Australian cricket team in India in 1959–60

Australian cricket team in India in 1959-60


Date	12 December 1959 - 28 January 1960
Location	India
Result	Australia won the 5-Test series 2-1-2

Teams

India

Australia

Captains

Gulabrai Ramchand

Richie Benaud

Most runs

Nari Contractor (438)
Pankaj Roy (263)
Ramnath Kenny (229)

Norm O'Neill (376)
Neil Harvey (356)
Les Favell (229)

Most wickets

Jasu Patel (19)
Bapu Nadkarni (10)
Ramakant Desai (9)

Richie Benaud (29)
Alan Davidson (29)
Ian Meckiff (12)

The Australian national cricket team toured India in the winter of 1959-60. The two teams played five Tests, with Australia winning two, India winning one, and two others being drawn. The Australians also played several matches against domestic Indian squads.

At the time of its arrival in India, the Australian cricket team was acclaimed as the strongest side in the world, having won 11 of its last 16 Tests and lost none. In the years just prior, they had not only defeated India, but also South Africa, England, and Pakistan as well. The confident Aussies, led by captain Richie Benaud, featured such names as Neil Harvey, Norm O'Neill, Ray Lindwall, and Ian Meckiff among others. Meanwhile, India had dropped 11 of its last 13 Tests, including humbling defeats at the hands of Australia, the West Indies, and England, and had not won a single one. The Indians seemed to be struggling with every aspect of the game – batting, bowling, and fielding – not to mention leadership and the maintenance of a "fighting spirit." Hence, this series between Benaud's Australians and Gulabrai Ramchand's Indian team had a true David vs. Goliath nature to it.^[1]

Touring party

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Test matches

1st Test

12 December - 16 December
scorecard

India	v	Australia
135 (59.4 overs) Nari Contractor 41 Richie Benaud 3-0 (3.4 overs)		468 (143.0 overs) Neil Harvey 114 Polly Umrigar 4-49 (15.3 overs)
206 (111.0 overs) Pankaj Roy 99 Richie Benaud 5-76 (46 overs)

Australia won by an innings and 127 runs
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, India
Umpires: Santosh Ganguli and Mohammad Yunus

2nd Test

19 December - 24 December
scorecard

India	v	Australia
152 (70.1 overs) Bapu Nadkarni 25 Alan Davidson 5-31 (20.1 overs)		219 (77.5 overs) Colin McDonald 53 Jasu Patel 9-69 (35.5 overs)
291 (144.3 overs) Nari Contractor 74 Alan Davidson 7-93 (57.3 overs)		105 (57.4 overs) Colin McDonald 34 Jasu Patel 5-55 (25.4 overs)

India won by 119 runs
Modi Stadium, Kanpur, India
Umpires: Santosh Ganguli and Bapu Joshi

The second Test at Kanpur was notable for being India's first-ever Test victory over the Australians, and also the first match to be played on a turf wicket. Indian off-spinner Jasu Patel distinguished himself, taking 14 wickets in the match (nine wickets in the first innings and five in the second). He would go on to take 19 wickets in the series.^[3]

3rd Test

1 January - 6 January
scorecard

India	v	Australia
289 (142.5 overs) Nari Contractor 108 Alan Davidson 4-62 (34.5 overs)		387/8 dec. (140.0 overs) Norm O'Neill 163 Bapu Nadkarni 6-105 (51.0 overs)
226/5 dec. (101.0 overs) Abbas Ali Baig 58 Ian Meckiff 3-67 (28.0 overs)		34/1 (8.0 overs) Wally Grout 22 Pankaj Roy 1-6 (2.0 overs)

Match drawn
Brabourne Stadium, Bombay, India
Umpires: Habib Choudhury and Noshirvan Nagarwala

4th Test

13 January - 17 January
scorecard

Australia	v	India
342 (153.0 overs) Les Favell 101 Ramakant Desai 4-93 (41.0 overs)		149 (77.1 overs) Budhi Kunderan 71 Richie Benaud 5-43 (32.1 overs)
		138 (105.0 overs) Nari Contractor 41 Richie Benaud 3-43 (35.0 overs)

Australia won by an innings and 55 runs
Nehru Stadium, Madras, India
Umpires: Narayan Sane and Mysore Vijayasarathi

5th Test

23 January - 28 January
scorecard

India	v	Australia
194 (89.3 overs) C. D. Gopinath 39 Alan Davidson 3-37 (16.0 overs)		331 (111.1 overs) Norm O'Neill 113 Ramakant Desai 4-111 (36.0 overs)
339 (146.2 overs) M. L. Jaisimha 74 Richie Benaud 4-103 (48.0 overs)		121/2 (52.0 overs) Les Favell 62 Nari Contractor 1-9 (5.0 overs)

Match drawn
Eden Gardens, Calcutta, India
Umpires: Santosh Ganguli and Narayan Sane

Tour matches

Indian Board President's XI v Australians

27 December - 29 December
scorecard

Indian Board President's XI	v	Australia
293 (90.2 overs) Man Sood 73 Lindsay Kline 4-72 (27.0 overs)		554/6 dec. (134.0 overs) Norm O'Neill 284 William Ghosh 3-195 (40.0 overs)
143/5 (36.0 overs) Manohar Hardikar 59 Richie Benaud 2-13 (8.0 overs)

Match drawn
Commerce College Ground, Ahmedabad, India
Umpires: Habib Choudhury and Badami Satyaji Rao

References

↑ Ramchand, Pertab (2001-02-18). "When Jasu Patel wrought the miracle at Kanpur". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
↑ "Australia in Pakistan and India, 1959-60". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
↑ Mohapatra, Bikash (2008-04-10). "Green Park gave India its first win over Australia". Rediff. Retrieved 2009-07-15.

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