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England v India @ Lord's, London
22, 24, 25 June 1946 (three-day match)
Toss: India (bat)
Umpires: HG Baldwin, JA Smart
Match Result: England won by 10 wickets
1st Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Vijay Merchant | c Paul Gibb b Alec Bedser | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Vinoo Mankad | b Doug Wright | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Lala Amarnath | lbw b Alec Bedser | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Vijay Hazare | b Alec Bedser | 31 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Rusi Modi | not out | 57 | - | - | - | - |
| *6. Nawab of Pataudi | c Jack Ikin b Alec Bedser | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Gul Mohammad | b Doug Wright | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Abdul Kardar | b Bill Bowes | 43 | - | - | - | - |
| +9. Dattaram Hindlekar | lbw b Alec Bedser | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. CS Nayudu | st Paul Gibb b Alec Bedser | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Sadu Shinde | b Alec Bedser | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-15 (Vijay Merchant), 2-15 (Lala Amarnath), 3-44 (Vinoo Mankad), 4-74 (Vijay Hazare), 6-87 (Gul Mohammad), 7-144 (Abdul Kardar), 8-147 (Dattaram Hindlekar), 9-157 (CS Nayudu), 200 (Sadu Shinde). |
| Extras | 10b, 6lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 76.1 ovs) 200 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bill Bowes | 25 | 7 | 64 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alec Bedser | 29.1 | 11 | 49 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Smailes | 5 | 1 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 17 | 4 | 53 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | c CS Nayudu b Lala Amarnath | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | c Vinoo Mankad b Lala Amarnath | 27 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Denis Compton | b Lala Amarnath | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| *4. Wally Hammond | b Lala Amarnath | 33 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Joe Hardstaff | not out | 205 | - | 315 | 16 | - |
| +6. Paul Gibb | c Vijay Hazare b Vinoo Mankad | 60 | - | 156 | - | - |
| 7. Jack Ikin | c Dattaram Hindlekar b Sadu Shinde | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Frank Smailes | c Vinoo Mankad b Lala Amarnath | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Alec Bedser | b Vijay Hazare | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Doug Wright | b Vinoo Mankad | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Bill Bowes | lbw b Vijay Hazare | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-16 (Len Hutton), 2-16 (Denis Compton), 3-61 (Cyril Washbrook), 4-70 (Wally Hammond), 5-252 (Paul Gibb), 6-284 (Jack Ikin), 7-344 (Frank Smailes), 8-416 (Alec Bedser), 9-421 (Doug Wright), 428 (Bill Bowes). |
| Extras | 11b, 8lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 169.4 ovs) 428 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Vijay Hazare | 34.4 | 4 | 100 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lala Amarnath | 57 | 18 | 118 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gul Mohammad | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vinoo Mankad | 48 | 11 | 107 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sadu Shinde | 23 | 2 | 66 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| CS Nayudu | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Vijay Merchant | lbw b Jack Ikin | 27 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Vinoo Mankad | c Wally Hammond b Frank Smailes | 63 | - | 85 | 7 | 1 |
| 3. Rusi Modi | lbw b Frank Smailes | 21 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Vijay Hazare | c Wally Hammond b Alec Bedser | 34 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Abdul Kardar | b Alec Bedser | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| *6. Nawab of Pataudi | b Doug Wright | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Gul Mohammad | lbw b Doug Wright | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Lala Amarnath | b Frank Smailes | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| +9. Dattaram Hindlekar | c Jack Ikin b Alec Bedser | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. CS Nayudu | b Alec Bedser | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Sadu Shinde | not out | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-67 (Vijay Merchant), 2-117 (Vinoo Mankad), 3-126 (Rusi Modi), 4-129 (Abdul Kardar), 5-174 (Vijay Hazare), 6-185 (Gul Mohammad), 8-249 (Dattaram Hindlekar), 9-263 (Lala Amarnath), 275 (CS Nayudu). |
| Extras | 10b, 2lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 81.1 ovs) 275 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bill Bowes | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alec Bedser | 32.1 | 3 | 96 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Smailes | 15 | 2 | 44 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 20 | 3 | 68 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Ikin | 10 | 1 | 43 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | not out | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | not out | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Denis Compton | ||||||
| *4. Wally Hammond | ||||||
| 5. Joe Hardstaff | ||||||
| +6. Paul Gibb | ||||||
| 7. Jack Ikin | ||||||
| 8. Frank Smailes | ||||||
| 9. Alec Bedser | ||||||
| 10. Doug Wright | ||||||
| 11. Bill Bowes |
| FOW | . |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 0 wickets, 16.5 ovs) 48 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Vijay Hazare | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lala Amarnath | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vinoo Mankad | 4.5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| CS Nayudu | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Len Hutton, Cyril Washbrook, Denis Compton, Wally Hammond, Joe Hardstaff, Paul Gibb, Jack Ikin, Frank Smailes, Alec Bedser, Doug Wright, Bill Bowes