English cricket team in India in 1933–34

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England in India 1933-34
  British Raj Red Ensign.svg Flag of England.svg
  India England
Dates 15 December 1933 – 4 March 1934
Captains CK Nayudu Douglas Jardine
Test series
Result England won the 3-match series 2–0
Most runs Lala Amarnath (203) Cyril Walters (284)
Most wickets Amar Singh (23) Hedley Verity (13)

A cricket team from England organised by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) toured India from 15 December 1933 to 4 March 1934. In the Test matches, the side was known as "England"; in other matches, it was known as "MCC". England won the Test series 2-0. The MCC team concluded its tour with four matches in Ceylon, two of them first-class.

Test matches[]

1st Test[]

15–18 December 1933
scorecard
India 
v
 England
219 (91.2 overs)
Lala Amarnath 38
James Langridge 3/42 (17 overs)
438 (136.5 overs)
Bryan Valentine 136
Mohammad Nissar 5/90 (33.5 overs)
258 (90.5 overs)
Lala Amarnath 118
Stan Nichols 5/55 (23.5 overs)
40/1 (7.2 overs)
Charlie Barnett 17
Amar Singh 1/15 (3.2 overs)
England won by 9 wickets
Gymkhana Ground, Bombay
Umpires: JW Hitch, FA Tarrant
  • India won the toss and decided to bat
  • Lala Amarnath became the first Indian player to score an International century

2nd Test[]

5–8 January 1934
scorecard
England 
v
 India
403 (159.5 overs)
James Langridge 70
Amar Singh 4/106 (54.5 overs)
247 (107.4 overs)
Dilawar Hussain 59
Hedley Verity 4/64 (28.4 overs)
7/2 (5 overs)
Bryan Valentine 3
Mohammad Nissar 1/2 (2 overs)
237 (f/o) (90.3 overs)
Dilawar Hussain 57
Hedley Verity 4/76 (31 overs)
Match drawn
Eden Gardens, Calcutta
Umpires: JW Hitch, FA Tarrant
  • England won the toss and decided to bat

3rd Test[]

10–13 February 1934
scorecard
England 
v
 India
335 (131.4 overs)
Fred Bakewell 85
Amar Singh 7/86 (44.4 overs)
145 (59.5 overs)
Vijay Merchant 26
Hedley Verity 7/49 (23.5 overs)
261/7 d. (75.5 overs)
Cyril Walters 102
Nazir Ali 4/83 (23 overs)
249 (69.2 overs)
Yuvraj of Patiala 60
James Langridge 5/63 (24 overs)
England won by 202 runs
Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chepauk, Madras
Umpires: JB Higgins, JW Hitch
  • England won the toss and decided to bat

References[]

External links[]

Further reading[]

  • Ramachandra Guha, A Corner of a Foreign Field, Picador, London, 2002, pp. 199–221


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