Cricket History - India Tour Of England 1979
Indian Cricket History By Abhishek Mukhjerjee - India Tour Of England 1979 The Indian spinners – Bishan Bedi, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, and EAS Prasanna – had been thrashed on their 1978/79 tour of P
But now Botham hit back by picking up Viswanath, Yajurvindra Singh, and Yashpal, and running out Venkat. At this stage Karsan Ghavri and Bharat Reddy decided to play safe. India finished on 429/8.
After the match, Botham collected a couple of stumps as souvenirs for Gavaskar. It was one of the greatest innings played by the little master.
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Series Result
- First Test, Edgbaston, Birmingham - England won by an innings and 83 runs
- Second Test, Lords, London - Match Drawn
- Third Test, Headingley, Leeds - Match Drawn
- Fourth Test, Kennington Oval, Kennington - Match Drawn
Cricket Scorecard
County Championship Division One
Nottinghamshire - 367/8
Vs
Warwickshire
Day 1 - Notts chose to bat.
County Championship Division One
Somerset - 309/9d
Vs
Worcestershire - 14/0
Day 1 - WORCS trail by 295 runs.
County Championship Division Two
Middlesex - 203
Vs
Gloucestershire - 82/3
Day 1 - Gloucs trail by 121 runs.
County Championship Division Two
Northamptonshire - 337/6
Vs
Leicestershire
Day 1 - Leics chose to field.
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