New Zealand cricket team in India in 1976–77

New Zealand cricket team in India in 1976-77
Date 10 November 1976 - 30 November 1976
Location India India
Result India won 3 Match -Test series 2-0-1
Teams
 India  New Zealand
Captains
Bishan Singh Bedi Glenn Turner
Most runs
Viswanath (324)
Sunil Gavaskar (259)
Mohinder Amarnath (229)
Glenn Turner (261)
John Parker (209)
Mark Burgess (175)
Most wickets
Bishan Singh Bedi (22)
Chandrasekhar (17)
Venkataraghavan (11)
Richard Hadlee (13)
Peter Petherick (9)
Lance Cairns (7)

The New Zealand national cricket team toured India in 1976-77 season.[1] The two teams played three Tests. India won test series 2-0.

Test matches

1st Test

10–15 November 1976
scorecard
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399 (142.5 overs)
Sunil Gavaskar 119
Richard Hadlee 4/95 (29 overs)
298 (153.3 overs)
John Parker 104
Bhagwat Chandrasekhar 4/77 (44 overs)
202/4 d. (58 overs)
Brijesh Patel 82
Richard Collinge 2/45 (12 overs)
141 (80.2 overs)
Warren Lees 42
Bishan Singh Bedi 5/27 (33 overs)
India won by 162 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Bombay
Umpires: J Reuben, B Satyaji Rao
  • India won the toss and decided to bat

2nd Test

18–23 November 1976
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524/9 d. (168 overs)
Mohinder Amarnath 70
Peter Petherick 3/109 (45 overs)
350 (142.5 overs)
Glenn Turner 113
Bishan Singh Bedi 3/80 (41 overs)
208/2 d. (52 overs)
Gundappa Viswanath 103
Richard Hadlee 2/56 (15 overs)
193/7 (117 overs)
Warren Lees 49
Bishan Singh Bedi 3/42 (40 overs)
  • India won the toss and decided to bat

India's first innings is still the highest innings in Test match history that does not feature an individual century by a batsman.[2]

3rd Test

26 Nov-2 Dec 1976
scorecard
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298 (133.1 overs)
Gundappa Viswanath 87
Lance Cairns 5/55 (33.1 overs)
140 (55.4 overs)
Mark Burgess 40
Bishan Singh Bedi 5/48 (16.4 overs)
201/5 d. (61.5 overs)
Mohinder Amarnath 55
Richard Hadlee 2/52 (17 overs)
143 (67 overs)
John Parker 38
Bishan Singh Bedi 4/22 (22 overs)
India won by 216 runs
Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chepauk, Madras
Umpires: MI Ghouse, KB Ramaswami
  • India won the toss and decided to bat

References

  1. The Home of CricketArchive
  2. Walmsley, Keith (2003). Mosts Without in Test Cricket. Reading, England: Keith Walmsley Publishing Pty Ltd. p. 457. ISBN 0947540067..

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