A cricket team from England organised by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) 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.
England in India 1933-34 | |||
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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) |
Test matches
edit1st Test
edit15–18 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
edit5–8 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
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- MCC in India and Ceylon 1933-34 at CricketArchive
- Tour page ESPNcricinfo
- Record ESPNcricinfo
Further reading
edit- Ramachandra Guha, A Corner of a Foreign Field, Picador, London, 2002, pp. 199–221