The England national cricket team, organised by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), toured India, Pakistan and Ceylon from October 1961 to February 1962. They played five Test matches against the India national cricket team, with India winning two matches and the other three being drawn; and three Tests against the Pakistan national cricket team, with England winning the first match and the other two drawn. The itinerary was unusual in that England began in Pakistan with three matches, including the first Test at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, and then went on an extensive five-Test tour of India before crossing into East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), where they played their second Test against Pakistan at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka. For the third Test against Pakistan, they travelled to the National Stadium, Karachi before completing the tour in February with three games in Ceylon. Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) was not a Test-qualified team at that time and played a single first-class match against MCC in Colombo which was won by MCC.[1]
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| Date | 11 November 1961 - 15 January 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | India won the 5-Test series 2-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test matches in India
edit1st Test
edit11–16 November 1961
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2nd Test
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3rd Test
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4th Test
edit30 December 1961 – 4 January 1962
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5th Test
edit10–15 January 1962
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Test matches in Pakistan
editEngland played three Tests against Pakistan in a split series, the first match being played in October 1961 and the latter two in the new year following the tour of India. England won the first and the other two were drawn. England were captained by Ted Dexter and Pakistan by Imtiaz Ahmed. After this, England would not win another test series in Pakistan for 39 years.[2]
1st Test
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- 23 October was taken as a rest day.
- A Brown, WE Russell and DW White (all ENG) and Afaq Hussain (PAK) made their Test debuts.
2nd Test
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- 22 January was taken as a rest day.
3rd Test
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- 5 February was taken as a rest day.
Ceylon
editMCC won their first-class fixture in Colombo by 8 wickets. Ted Dexter captained MCC and Ceylon were led by Ievers Gunasekara.[3]
References
edit- ^ "England in India, Pakistan and Ceylon 1961–62". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "England beat Pakistan by six wickets".
- ^ "Ceylon v MCC 1962". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
External links
edit- England in India: Nov 1961/Jan 1962 at ESPNcricinfo
- England in Pakistan, 1961-62 at ESPNcricinfo
- England to India & Pakistan 1961-62 at Test Cricket Tours
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