Indian cricket team in England in 1979

International cricket tour

The Indian cricket team toured England in the 1979 season and played 16 first-class fixtures, winning only one, losing 3 and drawing 12.

India played four Test matches and lost the series to England 1-0 with three Tests drawn. England won the First Test at Edgbaston by an innings and 83 runs. The Second Test at Lord's, the Third Test at Headingley and the Fourth Test at The Oval were all drawn.

The Indian team was captained by Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan and included notable players such as Sunil Gavaskar, Gundappa Viswanath, Dilip Vengsarkar, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar and Kapil Dev.

## Test series summary

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### First Test

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12–16 July 1979
Scorecard

England

India

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633/5 d. (165.2 overs)
David Gower 200
Kapil Dev 5/146 (48 overs)

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297 (116.1 overs)
Gundappa Viswanath 78
Bob Willis 3/69 (24 overs)

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253 (95.4 overs)
Sunil Gavaskar 68
Ian Botham 5/70 (29 overs)

England won by an innings and 83 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: DJ Constant, BJ Meyer

* England won the toss and decided to bat

The England innings of 633/5d is the only example in Test cricket history where three different bowlers conceded 100+ runs and each failed to take a wicket: Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan \- 0-107, Karsan Ghavri \- 0-129 and Bhagwat Chandrasekhar \- 0-113.[1]

### Second Test

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2–7 August 1979
Scorecard

India

England

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96 (55.5 overs)
Sunil Gavaskar 42
Ian Botham 5/35 (19 overs)

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419/9 d. (129.5 overs)
David Gower 82
Kapil Dev 3/93 (38 overs)

318/4 (148 overs)
Gundappa Viswanath 113
Phil Edmonds 2/62 (45 overs)

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Match drawn
Lord's Cricket Ground
Umpires: HD Bird, KE Palmer

* India won the toss and decided to bat

### Third Test

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16–21 August 1979
Scorecard

England

India

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270 (80.5 overs)
Ian Botham 137
Kapil Dev 3/84 (27 overs)

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223/6 (110 overs)
Sunil Gavaskar 78
Bob Willis 2/42 (18 overs)

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Match drawn
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: HD Bird, BJ Meyer

* England won the toss and decided to bat

### Fourth Test

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30 August–4 September 1979
Scorecard

England

India

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305 (124.5 overs)
Graham Gooch 79
Venkataraghavan 3/59 (29 overs)

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202 (79.3 overs)
Gundappa Viswanath 62
Ian Botham 4/65 (28 overs)

334/8 (116.5 overs)
Geoff Boycott 125
Karsan Ghavri 3/76 (34 overs)

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429/8 (150.5 overs)
Sunil Gavaskar 221
Ian Botham 3/97 (29 overs)

Match drawn
Kennington Oval, Kennington
Umpires: DJ Constant, KE Palmer

* England won the toss and decided to bat

## External sources

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CricketArchive – tour itineraries

## Annual reviews

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* Playfair Cricket Annual 1980
* Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1980

## Further reading

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* Ramachandra Guha, A Corner of a Foreign Field - An Indian History of a British Sport, Picador, 2001

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* 1982
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* 1979
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1979 English cricket season

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International cricket|

* 1979 Cricket World Cup (Final)
* England Women v West Indies Women
* England v India

Domestic cricket|

* Schweppes County Championship
* John Player League
* Benson & Hedges Cup (Worcestershire v Somerset)
* Gillette Cup (Final)

County seasons

County cricket in 1979|

* Derbyshire
* Essex
* Glamorgan
* Gloucestershire
* Hampshire
* Kent
* Lancashire
* Leicestershire
* Middlesex
* Northamptonshire
* Nottinghamshire
* Somerset
* Surrey
* Sussex
* Warwickshire
* Worcestershire
* Yorkshire

## References

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1. ^ Walmsley, Keith (2003). Mosts Without in Test Cricket. Reading, England: Keith Walmsley. p. 361\. ISBN 0947540067.

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