English cricket team in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in 1972–73
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Date | 5 December 1972 – 11 February 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Result | India won the 5-Test series 2-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The England national cricket team, organised by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), toured India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka from December 1972 to March 1973 and played a five-match Test series against the India national cricket team followed by three Tests against the Pakistan national cricket team. England were captained by Tony Lewis. The Sri Lanka national cricket team was not Test-qualified at that time and played a single first-class match against MCC in Colombo.[1]
Test matches in India
[edit]1st Test
[edit]2nd Test
[edit]3rd Test
[edit]4th Test
[edit]5th Test
[edit]Sri Lanka
[edit]Having left India in February, MCC played four matches in Sri Lanka, two of which were first-class including one against the Sri Lanka national team which they won by 7 wickets.[2]
Pakistan
[edit]In March, England played three Tests in Pakistan which were all drawn.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "England in India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan 1972–73". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Sri Lanka v MCC 1973". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
External links
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