English cricket team in India in 1933–34
| England in India 1933-34 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| India | England | ||
| Dates | 15 December 1933 – 4 March 1934 | ||
| Captains | CK Nayudu | Douglas Jardine | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | England won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Lala Amarnath (203) | Cyril Walters (284) | |
| Most wickets | Amar Singh (13) | Hedley Verity (24) | |
A cricket team from England organised by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and captained by Douglas Jardine, toured India from 15 December 1933 to 4 March 1934. In the Test matches, the side was known as "England"; in other matches, it was known as "MCC". England won the Test series 2–0. The MCC team concluded its tour with four matches in Ceylon, two of them first-class.
It was England's first Test tour of India. Tours planned for 1930–31 and 1931–32 had been cancelled owing to civil unrest in India.[1]
Overall, the team played 34 matches: three Tests, 15 other first-class matches, and 16 non-first-class matches.[2]
The English team
Only Jardine and Verity had toured Australia in 1932–33.[1]
Test matches
1st Test
15–18 December 1933
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- India won the toss and decided to bat.
- Arthur Mitchell and Bryan Valentine (both Eng), and Lala Amarnath, Ladha Ramji, L. P. Jai, Rustomji Jamshedji and Vijay Merchant (all Ind) made their Test debut.
- Lala Amarnath became the first Indian player to score an international century.
2nd Test
5–8 January 1934
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- England won the toss and decided to bat
- This was the first test match played at the Eden Gardens
3rd Test
References
- ^ a b Christopher Douglas, Douglas Jardine: Spartan Cricketer, Methuen, London, 2002, p. 169.
- ^ "The M.C.C. Tour in India and Ceylon". The Cricketer. Spring Annual: 65–78. 1934. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
External links
- MCC in India and Ceylon 1933-34 at CricketArchive
- Tour page ESPNcricinfo
- Record ESPNcricinfo
Further reading
- Ramachandra Guha, A Corner of a Foreign Field, Picador, London, 2002, pp. 199–221