Indian cricket team in England in 1982
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| India | England | ||
| Dates | 5 May – 13 July 1982 | ||
| Captains | Sunil Gavaskar | Bob Willis | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | England won the 3-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Kapil Dev (292) | Ian Botham (403) | |
| Most wickets | Dilip Doshi (13) | Bob Willis (15) | |
| Player of the series | Kapil Dev (Ind) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | England won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Kapil Dev (107) | Allan Lamb (134) | |
| Most wickets | Madan Lal (3) | Ian Botham (5) | |
| Player of the series | Allan Lamb (Eng) and Kapil Dev (Ind) | ||
The Indian cricket team toured England from 5 May to 13 July 1982 for two One Day Internationals (ODIs) as part of the Prudential Trophy, and a three-match Test series.
England beat India in both the ODIs. Allan Lamb, who made his ODI debut for England in the series, and scored 134 runs, was named the player of the series along with India's Kapil Dev, who scored 102 runs in the two games. In the Test series that followed, England beat India 1–0. Dev was named the player of the series, having scored 292 runs at an average of 73 and a wicket tally of 10. Also as a part of the tour, India played ten other first-class games, winning one and drawing nine, and three limited overs games, winning and losing one each.[1]
Tour matches
[edit]Limited overs match: Lavinia, Duchess of Norfolk's XI vs Indians
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Three-day match: Warwickshire v Indians
[edit]9–11 May
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- Warwickshire won the toss and decided to field.
- Sunil Gavaskar reached 20,000 runs in first-class cricket.
Three-day match: Nottinghamshire vs Indians
[edit]Three-day match: Yorkshire vs Indians
[edit]Three-day match: Marylebone Cricket Club vs Indians
[edit]Three-day match: Kent vs Indians
[edit]Limited overs match: Ireland vs Indians
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Limited overs match: Ireland vs Indians
[edit] 27 May
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- Indians won the toss and decided to field
- It was a 55-over-per-side match, but was reduced to 50 overs per side.
Three-day match: Hampshire vs Indians
[edit]Three-day match: Northamptonshire vs Indians
[edit]Two-day match: Oxford and Cambridge Universities vs Indians
[edit]Three-day match: Gloucestershire vs Indians
[edit]19–21 June
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- Gloucestershire won the toss and decided to field.
- Edward Cunningham (Eng) made his debut in first-class matches.
Three-day match: Essex vs Indians
[edit]Prudential Trophy
[edit]The 1982 edition of the Prudential Trophy was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament held in England. In the two ODIs between England and India, the former won both the games.
First match
[edit] 2 June
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- England won the toss and decided to field.
- Allan Lamb (Eng) and Ghulam Parkar (Ind) made their ODI debuts.
Second match
[edit]Test series summary
[edit]First Test
[edit]10–15 June
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- England won the toss and decided to bat
- Allan Lamb and Derek Pringle (both Eng), and Ghulam Parkar (Ind) made their Test debuts.
Second Test
[edit]24–28 June 1982
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- England won the toss and decided to bat
- Suru Nayak (Ind) made his Test debut.
Third Test
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ J.W. "The Indians in England, 1982". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
External sources
[edit]CricketArchive – tour itineraries
Annual reviews
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Ramachandra Guha, A Corner of a Foreign Field - An Indian History of a British Sport, Picador, 2001