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West Indies women's cricket team in India in 1976–77

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West Indies women's cricket team in India in 1976–77
 
  India West Indies
Dates 24 October – 27 November 1976
Captains Shantha Rangaswamy Louise Browne
Test series
Result 6-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs Shantha Rangaswamy (381) Patricia Whittaker (201)
Most wickets Shubhangi Kulkarni (23) Patricia Whittaker (14)

The West Indies women's cricket team toured India in October and November 1976. They played India in a six Test match series, which ended as a 1–1 draw.[1] The matches were the first ever played by the India women's team.[2]

India won the fourth Test in Patna on 19 November, recording its first ever Test match victory.[3]

Squads

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 India[4]  West Indies[5]

Test Series

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1st Test

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31 October – 2 November 1976
Scorecard
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274 (78.4 overs)
Gloria Gill 53 (–)
Shubhangi Kulkarni 5/48 (11.4 overs)
269/6d (99 overs)
Shantha Rangaswamy 74 (–)
Vivalyn Latty-Scott 3/51 (24 overs)
175/7d (64.5 overs)
Grace Williams 56 (–)
Shubhangi Kulkarni 2/28 (9 overs)
30/1 (17 overs)
Fowzieh Khalili 13* (–)
Peggy Fairweather 1/15 (6 overs)

2nd Test

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7 – 9 November 1976
Scorecard
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218/9d (107.5 overs)
Diana Edulji 57* (–)
Dorothy Hobson 2/22 (16 overs)
41/4 (29 overs)
Louise Browne 14* (–)
Shantha Rangaswamy 2/8 (10 overs)
Match drawn
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras
Umpires: Komandur Ramaswami (Ind) and NS Rishi (Ind)

3rd Test

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12 – 14 November 1976
Scorecard
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174 (75 overs)
Beverly Browne 63 (–)
Diana Edulji 4/47 (24 overs)
142 (79.4 overs)
Shantha Rangaswamy 78 (–)
Patricia Whittaker 4/22 (10.4 overs)
147 (55.3 overs)
Patricia Whittaker 50 (–)
Sharmila Chakraborty 5/25 (15 overs)
150/6 (64 overs)
Fowzieh Khalili 50 (–)
Nora St. Rose 3/45 (21 overs)
  • Toss unknown.

4th Test

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17 – 19 November 1976
Scorecard
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127 (60.2 overs)
Yolande Geddes-Hall 32* (–)
Diana Edulji 3/24 (12 overs)
161/9d (100.5 overs)
Fowzieh Khalili 58 (–)
Vivalyn Latty-Scott 3/65 (35.5 overs)
88 (76.3 overs)
Gloria Gill 34 (–)
Shubhangi Kulkarni 4/14 (23 overs)
55/5 (26 overs)
Diana Edulji 20* (–)
Nora St. Rose 3/21 (13 overs)
India Women won by 5 wickets
Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna
  • West Indies Women won the toss and elected to bat.

5th Test

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21 – 23 November 1976
Scorecard
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215/9d (127 overs)
Fowzieh Khalili 84 (–)
Vivalyn Latty-Scott 4/69 (44 overs)
249 (113.5 overs)
Grace Williams 63 (–)
Shubhangi Kulkarni 5/68 (28 overs)
97/2 (54 overs)
Fowzieh Khalili 41* (–)
Dorothy Hobson 2/29 (16 overs)

6th Test

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27 – 29 November 1976
Scorecard
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121 (87.3 overs)
Shantha Rangaswamy 63* (–)
Peggy Fairweather 4/10 (8.3 overs)
210/8d (– overs)
Vivalyn Latty-Scott 51* (–)
Shubhangi Kulkarni 4/48 (– overs)
65 (46 overs)
Shobha Pandit 16 (–)
Grace Williams 4/30 (15 overs)
West Indies Women won by an innings and 24 runs
Maulana Azad Stadium, Jammu

References

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  1. ^ "West Indies Women tour of India 1976/77". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ "The History of Indian Women's Cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  3. ^ "When Chennai hosted its first women's Test: 'They came to watch the cricket, not just to see if the girls could play'". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Records / West Indies Women in India Women's Test Series, 1976/77 - India Women / Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Records / West Indies Women in India Women's Test Series, 1976/77 - West Indies Women / Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
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