INDIA V. M.C.C.

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 145, 16 December 1933, Page 9

INDIA V. M.C.C.

FIRST TEST AT BOMBAY

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United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph —Copyright. (Received December 16, 1 p.m.) CALCUTTA, December 15. The first Test, M.C.C. v. India, was commenced today at Bombay, a crowd of thirty thousand being present at the commencement of play and increasing to forty thousand after the luncheon adjournment. Nayudu, captain of India, won the toss and gave his side first use of tho wicket. The teams are: — M.C.C.—Jardine (captain), Walters, Valentine, Mitchell, Langridge, Nicholls, Townsend, Barnett, Verity, Clark, and Elliott. India.—Nayudu (captain), Wazir Ali, Navle, Amarnath, Jai, Merchant, Colah, Amar Singh, Nissar, Ramji, and Jamshedji. Not much headway was made against the M.C.C. bowlers, and at tea the total was 170 for five wickets. The 200 mai'k was reached when the innings had been in progress for 278 minutes, and at stumps the total was 212 for nine wickets. Four of the batsmen were dismissed Ibw. Details:— INDIA. First Innings, Wazir Ali, Ibw, b Nichols 36 Navle, c Nichols, b Verity ..' 13 Amarnath, Ibw, b Langridgo .... 38 Nayudu, Ibw, b Clark 28 Jai, c Mitchell, b Langriclge 19 Merchant, Ibw, b Nichols 23 Colah, not out 28 Amar Singh,- st Elliott, b Langridge 0 Nissar, c Mitchell, b Verity .... 13 Ramji, b Verity '. 1 Jamshedji, not out ............. 0 Extras ..., 13 Total for nine wickets 212