A look at England v India Test matches at Lord's - the 'Home of Cricket'

Denzil Pinto 11:27 08/08/2018
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  • India won their last visit to Lord's in 2014

    England take on India in the second Test at Lord’s with the tourists looking to improve their poor record at ‘The Home of Cricket’.

    Since their first appearance way back in 1932, the Indians have only won two of their 17 matches there with their most recent coming on the last tour in 2014.

    We look back at all the matches India have played at Lord’s:

    JUNE 1932: LOST BY 158 RUNS 

    The only Test of the series but it was a ruthless welcome from the hosts. Mohammad Nissar made a dream start with a five-wicket haul that saw England bowled out for 259. Captain CK Nayudu led from the front to top-score with 40 but India were still behind after scoring 189.

    England piled on more pressure with the bat and a target of 346 proved to be too much for the tourists despite Amar Singh scoring a half-century.

    JUNE 1936: LOST BY NINE WICKETS 

    Bowled out for 147, India fought back as Amar Singh’s six-for saw them take a 13-run lead. But India batsmen crumbled with Gubby Allen completing his second five-wicket haul of the match to bowl India out for 93. England reached their 107-run target with ease inside 40 overs.

    JUNE 1946: LOST BY 10 WICKETS 

    A decade later but the same result. Rusi Modi’s unbeaten 57 saw India reach 200 in their first innings. That proved to be too few as England posted a first innings total of 428 thanks to an unbeaten 205 from Joe Hardstaff and Paul Gibb’s 60.

    Vinoo Mankad hit 63 as India got a a 48-run lead but England cruised home without losing a single wicket.

    JUNE 1952: LOST BY EIGHT WICKETS 

    After England amassed 537 in their reply to India’s 235, the tourists at least managed make the hosts bat again. That was purely down to Mankad who smashed 184 as India posted 378 with Jim Laker and Fred Trueman taking four wickets each. England only needed 77 to win and that proved to be a walk in the park.

    JUNE 1959: LOST BY EIGHT WICKETS 

    Tommy Greenhough and Ramakant Desai claimed five each in the first innings for their respective teams as the hosts took a 58-run first innings lead. India’s batsmen failed with Vijay Manjrekar top-scoring with 61 in their second innings score of 165. England lost two early wickets but Colin Cowdrey’s unbeaten half-century saw them home.

    JUNE 1967: LOST BY AN INNINGS AND 124 RUNS 

    The first innings defeat for India. Ajit Wadekar (57) was one of four players to reach double figures as India posted a first innings total of 152. Tom Graveney’ 151 meant the hosts took command with a total of 386. India fared poorly in a comprehensive defeat.

    JULY 1971: DRAW  

    The losing streak finally ended for India. After England and India posted 304 and 313 in their first innings respectively, John Edrich’s half-century gave the visitors a target of 183. Sunil Gavaskar hit a fine fifty but India could only reach 145-8.

    JUNE 1974: LOST BY AN INNINGS AND 285 RUNS 

    Three years later, it was back to business for England as they piled more misery on the Indians. They amassed 629 in the first innings which featured three centurions. India scored 302 in their reply and were asked to follow on. Then, Chris Old and Geoff Arnold shared nine wickets as India were shot out for a paltry 42 for one of the heaviest defeats in history.

    AUGUST 1979: DRAW

    For the second time in history, India escaped defeat at the ground. That was down to their brave second innings. It seemed India were set for another defeat when they were bowled out for 96 with Ian Botham claiming five scalps. England declared on 419-9 with David Gower making 82 but India did much better in their second innings, closing the day on 318-4.

    JUNE 1982: LOST BY SEVEN WICKETS 

    India were already up against it when England posted 433 in the first innings. Sunil Gavaskar’s 48 was the only highlight for India as they were all out for 128. That enforced the follow-on and while the Indians fared much better with a score of 369, Allan Lamb’s unbeaten 37 sealed victory.

    Sunil Gavaskar

    India batsman Sunil Gavaskar.

    JUNE 1986: WON BY FIVE WICKETS 

    Few expected an India victory. Chetan Sharma’s five-wicket haul saw England out for 294 as Dilip Vengsarkar scored a century to take a first innings lead. When India returned with the ball, it was Kapil Dev who dazzled taking four wickets as India received a 134-run target.

    JULY 1990: LOST BY 247 RUNS 

    Graham Gooch scored a mammoth 333 as England posted 653-4. Mohammad Azharuddin and Ravi Shastri helped themselves to a century as India made 454. Gooch then returned for another century before India were all out for 224.

    Run-getter: Graham Gooch

    Run machine: Graham Gooch.

    JUNE 1996: DRAW 

    Venkatesh Prasad claimed five wickets as England were all out for 344. Sourav Ganguly’s 131 helped India take a lead as they made 429. That was the only time they batted as England declared made 278-9 in their second outing.

    JULY 2002: LOST BY 170 RUNS 

    Nasser Hussain’s 155 and Freddie Flintoff’s 59 saw the hosts put on 487. Virender Sehwag hit 84 in India’s 221 while Michael Vaughan was one of two centurions as England declared on 301-6. With a target of 568, Ajit Agarkar provided some resistance with a memorable century but that was not enough to prevent defeat.

    JULY 2007: DRAW

    Andrew Strauss missed his ton by four runs as England posted 298. Wasim Jaffer’s 58 saw India score 201 on their first attempt. While England hit 282 in the second, an unbeaten half-century from wicket-keeper MS Dhoni salvaged a draw as India finished on 282-9.

    JULY 2011: LOST BY 196 RUNS 

    Kevin Pietersen stole the show  as England racked up 474-8 declared. But Rahul Dravid showed why he is called ‘The Wall’ with an unbeaten 103 as India hit 286. England set a target of 458 for India which proved to be well beyond them.

    JULY 2014: WON BY 95 RUNS 

    Finally something to celebrate for India. Ajinkya Rahane’s 103 gave India a decent start with a total of 295. Gary Ballance did the same for England as they took a first-innings lead but India’s 342 in the second innings sealed only their second triumph at Lord’s.

    Centurion: Ajinkya Rahane

    Centurion: Ajinkya Rahane.

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