DEFEAT NEAR FOR INDIA

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28981, 24 August 1959, Page 13

DEFEAT NEAR FOR INDIA

Innings Win By England Likely

LONDON, August 22

India, 146 for five in its second inrings. still needed 75 runs to avoid an innings defeat by England when a violent thunderstorm halted play half an hour early on the third day of the fifth and final test match at the Oval today.

England, 289 for six overnight, was all out 40 minutes before lunch for 361 after adding 72 in 80 mnutes Surendra Nath, a tireless bowler, who drew adverse comment because of his consistent leg theory, was the main wicket-taker for India with five for 75.

Swetman and R. Illingworth each made his highest score in test cricket and their stand of 102 was a record against India for the seventh wicket, beating the 79 by T. G. Evans and R. Jenkins at Leeds in 1952.

Indias second innings opened with a controversial lbw decision against P. Roy off J. B. Statham’s bowling and India appeared to be heading fqr yet another three-day defeat when the fourth wicket fell ar 70.

But a determined stand by R. G. Nadkarni and D. K. Gaekwad and then by Nadkarni and J M. Ghorpade boosted the Indian batting at a crucial stage. Nadkarni was 69 not out at the close He was the first Indian batsman to pass 50 in this V-st.

First Innins* 140 Second Innins* * P. Roy, lbw, b Statham 0 N. Contractor, c Trueman, b Statham 25 ) A A. Baig. c Cowdrey, b Statham 4 i R. G. Nadkami, not out 69 C. G. Borde, run out .. 6 D. K, Gaekwad, c Swetman, b Greenhough 15 r J. Ghorpade. not out 15 Extras (byes 4, leg-byes 5. 7 no-balls 3) 2! Total for five wickets .. 146 J Fall of Wickets: One for 5. two for 17, three for 44. four for 70. J. Ive lor 10b. «• BOWLING O. M. R. W. F. S. Trueman .. 10 2 23 0 •J. B. Statham ..15 3 38 3 K. R. Dexter ..7 1 11 0 R. Illingworth .. 18 5 30 0 T, Greenhough 17 8 33 1 ENGLAND Second Innings G. Pullar. c Tamhane, b Surendra Nath 22 R. Subba Row. e Tamhane, b Desai 94 M. C. Cowdrey, c Borde, b Suren c dra Nath • M. J. K. Smith, b Desai 98 ( K. Dexter, c Tamhane, b Surt’ endra Nath 0 R. Illingworth, e Gaekwad, b Nadkami 50 7 R. Swetman, c Baig, b Surendra 8 Nath 65 F. S. Trueman, st. Tamhane, b (N Nadkarni 1 La T. Greenhough, c Contractor, b 46 Surendra Nath 2 Z. J. B. Statham, not out .. 3 (J ■ Extras (bves 3, leg-byes 8, Pai wide 1) 12 not A Total 361 Tou At Fall of Wickets: One for 38, two (W. for 52. three for 221. four for 232. v N five for 233, six for 235, seven for A< 337. eight for 347. nine for 358. 46. C BOWLING for i O. M. R. W. At R. B. Desai .. 33 5 103 2 nine Surendra Nath 51.3 25 75 5 Russel S. P. Gupte .. 38 9 119 1 74, R. Nadkami ..25 11 52 2 51 for