Marylebone Cricket Club tour of India and Ceylon in 1926–27

An international cricket team raised by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) toured India and Ceylon from October 1926 to March 1927 and played several first-class matches against regional and national sides in both countries. Of the many MCC teams to visit Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), this was the first to play first-class matches there. Captained by Arthur Gilligan, the team played 26 first-class matches in India and a further four first-class matches in Ceylon. Team members included Maurice Tate, Maurice Leyland, Andy Sandham, Bob Wyatt, Arthur Dolphin, George Geary, Ewart Astill and George Brown.

Matches in India

Two-Day Match : Parsees and Muslims vs MCC

19–20 October 1926 Scorecard

MCC	v	Parsees and Muslims
339 (88 overs) Bob Wyatt 63 Ghulam Mohammad 5/114 (36 overs)		187 (56.2 overs) MJ Mobed 54 Stuart Boyes 2/22 (7 overs)

Match Drawn. Karachi, British India Umpires: Unknown

• Toss Unknown

Two-Day Match :Hindu and The Rest vs MCC

23–24 October 1926 Scorecard

Hindu and The Rest	v	MCC
335 (104 overs) D Jagannath 73 Maurice Tate 5/61 (29 overs)		249/5 (78 overs) Andy Sandham 129 Dasrath Bhogawde 2/56 (20 overs)

Match Drawn. Karachi, British India Umpires: Unknown

• Toss Unknown

Two-Day Match :Europeans vs MCC

26–27 October 1926 Scorecard

MCC	v	Europeans
377 (88.3 overs) Andy Sandham 67 Morgan 3/65 (13 overs)		151 (65.1 overs) Claude Rubie 46* Maurice Tate 4/19 (10.1 overs)
139/3 (22 overs) Guy Earle 49 Noel Carbutt 2/44 (6 overs)

Match Drawn. Karachi, British India Umpires: Unknown

• Toss Unknown

Three-Day Match :All Karachi XI vs MCC

29–31 October 1926 Scorecard

All Karachi XI	v	MCC
129 (54 overs) Naoomal Jeoomal 32 MJ Mobed 32 Maurice Tate 4/32 (20 overs)		517 (135 overs) JH Parsons 139 Noel Carbutt 5/135 (28 overs)
240 (103.3 overs) Naoomal Jeoomal 81 Maurice Tate 5/35 (27.3 overs)

MCC won by an innings and 148 runs Karachi, British India Umpires: Unknown

• Toss Unknown

Two-Day Match :Europeans vs MCC

3–4 November 1926 Scorecard

MCC	v	Europeans
431/8d (85.4 overs) Andy Sandham 150 Barlow 5/93 (25.4 overs)		145 (55 overs) FJ Matthews 57* George Geary 3/25 (11 overs)
185/5d (33 overs) Arthur Gilligan 68 Skipp 2/37 (5 overs)		85/1 (23 overs) Ronald Yeldham 40* Maurice Tate 1/12 (4 overs)

Match Drawn. Rawalpindi, British India Umpires: Unknown

• Toss Unknown