Indian cricket team in England in 1932

rdf:langString Indian cricket team in England in 1932

rdf:langString D. R. Jardine 79

rdf:langString D. R. Jardine 85

rdf:langString C. K. Nayudu 40

rdf:langString L. Amar Singh 51

rdf:langString England won the toss and decided to bat

rdf:langString F. Chester and J. Hardstaff Sr

rdf:langString M. Jahangir Khan 4/60

rdf:langString Mohammad Nissar 5/93

rdf:langString W. E. Bowes 4/49

rdf:langString W. R. Hammond 3/9

rdf:langString Wisden summary

rdf:langString England won by 158 runs

rdf:langString The Indian cricket team toured England in the 1932 season under the title of "All-India". They were captained by the Maharaja of Porbandar. It was the national team's second tour of England following the one in 1911. India had just been granted the status of ICC Full Member and they played their inaugural Test match at Lord's in June. It was the only Test arranged on this tour and England won by 158 runs after scoring 259 and 275/8d in the two innings while India were bowled out for 189 and 187. India played 37 matches on the tour, including 26 first-class fixtures. Because of bad weather, two of their minor fixtures were abandoned without a ball being bowled. The team won nine first-class matches, drew nine and lost eight. The schedule was heavy with the team rarely out of action from the first match on 29 April to the last on 10 September. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (Wisden) commented on this factor as something Indian cricketers of the time were simply not used to. As a result, the team suffered badly with muscle and tendon injuries which meant they became less effective as a team in their later matches. India's outstanding batsman was the right-handed C. K. Nayudu, who played in all the first-class matches, scoring 1,618 runs at an average of 40.45, including five centuries and a highest score of 162. In the 1933 edition of Wisden, Nayudu was selected as one of the five Cricketers of the Year for 1932. India 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). Amar Singh took ten wickets in a match three times and had a best innings return of 8/90.