46	0	0
MC Ilott	not out		1	22	10	0	0
extras		(b3 lb0 w2 nb5)	10
TOTAL		10 wickets for	214

FOW
1-51(DJ Bicknell) 2-72(MD Moxon) 3-103(GP Thorpe) 4-105(DJ Capel) 5-121(H Morris)
6-146(DA Reeve) 7-160(M Watkinson) 8-177(RDB Croft) 9-208(IDK Salisbury)
10-214(WK Hegg)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
C Sharma	16	5	42	1
ST Banerjee	15	2	38	2
SC Ganguly	9	2	29	1
A Kumble	27	6	59	3
Maninder Singh	14	4	33	2
WV Raman	6	0	10	1

India A 2nd Innings 148/5 Declared (Overs 50)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
NS Sidhu	c WK Hegg	b MC Ilott	10	12	11	1	0
WV Raman		b DA Reeve	2	16	9	0	0
VG Kambli	c MD Moxon	b DA Reeve	29	57	43	3	0
SC Ganguly*		b M Watkinson	36	112	92	3	0
PK Amre	c MD Moxon	b RDB Croft	47	90	85	2	0
AD Jadeja	not out		12	52	41	0	0
NR Mongia+	not out		7	22	22	0	0
C Sharma	dnb
A Kumble	dnb
ST Banerjee	dnb
Maninder Singh	dnb
extras		(b2 lb0 w3 nb0)	5
TOTAL		5 wickets for	148

FOW
1-12(NS Sidhu) 2-12(WV Raman) 3-55(VG Kambli) 4-109(SC Ganguly) 5-133(PK Amre)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
MC Ilott	8	0	27	1
DA Reeve	10	2	25	2
DJ Capel	6	1	32	0
RDB Croft	15	1	27	1
M Watkinson	6	0	14	1
IDK Salisbury	5	0	21	0

England A 2nd Innings 136/10 All Out (Overs 59.4)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
H Morris*		b A Kumble	45	122	100	2	1
DJ Bicknell	lbw	b C Sharma	20	66	39	1	0
MD Moxon	c PK Amre	b A Kumble	5	27	26	0	0
GP Thorpe	lbw	b Maninder Singh	2	20	20	0	0
DJ Capel	c NR Mongia	b SC Ganguly	28	64	50	2	0
DA Reeve	c AD Jadeja	b C Sharma	12	35	29	0	0
WK Hegg+	lbw	b C Sharma	0	2	2	0	0
M Watkinson	c NS Sidhu	b A Kumble	2	26	21	0	0
RDB Croft	not out		10	48	37	0	0
IDK Salisbury	c NR Mongia	b Maninder Singh	5	36	31	0	0
MC Ilott	c NS Sidhu	b A Kumble	1	4	5	0	0
extras		(b0 lb4 w0 nb2)	6
TOTAL		10 wickets for	136

FOW
1-61(DJ Bicknell) 2-75(MD Moxon) 3-77(GP Thorpe) 4-77(H Morris) 5-107(DA Reeve)
6-107(WK Hegg) 7-118(DJ Capel) 8-120(M Watkinson) 9-135(IDK Salisbury)
10-136(MC Ilott)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
C Sharma	15	1	53	3
ST Banerjee	14	3	35	0
SC Ganguly	7	1	17	1
A Kumble	14.4	9	17	4
Maninder Singh	9	4	10	2

 

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New Zealand U-Bix XI v England XI - 3 day match - at Dunedin - 1991/2

Pitch: 54 - Rather green looking and the seamers should be assisted until the wicket dries out.
Should play easily in the middle days of the match but there could be help for the spinners on the final day.

Day 1 Starting Pitch: Green Wicket

Day 1 Weather: Cloudy, some sunny intervals

Injuries: None

Drawn

Man of the Match: G.A.Gooch

An unbeaten 170* by England XI captain Graham Gooch was the highlight of a Drawn match at Dunedin.
Opener Kyle Welleans made an unbeaten hundred for the home side but the flat pitch meant bowlers struggled throughout the match.

New Zealand U-Bix XI Vs England XI
New Zealand U-Bix XI Vs England XI

2-Innings Match Played At Dunedin, 12-Oct-1991, First Class Tour Match

Match Drawn

Toss won by	New Zealand U-Bix XI
Home Side	New Zealand U-Bix XI
Player of Match	GA Gooch
Comment	Pitch 54 (6,5,2,5) Weather 4,

England XI 1st Innings 288/4 Declared (Overs 77)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
GA Gooch*	not out		170	285	232	16	0
AJ Stewart	c JW Wilson	b RL Hayes	0	13	4	0	0
MR Ramprakash	lbw	b GE Bradburn	34	80	61	3	0
NH Fairbrother	c SB Doull	b MN Hart	14	76	67	0	0
MP Maynard	lbw	b SB Doull	3	5	7	0	0
DR Pringle	not out		50	106	99	1	0
RC Russell+	dnb
PAJ DeFreitas	dnb
ARC Fraser	dnb
DV Lawrence	dnb
PCR Tufnell	dnb
extras		(b0 lb9 w3 nb5)	17
TOTAL		4 wickets for	288

FOW
1-3(AJ Stewart) 2-85(MR Ramprakash) 3-160(NH Fairbrother) 4-163(MP Maynard)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
RL Hayes	10	1	42	1
JW Wilson	12	2	62	0
SB Doull	14	2	41	1
MN Hart	27	5	78	1
GE Bradburn	14	1	56	1

New Zealand U-Bix XI 1st Innings 220/2 Declared (Overs 69)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
TJ Franklin	lbw	b PCR Tufnell	75	185	160	4	0
KA Welleans	not out		101	279	183	5	0
BA Young	c MR Ramprakash	b DR Pringle	16	53	43	1	0
KR Rutherford*	not out		17	38	35	2	0
MJ Lamont	dnb
GE Bradburn	dnb
AC Parore+	dnb
MN Hart	dnb
JW Wilson	dnb
SB Doull	dnb
RL Hayes	dnb
extras		(b2 lb2 w3 nb4)	11
TOTAL		2 wickets for	220

FOW
1-146(TJ Franklin) 2-183(BA Young)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
DV Lawrence	13	2	36	0
ARC Fraser	16	2	65	0
PAJ DeFreitas	14	3	38	0
DR Pringle	10	0	25	1
PCR Tufnell	14	2	47	1
GA Gooch	2	0	5	0

England XI 2nd Innings 133/4 Declared (Overs 56)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
GA Gooch*	c AC Parore	b RL Hayes	0	11	8	0	0
AJ Stewart	c SB Doull	b JW Wilson	2	27	13	0	0
MR Ramprakash	not out		61	206	164	6	0
NH Fairbrother	c TJ Franklin	b MN Hart	54	140	115	1	1
MP Maynard	lbw	b GE Bradburn	9	28	24	1	0
DR Pringle	not out		3	19	16	0	0
RC Russell+	dnb
PAJ DeFreitas	dnb
ARC Fraser	dnb
DV Lawrence	dnb
PCR Tufnell	dnb
extras		(b0 lb0 w0 nb4)	4
TOTAL		4 wickets for	133

FOW
1-2(GA Gooch) 2-8(AJ Stewart) 3-105(NH Fairbrother) 4-122(MP Maynard)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
RL Hayes	10	1	29	1
JW Wilson	11	4	25	1
SB Doull	11	4	23	0
MN Hart	16	5	43	1
GE Bradburn	8	0	13	1

New Zealand U-Bix XI 2nd Innings 113/5 Closed (Overs 46)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
TJ Franklin	c RC Russell	b ARC Fraser	7	32	25	0	0
KA Welleans		b DV Lawrence	20	50	27	3	0
BA Young	c PAJ DeFreitas	b PCR Tufnell	34	71	60	1	0
KR Rutherford*	st RC Russell	b GA Gooch	25	116	70	1	0
MJ Lamont		b PCR Tufnell	1	13	11	0	0
GE Bradburn	not out		18	68	63	0	0
AC Parore+	not out		8	20	20	1	0
MN Hart	dnb
JW Wilson	dnb
SB Doull	dnb
RL Hayes	dnb
extras		(b0 lb0 w0 nb0)	0
TOTAL		5 wickets for	113

FOW
1-17(TJ Franklin) 2-34(KA Welleans) 3-69(BA Young) 4-74(MJ Lamont)
5-100(KR Rutherford)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
DV Lawrence	8	1	21	1
ARC Fraser	8	1	21	1
PAJ DeFreitas	6	0	20	0
DR Pringle	8	2	24	0
PCR Tufnell	13	3	21	2
GA Gooch	2	1	1	1
MR Ramprakash	1	0	5	0

 

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New Zealand v England - 1st Test - at Christchurch - 1991/2

Pitch: 81 - The combination of high moisture content in the top surface and a bone hard layer beneath makes this a difficult pitch to read.
Probably the seamers can expect some early help on the 1st day but thereafter the wicket should play easily until it begins to wear on the 4th or 5th day.
The spinners should enjoy the rest of the match as it becomes more and more responsive to spin.

Day 1 Starting Pitch: 132 - Green Wicket

Day 1 Starting Weather: 10 - Rain

Toss: New Zealand

With 2 spinners in their lineup and the pitch to favour Spin late in the match the home side batted first despite the Green Pitch.
Andrew Jones and Martin Crowe were batting well but the run out of Crowe for 51 started a slide and New Zealand slipped to 158/7.
Mark Greatbatch with 63 and keeper Ian Smith with 46 shared a partnership of 70 for the 8th wicket to take their team past 200 and the eventual total was 248.
Angus Fraser and Chris Lewis bowled well for England in conditions that became Overcast and aided Swing on Day 2 to take 3 wickets each on a pitch which has not yet flattened out.
Rain on Day 1 and 2 meant England start their 1st innings late on Day 2 with the Draw firming in the betting due to the weather.

New Zealand Vs England
New Zealand 1st Innings 248/10 All Out (Overs 91.3)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
BR Hartland		b SL Watkin	22	49	37	2	0
JG Wright	c N Hussain	b ARC Fraser	0	7	4	0	0
AH Jones		b PCR Tufnell	40	132	92	1	0
MD Crowe*	run out SL Watkin/RC Russell		51	105	82	2	2
MJ Greatbatch	c RA Smith	b CC Lewis	63	202	166	4	0
SA Thomson	c MP Maynard	b ARC Fraser	5	37	32	0	0
DN Patel	lbw	b CC Lewis	0	8	6	0	0
CL Cairns	c N Hussain	b ARC Fraser	9	48	25	0	0
IDS Smith+		b CC Lewis	46	116	90	5	0
C Pringle	c RC Russell	b DE Malcolm	2	34	16	0	0
DK Morrison	not out		3	8	4	0	0
extras		(b2 lb0 w2 nb3)	7
TOTAL		10 wickets for	248

FOW
1-8(JG Wright) 2-36(BR Hartland) 3-114(AH Jones) 4-119(MD Crowe) 5-124(SA Thomson)
6-126(DN Patel) 7-158(CL Cairns) 8-228(MJ Greatbatch) 9-245(IDS Smith)
10-248(C Pringle)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
DE Malcolm	14.3	4	36	1
ARC Fraser	24	6	58	3
CC Lewis	16	3	33	3
SL Watkin	19	4	56	1
PCR Tufnell	18	4	63	1

 

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New Zealand v England - 1st Test - at Christchurch - 1991/2

An excellent maiden hundred to Nasser Hussain and good innings by Robin Smith and Jack Russell took England to a large first innings total and a 1st innings lead of 198.
Hussain made 145 but more rain meant the England 1st innings didn't end until midway through Day 4.
Offspinner Dipak Patel bowled well for New Zealand on a pitch not offering him much as he took 4-95 off 40 accurate overs.
Overcast conditions mean the England seamers will be in the game when New Zealand start their 2nd innings.

New Zealand Vs England
England 1st Innings 446/10 All Out (Overs 148.3)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
GA Gooch*		b CL Cairns	10	30	23	0	0
MA Atherton	c IDS Smith	b C Pringle	0	16	9	0	0
RA Smith		b C Pringle	88	203	151	8	0
N Hussain		b DK Morrison	145	300	270	12	0
MP Maynard		b DK Morrison	45	101	87	4	0
RC Russell+	c BR Hartland	b DN Patel	91	201	165	5	0
CC Lewis	lbw	b DN Patel	29	104	79	2	0
SL Watkin		b DN Patel	12	43	30	2	0
ARC Fraser	lbw	b DN Patel	3	14	17	0	0
DE Malcolm	c CL Cairns	b SA Thomson	14	51	47	0	0
PCR Tufnell	not out		3	22	19	0	0
extras		(b0 lb0 w3 nb3)	6
TOTAL		10 wickets for	446

FOW
1-6(MA Atherton) 2-16(GA Gooch) 3-192(RA Smith) 4-293(MP Maynard) 5-294(N Hussain)
6-379(CC Lewis) 7-411(SL Watkin) 8-419(ARC Fraser) 9-434(RC Russell)
10-446(DE Malcolm)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
DK Morrison	28	4	103	2
C Pringle	27	4	85	2
CL Cairns	30	4	94	1
DN Patel	40	10	95	4
SA Thomson	23.3	2	69	1

Nasser Hussain scored his 1st Test hundred v New Zealand at Christchurch

 

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New Zealand v England - 1st Test - at Christchurch - 1991/2

Centuries to opener John Wright and middle order batsman Mark Greatbatch allowed New Zealand to escape with a Draw after they had trailed by 198 on 1st innings.
Wright scored 168 and Greatbatch an unbeaten 159* as the England attack ran out of ideas on a pitch which remained Normal on the final day.
Left arm spinner Phil Tufnell kept going to take 4 wickets in a long spell but it made little difference as New Zealand easily batted out time.
Mark Greatbatch was named Man of the Match after scoring 222 runs for the match for once out, a fine effort.
The Draw leaves the 5 Test series at 0-0 with 4 to play.

Drawn

Man of the Match: M.J.Greatbatch

New Zealand Vs England
New Zealand 2nd Innings 455/7 Closed (Overs 131)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
BR Hartland	c RC Russell	b ARC Fraser	12	44	29	0	0
JG Wright	c N Hussain	b ARC Fraser	168	371	303	16	0
AH Jones	c GA Gooch	b PCR Tufnell	36	79	67	3	0
MD Crowe*		b PCR Tufnell	8	14	14	0	0
MJ Greatbatch	not out		159	372	267	10	3
SA Thomson	c RC Russell	b SL Watkin	4	23	18	0	0
DN Patel	c CC Lewis	b PCR Tufnell	8	26	20	1	0
CL Cairns	c GA Gooch	b PCR Tufnell	3	16	12	0	0
IDS Smith+	not out		44	71	62	4	2
C Pringle	dnb
DK Morrison	dnb
extras		(b4 lb3 w2 nb4)	13
TOTAL		7 wickets for	455

FOW
1-20(BR Hartland) 2-89(AH Jones) 3-109(MD Crowe) 4-310(JG Wright) 5-328(SA Thomson)
6-354(DN Patel) 7-367(CL Cairns)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
DE Malcolm	17	1	56	0
ARC Fraser	28	2	86	2
CC Lewis	19	2	62	0
SL Watkin	24	2	98	1
PCR Tufnell	41	3	136	4
GA Gooch	2	0	10	0

Mark Greatbatch scored an unbeaten ton to help New Zealand to a Draw

 

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@Welwyn

India A v England A - 3rd Unofficial 4 day Test - at Madras - 1991/2

Pitch: 62 - A well prepared pitch which should play pretty well at least for the first 3 days, with just enough life to encourage the fast bowlers at the start.
The wicket is expected to take a bit of spin late in the game but this should be a pretty good contest between bat and ball.

Day 1 Starting Pitch: 7A - Fast Paced Wicket

Day 1 Weather: 2 - Hot and Sunny

Injuries: M.D.Moxon - Back Strain (miss 1 match), D.J.Capel - Back Strain (miss 1 match), W.K.Hegg - Dislocated Shoulder (miss 2 matches), S.T.Banerjee - Knee Injury (miss 1 match)

Toss: England A

India A won by 9 wickets

Man of the Match: M.Watkinson

India A lead 6 match series 3-0 with 3 to play

An improved England A performance but another loss, this time by 9 wickets halfway through Day 4, giving India A an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the series with 3 to play.
Legspinner Anil Kumble again troubled the England A batsmen but will now jet off to Sharjah to link up with the India ODI team.
Opener Navjot Sidhu, middle order batsmen Vinod Kambli and Praveen Amre and fast medium bowler Javagal Srinath will also leave for Sharjah, slightly weakening the India A team and giving England A hopes of a comeback.
Mike Watkinson had an excellent allround game for England A and was named Man of the Match in a losing cause, scoring 69* and 50 and taking 5-82 in the India A first innings.
India A captain Saurav Ganguly also had a good match, scoring 90 and taking 3 wickets in England A's 2nd innings.
John Crawley put up some resistance in the 2nd innings with 90 and was unlucky not to post his 2nd ton of the tour.

India A Vs England A
England A 1st Innings 234/10 All Out (Overs 67.4)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
H Morris*	c Maninder Singh	b J Srinath	0	3	4	0	0
DJ Bicknell		b WV Raman	79	167	124	7	0
AP Wells		b J Srinath	0	8	5	0	0
GP Thorpe	c WV Raman	b SA Ankola	13	27	16	0	0
JP Crawley		b J Srinath	13	24	14	1	0
SJ Rhodes+	c AD Jadeja	b Maninder Singh	13	37	36	2	0
MA Ealham		b A Kumble	9	27	31	0	0
M Watkinson	not out		69	117	99	11	0
RDB Croft	c Maninder Singh	b A Kumble	20	56	68	2	0
MC Ilott	c Maninder Singh	b A Kumble	0	5	3	0	0
AP Igglesden	c AD Jadeja	b A Kumble	3	18	16	0	0
extras		(b5 lb0 w5 nb5)	15
TOTAL		10 wickets for	234

FOW
1-0(H Morris) 2-2(AP Wells) 3-33(GP Thorpe) 4-60(JP Crawley) 5-100(SJ Rhodes)
6-124(MA Ealham) 7-152(DJ Bicknell) 8-211(RDB Croft) 9-217(MC Ilott)
10-234(AP Igglesden)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
J Srinath	11	2	39	3
SA Ankola	11	0	41	1
SC Ganguly	7	2	28	0
A Kumble	21.4	4	75	4
Maninder Singh	10	1	36	1
WV Raman	7	3	10	1

India A 1st Innings 395/10 All Out (Overs 123.5)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
NS Sidhu	c H Morris	b M Watkinson	37	84	68	2	0
WV Raman		b M Watkinson	63	176	134	3	0
VG Kambli	c JP Crawley	b MC Ilott	19	29	25	3	0
SC Ganguly*	c SJ Rhodes	b MC Ilott	90	179	156	8	0
PK Amre	c DJ Bicknell	b MA Ealham	63	151	127	3	0
AD Jadeja	c DJ Bicknell	b M Watkinson	43	112	96	2	0
NR Mongia+	not out		57	131	103	4	0
A Kumble	c RDB Croft	b M Watkinson	0	1	1	0	0
J Srinath	c SJ Rhodes	b MC Ilott	1	7	5	0	0
SA Ankola	c SJ Rhodes	b MC Ilott	2	10	11	0	0
Maninder Singh		b M Watkinson	8	31	25	0	0
extras		(b4 lb0 w3 nb5)	12
TOTAL		10 wickets for	395

FOW
1-54(NS Sidhu) 2-81(VG Kambli) 3-159(WV Raman) 4-260(SC Ganguly) 5-286(PK Amre)
6-354(AD Jadeja) 7-354(A Kumble) 8-357(J Srinath) 9-364(SA Ankola)
10-395(Maninder Singh)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
AP Igglesden	22	3	74	0
MC Ilott	26	1	89	4
MA Ealham	24	6	59	1
RDB Croft	27	1	87	0
M Watkinson	24.5	3	82	5

England A 2nd Innings 280/10 All Out (Overs 91.4)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
H Morris*	c VG Kambli	b SC Ganguly	29	94	58	0	0
DJ Bicknell	c NS Sidhu	b SA Ankola	37	80	74	4	0
AP Wells	st NR Mongia	b A Kumble	0	6	3	0	0
GP Thorpe		b A Kumble	8	15	10	2	0
JP Crawley	c AD Jadeja	b SA Ankola	90	204	186	9	0
SJ Rhodes+	c VG Kambli	b SC Ganguly	13	24	20	1	0
MA Ealham	c NR Mongia	b A Kumble	28	53	59	2	0
M Watkinson	c J Srinath	b SC Ganguly	50	98	86	3	0
RDB Croft	c Maninder Singh	b J Srinath	12	48	28	1	0
MC Ilott	c NR Mongia	b SA Ankola	4	37	32	0	0
AP Igglesden	not out		0	3	1	0	0
extras		(b2 lb0 w2 nb5)	9
TOTAL		10 wickets for	280

FOW
1-64(DJ Bicknell) 2-68(AP Wells) 3-68(H Morris) 4-76(GP Thorpe) 5-101(SJ Rhodes)
6-148(MA Ealham) 7-249(M Watkinson) 8-261(JP Crawley) 9-280(RDB Croft)
10-280(MC Ilott)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
J Srinath	16	3	31	1
SA Ankola	17.4	2	70	3
SC Ganguly	10	3	24	3
A Kumble	26	4	91	3
Maninder Singh	13	2	43	0
WV Raman	9	1	19	0

India A 2nd Innings 120/1 Closed (Overs 29.3)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
NS Sidhu	not out		59	109	82	3	0
WV Raman	lbw	b RDB Croft	48	88	77	4	1
VG Kambli	not out		6	20	21	1	0
SC Ganguly*	dnb
PK Amre	dnb
AD Jadeja	dnb
NR Mongia+	dnb
A Kumble	dnb
J Srinath	dnb
SA Ankola	dnb
Maninder Singh	dnb
extras		(b0 lb4 w1 nb2)	7
TOTAL		1 wickets for	120

FOW
1-98(WV Raman)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
AP Igglesden	6	1	24	0
MC Ilott	6	0	39	0
MA Ealham	8	1	24	0
RDB Croft	5	1	10	1
M Watkinson	4.3	0	19	0

 

[Slowcoach]

Back to New Zealand for the 3 day tour match v a New Zealand XI



New Zealand XI v England XI - 3 day match - at Christchurch - 1991/2

Pitch: 7 - A nice batting track but with the prospect of some help for the bowlers late in the match and chasing a target in the 4th innings may prove well beyond all but the strongest of batting lineups.

Day 1 Starting Pitch: 1 - Very Good Batting Wicket

Day 1 Weather: 3 - Sunny, some cloud about

Injuries: R.K.Illingworth - Shoulder Strain (miss 1 match)

Drawn

Man of the Match: A.J.Stewart

The New Zealand XI collapsed after Tea on Day 3 on a wicket with Uneven Bounce to lose an entertaining match by 74 runs.
Alec Stewart and Robin Smith batted well for the England XI and Derek Pringle and Phil DeFreitas bowled well in a good allround performance by the tourists.

New Zealand XI Vs England XI
New Zealand XI Vs England XI

2-Innings Match Played At Christchurch, 20-Oct-1991, First Class Tour Match

England XI Win Outright by 74 runs

Toss won by	England XI
Home Side	New Zealand XI
Player of Match	AJ Stewart
Comment	Pitch 7 (1,3,7) Weather 3,2,3

England XI 1st Innings 250/4 Declared (Overs 82)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
AJ Stewart*	not out		103	298	218	8	0
MA Atherton		b ML Su'a	7	22	18	1	0
RA Smith	lbw	b JTC Vaughan	80	161	155	5	0
GA Hick		b MN Hart	1	13	13	0	0
MR Ramprakash	c MJ Greatbatch	b ML Su'a	33	81	89	3	0
NH Fairbrother	not out		7	14	13	1	0
RC Russell+	dnb
DR Pringle	dnb
PAJ DeFreitas	dnb
MP Bicknell	dnb
DV Lawrence	dnb
extras		(b4 lb1 w8 nb6)	19
TOTAL		4 wickets for	250

FOW
1-12(MA Atherton) 2-167(RA Smith) 3-174(GA Hick) 4-241(MR Ramprakash)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
RM Ford	13	1	39	0
ML Su'a	17	1	50	2
JTC Vaughan	10	3	23	1
MN Hart	26	3	87	1
SA Thomson	12	1	36	0
SW Brown	4	0	10	0

New Zealand XI 1st Innings 215/5 Declared (Overs 71)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
SW Brown	c RC Russell	b PAJ DeFreitas	51	128	95	5	0
BA Pocock	c RC Russell	b GA Hick	50	121	95	3	0
MW Douglas	c DV Lawrence	b PAJ DeFreitas	5	42	31	0	0
SA Thomson	c NH Fairbrother	b DR Pringle	2	27	17	0	0
MJ Greatbatch*		b DR Pringle	20	54	41	1	0
GR Stead	not out		53	133	80	1	0
JTC Vaughan	not out		27	86	71	1	0
TE Blain+	dnb
MN Hart	dnb
ML Su'a	dnb
RM Ford	dnb
extras		(b1 lb2 w1 nb3)	7
TOTAL		5 wickets for	215

FOW
1-105(BA Pocock) 2-105(SW Brown) 3-113(SA Thomson) 4-113(SA Thomson)
5-152(MJ Greatbatch)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
DV Lawrence	12	0	44	0
MP Bicknell	14	0	43	0
PAJ DeFreitas	17	5	47	2
DR Pringle	20	3	63	2
GA Hick	5	1	7	1
MR Ramprakash	3	0	8	0

England XI 2nd Innings 168/2 Declared (Overs 57)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
AJ Stewart*	st TE Blain	b MN Hart	54	150	129	5	0
MA Atherton		b ML Su'a	21	80	60	2	0
RA Smith	not out		56	130	108	4	1
GA Hick	not out		30	61	48	4	0
MR Ramprakash	dnb
NH Fairbrother	dnb
RC Russell+	dnb
DR Pringle	dnb
PAJ DeFreitas	dnb
MP Bicknell	dnb
DV Lawrence	dnb
extras		(b4 lb0 w2 nb1)	7
TOTAL		2 wickets for	168

FOW
1-56(MA Atherton) 2-100(AJ Stewart)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
RM Ford	15	5	39	0
ML Su'a	16	2	43	1
JTC Vaughan	6	1	19	0
MN Hart	14	2	50	1
SA Thomson	6	1	13	0

New Zealand XI 2nd Innings 129/10 All Out (Overs 53.5)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
SW Brown	c RC Russell	b MP Bicknell	6	18	18	0	0
BA Pocock	lbw	b PAJ DeFreitas	9	58	32	1	0
MW Douglas	c MA Atherton	b MP Bicknell	1	7	8	0	0
SA Thomson		b DR Pringle	14	79	45	0	0
MJ Greatbatch*	lbw	b DR Pringle	36	87	73	2	1
GR Stead	c GA Hick	b PAJ DeFreitas	8	48	29	0	0
JTC Vaughan	c AJ Stewart	b PAJ DeFreitas	14	52	37	0	0
TE Blain+	c DV Lawrence	b DR Pringle	23	86	50	1	0
MN Hart	c NH Fairbrother	b DV Lawrence	3	18	17	0	0
ML Su'a	c RC Russell	b DR Pringle	1	13	9	0	0
RM Ford	not out		2	7	9	0	0
extras		(b4 lb4 w2 nb2)	12
TOTAL		10 wickets for	129

FOW
1-7(SW Brown) 2-10(MW Douglas) 3-22(BA Pocock) 4-48(SA Thomson) 5-48(MJ Greatbatch)
6-78(GR Stead) 7-84(JTC Vaughan) 8-112(MN Hart) 9-119(ML Su'a) 10-129(TE Blain)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
DV Lawrence	10	4	25	1
MP Bicknell	10	3	25	2
PAJ DeFreitas	17	4	34	3
DR Pringle	16.5	4	37	4

 

[Slowcoach]

Back to India now for the 3 day our match between England A and Delhi at Delhi.

@Welwyn



Delhi v India A - 3 day match - at Delhi - 1991/2

Pitch: 23 - A brown but slightly moist strip, suggesting that the bowlers might be favoured at some stage of the match.
The local feeling is the spinners may be best suited to the conditions by Day 3 and there are doubts about the wearing quality of the pitch so batting may become even difficult in the closing stages.

Day 1 Starting Pitch: 3 - Normal Wicket

Day 1 Weather: 2 - Hot and Sunny

Injuries: W.K.Hegg - Dislocated Shoulder (miss 1 match)

Drawn

Man of the Match: R.Lamba

England A got in some good practice in the 3 day game v Delhi with all their batsmen getting runs and Fast Medium bowler Tim Munton getting a 5 for.
A hundred to former Test player Raman Lamba was the highlight of a Drawn match.

Delhi Vs England A
Delhi Vs England A

2-Innings Match Played At Delhi, 20-Oct-1991, First Class Tour Match

Match Drawn

Toss won by	England A
Home Side	Delhi
Player of Match	R Lamba
Comment	Pitch (1988-1998) 23 (3,8A,7) Weather 2,1,6

England A 1st Innings 273/4 Declared (Overs 88)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
H Morris*		b AS Wassan	13	24	23	1	0
DJ Bicknell		c&b KBJ Azad	78	188	170	5	0
MD Moxon		b KBJ Azad	40	115	102	2	0
JP Crawley		b AK Sharma	22	69	49	2	0
GP Thorpe	not out		54	120	98	5	0
SJ Rhodes+	not out		57	97	92	4	0
DA Reeve	dnb
MA Ealham	dnb
RDB Croft	dnb
IDK Salisbury	dnb
TA Munton	dnb
extras		(b3 lb0 w2 nb4)	9
TOTAL		4 wickets for	273

FOW
1-14(H Morris) 2-106(MD Moxon) 3-148(DJ Bicknell) 4-160(JP Crawley)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
M Prabhakar	13	1	40	0
AS Wassan	14	1	43	1
V Razdan	10	1	32	0
Maninder Singh	16	1	54	0
Harpreet Singh	13	2	29	0
KBJ Azad	12	2	39	2
AK Sharma	10	1	33	1

Delhi 1st Innings 261/5 Declared (Overs 97)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
M Nayyar	c SJ Rhodes	b TA Munton	28	77	66	1	1
M Prabhakar		b TA Munton	43	191	150	0	0
R Lamba		b TA Munton	100	223	192	7	0
K Bhaskar Pillai		b TA Munton	25	76	69	2	0
AK Sharma	not out		54	91	80	5	0
KBJ Azad*	c SJ Rhodes	b TA Munton	2	30	14	0	0
R Vinayak+	not out		2	27	18	0	0
AS Wassan	dnb
V Razdan	dnb
Harpreet Singh	dnb
Maninder Singh	dnb
extras		(b0 lb0 w4 nb3)	7
TOTAL		5 wickets for	261

FOW
1-45(M Nayyar) 2-131(M Prabhakar) 3-194(K Bhaskar Pillai) 4-225(R Lamba)
5-241(KBJ Azad)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
TA Munton	24	5	66	5
DA Reeve	19	3	40	0
MA Ealham	17	3	41	0
RDB Croft	25	3	72	0
IDK Salisbury	12	3	42	0

England A 2nd Innings 154/7 Declared (Overs 54)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
H Morris*		c&b AK Sharma	74	161	150	4	0
DJ Bicknell	c KBJ Azad	b V Razdan	7	26	8	1	0
RDB Croft	c R Vinayak	b AS Wassan	0	4	3	0	0
MD Moxon	c R Vinayak	b V Razdan	13	20	17	1	0
JP Crawley	c M Prabhakar	b Maninder Singh	30	92	73	2	0
GP Thorpe	c Maninder Singh	b KBJ Azad	8	41	32	0	0
SJ Rhodes+		b KBJ Azad	8	14	13	0	0
DA Reeve	not out		4	24	16	0	0
MA Ealham	not out		6	10	16	1	0
IDK Salisbury	dnb
TA Munton	dnb
extras		(b0 lb0 w0 nb4)	4
TOTAL		7 wickets for	154

FOW
1-19(DJ Bicknell) 2-19(RDB Croft) 3-38(MD Moxon) 4-122(JP Crawley) 5-126(H Morris)
6-141(SJ Rhodes) 7-147(GP Thorpe)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
M Prabhakar	8	1	29	0
AS Wassan	10	0	32	1
V Razdan	8	3	23	2
Maninder Singh	9	2	26	1
Harpreet Singh	7	1	20	0
KBJ Azad	7	2	9	2
AK Sharma	5	1	15	1

Delhi 2nd Innings 127/3 Closed (Overs 52)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
M Nayyar	c SJ Rhodes	b MA Ealham	1	18	14	0	0
M Prabhakar	not out		57	184	160	1	1
R Lamba	c JP Crawley	b DA Reeve	21	43	36	0	0
K Bhaskar Pillai	run out DA Reeve/SJ Rhodes		31	82	68	3	0
AK Sharma	not out		8	36	40	0	0
KBJ Azad*	dnb
R Vinayak+	dnb
AS Wassan	dnb
V Razdan	dnb
Harpreet Singh	dnb
Maninder Singh	dnb
extras		(b3 lb0 w3 nb3)	9
TOTAL		3 wickets for	127

FOW
1-6(M Nayyar) 2-44(R Lamba) 3-106(K Bhaskar Pillai)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
TA Munton	6	3	9	0
DA Reeve	8	0	26	1
MA Ealham	8	1	22	1
RDB Croft	16	7	34	0
IDK Salisbury	14	3	33	0

 

[Slowcoach]

New Zealand v England - 2nd Test - at Eden Park, Auckland - 1991/2



Pitch: 87 - A well prepared pitch which is likely to play easily throughout the match.
There may be some help for the seamers on the first morning until the affects of overnight watering wear off but after that happens the bowlers are likely to toil.

Day 1 Starting Pitch: Green Wicket

Day 1 Weather: Hot and Humid (bonus to Swing deliveries)

Toss: England

Sent in on a Green pitch New Zealand were reduced to 73/4 before the pitch flattened out after Lunch into a Good Batting Wicket allowing them to recover.
On his return to the side Ken Rutherford justified his recall with a magnificent career best 209 to take the wind out of England's sails and lead his team to a total of 483.
Rutherford shared big partnerships with allrounders Dipak Patel and Chris Cairns who made half centuries to revive the innings after a bad start.
The England attack struggled with the flat pitch after Lunch on the 1st Day with Phil DeFreitas and Steve Watkin the best of them with 3 wickets each.

New Zealand Vs England
New Zealand 1st Innings 483/10 All Out (Overs 153.3)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
JG Wright	c PAJ DeFreitas	b PCR Tufnell	25	104	69	1	0
MJ Greatbatch	c RC Russell	b PAJ DeFreitas	4	16	13	0	0
AH Jones	c RC Russell	b SL Watkin	11	27	23	1	0
MD Crowe*		b PCR Tufnell	31	69	59	3	0
KR Rutherford		b DR Pringle	209	451	340	16	0
DN Patel		b PAJ DeFreitas	66	196	176	2	0
CL Cairns	c RC Russell	b PAJ DeFreitas	53	163	130	5	0
IDS Smith+		b SL Watkin	37	64	70	3	1
ML Su'a	c DR Pringle	b ARC Fraser	17	46	32	1	0
DK Morrison	c RC Russell	b SL Watkin	7	24	20	0	0
W Watson	not out		2	4	3	0	0
extras		(b7 lb0 w6 nb8)	21
TOTAL		10 wickets for	483

FOW
1-6(MJ Greatbatch) 2-24(AH Jones) 3-73(JG Wright) 4-73(MD Crowe) 5-242(DN Patel)
6-395(CL Cairns) 7-446(IDS Smith) 8-465(KR Rutherford) 9-481(DK Morrison)
10-483(ML Su'a)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
ARC Fraser	22.3	3	67	1
PAJ DeFreitas	24	5	78	3
SL Watkin	31	6	109	3
DR Pringle	32	4	80	1
PCR Tufnell	44	4	142	2

Ken Rutherford rescued his side with a career best 209

 

[Slowcoach]

New Zealand v England - 2nd Test - at Eden Park, Auckland - 1991/2

The England 1st innings largely followed the pattern of the home side's with 4 early wickets then a big recovery through a double century, this time a career best by Nasser Hussain.
Hussain has been brilliant form on this tour notching at least a century in each of his innings and added 263 for the 5th wicket with keeper Jack Russell.
Russell scored a century this time after being unluckily out in the 90's in the 1st Test and his form with the bat has been a huge positive for his team.
New Zealand seamer Willie Watson bowled well to take a 5 wicket haul to restrict England to a total of 384 with the innings ending just before Stumps on Day 3.
The home side begin their 2nd innings in the 1st session on Day 4 with a lead of 99 in Humid conditions on a Good Batting Wicket.

New Zealand Vs England
England 1st Innings 384/10 All Out (Overs 108.5)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
AJ Stewart*	c MJ Greatbatch	b ML Su'a	8	7	9	2	0
MA Atherton	c JG Wright	b W Watson	5	19	8	0	0
RA Smith	c IDS Smith	b CL Cairns	2	27	15	0	0
N Hussain	c CL Cairns	b W Watson	203	346	322	15	0
MP Maynard	c IDS Smith	b CL Cairns	14	64	54	1	0
RC Russell+		b W Watson	108	275	173	4	0
DR Pringle	c KR Rutherford	b W Watson	3	28	19	0	0
PAJ DeFreitas	not out		29	51	36	2	1
SL Watkin	c IDS Smith	b DK Morrison	0	4	3	0	0
ARC Fraser	c IDS Smith	b W Watson	2	22	17	0	0
PCR Tufnell	c IDS Smith	b DK Morrison	0	5	2	0	0
extras		(b2 lb3 w3 nb2)	10
TOTAL		10 wickets for	384

FOW
1-9(AJ Stewart) 2-15(MA Atherton) 3-19(RA Smith) 4-74(MP Maynard) 5-347(N Hussain)
6-352(RC Russell) 7-357(DR Pringle) 8-360(SL Watkin) 9-383(ARC Fraser)
10-384(PCR Tufnell)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
DK Morrison	20.5	1	84	2
ML Su'a	16	2	54	1
W Watson	24	6	60	5
CL Cairns	24	1	97	2
DN Patel	24	5	84	0

Nasser Hussain scored a career best 203 to save his side

 

[Slowcoach]

New Zealand v England - 2nd Test - at Eden Park, Auckland - 1991/2

New Zealand lost their openers cheaply but star batsmen Andrew Jones and Martin Crowe found form in a partnership of 175 for the 3rd wicket.
Crowe was brilliantly run out by a direct hit from Matthew Maynard to end his innings on 76 before Jones went on to record an unbeaten 131*.
New Zealand declared 10 overs before Stumps on Day 4 at 265/5 setting England a target of 365 to win off 100 overs.
The declaration leaves all results in play given the rate at which England scored in their 1st innings and a large crowd is expected for the final day.

New Zealand Vs England
New Zealand 2nd Innings 265/5 Declared (Overs 85)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
JG Wright	c RA Smith	b SL Watkin	13	42	39	0	0
MJ Greatbatch		b PCR Tufnell	25	108	72	2	0
AH Jones	not out		131	280	223	10	0
MD Crowe*	run out MP Maynard		76	177	159	7	0
KR Rutherford		b PCR Tufnell	0	5	1	0	0
DN Patel	lbw	b PCR Tufnell	2	2	4	0	0
CL Cairns	not out		13	25	16	0	1
IDS Smith+	dnb
ML Su'a	dnb
DK Morrison	dnb
W Watson	dnb
extras		(b1 lb0 w2 nb2)	5
TOTAL		5 wickets for	265

FOW
1-18(JG Wright) 2-66(MJ Greatbatch) 3-241(MD Crowe) 4-241(KR Rutherford)
5-244(DN Patel)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
ARC Fraser	12	2	23	0
PAJ DeFreitas	12	2	35	0
SL Watkin	14	3	45	1
DR Pringle	20	0	68	0
PCR Tufnell	27	1	93	3

Andrew Jones scored an unbeaten 131* to set up the declaration

 

[Slowcoach]

New Zealand v England - 2nd Test - at Eden Park, Auckland - 1991/2

The England openers put on 120 to get England off to a good start in their chase of 365 off a minimum of 100 overs but when Mike Atherton fell for 41 new batsman Robin Smith started slowly.
Smith eventually picked up the rate when he got his eye in and Stewart reached a hundred just before Tea but the loss of Smith and Nasser Hussain just before Tea seemed to end the chase.
Matthew Maynard was out cheaply shortly after Tea leaving Stewart and keeper Jack Russell to play for the Draw which they achieved despite the loss of Stewart for 137.
Russell and Derek Pringle batted out the last half hour to leave the match Drawn and the series still level at 0-0 and both teams hoping for a more bowler friendly surface in the 2nd Test.
In a match dominated by batsman New Zealand seamer Willie Watson was named Man of the Match for his 1st innings 5 wicket haul.

Drawn

Man of the Match: W.Watson

New Zealand Vs England
England 2nd Innings 312/5 Closed (Overs 105)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
AJ Stewart*	c JG Wright	b W Watson	137	367	279	11	0
MA Atherton	c IDS Smith	b CL Cairns	41	164	132	3	0
RA Smith	lbw	b DN Patel	48	108	95	7	0
N Hussain		b DK Morrison	0	5	5	0	0
MP Maynard	c MJ Greatbatch	b ML Su'a	2	22	14	0	0
RC Russell+	not out		57	95	85	3	0
DR Pringle	not out		10	31	28	2	0
PAJ DeFreitas	dnb
SL Watkin	dnb
ARC Fraser	dnb
PCR Tufnell	dnb
extras		(b8 lb1 w4 nb4)	17
TOTAL		5 wickets for	312

FOW
1-120(AJ Stewart) 2-204(RA Smith) 3-207(N Hussain) 4-222(MP Maynard)
5-279(AJ Stewart)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
DK Morrison	19	5	53	1
ML Su'a	16	3	52	1
W Watson	18	4	42	1
CL Cairns	20	3	75	1
DN Patel	30	4	77	1
MD Crowe	2	1	4	0

England stand in captain Alec Stewart saw his side to the Draw with a hundred

 

[Slowcoach]

@Welwyn

Back to India now for the 4th Unofficial 4 day Test...

India A v England A - 4th Unofficial 4 day Test - at Bombay - 1991/2

Pitch: 94 - A high scoring match is in prospect on this well prepared wicket which is likely to give the batsmen the upper hand throughout.
Nothing for the bowlers to enthuse about until very late in the match when the spinners may begin to find the ball turning slowly as the surface wears.

Day 1 Starting Pitch: 1 - Very Good Batting Wicket

Day 1 Weather: 1 - Hot and Humid (aids Swing)

Injuries: D.J.Bicknell - Stomach Bug (miss 1 match)

Drawn

Man of the Match: R.S.Dravid

A Draw in the 4th Unofficial 4 day Test at Bombay was enough to give India A victory in the series.
The England A seam attack had bowled well in Humid conditions on Day 1 to see India A all out for 265 before their batsmen set up a 1st innings lead.
An unbeaten double century to Rahul Dravid rubbed out chances of an England A win before the visitors managed to bat out time for a Draw.

India A Vs England A
India A Vs England A

2-Innings Match Played At Wankhede Stadium, Bombay, 24-Oct-1991, Unofficial A Test

Match Drawn

Toss won by	India A
Home Side	India A
Player of Match	RS Dravid
Comment	Pitch (1988-1998) 94 (1,2,3,8A) Weather 1,2,2,2

India A 1st Innings 265/10 All Out (Overs 90.5)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
WV Raman	c SJ Rhodes	b TA Munton	4	9	4	0	0
AD Jadeja		b M Watkinson	50	168	132	4	0
RS Dravid	lbw	b DA Reeve	19	52	43	2	0
SC Ganguly*	c SJ Rhodes	b DA Reeve	40	61	55	5	0
VVS Laxman	lbw	b DA Reeve	19	66	52	4	0
RR Singh		b TA Munton	14	55	46	0	0
V Yadav+		b MC Ilott	46	118	86	2	0
C Sharma	c KJ Barnett	b DA Reeve	42	81	69	3	1
ST Banerjee	c SJ Rhodes	b MC Ilott	4	15	10	1	0
M Venkataramana	not out		6	43	31	0	0
ND Hirwani		b TA Munton	9	32	25	1	0
extras		(b4 lb0 w4 nb4)	12
TOTAL		10 wickets for	265

FOW
1-4(WV Raman) 2-31(RS Dravid) 3-100(SC Ganguly) 4-120(AD Jadeja) 5-143(VVS Laxman)
6-163(RR Singh) 7-244(C Sharma) 8-244(V Yadav) 9-249(ST Banerjee)
10-265(ND Hirwani)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
TA Munton	15.5	5	41	3
MC Ilott	16	2	47	2
DA Reeve	20	4	50	4
DJ Capel	14	2	29	0
M Watkinson	13	3	43	1
KJ Barnett	12	1	51	0

England A 1st Innings 314/10 All Out (Overs 87.4)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
H Morris*		b C Sharma	35	57	48	3	0
MD Moxon		b SC Ganguly	31	91	58	3	0
KJ Barnett	c V Yadav	b SC Ganguly	47	86	68	4	0
GP Thorpe	c VVS Laxman	b ND Hirwani	10	34	33	1	0
JP Crawley		b ST Banerjee	81	135	112	5	1
SJ Rhodes+	lbw	b C Sharma	9	14	16	1	0
DJ Capel		b ND Hirwani	25	61	53	0	0
DA Reeve		b C Sharma	3	9	8	0	0
M Watkinson	c V Yadav	b C Sharma	53	83	79	7	0
MC Ilott	c VVS Laxman	b ST Banerjee	10	68	48	0	0
TA Munton	not out		6	11	7	0	0
extras		(b0 lb0 w3 nb1)	4
TOTAL		10 wickets for	314

FOW
1-56(H Morris) 2-87(MD Moxon) 3-116(GP Thorpe) 4-127(KJ Barnett) 5-139(SJ Rhodes)
6-219(DJ Capel) 7-230(DA Reeve) 8-262(JP Crawley) 9-306(M Watkinson)
10-314(MC Ilott)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
C Sharma	16	3	53	4
ST Banerjee	14.4	1	52	2
RR Singh	8	3	23	0
SC Ganguly	11	0	45	2
ND Hirwani	24	2	76	2
M Venkataramana	13	1	61	0
WV Raman	1	0	4	0

India A 2nd Innings 404/3 Declared (Overs 121)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
WV Raman	run out JP Crawley		25	26	23	3	0
AD Jadeja		b M Watkinson	51	149	113	2	0
RS Dravid	not out		202	423	357	11	0
SC Ganguly*	c KJ Barnett	b DA Reeve	115	283	227	8	0
VVS Laxman	not out		4	16	13	0	0
RR Singh	dnb
V Yadav+	dnb
C Sharma	dnb
ST Banerjee	dnb
M Venkataramana	dnb
ND Hirwani	dnb
extras		(b0 lb0 w3 nb4)	7
TOTAL		3 wickets for	404

FOW
1-27(WV Raman) 2-147(AD Jadeja) 3-395(SC Ganguly)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
TA Munton	21	2	69	0
MC Ilott	20	2	69	0
DA Reeve	24	3	65	1
DJ Capel	16	3	50	0
M Watkinson	25	2	85	1
KJ Barnett	15	0	66	0

England A 2nd Innings 247/7 Closed (Overs 78)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
H Morris*		b RR Singh	8	37	41	0	0
MD Moxon	c RS Dravid	b RR Singh	14	50	21	1	0
KJ Barnett	lbw	b ND Hirwani	17	64	52	0	0
GP Thorpe	c M Venkataramana	b SC Ganguly	78	136	121	8	0
JP Crawley		b ND Hirwani	74	130	123	10	0
SJ Rhodes+	c VVS Laxman	b M Venkataramana	23	78	52	2	0
DJ Capel	not out		23	49	50	2	0
DA Reeve	lbw	b ND Hirwani	6	9	10	1	0
M Watkinson	not out		0	5	2	0	0
MC Ilott	dnb
TA Munton	dnb
extras		(b0 lb0 w2 nb2)	4
TOTAL		7 wickets for	247

FOW
1-15(H Morris) 2-24(MD Moxon) 3-60(KJ Barnett) 4-160(GP Thorpe) 5-204(JP Crawley)
6-228(SJ Rhodes) 7-245(DA Reeve)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
C Sharma	10	0	34	0
ST Banerjee	12	2	25	0
RR Singh	6	1	13	2
SC Ganguly	8	2	20	1
ND Hirwani	23	7	69	3
M Venkataramana	10	1	50	1
WV Raman	9	1	36	0

 

[Slowcoach]

@Welwyn

England A in India First Class tour stats so far...

Top Run Aggregates

#	Name	Club	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s	Runs
1	JP Crawley	Eng	6	12	2	509	110*	50.90	886	57.45	1	3	1	55	1	509
2	H Morris	Eng	7	14	-	395	74	28.21	851	46.42	-	3	2	21	1	395
3	MD Moxon	Eng	5	10	-	292	103	29.20	581	50.26	1	1	-	22	-	292
4	GP Thorpe	Eng	6	12	1	284	78	25.82	607	46.79	-	2	-	26	-	284
5	DJ Bicknell	Eng	4	8	-	263	79	32.88	503	52.29	-	2	-	22	-	263
6	KJ Barnett	Eng	3	6	-	221	88	36.83	368	60.05	-	1	-	19	-	221
7	M Watkinson	Eng	5	8	2	209	69*	34.83	343	60.93	-	3	1	22	-	209
8	SJ Rhodes	Eng	5	9	3	198	57*	33.00	438	45.21	-	2	-	17	-	198
9	DJ Capel	Eng	4	8	1	128	28	18.29	335	38.21	-	-	2	8	-	128
10	AP Wells	Eng	4	8	1	99	32	14.14	263	37.64	-	-	2	9	-	99
11	WK Hegg	Eng	2	4	-	88	42	22.00	227	38.77	-	-	1	1	-	88
12	RDB Croft	Eng	6	9	2	83	20	11.86	314	26.43	-	-	1	3	-	83
13	DA Reeve	Eng	4	6	1	57	32	11.40	112	50.89	-	-	1	4	-	57
14	MA Ealham	Eng	2	3	1	43	28	21.50	106	40.57	-	-	-	3	-	43
15	IDK Salisbury	Eng	3	4	-	28	14	7.00	117	23.93	-	-	1	-	-	28
16	MC Ilott	Eng	5	9	3	27	10*	4.50	168	16.07	-	-	3	-	-	27
17	TA Munton	Eng	3	1	1	6	6*	-	7	85.71	-	-	-	-	-	6
18	AP Igglesden	Eng	3	4	1	3	3	1.00	38	7.89	-	-	2	-	-	3

Top Bowling Averages min: 0wkts 0ov's

#	Name	Club	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	5WI	10WM	Ave
1	M Watkinson	Eng	5	129.4	13	442	15	5-82	29.47	3.41	51.87	1	-	29.47
2	DA Reeve	Eng	4	136	19	364	12	4-50	30.33	2.68	68.00	-	-	30.33
3	MC Ilott	Eng	5	166	10	604	18	5-66	33.56	3.64	55.33	1	-	33.56
4	TA Munton	Eng	3	91.5	18	283	8	5-66	35.38	3.08	68.88	1	-	35.38
5	DJ Capel	Eng	4	107	22	298	7	3-40	42.57	2.79	91.71	-	-	42.57
6	RDB Croft	Eng	6	251	42	667	13	4-18	51.31	2.66	115.85	-	-	51.31
7	AP Igglesden	Eng	3	88	12	316	5	2-65	63.20	3.59	105.60	-	-	63.20
8	MA Ealham	Eng	2	57	11	146	2	1-22	73.00	2.56	171.00	-	-	73.00
9	KJ Barnett	Eng	3	65	4	262	2	1-9	131.00	4.03	195.00	-	-	131.00
10	IDK Salisbury	Eng	3	63	10	216	1	1-21	216.00	3.43	378.00	-	-	216.00

Top Catches by Fieldsmen

#	Name	Club	Mat	Catches
1	H Morris	Eng	7	5
2	JP Crawley	Eng	6	4
3	MC Ilott	Eng	5	4
4	AP Wells	Eng	4	3
5	GP Thorpe	Eng	6	3
6	KJ Barnett	Eng	3	3
7	IDK Salisbury	Eng	3	2
8	DJ Bicknell	Eng	4	2
9	MD Moxon	Eng	5	2
10	DA Reeve	Eng	4	2
11	RDB Croft	Eng	6	1
12	DJ Capel	Eng	4	1

Top Wicket Keeping

#	Name	Club	Mat	Byes	Catch	Stump	Total
1	SJ Rhodes	Eng	5	20	12	1	13
2	WK Hegg	Eng	2	4	4	1	5

 

[Slowcoach]

@Welwyn



India A v England A - 5th Unofficial 4 day Test - at Kanpur - 1991/2

Pitch: 53 - A mottled looking strip with the fear it may produce erratic bounce when it completely dries out.
Batting should be at it's easiest early on and the Toss must be worth winning here.
By the 3rd day the bowlers may begin to take advantage of the deteriorating wicket and batting will only become more difficult thereafter with obvious chances for the spinners.

Day 1 Starting Pitch: 2 - Good Batting Wicket

Day 1 Weather: 6 - Light Cloud

Injuries: M.D.Moxon - Stomach Bug (miss 1 match) - D.J.Capel - Hamstring Trouble (miss 1 match)

England A won by an Innings and 119 runs

Man of the Match: G.P.Thorpe

India A lead series 3-1 with 1 to play

England A finally managed to beat India to register their 1st win of the series in the 5th Unofficial 4 day Test.
Opener Darren Bicknell and middle order batsman Graham Thorpe scored centuries in England A's massive 1st innings total of 628 before the bowlers took over.
On a wicket which became Uneven on Day 3 and starting Taking Spin after Tea on Day 4 India A slid to an Innings and 119 run defeat.
Rahul Dravid and Saurav Ganguly made centuries for India A in a losing cause.

India A Vs England A
India A Vs England A

2-Innings Match Played At Green Park, Kanpur, 28-Oct-1991, Unofficial A Test

England A Win Outright by an Inns and 119 runs

Toss won by	England A
Home Side	India A
Player of Match	GP Thorpe
Comment	Pitch (1988-1998) 53 (2,3,7,8) Weather 6,6,6,6

England A 1st Innings 623/10 All Out (Overs 189.1)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
H Morris*	c M Venkataramana	b SC Ganguly	79	136	144	1	0
DJ Bicknell		b ND Hirwani	129	246	206	9	0
KJ Barnett	lbw	b M Venkataramana	62	121	97	6	2
GP Thorpe	not out		169	443	313	15	0
JP Crawley		b C Sharma	16	33	26	2	1
SJ Rhodes+	c V Yadav	b C Sharma	16	37	31	0	0
DA Reeve	c VVS Laxman	b ND Hirwani	43	87	84	2	1
M Watkinson	lbw	b C Sharma	13	24	20	0	1
RDB Croft	c VVS Laxman	b ST Banerjee	30	84	84	1	0
TA Munton		b ND Hirwani	3	13	12	0	0
MC Ilott	c AD Jadeja	b M Venkataramana	47	143	132	2	0
extras		(b1 lb1 w4 nb10)	16
TOTAL		10 wickets for	623

FOW
1-136(H Morris) 2-264(DJ Bicknell) 3-276(KJ Barnett) 4-305(JP Crawley)
5-330(SJ Rhodes) 6-401(DA Reeve) 7-433(M Watkinson) 8-518(RDB Croft)
9-529(TA Munton) 10-623(MC Ilott)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
C Sharma	40	7	112	3
ST Banerjee	43	4	156	1
SC Ganguly	21	1	75	1
ND Hirwani	48	6	143	3
M Venkataramana	24.1	0	98	2
WV Raman	13	3	37	0

India A 1st Innings 305/10 All Out (Overs 101.5)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
WV Raman	c GP Thorpe	b MC Ilott	21	74	45	1	0
V Rathour		b DA Reeve	13	42	32	0	0
RS Dravid	c TA Munton	b MC Ilott	123	316	268	6	0
SC Ganguly*	c SJ Rhodes	b MC Ilott	50	93	94	6	0
VVS Laxman	c M Watkinson	b RDB Croft	61	97	84	7	0
AD Jadeja	c DJ Bicknell	b M Watkinson	5	5	10	1	0
V Yadav+	c SJ Rhodes	b TA Munton	14	65	49	2	0
C Sharma	not out		8	35	19	2	0
ST Banerjee	c SJ Rhodes	b DA Reeve	0	5	6	0	0
M Venkataramana	c SJ Rhodes	b M Watkinson	1	9	6	0	0
ND Hirwani	c KJ Barnett	b M Watkinson	0	3	2	0	0
extras		(b5 lb0 w2 nb2)	9
TOTAL		10 wickets for	305

FOW
1-27(V Rathour) 2-51(WV Raman) 3-151(SC Ganguly) 4-239(VVS Laxman) 5-246(AD Jadeja)
6-291(V Yadav) 7-296(RS Dravid) 8-296(ST Banerjee) 9-305(M Venkataramana)
10-305(ND Hirwani)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
TA Munton	18	4	52	1
MC Ilott	19	2	64	3
DA Reeve	18	4	45	2
RDB Croft	27	3	70	1
M Watkinson	11.5	1	35	3
KJ Barnett	8	0	34	0

India A 2nd Innings (Follow-on Enforced) 199/10 All Out (Overs 81.1)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
WV Raman	c DJ Bicknell	b DA Reeve	6	20	14	1	0
V Rathour	c KJ Barnett	b MC Ilott	0	6	3	0	0
RS Dravid		b DA Reeve	17	48	37	0	0
SC Ganguly*	c H Morris	b M Watkinson	112	247	232	8	0
VVS Laxman	c TA Munton	b KJ Barnett	23	53	50	3	0
AD Jadeja	c DJ Bicknell	b M Watkinson	8	60	45	0	0
V Yadav+		b RDB Croft	17	58	58	0	0
C Sharma	c SJ Rhodes	b RDB Croft	0	8	9	0	0
ST Banerjee	not out		8	42	33	0	0
M Venkataramana	c DJ Bicknell	b KJ Barnett	1	9	11	0	0
ND Hirwani	lbw	b M Watkinson	0	3	1	0	0
extras		(b1 lb0 w5 nb1)	7
TOTAL		10 wickets for	199

FOW
1-0(V Rathour) 2-12(WV Raman) 3-26(RS Dravid) 4-75(VVS Laxman) 5-121(AD Jadeja)
6-160(V Yadav) 7-164(C Sharma) 8-196(SC Ganguly) 9-199(M Venkataramana)
10-199(ND Hirwani)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
TA Munton	6	2	14	0
MC Ilott	8	1	23	1
DA Reeve	8	2	19	2
RDB Croft	27	3	57	2
M Watkinson	21.1	7	50	3
KJ Barnett	11	3	35	2