Pakistani cricket team in India in 1952–53
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![]() Captains Abdul Kardar (left) and Lala Amarnath (right) with Indian President Rajendra Prasad (center) on the day of the first test, 16 October 1952 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | 10 October 1952 – 24 December 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Result | India won the 5-Test series 2-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Pakistan national cricket team toured the republic of India in the 1952–53 season, playing five Tests.[1] The First Test was the first-ever Test for Pakistan after its inception and the second match resulted in Pakistan's first Test victory.[2] India won the series 2–1 with two Tests being drawn.
The Pakistan team
- Abdul Kardar (captain)
- Imtiaz Ahmed
- Khurshid Ahmed
- Maqsood Ahmed
- Zulfiqar Ahmed
- Israr Ali
- Rusi Dinshaw
- Amir Elahi
- Waqar Hasan
- Anwar Hussain
- Mahmood Hussain
- Khalid Ibadulla
- Fazal Mahmood
- Hanif Mohammad
- Khan Mohammad
- Nazar Mohammad
- Wazir Mohammad
- Khalid Qureshi
Tour matches
Three-day: North Zone v Pakistanis
10–12 October 1952 Scorecard |
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- Pakistanis won the toss and elected to bat.
- Prakash Bhandari (North Zone) picked his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class matches.[3]
Three-day: Central Zone v Pakistanis
31 October–2 November 1952 Scorecard |
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- Pakistanis won the toss and elected to bat.
- Khurshid Ahmed scored a century on debut in first-class matches.[4]
- Mahmood Hussain claimed his first five-wicket haul in first-class matches.[4]
Three-day: West Zone v Pakistanis
4–6 November 1952 Scorecard |
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- West Zone won the toss and elected to bat.
- Pananmal Punjabi (West Zone) and Wazir Mohammad (Pakistanis) both made their first centuries in first-class matches.[5]
Three-day: Bombay v Pakistanis
8–10 November 1952 Scorecard |
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- Pakistanis won the toss and elected to bat.
Three-day: South Zone v Pakistanis
21–23 November 1952 Scorecard |
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- Pakistanis won the toss and elected to bat.
Three-day: Indian Universities v Pakistanis
5–7 December 1952 Scorecard |
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- Indian Universities won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hanif Mohammad (Pakistanis) passed 1,000 runs in first-class matches.[6]
Three-day: East Zone v Pakistanis
19–21 December 1952 Scorecard |
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- Pakistanis won the toss and elected to bat.
- Raymond Lewis and B. Moitra (both East Zone) played respectively their debut and only first-class matches, while Nazar Mohammad (Pakistanis) played his last.[7]
Test matches
1st Test
16–18 October 1952 (4-day match) Scorecard |
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India won by an innings and 70 runs Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: Balkrishna Mohoni (Ind) and Mysore Vijayasarathi (Ind) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was the first Test match for Pakistan. For all the Pakistani players except Abdul Kardar and Amir Elahi this was the debut Test. Kardar and Elahi had earlier played Test cricket for India.
- Hemu Adhikari and Ghulam Ahmed broke the record for highest tenth wicket partnership for India, before Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan surpassed it in 2004 (133).[8]
- Vinoo Mankad's 8/52 in Pakistan's first innings and 13/131 in the match were the best bowling figures recorded by an India bowler.[9]
2nd Test
23–26 October 1952 (4-day match) Scorecard |
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Pakistan won by an innings and 43 runs University Ground, Lucknow Umpires: Balkrishna Mohoni (Ind) and Jamshed Patel (Ind) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hiralal Gaekwad and Shah Nyalchand (both Ind), and Mahmood Hussain and Zulfiqar Ahmed (both Pak) made their debut in Tests.
3rd Test
13–16 November 1952 (4-day match) Scorecard |
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India won by 10 wickets Brabourne Stadium, Bombay Umpires: Jamshed Patel (Ind) and Mysore Vijayasarathi (Ind) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bal Dani, Madhav Apte and Vijay Rajindernath (all Ind), and Wazir Mohammad (Pak) made their debut in Tests.
4th Test
28 November–1 December 1952 (4-day match) Scorecard |
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Match drawn Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chepauk, Madras Umpires: Noshirvan Nagarwala (Ind) and Prasad Sinha (Ind) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on the last two days because of rain.
- Ebrahim Maka (Ind) made his debut in Tests.
5th Test
12–15 Dec 1952 (4-day match) Scorecard |
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Deepak Shodhan (Ind) made his debut in Tests.
Aftermath
In 2003, to mark the 50th anniversary of the tour, the surviving members of the Pakistani team were awarded a commemorative medallion, a cash prize of 250,000 rupees, and a current green Pakistan blazer.[10]
References
- ^ Pakistan in India, East Pakistan and Burma 1952-53
- ^ "Pakistan announce themselves". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "North Zone v Pakistanis". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Central Zone v Pakistanis". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "West Zone v Pakistanis". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Indian Universities v Pakistanis". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "East Zone v Pakistanis". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Tendulkar and Pathan put India on the brink". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "India v Pakistan 1952-53". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Pakistan's pioneers to be honoured by president". ESPNcricinfo. 29 August 2003. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
External links
- Tour page on ESPNcricinfo
- Pakistan in India, East Pakistan and Burma 1952-53 at CricketArchive (subscription required)
Further reading
- "Pakistan in India, 1952", Wisden 1953, pp. 872–83
- Abdul Kardar, Inaugural Test Matches, 1954
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