Recalling all England tours to India

England tour of India 1961/62

Apart from being an astute captain, Ted Dexter was also a ferocious batsman

Winner: India 2-0

Captain

India: Nari Contractor

England: Ted Dexter

England tasted a series defeat in India for the first time. After the first 3 Tests ended in drab draws, India came back strongly under Nari Contractor with wins by 187 and 108 runs respectively. Vijay Manjrekar, M.L Jaisimha notched up centuries for India, while Salim Durrani turned out to be the highest wicket taker with 23 wickets.

Ken Barrington emerged as the highest run scorer of the series at a staggering average of 99. In the process he muscled his way to 3 centuries. Unfortunately none were converted into a Test win. Left arm orthodox bowler Tony Lock was their highest wicket taker with 22 wickets.

Results

Sl No	Date	Venue	Stadium	Innings 1	Innings 2	Innings 3	Innings 4	Result
1	November 11-16, 1961	Bombay	Brabourne Stadium	England: 500/8 dec	India: 390/10	England: 184/5 dec	India: 180/5	Draw
2	December 1-6, 1961	Kanpur	Green Park	India: 467/8 dec	England: 244/10	England: 497/5	–	Draw
3	December 13-18, 1961	Delhi	Feroz Shah Kotla	India: 466/10	England: 256/3	-	-	Draw
4	December 30, 1961- January 4, 1962	Calcutta	Eden Gardens	India: 380/10	England: 212/10	India: 252/10	England: 233/10	India won by 187 runs
5	January 10-15, 1962	Madras	Corporation Stadium	India: 428/10	Engalnd: 281/10	India: 190/10	England: 209/10	India won by 108 runs

England tour of India 1964

Mike Smith was one of the best county players of his generation

Winner: Draw 0-0

Captain

India: Nawab of Pataudi Jnr

England: Mike Smith

No team won a match in the series. For the first time, the top 3 run-getters of the series belonged to India with Budhi Kunderan (525 runs at 52.50), Dilip Sardesai (449 runs at 44.90) and M.L Jaisimha (444 runs at 44.40) topping the list. The bowling department didn't fare very well as Salim Durrani, India’s highest wicket-taker in the series, picked up only 11 wickets at an average of 42.81 and a dismal strike rate of 119.4.

For England, Colin Cowdrey impressed with 309 runs at an average of 103. Skipper Mike Smith led from the front with an average of 51. Nevertheless, it was right-arm off-break bowler Fredrick Titmus, who stood out for England churning out 27 wickets at a miserly economy of 1.87.

Results

Sl No	Date	Venue	Stadium	Innings 1	Innings 2	Innings 3	Innings 4	Result
1	January 9-15, 1964	Madras	Corporation Stadium	India: 457/7 dec	England: 317/10	India: 152/9 dec	England: 241/5	Draw
2	January 21-26, 1964	Bombay	Brabourne Stadium	India: 300/10	England: 233/10	India: 249/8 dec	England: 206/3	Draw
3	January 29- February 3, 1964	Calcutta	Eden Gardens	India: 241/10	England: 267/10	India: 300/7 dec	England: 145/2	Draw
4	February 8-13, 1964	Delhi	Feroz Shah Kotla	India: 344/10	England 451/ 10	India 463/4	-	Draw
5	February 15-20, 1964	Kanpur	Green Park	559/8 dec	India 266/10	India 347/3	-	Draw