Indian cricket team in England in 1936

The Indian cricket team toured England in the 1936 season and played 28 first-class fixtures, winning only four whilst losing 12 and drawing 12.

India played three Test matches and lost the series to England 2-0 with one match drawn. England won the First Test by 9 wickets at Lord's; the Second Test at Old Trafford was drawn; England won the Third Test at The Oval by 9 wickets.

The team was captained by the Maharajkumar of Vizianagram, aka Vizzy, who was neither the greatest player nor the greatest captain of all time. But the team did include several top-class players such as Vijay Merchant, Mushtaq Ali and CK Nayudu.

Test Series

First Test

27–30 June 1936
Scorecard

India	v	England
147 (55.1 overs) Vijay Merchant 35 Gubby Allen 5/35 (17 overs)		134 (61.1 overs) M Leyland 60 Amar Singh 6/35 (25.1 overs)
93 (46 overs) DD Hindlekar 17 Gubby Allen 5/43 (18 overs)		108/1 (39.3 overs) H Gimblett 67 Mohammad Nissar 1/26 (6 overs)

England won by 9 wickets
Lord's Cricket Ground
Umpires: A Dolphin, FI Walden

England won the toss and decided to field
3-day match

Second Test

25–28 July 1936
Scorecard

India	v	England
203 (68.1 overs) S Wazir Ali 42 Verity 4/41 (17 overs)		571/8 (142 overs) Wally Hammond 167 CK Nayudu 2/84 (22 overs)
390/5 (115 overs) Vijay Merchant 114 Walter Robins 3/103 (29 overs)

Match drawn
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: F Chester, FI Walden

India won the toss and decided to bat
3-day match

Third Test

15–18 August 1936
Scorecard

England	v	India
471/8 (129 overs) Wally Hammond 217 Mohammad Nissar 5/120(26 overs)		222(85.5 overs) Vijay Merchant 52 Jim Sims 5/73 (18.5 overs)
64/1 (13 overs) Charlie Barnett32 Gubby Allen 7/80 (20 overs)		312 (93 overs) CK Nayudu 81 Mohammad Nissar 1/36(7 overs)

England won by 9 wickets
Kennington Oval, Kennington
Umpires: F Chester, FI Walden

England won the toss and decided to bat
3-day match

Controversy

Another top-class player was Lala Amarnath but the tour was marred by controversy as recorded in A Right Royal Indian Mess on CricInfo, with Amarnath being sent home early for spurious "disciplinary" reasons. Ultimately, after a long saga of closed ranks and establishment incompetence, he was completely exonerated.

References

Annual reviews

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1937

External links

CricketArchive – tour summaries

International cricket tours between team England and India

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In India	1933–34 1951–52 1961–62 1963–64 1972–73 1976–77 1979–80 1981–82 1984–85 1992–93 2001–02 2005–06 2008–09 2011–12 2012–13

Women's

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