| Indian cricket team in West Indies in 1961–62 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 16 February – 18 April 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |  West Indies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | West Indies won 5-Test series 5–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Indian cricket team toured the West Indies during the 1961–62 season to play a five-match Test series against the West Indies. The tour also included four tour matches against the West Indies' first-class sides. The West Indies won the Test series 5–0. In the total of 12 games that India played, they won two, lost six and drew four.
Touring party
Nari Contractor, who was leading the India side during England's 1961–62 Asia tour, was again named captain on 11 January 1962 for the tour of the Caribbean by the BCCI. The squad was announced on 16 January. Ghulam Ahmed was named the tour manager.
The team members were:
- Nari Contractor, Gujarat, captain & opening batsman
- Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Delhi, vice-captain & batsman
- Chandu Borde, Baroda, batsman & leg-spin bowler
- Ramakant Desai, Bombay, right-arm fast-medium bowler
- Salim Durani, Rajasthan, batsman & left-arm spin bowler
- Farokh Engineer, Bombay, batsman & wicket-keeper
- ML Jaisimha, Hyderabad, batsman & right-arm medium-pace bowler
- Budhi Kunderan, Railways, batsman & wicket-keeper
- Vijay Manjrekar, Rajasthan, batsman
- Vijay Mehra, Railways, opening batsman
- Bapu Nadkarni, Bombay, batsman & left-arm spin bowler
- EAS Prasanna, Mysore, off-break bowler
- Vasant Ranjane, Maharashtra, right-arm fast-medium bowler
- Dilip Sardesai, Bombay, opening batsman
- Rusi Surti, Gujarat, batsman & left-arm medium-pace bowler
- Polly Umrigar, Bombay, batsman and off-break bowler
Tour matches
Two-day: Trinidad Colts v Indians
| 5–6 February 1962 Scorecard |
| Trinidad Colts | v |  Indians
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| 237/9d (78.4 overs) Andy Aleong 47 Rusi Surti 3/45 (17.4 overs) |
317 (59.2 overs) Dilip Sardesai 118 Prince Bartholomew 4/72 (14 overs) | |
| 143/5 (42 overs) Noel Robinson 84 EAS Prasanna 2/38 (14 overs) |
| Match drawn Gilbert Park, California, Trinidad and Tobago |
- Indians won the toss and decided to field.
Four-day: Barbados v Indians
| 16–19 March 1962 Scorecard |
Barbados 
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v | India
|
| 394 (123.3 overs) Anthony King 89 EAS Prasanna 4/158 (44 overs) |
86 (32 overs) Farokh Engineer 36 Wes Hall 2/7 (5 overs) | |
| 213 (64.2 overs) Vijay Manjrekar 100* Charlie Griffith 3/20 (7 overs) |
| Barbados won by an innings and 95 runs Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Umpires: Cortez Jordan and Jackie Roberts |
- Barbados won the toss and elected to bat.
One-day: Tobago v Indians
| 31 March Scorecard |
| Indians 183 |
v | Tobago 95 |
| Chandu Borde 48 A Knox 4/84 |
A Knox 21 Chandu Borde 3/40 |
| Indians won by 88 runs Shaw Park, Scarborough, Tobago |
- Tobago won the toss and decided to field.
Test matches
1st Test
| 16–20 February Scorecard |
| India
|
v | West Indies
|
| 203 (73.3 overs) Rusi Surti 57 Charlie Stayers 3/65 (18 overs) |
289 (113.2 overs) Jackie Hendriks 64 Salim Durani 4/82 (35.2 overs) | |
| 98 (50.5 overs) Chandu Borde 27 Garfield Sobers 4/22 (15 overs) |
15/0 (1.4 overs) Conrad Hunte 10 |
| West Indies won by 10 wickets Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad Umpires: Bertice Jacelon and Cortez Jordan |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jackie Hendriks and Charlie Stayers (WI) made their Test debuts.
- 18 February was a rest day.
2nd Test
| 7–12 March Scorecard |
| India
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v | West Indies
|
| 395 (141 overs) Chandu Borde 93 Garfield Sobers 4/75 (39 overs) |
631/8d (217.4 overs) Garfield Sobers 153 EAS Prasanna 3/122 (50 overs) | |
| 218 (84.5 overs) Farokh Engineer 40 Wes Hall 6/49 (20.5 overs) |
| West Indies won by an innings and 18 runs Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica Umpires: Reggie Cole and Owen Davies |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ivor Mendonca and Willie Rodriguez (WI) made their Test debut.
- 11 March was a rest day.
- Wes Hall (WI) reached 100 wickets in Tests.
3rd Test
| 23–28 March Scorecard |
| India
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v | West Indies
|
| 258 (89.1 overs) Salim Durani 48* Wes Hall 3/64 (22 overs) |
475 (241.3 overs) Joe Solomon 96 Polly Umrigar 2/48 (49 overs) | |
| 187 (185.3 overs) Dilip Sardesai 60 Lance Gibbs 8/38 (53.3 overs) |
| West Indies won by an innings and 30 runs Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Umpires: Cortez Jordan and Jackie Roberts |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- David Allan (WI) made his Test debut.
- Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (Ind) became the youngest player to captain a side in Tests (at 21 years, 77 days), before Tatenda Taibu broke his record in 2004.
- 25 March was a rest day.
4th Test
| 4–9 April Scorecard |
| West Indies
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v | India
|
| 444/9d (176 overs) Rohan Kanhai 139 Polly Umrigar 5/107 (56 overs) |
197 (80.3 overs) Polly Umrigar 56 Wes Hall 5/20 (9 overs) | |
| 176/3 (101 overs) Easton McMorris 56 Salim Durani 3/64 (31 overs) |
422 f/o (143.1 overs) Polly Umrigar 172 Lance Gibbs 4/112 (56.1 overs) |
| West Indies won by 7 wickets Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad Umpires: Bertice Jacelon and Cortez Jordan |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 8 April was a rest day.
5th Test
| 13–18 April scorecard |
| West Indies
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v | India
|
| 253 (76.2 overs) Garfield Sobers 104 Vasant Ranjane 4/72 (19.2 overs) |
178 (67.2 overs) Bapu Nadkarni 61 Lester King 5/46 (19 overs) | |
| 283 (88 overs) Frank Worrell 98 Salim Durani 3/48 (12 overs) |
235 (104.5 overs) Polly Umrigar 60 Garfield Sobers 5/63 (32 overs) |
| West Indies won by 123 runs Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica Umpires: Owen Davies and Douglas Sang Hue |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lester King (WI) made his Test debut.
- 15 April was a rest day.
References
- "India in West Indies, 1961-62". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- "Contractor To Lead India In W. Indies". The Indian Express. 12 January 1962.
- "Prasanna To Make His First Tour Abroad". The Indian Express. 17 January 1962. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- "India to West Indies 1961-62". test-cricket-tours.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- "Second Test Match, West Indies v India". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- "Taibu becomes youngest captain in Test cricket". Rediff.com. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
External links
- Tour home at ESPNcricinfo
- India in West Indies 1961/62 at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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