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MATCH SCORECARD

England v India

1979-08-30 · Test · Men · Kennington Oval

Match drawn

MATCH CHARTS

Runs by over, wickets and phases

Scoring mix · England
Fours124 · 43.2%
Sixes6 · 2.1%
Other runs157 · 54.7%
Scoring mix · India
Fours56 · 29.6%
Other runs133 · 70.4%
Scoring mix · England
Fours108 · 34.7%
Sixes12 · 3.9%
Other runs191 · 61.4%
Scoring mix · India
Fours144 · 35.8%
Other runs258 · 64.2%
Bowling spells · wickets, with economy
Srinivas Venkataraghavan
3/59 · 2.03
Kapil Dev
3/83 · 2.59
Karsan Ghavri
2/61 · 2.34
Bishan Bedi
2/69 · 2.31
Yajurvindra Singh
0/15 · 1.87
Bowling spells · wickets, with economy
Ian Botham
4/65 · 2.32
Mike Hendrick
3/38 · 1.68
Bob Willis
3/53 · 2.94
Graham Gooch
0/6 · 3.00
Peter Willey
0/10 · 2.50
Phil Edmonds
0/17 · 3.40
Bowling spells · wickets, with economy
Karsan Ghavri
3/76 · 2.23
Kapil Dev
2/89 · 3.08
Bishan Bedi
1/67 · 2.57
Srinivas Venkataraghavan
1/75 · 2.88
Yajurvindra Singh
0/4 · 2.00
Bowling spells · wickets, with economy
Ian Botham
3/97 · 3.34
Peter Willey
2/96 · 2.19
Phil Edmonds
1/87 · 2.28
Bob Willis
1/89 · 3.17
Graham Gooch
0/9 · 4.50
Alan Butcher
0/9 · 4.50
Mike Hendrick
0/15 · 1.87
INNINGS 1

England

124.5 overs · run rate 2.44 · all out
305
Batting scorecard
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Geoff Boycottlbw351024034.31
Alan Butchercaught Yajurvindra Singh14951014.73
Graham Goochcaught Gundappa Viswanath792057038.53
David Gowerlbw02000.00
Peter Willeycaught Yajurvindra Singh52808065.00
Ian Bothamstumped Bharath Reddy38554169.09
Mike Brearleybowled341023033.33
David Bairstowcaught Bharath Reddy9340026.47
Phil Edmondscaught Kapil Dev16412039.02
Bob Willisnot out10*282035.71
Mike Hendrickcaught Sunil Gavaskar09000.00
Extras 18 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 18)Total 305 (124.5 ov)Run rate 2.44

Fall of wickets1-45 (Alan Butcher)2-51 (Geoff Boycott)3-51 (David Gower)4-148 (Peter Willey)5-203 (Ian Botham)6-245 (Graham Gooch)7-272 (Mike Brearley)8-275 (David Bairstow)9-304 (Phil Edmonds)10-305 (Mike Hendrick)

Bowling scorecard
BowlerOMRWEconWDNB
Kapil Dev32128332.5900
Karsan Ghavri2686122.3400
Bishan Bedi29.546922.3100
Yajurvindra Singh821501.8700
Srinivas Venkataraghavan2995932.0300
Partnerships · England
1st wicket · Geoff Boycott & Alan Butcher
45
2nd wicket · Geoff Boycott & Graham Gooch
6
3rd wicket · Graham Gooch & David Gower
0
4th wicket · Graham Gooch & Peter Willey
97
5th wicket · Graham Gooch & Ian Botham
55
6th wicket · Graham Gooch & Mike Brearley
42
7th wicket · Mike Brearley & David Bairstow
27
8th wicket · David Bairstow & Phil Edmonds
3
9th wicket · Phil Edmonds & Bob Willis
29
10th wicket · Bob Willis & Mike Hendrick
1
INNINGS 2

India

79.3 overs · run rate 2.54 · all out
202
Batting scorecard
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Sunil Gavaskarcaught David Bairstow13390033.33
Chetan Chauhancaught Ian Botham6131046.15
Dilip Vengsarkarcaught Ian Botham03000.00
Gundappa Viswanathcaught Mike Brearley621535040.52
Yashpal Sharmalbw27613044.26
Yajurvindra Singhnot out43*1191036.13
Kapil Devbowled16372043.24
Karsan Ghavricaught David Bairstow7140050.00
Bharath Reddycaught David Bairstow12282042.85
Srinivas Venkataraghavancaught Mike Hendrick260033.33
Bishan Bedicaught Mike Brearley150020.00
Extras 13 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 13)Total 202 (79.3 ov)Run rate 2.54

Fall of wickets1-9 (Chetan Chauhan)2-9 (Dilip Vengsarkar)3-47 (Sunil Gavaskar)4-91 (Yashpal Sharma)5-130 (Gundappa Viswanath)6-161 (Kapil Dev)7-172 (Karsan Ghavri)8-192 (Bharath Reddy)9-200 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan)10-202 (Bishan Bedi)

Bowling scorecard
BowlerOMRWEconWDNB
Bob Willis1825332.9400
Ian Botham2876542.3200
Mike Hendrick22.373831.6800
Peter Willey411002.5000
Graham Gooch20603.0000
Phil Edmonds511703.4000
Partnerships · India
1st wicket · Sunil Gavaskar & Chetan Chauhan
9
2nd wicket · Sunil Gavaskar & Dilip Vengsarkar
0
3rd wicket · Sunil Gavaskar & Gundappa Viswanath
38
4th wicket · Gundappa Viswanath & Yashpal Sharma
44
5th wicket · Gundappa Viswanath & Yajurvindra Singh
39
6th wicket · Yajurvindra Singh & Kapil Dev
31
7th wicket · Yajurvindra Singh & Karsan Ghavri
11
8th wicket · Yajurvindra Singh & Bharath Reddy
20
9th wicket · Yajurvindra Singh & Srinivas Venkataraghavan
8
10th wicket · Yajurvindra Singh & Bishan Bedi
2
INNINGS 3

England

116.5 overs · run rate 2.85 · declared
334/8d
Batting scorecard
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Geoff Boycottbowled1252936042.66
Alan Butchercaught Srinivas Venkataraghavan20612032.78
Graham Goochlbw31663146.96
David Gowercaught Bharath Reddy7260026.92
Peter Willeycaught Bharath Reddy31954032.63
Ian Bothamrun out03000.00
Mike Brearleybowled11200055.00
David Bairstowcaught Sunil Gavaskar591148051.75
Phil Edmondsnot out27*314187.09
Extras 23 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 23)Total 334/8d (116.5 ov)Run rate 2.85

Did not bat: Bob Willis, Mike Hendrick

Fall of wickets1-43 (Alan Butcher)2-107 (Graham Gooch)3-125 (David Gower)4-192 (Peter Willey)5-194 (Ian Botham)6-215 (Mike Brearley)7-291 (Geoff Boycott)8-334 (David Bairstow)

Bowling scorecard
BowlerOMRWEconWDNB
Kapil Dev28.548923.0800
Karsan Ghavri34117632.2300
Srinivas Venkataraghavan2647512.8800
Bishan Bedi2646712.5700
Yajurvindra Singh20402.0000
Partnerships · England
1st wicket · Geoff Boycott & Alan Butcher
43
2nd wicket · Geoff Boycott & Graham Gooch
64
3rd wicket · Geoff Boycott & David Gower
18
4th wicket · Geoff Boycott & Peter Willey
67
5th wicket · Geoff Boycott & Ian Botham
2
6th wicket · Geoff Boycott & Mike Brearley
21
7th wicket · Geoff Boycott & David Bairstow
76
8th wicket · David Bairstow & Phil Edmonds
43
INNINGS 4

India

150.5 overs · run rate 2.84
429/8
Batting scorecard
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Sunil Gavaskarcaught David Gower22144321049.88
Chetan Chauhancaught Ian Botham802637030.41
Dilip Vengsarkarcaught Ian Botham521395037.41
Kapil Devcaught Graham Gooch05000.00
Yashpal Sharmalbw19290065.51
Gundappa Viswanathcaught Mike Brearley151120136.36
Yajurvindra Singhlbw130033.33
Srinivas Venkataraghavanrun out6400150.00
Karsan Ghavrinot out3*40075.00
Bharath Reddynot out5*61083.33
Extras 27 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 27)Total 429/8 (150.5 ov)Run rate 2.84

Did not bat: Bishan Bedi

Fall of wickets1-213 (Chetan Chauhan)2-366 (Dilip Vengsarkar)3-367 (Kapil Dev)4-389 (Sunil Gavaskar)5-410 (Gundappa Viswanath)6-411 (Yajurvindra Singh)7-419 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan)8-423 (Yashpal Sharma)

Bowling scorecard
BowlerOMRWEconWDNB
Bob Willis2848913.1700
Ian Botham2959733.3400
Mike Hendrick821501.8700
Phil Edmonds38118712.2800
Peter Willey43.5159622.1900
Graham Gooch20904.5000
Alan Butcher20904.5000
Partnerships · India
1st wicket · Sunil Gavaskar & Chetan Chauhan
213
2nd wicket · Sunil Gavaskar & Dilip Vengsarkar
153
3rd wicket · Sunil Gavaskar & Kapil Dev
1
4th wicket · Sunil Gavaskar & Yashpal Sharma
22
5th wicket · Yashpal Sharma & Gundappa Viswanath
21
6th wicket · Yashpal Sharma & Yajurvindra Singh
1
7th wicket · Yashpal Sharma & Srinivas Venkataraghavan
8
8th wicket · Yashpal Sharma & Karsan Ghavri
4
9th wicket (unbroken) · Karsan Ghavri & Bharath Reddy
6

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