Indian cricket team in the West Indies in 1961–62

The Indian cricket team toured the West Indies during the 1961–62 season to play a five-match Test series against the West Indies. The tour also included four tour matches against the West Indies' first-class sides. The West Indies won the Test series 5–0. In the total of 12 games that India played, they won two, lost six and drew four.[1]

Indian cricket team in West Indies in 1961–62
Date16 February – 18 April 1962
LocationCricket West Indies West Indies
ResultWest Indies won 5-Test series 5–0
Teams
 West Indies  India
Captains
Frank Worrell Nawab of Pataudi, Jr.
Most runs
Rohan Kanhai (500)
Garfield Sobers (424)
Easton McMorris (349)
Polly Umrigar (445)
Salim Durani (259)
Rusi Surti (246)
Most wickets
Wes Hall (27)
Lance Gibbs (24)
Garfield Sobers (23)
Salim Durani (17)
Bapu Nadkarni (9)
Polly Umrigar (9)

Touring party

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Nari Contractor, who was leading the India side during England's 1961–62 Asia tour, was again named captain on 11 January 1962 for the tour of the Caribbean by the BCCI.[2] The squad was announced on 16 January. Ghulam Ahmed was named the tour manager.[3]

The team members were:[4]

Tour matches

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Two-day: Trinidad Colts v Indians

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5–6 February 1962
Scorecard
Trinidad Colts
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237/9d (78.4 overs)
Andy Aleong 47
Rusi Surti 3/45 (17.4 overs)
317 (59.2 overs)
Dilip Sardesai 118
Prince Bartholomew 4/72 (14 overs)
143/5 (42 overs)
Noel Robinson 84
EAS Prasanna 2/38 (14 overs)
Match drawn
Gilbert Park, California, Trinidad and Tobago
  • Indians won the toss and decided to field.

Four-day: Barbados v Indians

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16–19 March 1962
Scorecard
v
  India
394 (123.3 overs)
Anthony King 89
EAS Prasanna 4/158 (44 overs)
86 (32 overs)
Farokh Engineer 36
Wes Hall 2/7 (5 overs)
213 (64.2 overs)
Vijay Manjrekar 100*
Charlie Griffith 3/20 (7 overs)
Barbados won by an innings and 95 runs
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Umpires: Cortez Jordan and Jackie Roberts
  • Barbados won the toss and elected to bat.

One-day: Tobago v Indians

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31 March
Scorecard
Indians  
183
v
Chandu Borde 48
A Knox 4/84
A Knox 21
Chandu Borde 3/40
Indians won by 88 runs
Shaw Park, Scarborough, Tobago
  • Tobago won the toss and decided to field.

Test matches

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1st Test

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16–20 February
Scorecard
India  
v
203 (73.3 overs)
Rusi Surti 57
Charlie Stayers 3/65 (18 overs)
289 (113.2 overs)
Jackie Hendriks 64
Salim Durani 4/82 (35.2 overs)
98 (50.5 overs)
Chandu Borde 27
Garfield Sobers 4/22 (15 overs)
15/0 (1.4 overs)
Conrad Hunte 10
West Indies won by 10 wickets
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Umpires: Bertice Jacelon and Cortez Jordan

2nd Test

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7–12 March
Scorecard
India  
v
395 (141 overs)
Chandu Borde 93
Garfield Sobers 4/75 (39 overs)
631/8d (217.4 overs)
Garfield Sobers 153
EAS Prasanna 3/122 (50 overs)
218 (84.5 overs)
Farokh Engineer 40
Wes Hall 6/49 (20.5 overs)
West Indies won by an innings and 18 runs
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Umpires: Reggie Cole and Owen Davies

3rd Test

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23–28 March
Scorecard
India  
v
258 (89.1 overs)
Salim Durani 48*
Wes Hall 3/64 (22 overs)
475 (241.3 overs)
Joe Solomon 96
Polly Umrigar 2/48 (49 overs)
187 (185.3 overs)
Dilip Sardesai 60
Lance Gibbs 8/38 (53.3 overs)
West Indies won by an innings and 30 runs
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Umpires: Cortez Jordan and Jackie Roberts

4th Test

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4–9 April
Scorecard
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  India
444/9d (176 overs)
Rohan Kanhai 139
Polly Umrigar 5/107 (56 overs)
197 (80.3 overs)
Polly Umrigar 56
Wes Hall 5/20 (9 overs)
176/3 (101 overs)
Easton McMorris 56
Salim Durani 3/64 (31 overs)
422 f/o (143.1 overs)
Polly Umrigar 172
Lance Gibbs 4/112 (56.1 overs)
West Indies won by 7 wickets
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Umpires: Bertice Jacelon and Cortez Jordan
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 8 April was a rest day.

5th Test

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13–18 April
scorecard
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  India
253 (76.2 overs)
Garfield Sobers 104
Vasant Ranjane 4/72 (19.2 overs)
178 (67.2 overs)
Bapu Nadkarni 61
Lester King 5/46 (19 overs)
283 (88 overs)
Frank Worrell 98
Salim Durani 3/48 (12 overs)
235 (104.5 overs)
Polly Umrigar 60
Garfield Sobers 5/63 (32 overs)
West Indies won by 123 runs
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Umpires: Owen Davies and Douglas Sang Hue
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Lester King (WI) made his Test debut.
  • 15 April was a rest day.

References

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  1. ^ "India in West Indies, 1961-62". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Contractor To Lead India In W. Indies". The Indian Express. 12 January 1962.
  3. ^ "Prasanna To Make His First Tour Abroad". The Indian Express. 17 January 1962. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  4. ^ "India to West Indies 1961-62". test-cricket-tours.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Second Test Match, West Indies v India". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Taibu becomes youngest captain in Test cricket". Rediff.com. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
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