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India v West Indies
West Indies in India 1958/59 (3rd Test)
VenueEden Gardens, Calcutta on 31st December 1958, 1st, 3rd, 4th January 1959 (5-day match)
Balls per over6
TossWest Indies won the toss and decided to bat
ResultWest Indies won by an innings and 336 runs
UmpiresMohammad Yunus, ND Nagarwala
Close of play day 1West Indies (1) 359/3 (Kanhai 203*, Butcher 87*)
Close of play day 2India (1) 29/2 (Ghorpade 0*, Kenny 3*)
Close of play day 3India (2) 69/5 (Manjrekar 20*, Phadkar 14*)


West Indies first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
JKC Holtc Contractor b Surendranath5    
CC Huntec Surendranath b Gupte23    
RB Kanhaic Umrigar b Surendranath256 40042-
OG Smithb Umrigar34    
BF Butcherlbw b Ghulam Ahmed103 18015-
GS Sobersnot out106    
JS Solomonnot out69 140 -
*+FCM Alexanderdid not bat 
S Ramadhindid not bat 
WW Halldid not bat 
R Gilchristdid not bat 
Extras(8 b, 9 lb, 1 nb)18
Total(5 wickets, declared, 162.1 overs)614
Fall of wickets:
1-12 (Holt), 2-72 (Hunte), 3-180 (Smith), 4-397 (Butcher), 5-454 (Kanhai)
India bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Phadkar43   61730--
Surendranath46   81682--
Gupte39   81191--
Ghulam Ahmed16.11521--
Umrigar16   1621--
Ghorpade2   0220--

India first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
P Royc Solomon b Gilchrist11    
NJ Contractorlbw b Ramadhin4    
JM Ghorpadec Alexander b Gilchrist7    
RB Kennyc Alexander b Hall16    
PR Umrigarnot out44    
VL Manjrekarb Hall0    
DG Phadkarc Sobers b Gilchrist3    
+NS Tamhanec Sobers b Hall0    
Surendranathrun out8 90 -
*Ghulam Ahmedlbw b Sobers4    
SP Gupteb Ramadhin12    
Extras(2 b, 8 lb, 4 nb, 1 w)15
Total(all out, 62.5 overs)124
Fall of wickets:
1-24 (Contractor), 2-26 (Roy), 3-52 (Ghorpade), 4-52 (Kenny), 5-52 (Manjrekar), 6-57 (Phadkar), 7-58 (Tamhane), 8-89 (Surendranath), 9-99 (Ghulam Ahmed), 10-124 (Gupte, 62.5 ov)
West Indies bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Gilchrist23   13183--
Hall15   6313--
Ramadhin16.58272--
Smith2   110--
Sobers6   0321--

India second innings (following on)RunsBallsMins4s6s
P Royc Alexander b Hall0  --
NJ Contractorb Gilchrist6    
PR Umrigarc Alexander b Hall2  --
VL Manjrekarnot out58    
RB Kennyb Hall0  --
JM Ghorpadeb Sobers16    
DG Phadkarb Gilchrist35    
Surendranathc Alexander b Gilchrist3  --
+NS Tamhaneb Gilchrist0  --
*Ghulam Ahmedb Gilchrist0  --
SP Gupteb Gilchrist15    
Extras(3 b, 16 nb)19
Total(all out, 49 overs)154
Fall of wickets:
1-5 (Roy), 2-7 (Umrigar), 3-10 (Contractor), 4-17 (Kenny), 5-44 (Ghorpade), 6-115 (Phadkar), 7-131 (Surendranath), 8-131 (Tamhane), 9-131 (Ghulam Ahmed), 10-154 (Gupte, 49 ov)
West Indies bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Gilchrist21   7556--
Hall18   5553--
Ramadhin8   3140--
Sobers2   0111--

Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
--> RB Kanhai (1) passed his previous highest Test Matches score of 96
--> RB Kanhai (1) passed his previous highest First-Class Matches score of 195
--> RB Kanhai (1) passed 2500 runs in First-Class Matches when he reached 138
--> BF Butcher (1) passed his previous highest Test Matches score of 64
--> RB Kenny made his debut in Test Matches
--> Surendranath made his debut in Test Matches
--> VL Manjrekar (2) passed 1500 runs in Test Matches when he reached 16
--> R Gilchrist achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test Matches when he dismissed Ghulam Ahmed in the India second innings (previous best was 4-32)

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