just been looking at historic india-england series in india, so you may as well have this.
the 2024 series is england's 17th in india (though 1980s visit was only for one test i'll still call it a series)
by series (before 2024)
england won (6) 1934 1976 1980 1985 2008 2012
india won (8) 1962 1964 1973 1982 1993 2001 2016 2021
series drawn (2) 1952 2006
england won the first game but lost the series in 1973 2012
india won the first game but lost the series in 1985 2021
by games (before 2024)
england 15
india 21
draw 28 (20 draws came in the first 36 tests, with 8 wins for each side)
previous series in india
2021 feb-mar L1-3 WLLL
5/2/21 won by by 227 runs
2016 nov-dec L0-4 DLLLL
2012 nov-dec W2-1 LWWD
5/12/12 won by 7 wkts
23/11/11 won by 10 wkts
2008 dec W1-0 WD
11/12/08 won by 6 wkts
2006 mar D1-1 DWL
18/3/06 won by 212 runs
2001 dec L0-1 DDL
1993 jan-feb L0-3 LLL
last two defeats by innings
1984-5 nov-jan W2-1 LWDWD
12/12/84 won by 8 wkts
13/1/85 won by 9 wkts
1981-2 jan L0-1 LDDDDD
1980 feb W1-0 W
15/2/80 won by 10 wkts
1976-7 dec-feb W3-1 WWWLD
17/12/76 won by inns+25runs
1/1/77 won by 10 wkts
14/1/77 won by 200 runs
1972-3 dec-feb L1-2 WLLDD
20/12/72 won by 6 wkts
1964 jan-feb L0-1 LDDDDD
1961-2 nov-jan L0-2 DDDLL
1951-2 nov-feb D1-1 DDDWL
12/1/52 won by 8 wkts
1933-4 dec-feb W2-0 WDW
15/12/33 won by 9 wkts
10/2/34 won by 202 runs
fingers crossed that i transcribed these ok.
On home soil you probably need to add?before this game, indian had never lost a game in which they had a first innings lead of 65 or more.
On home soil you probably need to add?
Whilst impressed in the research level , WTF do you all do for a hobby or living ? , and are you still married with kids LOL
Dogging?ta. single, kind of retired, like a bit of investigating. a variety of hobbies (main one very sociable but all happens out of the house), easily distracted.
You said it, we all thought it!Dogging?
AhYou said it, we all thought it!
India on 336/6 after electing to bat, looks like a proper day 1 test match score for once!
And Geoffrey Boycott still at the crease at close of playOnce upon a time 336 would have been seen as a team going for it on the first day. Today India have been variously described as ‘pegged back’ and ‘put under the cosh’.
My working rubric always used to be 90 at lunch, 180 at tea, 270 at the close was a par scoring day.
Not any more.
How can you recite all this including those long Indian names and then call yourself ‘x’ ! You ought to be ashamed LOLthe second test starts in under 10 minutes.
just noticed something that viewers might find interesting.
narayan jagadeesan is wicket keeper and occasional opening bat for tamil nadu in india. the ranji trophy is four matches into its season.
tamil nadu faced railways in the ranji trophy beginning on january 19th.
tamil nadu scored 489 off 144 overs with jagadeesan scoring 245no off 402 deliveries. this was his first first-class double hundred.
railways scored 246 and 114 to lose by an innings and 129 runs.
in their next match, starting on january 26th, tamil nadu played chandigha.
chandigha were all out for 111.
tami nadu scored 610/4 declared off 126.1 overs. jagadeesan scored 321 off 403 deliveries, his first first-class triple hundred. the declaration came when he was out. that's 566 runs for once out in two innings.
chandigha scored 206 and lost by an innings and 293 runs.
in the previous game, he hadn't batted in a rain-truncated match. in the first game of the season, he'd batted down the order and scored 25 and 9 in a defeat.
it'll be interesting to see what happens next.
rewinding a little further, he holds the world record score for a one-day match innings. in november 2022 tamil nadu played arunachai pradesh in a 50 over game in the vijay hazare trophy.
jagadeesan pilfered 277 off 141 deliveries at a rate of 196.45 with 25 fours and 15 sixes. the previous highest was 268 by alistair brown for surrey against glamorgan in 2002.
tamil nadu became the first one-day team to score 500, amassing 506/2 off their 50 overs. their first wicket pair put on 416, also a record. the other opener made 154 off 102.
runachai pradesh were all out for 71 with a top score of 17. extras was joint second with 14. bowler siddharth took 5 for 12 off 7.4 overs.
but that's not all. with his 277, he became the first player to score hundreds in five consecutive one-day innings, the 277 being the fifth. three players had previously managed four.
Just copied and pasted it off the eponymous social media platform he owns…How can you recite all this including those long Indian names and then call yourself ‘x’ ! You ought to be ashamed LOL
Nah, he's Andy Zaltzman and I claim my £5 Sports Direct gift voucher and big mug.Just copied and pasted it off the eponymous social media platform he owns…
And Geoffrey Boycott still at the crease at close of play![]()