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Number Crunching: Figure out the history of England-India Tests

Last updated on: July 08, 2014 16:02 IST

Mahendra Singh DhoniIndia and England face-off on Wednesday in the first Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, with an eye on the Pataudi Trophy.

Under Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India's last overseas Test series win was against the West Indies at Sabina Park, Kingston, in June 2011. Since then the team suffered successive 0-4 whitewashes to England and Australia.

Team India's 2011 trip to England ended in a 0-4 whitewash; that included a drubbing in the controversial second Test in Nottingham - that witnessed the visitors allow Ian Bell, who was legally out, to continue batting and the latter's magnificent hundred playing a significant part in the overall result.

When the English toured, in the 2012-13 season, it was a 1-2 loss at home.

 

For starters, India won just one Test in Trent Bridge - traditionally a venue that favours seam and swing - and that happened back in the 2002 series.

Team India's recent overseas form is anything but enviable.

Late last year, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Co were largely second best in South Africa. In January, they came up second best against an inspired New Zealand side. The sequence of defeats has ensured a fall in the ICC Test rankings - Team India is now ranked fourth.

England's recent form is equally poor. After being drubbed 0-5 in the Ashes series Down Under, Alastair Cook's team was beaten in the home series against Sri Lanka.

This series, as such, is of much importance as both teams attempt to set the record straight.

Ahead of the five-Test series, Rajneesh Gupta presents the history of the teams' famed rivalry in numbers...

Summary of Results:

No.

Dates

Venue

Inns1

Inns2

Inns3

Inns4

Result

1

25-28 Jun 1932

Lord's

E 259

I 189

E 275-8d

I 187

Eng 158 runs

2

15-18 Dec 1933

Mumbai (Gym)

I 219

E 438

I 258

E  40-1

Eng 9 wickets

3

5-8 Jan 1934

Kolkata

E 403

I 247

I 237

E   7-2

Drawn

4

10-13 Feb 1934

Chennai

E 335

I 145

E 261-7d

I 249

Eng 202 runs

5

27-30 Jun 1936

Lord's

I 147

E 134

I  93

E 108-1

Eng 9 wickets

6

25-28 Jul 1936

Old Trafford

I 203

E 571-8d

I 390-5

 

Drawn

7

15-18 Aug 1936

The Oval

E 471-8d

I 222

I 312

E  64-1

Eng 9 wickets

8

22-25 Jun 1946

Lord's

I 200

E 428

I 275

E  48-0

Eng 10 wicket

9

20-23 Jul 1946

Old Trafford

E 294

I 170

E 153-5d

I 152-9

Drawn

10

17-20 Aug 1946

The Oval

I 331

E  95-3

 

 

Drawn

11

2-7 Nov 1951

Delhi

E 203

I 418-6d

E 368-6

 

Drawn

12

14-19 Dec 1951

Mumbai BS

I 485-9d

E 456

I 208

E  55-2

Drawn

13

30 Dec 1951-4 Jan 1952

Kolkata

E 342

I 344

E 252-5d

I 103-0

Drawn

14

12-14 Jan 1952

Kanpur

I 121

E 203

I 157

E  76-2

Eng 8 wickets

15

6-10 Feb 1952

Chennai

E 266

I 457-9d

E 183

 

Ind inn & 8 runs

16

5-9 Jun 1952

Headingley

I 293

E 334

I 165

E 128-3

Eng 7 wickets

17

19-24 Jun 1952

Lord's

I 235

E 537

I 378

E  79-2

Eng 8 wickets

18

17-19 Jul 1952

Old Trafford

E 347-9d

I  58

I  82

 

Eng inn & 207 runs

19

14-19 Aug 1952

The Oval

E 326-6d

I  98

 

 

Drawn

20

4-8 Jun 1959

TrentBridge

E 422

I 206-9d

I 157

 

Eng inn & 59 runs

21

18-20 Jun 1959

Lord's

I 168

E 226

I 165

E 108-2

Eng 8 wickets

22

2-4 Jul 1959

Headingley

I 161

E 483-8d

I 149

 

Eng inn & 173 runs

23

23-28 Jul 1959

Old Trafford

E 490

I 208

E 265-8d

I 376

Eng 171 runs

24

20-24 Aug 1959

The Oval

I 140

E 361

I 194

 

Eng inn & 27 runs

25

11-16 Nov 1961

Mumbai BS

E 500-8d

I 390

E 184-5d

I 180-5

Drawn

26

1-6 Dec 1961

Kanpur

I 467-8d

E 244

E 497-5

 

Drawn

27

13-18 Dec 1961

Delhi

I 466

E 256-3

 

 

Drawn

28

30 Dec 1961-4 Jan 1962

Kolkata

I 380

E 212

I 252

E 233

Ind 187 runs

29

10-15 Jan 1962

Chennai (NS)

I 428

E 281

I 190

E 209

Ind 128 runs

30

10-15 Jan 1964

Chennai (NS)

I 457-7d

E 317

I 152-9d

E 241-5

Drawn

31

21-26 Jan 1964

Mumbai BS

I 300

E 233-9d

I 249-8d

E 206-3

Drawn

32

29 Jan-3 Feb 1964

Kolkata

I 241

E 267

I 300-7d

E 145-2

Drawn

33

8-13 Feb 1964

Delhi

I 344

E 451

I 463-4

 

Drawn

34

15-20 Feb 1964

Kanpur

E 559-8d

I 266

I 347-3

 

Drawn

35

8-13 Jun 1967

Headingley

E 550-4d

I 164

I 510

E 126-4

Eng 6 wickets

36

22-26 Jun 1967

Lord's

I 152

E 386

I 110

 

Eng inn & 124 runs

37

13-15 Jul 1967

Edgbaston

E 298

I  92

E 203

I 277

Eng 132 runs

38

22-27 Jul 1971

Lord's

E 304

I 313

E 191

I 145-8

Drawn

39

5-10 Aug 1971

Old Trafford

E 386

I 212

E 245-3d

I  65-3

Drawn

40

19-24 Aug 1971

The Oval

E 355

I 284

E 101

I 174-6

Ind 4 wickets

41

20-25 Dec 1972

Delhi

I 173

E 200

I 233

E 208-4

Eng 6 wickets

42

30 Dec 1972-4 Jan 1973

Kolkata

I 210

E 174

I 155

E 163

Ind 28 runs

43

12-17 Jan 1973

Chennai

E 242

I 316

E 159

I  86-6

Ind 4 wickets

44

25-30 Jan 1973

Kanpur

I 357

E 397

I 186-6

 

Drawn

45

6-11 Feb 1973

Mumbai BS

I 448

E 480

I 244-5d

E  67-2

Drawn

46

6-11 Jun 1974

Old Trafford

E 328-9d

I 246

E 213-3d

I 182

Eng 113 runs

47

20-24 Jun 1974

Lord's

E 629

I 302

I  42

 

Eng inn & 285 runs

48

4-8 Jul 1974

Edgbaston

I 165

E 459-2d

I 216

 

Eng inn & 78 runs

49

17-22 Dec 1976

Delhi

E 381

I 122

I 234

 

Eng inn & 25 runs

50

1-6 Jan 1977

Kolkata

I 155

E 321

I 181

E  16-0

Eng 10 wickets

51

14-19 Jan 1977

Chennai

E 262

I 164

E 185-9d

I  83-9

Eng 200 runs

52

28 Jan-2 Feb 1977

Bangalore

I 253

E 195

I 259-9d

E 177

Ind 140 runs

53

11-16 Feb 1977

Mumbai WS

I 338

E 317

I 192

E 152-7

Drawn

54

12-16 Jul 1979

Edgbaston

E 633-5d

I 297

I 253

 

Eng inn & 83 runs

55

2-7 Aug 1979

Lord's

I  96

E 419-9d

I 318-4

 

Drawn

56

16-21 Aug 1979

Headingley

E 270

I 223-6

 

 

Drawn

57

30 Aug-4 Sep 1979

The Oval

E 305

I 202

E 334-8d

I 429-8

Drawn

58

15-19 Feb 1980

Mumbai WS

I 242

E 296

I 149

E  98-0

Eng 10 wickets

59

27 Nov-1 Dec 1981

Mumbai WS

I 179

E 166

I 227

E 102

Ind 138 runs

60

9-14 Dec 1981

Bangalore

E 400

I 428

E 174-3

 

Drawn

61

23-28 Dec 1981

Delhi

E 476-9d

I 487

E  68-0

 

Drawn

62

1-6 Jan 1982

Kolkata

E 248

I 208

E 265-5d

I 170-3

Drawn

63

13-18 Jan 1982

Chennai

I 481-4d

E 328

I 160-3

 

Drawn

64

30 Jan-4 Feb 1982

Kanpur

E 378-9d

I 377-7

 

 

Drawn

65

10-15 Jun 1982

Lord's

E 433

I 128

I 369

E  67-3

Eng 7 wickets

66

24-28 Jun 1982

Old Trafford

E 425

I 379-8

 

 

Drawn

67

8-13 Jul 1982

The Oval

E 594

I 410

E 191-3d

I 111-3

Drawn

68

28 Nov-3 Dec 1984

Mumbai WS

E 195

I 465-8d

E 317

I  51-2

Ind 8 wickets

69

12-17 Dec 1984

Delhi

I 307

E 418

I 235

E 127-2

Eng 8 wickets

70

31 Dec 1984-5 Jan 1985

Kolkata

I 437-7d

E 276

I  29-1

 

Drawn

71

13-18 Jan 1985

Chennai

I 272

E 652-7d

I 412

E  35-1

Eng 9 wickets

72

31 Jan-5 Feb 1985

Kanpur

I 553-8d

E 417

I  97-1d

E  91-0

Drawn

73

5-10 Jun 1986

Lord's

E 294

I 341

E 180

I 136-5

Ind 5 wickets

74

19-23 Jun 1986

Headingley

I 272

E 102

I 237

E 128

Ind 279 runs

75

3-8 Jul 1986

Edgbaston

E 390

I 390

E 235

I 174-5

Drawn

76

26-31 Jul 1990

Lord's

E 653-4d

I 454

E 272-4d

I 224

Eng 247 runs

77

9-14 Aug 1990

Old Trafford

E 519

I 432

E 320-4d

I 343-6

Drawn

78

23-28 Aug 1990

The Oval

I 606-9d

E 340

E 477-4

 

Drawn

79

29 Jan-2 Feb 1993

Kolkata

I 371

E 163

E 286

I  82-2

Ind 8 wickets

80

11-15 Feb 1993

Chennai

I 560-6d

E 286

E 252

 

Ind inn & 22 runs

81

19-23 Feb 1993

Mumbai WS

E 347

I 591

E 229

 

Ind inn & 15 runs

82

6-9 Jun 1996

Edgbaston

I 214

E 313

I 219

E 121-2

Eng 8 wickets

83

20-24 Jun 1996

Lord's

E 344

I 429

E 278-9d

 

Drawn

84

4-9 Jul 1996

Trent Bridge

I 521

E 564

I 211

 

Drawn

85

3-6 Dec 2001

Mohali

E 238

I 469

E 235

I   5-0

Ind 10 wickets

86

11-15 Dec 2001

Ahmedabad

E 407

I 291

E 257

I 198-3

Drawn

87

19-23 Dec 2001

Bangalore

E 336

I 238

E  33-0

 

Drawn

88

25-29 Jul 2002

Lord’s

E 487

I 221

E 301-6d

I 397

Eng 170 runs

89

8-12 Aug 2002

Trent Bridge

I 357

E 617

I 424-8

 

Drawn

90

22-26 Aug 2002

Headingley

I 628-8d

E 273

E 309

 

Ind inn & 46 runs

91

5-9 Sep 2002

The Oval

E 515

I 508

E 114-0

 

Drawn

92

1-5 Mar 2006

Nagpur

E 393

I 323

E 297-3d

I 260-6

Drawn

93

9-13 Mar 2006

Mohali

E 300

I 338

E 181

I 144-1

Ind 9 wickets

94

18-22 Mar 2006

Mumbai WS

E 400

I 279

E 191

I 100

Eng 212 runs

95

19-23 Jul 2007

Lord’s

E 298

I 201

E 282

I 282-9

Drawn

96

27-31 Jul 2007

Trent Bridge

E 198

I 481

E 355

I 73-3

Ind 7 wickets

97

9-13 Aug 2007

The Oval

I 664

E 345

I 180-6d

E 369-6

Drawn

98

11-15 Dec 2008

Chennai

E 316

I 241

E 311-9d

I 387-4

Ind 6 wickets

99

19-23 Dec 2008

Mohali

I 453

E 302

I 251-7d

E 64-1

Drawn

100

21-25 Jul 2011

Lord’s

E 474-8d

I 286

E 269-6d

I 261

Eng 196 runs

101

29 Jul-1 Aug 2011

Trent Bridge

E 221

I 288

E 544

I 158

Eng  319 runs

102

10-13 Aug 2011

Edgbaston

I 224

E 710-7d

I 244

 

Eng inn & 242 runs

103

18-22 Aug 2011

The Oval

E 591-6d

I 300

I 283

 

Eng inn & 8 runs

104

15-19 Nov 2012

Ahmedabad

I 521-8d

E 191

E 406

I 80-1

Ind 9 wickets

105

23-26 Nov 2012

Mumbai WS

I 327

E 413

I 142

E 58-0

Eng 10 wickets

106

5-9 Dec 2012

Kolkata

I 316

E 523

I 247

E 41-3

Eng 7 wickets

107

13-17 Dec 2012

Nagpur

E 330

I 326-9d

E 352-4d

 

Drawn

Test series results:

 

 

Captains

 

 

Season

Host

India

England

Tests

Winner

1932

Eng

CK Nayudu

DR Jardine

1

Eng 1-0

1933-34

Ind

CK Nayudu

DR Jardine

3

Eng 2-0

1936

Eng

Maharaj of Vizianagram

GOB Allen

3

Eng 2-0

1946

Eng

Nawab of Pataudi Sr

WR Hammond

3

Eng 1-0

1951-52

Ind

VS Hazare

ND Howard

5

Drawn 1-1

1952

Eng

VS Hazare

L Hutton

4

Eng 3-0

1959

Eng

DK Gaekwad

PBH May

5

Eng 5-0

1961-62

Ind

NJ Contractor

ER Texter

5

Ind 2-0

1963-64

Ind

Nawab of Pataudi Jr

MJK Smith

5

Drawn 0-0

1967

Eng

Nawab of Pataudi Jr

DB Close

3

Eng 3-0

1971

Eng

AL Wadekar

R Illingworth

3

Ind 1-0

1972-73

Ind

AL Wadekar

AR Lewis

5

Ind 2-1

1974

Eng

AL Wadekar

MH Denness

3

Eng 3-0

1976-77

Ind

BS Bedi

AW Greig

5

Eng 3-1

1979

Eng

S Venkataraghavan

JM Brearley

4

Eng 1-0

1979-80

Ind

GR Viswanath

JM Brearley

1

Eng 1-0

1981-82

Ind

SM Gavaskar

KWR Fletcher

6

Ind 1-0

1982

Eng

SM Gavaskar

RGD Willis

3

Eng 1-0

1984-85

Ind

SM Gavaskar

DI Gower

5

Eng 2-1

1986

Eng

Kapil Dev

MW Gatting

3

Ind 2-0

1990

Eng

M Azharuddin

GA Gooch

3

Eng 1-0

1992-93

Ind

M Azharuddin

GA Gooch

3

Ind 3-0

1996

Eng

M Azharuddin

MA Atherton

3

Eng 1-0

2001-02

Ind

SC Ganguly

N Hussain

3

Ind 1-0

2002

Eng

SC Ganguly

N Hussain

4

Drawn 1-1

2005-06

Ind

R Dravid

A Flintoff

3

Drawn 1-1

2007

Eng

R Dravid

MP Vaughan

3

Ind 1-0

2008-09

Ind

MS Dhoni

KP Pietersen

2

Ind 1-0

2011

Eng

MS Dhoni

AJ Strauss

4

Eng 4-0

2012-13

Ind

MS Dhoni

AN Cook

4

Eng 2-1

Notes :

The 1932 Indian touring side was captained by the Maharaj of Porbandar but he did not play in the Test match.

The following deputised for the official touring captain or were appointed by the home authority for only a minor proportion of the series:

DB Carr (one Test in 1951-52)

MC Cowdrey (two Tests in 1959)

Pankaj Roy (one Test in 1959)

DI Gower (one Test in 1986)

AJ Stewart (one Test in 1992-93)

India have won only one and lost six of their last 9 Tests against England

India have scored 400 only once in their last 8 Tests against England

Summary of Test results:

 

Tests

Ind won

Eng won

Drawn

in England

52

5

27

20

in India

55

15

13

27

Overall

107

20

40

47

Summary of series results:

 

Series

Ind won

Eng won

Drawn

in England

16

3

12

1

in India

14

6

5

3

Overall

30

9

17

4

Results on each ground:

in England

 

Mts

Ind won

Eng won

Drawn

Lord's (London)

16

1

11

4

Old Trafford (Manchester)

8

0

3

5

The Oval (London)

11

1

3

7

Headingley (Leeds)

6

2

3

1

Trent Bridge (Nottingham)

5

1

2

2

Edgbaston (Birmingham)

6

0

5

1

in India 

 

Mts

Ind won

Eng won

Drawn

Mumbai Gym

1

0

1

0

Kolkata

10

3

2

5

Chennai (Chepuak)

8

4

3

1

Delhi

7

0

3

4

Mumbai BS

4

0

0

4

Kanpur

6

0

1

5

Chennai (NS)

2

1

0

1

Bangalore

3

1

0

2

Mumbai WS

7

3

3

1

Mohali

3

2

0

1

Ahmedabad

2

1

0

1

Nagpur (VCAG)

1

0

0

1

Nagpur (Jamtha)

1

0

0

1

Highest Innings Totals:

India:

Total

Venue

Season

664

The Oval

2007

628-8d

Headingley

2002

606-9d

The Oval

1990

591

Mumbai WS

1992-93

560-6d

Chennai

1992-93

553-8d

Kanpur

1984-85

England:

Total

Venue

Season

710-7d

Edgbaston

2011

653-4d

Lord's

1990

652-7d

Chennai

1984-85

633-5d

Edgbaston

1979

629

Lord's

1974

617

Trent Bridge

2002

Lowest Innings Totals:

India:

Total

Venue

Season

42#

Lord's

1974

58

Old Trafford

1952

82

Old Trafford

1952

83+

Chennai

1976-77

92

Edgbaston

1967

93

Lord's

1936

96

Lord's

1979

98

The Oval

1952

100

Mumbai WS

2005-06

England:

Total

Venue

Season

101

The Oval

1971

102

Mumbai WS

1981-82

102

Headingley

1986

128

Headingley

1986

134

Lord's

1936

# batted one man short

+ one batsman retired hurt

Highest Match Aggregate: 1614 for the loss of 30 wickets at Old Trafford in 1990

Lowest Match Aggregate^: 482 for the loss of 31 wickets at Lord’s in 1936

^in a decided match

Largest Margins of Victory :

India:

Margin

Venue

Season

Inns + 46 runs

Headingley

2002

Inns + 22 runs

Chennai

1992-93

Inns + 15 runs

Mumbai WS

1992-93

Inns + 8 runs

Chennai

1951-52

279 runs

Headingley

1986

10 wickets

Mohali

2001-02

9 wickets

Mohali

2005-06

9 wickets

Ahmedabad

2012-13

England:

Margin

Venue

Season

Inns + 285 runs

Lord's

1974

Inns + 242 runs

Edgbaston

2011

Inns + 207 runs

Old Trafford

1952

Inns + 173 runs

Headingley

1959

Inns + 124 runs

Lord’s

1967

319 runs

Trent Bridge

2011

247 runs

Lord's

1990

212 runs

Mumbai WS

2005-06

202 runs

Chennai

1933-34

200 runs

Chennai

1976-77

10 wickets

Lord's

1946

10 wickets

Kolkata

1976-77

10 wickets

Mumbai WS

1979-80

10 wickets

Mumbai WS

2012-13

Narrowest Margins of Victory:

India

Margin

Venue

Season

28 runs

Kolkata

1972-73

England

No notable instance

Highest Individual Innings:

India:

Runs

Batsman

Venue

Season

224

VG Kambli

Mumbai WS

1992-93

222

GR Viswanath

Chennai

1981-82

221

SM Gavaskar

The Oval

1979

217

R Dravid

The Oval

2002

206*

CA Pujara

Ahmedabad

2012-13

203*

Nawab of Pataudi Jr

Delhi

1963-64

England:

Runs

Batsman

Venue

Season

333

GA Gooch

Lord's

1990

294

AN Cook

Edgbaston

2011

246*

G Boycott

Headingley

1967

235

IR Bell

The Oval

2011

217

WR Hammond

The Oval

1936

214*

D Lloyd

Edgbaston

1974

208

IT Botham

The Oval

1982

207

MW Gatting

Chennai

1984-85

205*

J Hardstaff jr

Lord’s

1946

202*

KP Pietersen

Lord’s

2011

201

G Fowler

Chennai

1984-85

200*

DI Gower

Edgbaston

1979

Individual Hundreds

India : 85 (Most : 7 by SR Tendulkar & R Dravid)

England : 106 (Most : 6 by KP Pietersen)

Highest run-aggregate in a series:

India: 602 (avg 100.33) by Rahul Dravid in 4 Tests in 2002

England: 752 (avg 125.33) by GA Gooch in 3 Tests in 1990

Leading run-scorers in India-England Tests:

India: 2535 (avg 51.73) by SR Tendulkar in 32 Tests

England: 1725 (avg 55.65) by GA Gooch in 19 Tests

Highest Partnership for each wicket - India

1st       213      SM Gavaskar (221) & CPS Chauhan (80)                 The Oval                     1979

2nd      314      G Gambhir (173) & R Dravid (130)                             Mohali                          2008-09

3rd       316 #   GR Viswanath (222) & Yashpal Sharma (140)          Chennai                       1981-82

4th       249      SR Tendulkar (193) & SC Ganguly (128)                   Headingley                  2002

5th       214      M Azharuddin (110) & RJ Shastri (111)                      Kolkata                        1984-85

6th       130      SMH Kirmani (43) & Kapil Dev (97)                            The Oval                     1982

7th       235      RJ Shastri (142) & SMH Kirmani (102)                      Mumbai WS                1984-85

8th       128      RJ Shastri (93) & SMH Kirmani (67)                          Delhi                            1981-82

128      Mohammad Kaif (91) & A Kumble (58)                      Nagpur                        2005-06

9th       104      RJ Shastri (93) & S Madan Lal (44)                            Delhi                            1981-82

10th       73      A Kumble (110*) & S Sreesanth (35)                         The Oval                     2007

# 415 runs were added between the fall of the 2nd and 3rd wickets; DB Vengsarkar retired hurt when he and GR Viswanath had added 99 runs. Yashpal Sharma then joined Viswanath to add further 316 runs.

Highest Partnership for each wicket - England

1st       225      GA Gooch(116) & MA Atherton (131)                         Old Trafford                 1990

2nd       241      G Fowler (201) & MW Gatting (207)                           Chennai                       1984-85

3rd        350      IR Bell (235) &  KP Pietersen (175)                            The Oval                     2011

4th        266      WR Hammond (217) & TS Worthington (128)           The Oval                     1936

5th        254      KWR Fletcher (113) & AW Greig (148)                      Mumbai BS                 1972-73

6th        171      IT Botham (114) & RW Taylor (43)                            Mumbai WS                1979-80

7th        162*     MJ Prior (103*) & SCJ Broad (74*)                             Lord’s                          2011

8th        168      R Illingworth (107) & P Lever (88*)                             Old Trafford                 1971

9th        103      C White (94*) & MJ Hoggard (32)                               Trent Bridge                2002

10th        70      PJW Allott (41*) & RGD Willis (28)                            Lord’s                          1982

Best Bowling in an innings:

India:

Wkts

Runs

Bowler

Venue

Season

8

55

MH Mankad

Chennai

1951-52

8

79

BS Chandrasekhar

Delhi

1972-73

7

86

L Amar Singh

Chennai

1933-34

7

115

A Kumble

Ahmedabad

2001-02

England:

Wkts

Runs

Bowler

Venue

Season

8

31

FS Trueman

Old Trafford

1952

7

46

JK Lever

Delhi

1976-77

7

48

IT Botham

Mumbai WS

1979-80

7

49

H Verity

Chennai

1933-34

7

49

AV Bedser

Lord’s

1946

7

52

AV Bedser

Old Trafford

1946

7

80

GOB Allen

The Oval

1936

Five wickets in an innings

India                59 (Most : 8 by BS Chandrasekhar)

England          54 (Most : 6 by IT Botham)

Ten wickets in a match:

India: 5 (Most: one by five bowlers)

Wkts

Runs

Bowler

1st

2nd

Venue

Season

12

108

MH Mankad

8/55

4/53

Chennai

1951-52

12

181

L Sivaramakrishnan

6/64

6/117

Mumbai WS

1984-85

10

177

SA Durani

6/105

4/72

Chennai Corp.

1961-62

10

188

C Sharma

4/130

6/58

Edgbaston

1986

10

233

A Kumble

7/115

3/118

Ahmedabad

2001-02

England : 8 (Most : 2 by AV Bedser)

Wkts

Runs

Bowler

1st

2nd

Venue

Season

13

106

IT Botham

6/58

7/48

Mumbai WS

1979-80

11

93

AV Bedser

4/41

7/52

Old Trafford

1946

11

145

AV Bedser

7/49

4/96

Lord’s

1946

11

153

H Verity

7/49

4/104

Chennai

1933-34

11

163

NA Foster

6/104

5/59

Chennai

1984-85

11

210

MS Panesar

5/129

6/81

Mumbai WS

2012-13

10

70

JK Lever

7/46

3/24

Delhi

1976-77

10

78

GOB Allen

5/35

5/43

Lord's

1936

Hat-tricks

India: No instance

England: 1                      SCJ Broad                  Nottingham                              2011

(victims – MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh & Praveen Kumar)

Highest wicket-aggregate in a series:

India: 35 (avg 18.91) by BS Chandrasekhar in 5 Tests in 1972-73

England: 29 (avg 13.31) by FS Trueman in 4 Tests in 1952

               29 (avg 17.55) by DL Underwood in 5 Tests in 1976-77

Leading wicket-takers in India-England Tests:

India: 95 (avg 27.27) by BS Chandrasekhar in 23 Tests

England: 62 (avg 27.40) by DL Underwood in 20 Tests

               62 (avg 23.24) by RGD Willis in 17 Tests

Rajneeh Gupta