West Indian cricket team in India in 1958–59
Appearance
The West Indies cricket team toured India from November 1958 to February 1959 and played a five-match Test series against the India national cricket team. The West Indies won the Test series 3–0. The West Indies were captained by Gerry Alexander while India used four different captains in the series, Ghulam Ahmed leading in two Tests.[1]
Test series summary
First Test
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 1 December was taken as a rest day.
- CG Borde, GM Guard and MS Hardikar (all IND), and BF Butcher and WW Hall (both WIN) made their Test debuts.
Second Test
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 15 December was taken as a rest day.
- VB Ranjane (IND) and JS Solomon (WIN) made their Test debuts.
Third Test
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 2 January was taken as a rest day.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
- RB Kenny and Surendranath (both IND) made their Test debuts.
Fourth Test
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 23 January was taken as a rest day.
- AK Sengupta (IND) made his Test debut.
Fifth Test
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- 9 February was taken as a rest day.
- RB Desai (IND) made his Test debut.
References
- ^ "West Indies in India 1958–59". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
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