Indian cricket team in England in 1959
The Indian cricket team toured England in the 1959 season. The team played five Test matches against England and lost them all: the first time that England had won all the matches in a five-match series. Only one of the Tests, the game at Manchester, went into the fifth day.
| Indian cricket team in England in 1959 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| India | England | ||
| Dates | 4 June – 24 August 1959 | ||
| Captains | Datta Gaekwad | Peter May | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | England won the 5-match series 5–0 | ||
| Most runs | Nari Contractor (233) | Ken Barrington (357) | |
| Most wickets | Subhash Gupte (17) | Fred Trueman (22) | |
In all first-class matches, the Indian team won just six times and lost 11, with 16 of the 33 games left drawn.
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