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England v India @ Old Trafford, Manchester
20, 22, 23 July 1946 (three-day match)
Toss: India (field)
Umpires: G Beet, F Chester
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | c Mushtaq Ali b Vinoo Mankad | 67 | - | 180 | 3 | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | c Dattaram Hindlekar b Vinoo Mankad | 52 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Denis Compton | lbw b Lala Amarnath | 51 | - | 75 | - | - |
| *4. Wally Hammond | b Lala Amarnath | 69 | - | - | 6 | 1 |
| 5. Joe Hardstaff | c Vijay Merchant b Lala Amarnath | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| +6. Paul Gibb | b Vinoo Mankad | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Jack Ikin | c Vinoo Mankad b Lala Amarnath | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Bill Voce | b Vinoo Mankad | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Dick Pollard | not out | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Alec Bedser | lbw b Lala Amarnath | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Doug Wright | lbw b Vinoo Mankad | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-81 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-156 (Denis Compton), 3-186 (Len Hutton), 4-193 (Joe Hardstaff), 5-250 (Paul Gibb), 6-265 (Jack Ikin), 7-270 (Bill Voce), 8-274 (Wally Hammond), 9-287 (Alec Bedser), 294 (Doug Wright). |
| Extras | 2b, 4lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 129 ovs) 294 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ranga Sohoni | 11 | 1 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lala Amarnath | 51 | 17 | 96 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vijay Hazare | 14 | 2 | 48 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vinoo Mankad | 46 | 15 | 101 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chandra Sarwate | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Vijay Merchant | c Alec Bedser b Dick Pollard | 78 | - | 170 | 9 | - |
| 2. Mushtaq Ali | b Dick Pollard | 46 | - | 135 | - | - |
| 3. Abdul Kardar | c & b Dick Pollard | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Vinoo Mankad | b Dick Pollard | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 5. Vijay Hazare | b Bill Voce | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Rusi Modi | c Jack Ikin b Alec Bedser | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| *7. Nawab of Pataudi | b Dick Pollard | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Lala Amarnath | b Alec Bedser | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Ranga Sohoni | c & b Alec Bedser | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Chandra Sarwate | c Jack Ikin b Alec Bedser | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| +11. Dattaram Hindlekar | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-124 (Mushtaq Ali), 2-130 (Abdul Kardar), 3-130 (Vinoo Mankad), 4-141 (Vijay Merchant), 5-141 (Vijay Hazare), 6-146 (Rusi Modi), 7-156 (Lala Amarnath), 9-169 (Chandra Sarwate), 170 (Ranga Sohoni). |
| Extras | 10b, 5lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 82 ovs) 170 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bill Voce | 20 | 3 | 44 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alec Bedser | 26 | 9 | 41 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dick Pollard | 27 | 16 | 24 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Ikin | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wally Hammond | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | c Dattaram Hindlekar b Lala Amarnath | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | lbw b Vinoo Mankad | 26 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Denis Compton | not out | 71 | - | 130 | 7 | - |
| *4. Wally Hammond | c Abdul Kardar b Vinoo Mankad | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Joe Hardstaff | b Lala Amarnath | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| +6. Paul Gibb | c Rusi Modi b Lala Amarnath | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Jack Ikin | not out | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Bill Voce | ||||||
| 9. Dick Pollard | ||||||
| 10. Alec Bedser | ||||||
| 11. Doug Wright |
| FOW | 1-7 (Len Hutton), 2-48 (Cyril Washbrook), 3-68 (Wally Hammond), 4-68 (Joe Hardstaff), 5-84 (Paul Gibb). |
| Extras | 6b, 10lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 61 ovs) 153 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Lala Amarnath | 30 | 9 | 71 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vijay Hazare | 10 | 3 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vinoo Mankad | 21 | 6 | 45 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Vijay Merchant | c Jack Ikin b Dick Pollard | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Mushtaq Ali | b Dick Pollard | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| *3. Nawab of Pataudi | b Alec Bedser | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Rusi Modi | b Alec Bedser | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Vijay Hazare | b Alec Bedser | 44 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 6. Lala Amarnath | b Alec Bedser | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Abdul Kardar | c & b Alec Bedser | 35 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Vinoo Mankad | c Dick Pollard b Alec Bedser | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Ranga Sohoni | not out | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Chandra Sarwate | c Paul Gibb b Alec Bedser | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| +11. Dattaram Hindlekar | not out | 4 | - | 13 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Vijay Merchant), 2-3 (Mushtaq Ali), 4-79 (Vijay Hazare), 5-84 (Rusi Modi), 6-87 (Lala Amarnath), 7-113 (Vinoo Mankad), 8-132 (Abdul Kardar), 9-138 (Chandra Sarwate). |
| Extras | 5b, 8lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 61 ovs) 152 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bill Voce | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alec Bedser | 25 | 4 | 52 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dick Pollard | 25 | 10 | 63 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Len Hutton, Cyril Washbrook, Denis Compton, Wally Hammond, Joe Hardstaff, Paul Gibb, Jack Ikin, Bill Voce, Dick Pollard, Alec Bedser, Doug Wright