Indian cricket team in England in 1959
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The Indian cricket team toured England in the 1959 season. The team played five Test matches against England and lost them all: the first time that England had won all the matches in a five-match series. Only one of the Tests, the game at Manchester, went into the fifth day.
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Indian cricket team in England in 1959 | |||
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India | England | ||
Dates | 4 June ā 24 August 1959 | ||
Captains | Datta Gaekwad | Peter May | |
Test series | |||
Result | England won the 5-match series 5ā0 | ||
Most runs | Nari Contractor (233) | Ken Barrington (357) | |
Most wickets | Subhash Gupte (17) | Fred Trueman (22) |
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In all first-class matches, the Indian team won just six times and lost 11, with 16 of the 33 games left drawn.