England vs India, 1st Test, July 12, 1979 - Live Scorecard
ENG vs IND, 1st Test, Cricket Scorecard
🏟️ Edgbaston, Birmingham•🏏 TEST•🏅 India in England Test Series, 1979•Date & Time : Jul 12-Jul 16, 12:00 AM (IST)
England won by 83 runs
★ Player of the Match: D Gower
England 1st Innings - 633/5 (165.2 overs)
Extras: 60(w 11, nb 18, lb 27, b 4)
Run Rate: 3.82
Batting
| Batsman | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Dismissal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Brearley | 24 | 95 | 2 | 0 | 25.26 | c Reddy b Kapil Dev |
| Sir Geoff Boycott | 155 | 341 | 12 | 0 | 45.45 | lbw b Kapil Dev |
| Derek Randall | 15 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 48.39 | c Reddy b Kapil Dev |
| Graham Gooch | 83 | 109 | 13 | 1 | 76.15 | c Reddy b Kapil Dev |
| David Gower | 200 | 279 | 24 | 0 | 71.68 | not out |
| Sir Ian Botham | 33 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 84.62 | b Kapil Dev |
| Geoff Miller | 63 | 116 | 5 | 0 | 54.31 | not out |
| Phil Edmonds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | Not Out |
| Bob Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | Not Out |
| Bob Willis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | Not Out |
| Mike Hendrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | Not Out |
Fall of Wickets
66-1 (M Brearley, 0), 90-2 (D Randall, 0), 235-3 (G Gooch, 0), 426-4 (G Boycott, 0), 468-5 (I Botham, 0)
Bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 48 | 15 | 146 | 5 | 3.04 |
| Karsan Ghavri | 38 | 5 | 129 | 0 | 3.39 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | 13.2 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 3.56 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 29 | 1 | 113 | 0 | 3.90 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 31 | 4 | 107 | 0 | 3.45 |
| Anshuman Gaekwad | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Chetan Chauhan | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 |
Partnerships
| Partners | Runs | Balls |
|---|
India 1st Innings - 297/10 (116.1 overs)
Extras: 20(w 3, nb 12, lb 4, b 1)
Run Rate: 2.55
Batting
| Batsman | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Dismissal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | 61 | 160 | 3 | 0 | 38.13 | run out |
| Chetan Chauhan | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | c Gooch b Botham |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | 22 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 38.60 | c Gooch b Edmonds |
| Gundappa Viswanath | 78 | 181 | 9 | 0 | 43.09 | c Botham b Edmonds |
| Anshuman Gaekwad | 25 | 124 | 3 | 0 | 20.16 | c Botham b Willis |
| Mohinder Amarnath | 31 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 65.96 | b Willis |
| Kapil Dev | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | lbw b Botham |
| Karsan Ghavri | 6 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 24.00 | c Brearley b Willis |
| Bharath Reddy | 21 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 36.84 | b Hendrick |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 28 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 60.87 | c Botham b Hendrick |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | not out |
Fall of Wickets
15-1 (C Chauhan, 0), 59-2 (D Vengsarkar, 0), 129-3 (S Gavaskar, 0), 205-4 (G Viswanath, 0), 209-5 (A Gaekwad, 0), 210-6 (K Dev, 0), 229-7 (K Ghavri, 0), 251-8 (M Amarnath, 0), 294-9 (S Venkataraghavan, 0), 297-10 (B Reddy, 0)
Bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 24 | 9 | 69 | 3 | 2.88 |
| Sir Ian Botham | 26 | 4 | 86 | 2 | 3.31 |
| Mike Hendrick | 24.1 | 9 | 36 | 2 | 1.49 |
| Phil Edmonds | 26 | 11 | 60 | 2 | 2.31 |
| Sir Geoff Boycott | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.60 |
| Geoff Miller | 11 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 1.64 |
Partnerships
| Partners | Runs | Balls |
|---|
India 2nd Innings - 253/10 (95.4 overs)
Extras: 21(w 0, nb 2, lb 12, b 7)
Run Rate: 2.64
Batting
| Batsman | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Dismissal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | 68 | 117 | 10 | 0 | 58.12 | c Gooch b Hendrick |
| Chetan Chauhan | 56 | 142 | 8 | 0 | 39.44 | c Randall b Willis |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 29.17 | c Edmonds b Hendrick |
| Gundappa Viswanath | 51 | 119 | 6 | 0 | 42.86 | c Taylor b Botham |
| Anshuman Gaekwad | 15 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 27.78 | c Gooch b Botham |
| Mohinder Amarnath | 10 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 14.49 | lbw b Botham |
| Kapil Dev | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 123.53 | c Hendrick b Botham |
| Karsan Ghavri | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 16.00 | c Randall b Hendrick |
| Bharath Reddy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | lbw b Hendrick |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | lbw b Botham |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | not out |
Fall of Wickets
124-1 (S Gavaskar, 0), 136-2 (C Chauhan, 0), 136-3 (D Vengsarkar, 0), 182-4 (A Gaekwad, 0), 227-5 (G Viswanath, 0), 240-6 (M Amarnath, 0), 249-7 (K Dev, 0), 250-8 (B Reddy, 0), 251-9 (S Venkataraghavan, 0), 253-10 (K Ghavri, 0)
Bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 14 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 3.21 |
| Sir Ian Botham | 29 | 8 | 70 | 5 | 2.41 |
| Mike Hendrick | 20.4 | 8 | 45 | 4 | 2.21 |
| Phil Edmonds | 17 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 2.18 |
| Geoff Miller | 9 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Graham Gooch | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1.33 |
Partnerships
| Partners | Runs | Balls |
|---|
Match Officials
Umpires
David Constant (ENG)
Barrie Meyer (ENG)
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Stadium Details
Name: Edgbaston
Location: Birmingham, England
Capacity: 21,000
Established: 1882