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    "title": "India's first test match victory",
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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a country where cricket is above any other sports, its hard to believe that Indian team took 20 long years&nbsp;to register their first test victory.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">India started playing test cricket in 1932 but tasted its first success&nbsp;in 1952 against England at&nbsp;Madras Cricket Club Ground, Madras (Now Chennai).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Series Background<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">England was leading the series by 1-0 before the final test.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Final Test<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the final test, English Captain Donald Carr won the toss and opted to bat first at Madras Cricket Club Ground, Madras.&nbsp;On a slow wicket, England Team crumbled for just 266. Vinoo Mankad was the pick of the bowlers who took 8\/55. India replied strongly with fine batting performances by&nbsp;Pankaj Roy (111), Polly Umrigar (130) and D G Phadkar (61)&nbsp;and posted a mammoth total of 457.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With a big lead of 191, English side came under pressure and bowled out for just 183 in the second innings.&nbsp;Mankad (4\/53)&nbsp;once again tplayed an instrumental role in dismissing England side along with&nbsp;Ghulam Ahmed (4\/77). England lost the&nbsp;test by an innings and 8 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was also the first time that India managed to level the series&nbsp;1-1.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Brief Scores<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>England (1st Innings)<\/strong> &nbsp;- 266\/10 (JDB Robertson&nbsp;- 77,&nbsp;RT Spooner&nbsp;- 66, Vinoo Mankad - 8\/55)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>India (1st Innings)<\/strong> - 457\/10 (Pankaj Roy -&nbsp;111, Polly Umrigar -&nbsp;130,&nbsp;D G Phadkar - &nbsp;61,&nbsp;DB Carr&nbsp;- 2\/84,&nbsp;R Tattersall&nbsp;- 2\/94,&nbsp;MJ Hilton&nbsp;- 2\/100)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>England (2nd Innings)<\/strong> - 183\/10 (JDB Robertson&nbsp;- 56,&nbsp;AJ Watkins&nbsp;- 48,&nbsp;Vinoo Mankad - 4\/53, Ghulam Ahmed - 4\/77)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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