Indian cricket team in the West Indies in 1961–62
The India 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 16 February – 18 April 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |  West Indies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | West Indies won 5-Test series 5–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Touring party
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]
- Nari Contractor, Gujarat, captain & opening batsman
- Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Delhi, vice-captain & vice-captain
- Chandu Borde, Baroda, all-rounder
- Ramakant Desai, Bombay, fast medium bowler
- Salim Durani, Rajasthan, left arm spin bowler
- Farokh Engineer, Bombay, wicket-keeper
- ML Jaisimha, Hyderabad, all-rounder
- Budhi Kunderan, Railways, wicket-keeper
- Vijay Manjrekar, Rajasthan, batsman
- Vijay Mehra, Railways, opening batsman
- Bapu Nadkarni, Bombay, all-rounder
- EAS Prasanna, Mysore, off break bowler
- Vasant Ranjane, Maharashtra, fast medium bowler
- Dilip Sardesai, Bombay, batsman
- Rusi Surti, Gujarat, all-rounder
- Polly Umrigar, Bombay, all-rounder
Tour matches
Two-day: Trinidad Colts v Indians
Four-day: Barbados v Indians
One-day: Tobago v Indians
31 March Scorecard |
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Tobago 95 | |
Chandu Borde 48 A Knox 4/84 |
A Knox 21 Chandu Borde 3/40 |
- Tobago won the toss and decided to field.
Test matches
1st Test
16–20 February Scorecard |
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15/0 (1.4 overs) Conrad Hunte 10 |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jackie Hendriks and Charlie Stayers (WI) made their Test debuts.
- 18 February was a rest day.
2nd Test
7–12 March Scorecard |
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ivor Mendonca and Willie Rodriguez (WI) made their Test debut.
- 11 March was a rest day.
- Wes Hall (WI) reached 100 wickets in Tests.[5]
3rd Test
23–28 March Scorecard |
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- David Allan (WI) made his Test debut.
- Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (Ind) became the youngest player to captain a side in Tests (at 21 years, 77 days), before Tatenda Taibu broke his record in 2004.[6]
- 25 March was a rest day.
5th Test
13–18 April scorecard |
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lester King (WI) made his Test debut.
- 15 April was a rest day.
References
- "India in West Indies, 1961-62". Wisden. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- "Contractor To Lead India In W. Indies". The Indian Express. 12 January 1962.
- "Prasanna To Make His First Tour Abroad". The Indian Express. 17 January 1962. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- "India to West Indies 1961-62". test-cricket-tours.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- "Second Test Match, West Indies v India". Wisden. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- "Taibu becomes youngest captain in Test cricket". Rediff.com. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
External links
- Tour home at ESPN Cricinfo
- India in West Indies 1961/62 at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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