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    "excerpt": "Indian Cricket History - England Tour Of India 1937-38 By Abhishek Mukherjee Due to the Second World War, India did not play a Test match between 1936 and 1946. However, a reasonably strong English si",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Indian Cricket History - England Tour Of India 1937-38 By Abhishek Mukherjee<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Due to the Second World War, India did not play a Test match between 1936 and 1946. However, a reasonably strong English side did tour India in 1937\/38. The team, led by Lionel Tennyson, had thirteen men who played Test cricket at some point.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Apart from the tour matches, the team played five matches against All-India sides. But despite the strength of the touring side, these matches were not given official Test match status.&nbsp;Almost the entire English team suffered from one disease or the other on the tour, but they still managed to win the &quot;Test&quot; series 3-2.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>However, India found a superstar during these matches. Vinoo Mankad missed the first match, but from the second, his numbers read 38, 88, 2\/44 in the second &quot;Test&quot;; 55, 4\/49 in the third; 113 not out, 6\/73 in the fourth; and 0, 57, 3\/52 in the fifth.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India were the only major nation where cricket continued during the War, with Vijay Merchant and Vijay Hazare accumulating runs by the hundred.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>During the War, several English cricketers posted in India turned up for Ranji Trophy sides. The biggest name among them was Denis Compton, who was posted in Mhow as a sergeant-major. CK Nayudu got Compton to play for Holkar. Holkar needed to chase 867 In the famous Ranji Trophy final of 1944\/45. They were bowled out for 492. Coming out to bat at 12\/2, Compton remained unbeaten on 249.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Future Test cricketer Reg Simpson also played Ranji Trophy, for Sind, while Peter Judge of Glamorgan played for Bengal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In fact, British cricketers playing for Ranji Trophy sides was hardly a rare phenomenon. Some of the captains of the era were British. As captain, Albert Wensley won the Ranji Trophy for Nawanagar in 1936\/37; TC Longfield did the same for Bengal in 1938\/39; and Herbert Barritt for Western India in 1943\/44.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Also Read:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-special\/indian-cricket-history-india-tour-of-england-1936-70975\">Cricket History - India Tour Of England 1936<\/a><\/p>\r\n",
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