Australian cricket team in India in 1964–65

The Australian national cricket team played three Test matches in India against the India national cricket team in 1964-65. The three-Test series was drawn, with the Australians taking the first Test, the Indians winning the second, and the third match drawn.

Australian cricket team in India in 1964-65
 
  Australia India
Dates 2 October – 22 October 1964
Captains Bob Simpson Nawab of Pataudi, Jr.
Test series
Result 3-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs Bob Simpson (292) Nawab of Pataudi, Jr. (270)
Most wickets Graham McKenzie (13) Bapu Nadkarni (17)

Squads
 India[1]  Australia[2]

The Australian touring party came to India after their tour of England. They arrived in Madras, the venue of the First Test, on 30 September 1964.[3] Their team for the Test was named the next day. Only one change was made from the team that drew the final Test against England at The Oval a few weeks prior — paceman Grahame Corling was replaced by left-arm spin bowler Johnny Martin.[2] Tom Veivers and Bob Simpson were other players who could bowl spin in their squad.[4]

The India team for the First Test was named on 29 September 1964. Rusi Surti was named the twelfth man, and Abbas Ali Baig, Farokh Engineer, B. S. Chandrasekhar and Venkataraman Subramanya, the reserves. Indrajitsinhji was included as the only uncapped player in the squad.[1] The squad had only one medium-fast bowler in Vasant Ranjane.[5]

Series summary

1st Test
2–7 October 1964
Scorecard
v
211 (72 overs)
Bill Lawry 62
Bapu Nadkarni 5/31 (18 overs)
276 (132.3 overs)
Nawab of Pataudi, Jr. 128*
Garth McKenzie 6/58 (32.3 overs)
397 (158.4 overs)
Bob Simpson 77
Bapu Nadkarni 6/91 (54.4 overs)
193 (80 overs)
Hanumant Singh 94
Garth McKenzie 4/33 (20 overs)
Australia won by 139 runs
Corporate Stadium, Madras
Umpires: M. V. Nagendra and Samar Roy

2nd Test
10–15 October 1964
scorecard
v
320 (103.5 overs)
Peter Burge 80
Bhagwat Chandrasekhar 4/50 (26 overs)
341 (152.3 overs)
Nawab of Pataudi, Jr. 86
Tom Veivers 4/68 (48 overs)
274 (99.4 overs)
Bob Cowper 81
Bapu Nadkarni 4/33 (20.4 overs)
256/8 (128.4 overs)
Dilip Sardesai 56
Alan Connolly 3/24 (18 overs)
India won by two wickets
Brabourne Stadium, Bombay
Umpires: Habib Choudhury and S. K. Raghunatha Rao

3rd Test
17–22 October 1964
scorecard
v
174 (84.5 overs)
Bob Simpson 67
Salim Durani 6/73 (28 overs)
235 (130 overs)
Chandu Borde 68
Bob Simpson 4/45 (28 overs)
143/1 (46 overs)
Bob Simpson 71
Rusi Surti 1/37 (10 overs)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Play was not possible partly on day 4 and completely on day 5 due to rain.
  • Rex Sellers (Aus) made his debut in Tests.
  • 13 October was a rest day.

References
  1. "Strong batting side chosen for 1st Test, Inderjit only new 'cap'". The Indian Express. 30 September 1964. p. 12.
  2. Ramaswami, N. S. (2 October 1964). "Battle of wits expected in Madras Test". The Indian Express. p. 10.
  3. "Test Cricket Tours - Australia to England 1964". test-cricket-tours.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  4. "Bone Dry Pitch For Test In Madras". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 October 1964. p. 18.
  5. ""Draw" India's object". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australian Associated Press. 10 October 1964. p. 10.
  6. "Australia in India and Pakistan 1964/65 (1st Test)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  7. "Australia in India and Pakistan 1964/65 (2nd Test)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2023.


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