England v India @ Old Trafford, Manchester
23, 24, 25, 27, 28 July 1959 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: JS Buller, CS Elliott
Match Result: England won by 171 runs
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Gilbert Parkhouse | c Pankaj Roy b Surendranath | 17 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2. Geoff Pullar | c Nana Joshi b Surendranath | 131 | - | 330 | 14 | - | |
| *3. Colin Cowdrey | c Nana Joshi b Bapu Nadkarni | 67 | - | - | 10 | 1 | |
| 4. Mike Smith | c Ramakant Desai b Chandu Borde | 100 | - | 210 | 12 | - | |
| 5. Ken Barrington | lbw b Surendranath | 87 | - | 180 | 11 | 2 | |
| 6. Ted Dexter | c Pankaj Roy b Surendranath | 13 | - | - | - | - | |
| 7. Ray Illingworth | c Datta Gaekwad b Ramakant Desai | 21 | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. John Mortimore | c Nari Contractor b Fergie Gupte | 29 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| +9. Roy Swetman | c Nana Joshi b Fergie Gupte | 9 | - | - | - | - | |
| 10. Fred Trueman | b Surendranath | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 11. Harold Rhodes | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-33 (Gilbert Parkhouse), 2-164 (Colin Cowdrey), 3-262 (Geoff Pullar), 4-371 (Mike Smith), 5-417 (Ted Dexter), 6-440 (Ken Barrington), 7-454 (Ray Illingworth), 8-490 (John Mortimore), 9-490 (Roy Swetman), 490 (Fred Trueman). |
| Extras | 7b, 7lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 174.1 ovs) 490 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ramakant Desai | 39 | 7 | 129 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Surendranath | 47.1 | 17 | 115 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Polly Umrigar | 19 | 3 | 47 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fergie Gupte | 28 | 8 | 98 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bapu Nadkarni | 28 | 14 | 47 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chandu Borde | 13 | 1 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Pankaj Roy | c Mike Smith b Harold Rhodes | 15 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2. Nari Contractor | c Roy Swetman b Harold Rhodes | 23 | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Abbas Ali Baig | c Colin Cowdrey b Ray Illingworth | 26 | - | - | - | - | |
| *4. Datta Gaekwad | lbw b Fred Trueman | 5 | - | - | - | - | |
| 5. Polly Umrigar | b Harold Rhodes | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6. Chandu Borde | c & b Ken Barrington | 75 | - | 162 | 9 | - | |
| 7. Bapu Nadkarni | b Ken Barrington | 31 | 0 | - | - | - | |
| +8. Nana Joshi | run out ( > > ) | 5 | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Surendranath | b Ray Illingworth | 11 | - | - | - | - | |
| 10. Fergie Gupte | not out | 4 | - | - | - | - | |
| 11. Ramakant Desai | b Ken Barrington | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-23 (Pankaj Roy), 2-54 (Nari Contractor), 3-70 (Datta Gaekwad), 4-72 (Abbas Ali Baig), 5-78 (Polly Umrigar), 6-124 (Bapu Nadkarni), 7-154 (Nana Joshi), 8-199 (Chandu Borde), 9-199 (Surendranath), 208 (Ramakant Desai). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 4w, 1nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 79 ovs) 208 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fred Trueman | 15 | 4 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harold Rhodes | 18 | 3 | 72 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ted Dexter | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Illingworth | 16 | 10 | 16 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Mortimore | 13 | 6 | 46 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Barrington | 14 | 3 | 36 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Gilbert Parkhouse | c Nari Contractor b Bapu Nadkarni | 49 | - | 169 | - | - | |
| 2. Geoff Pullar | c Nana Joshi b Fergie Gupte | 14 | - | 75 | - | - | |
| 3. Ted Dexter | c Polly Umrigar b Fergie Gupte | 45 | - | - | - | - | |
| 4. Mike Smith | c Ramakant Desai b Fergie Gupte | 9 | - | - | - | - | |
| *5. Colin Cowdrey | c Chandu Borde b Fergie Gupte | 9 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6. Ken Barrington | lbw b Bapu Nadkarni | 46 | - | - | - | - | |
| 7. Ray Illingworth | not out | 47 | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. Fred Trueman | c Abbas Ali Baig b Chandu Borde | 8 | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. John Mortimore | c Bapu Nadkarni b Chandu Borde | 7 | - | - | - | - | |
| +10. Roy Swetman | not out | 21 | - | - | - | - | |
| 11. Harold Rhodes |
| FOW | 1-44 (Geoff Pullar), 2-100 (Gilbert Parkhouse), 3-117 (Mike Smith), 4-132 (Colin Cowdrey), 5-136 (Ted Dexter), 6-196 (Ken Barrington), 7-209 (Fred Trueman), 8-219 (John Mortimore). |
| Extras | 9b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 90 ovs) 265 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ramakant Desai | 8 | 2 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Surendranath | 8 | 5 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Polly Umrigar | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fergie Gupte | 26 | 6 | 76 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bapu Nadkarni | 30 | 6 | 93 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chandu Borde | 11 | 1 | 53 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Pankaj Roy | c Ray Illingworth b Ted Dexter | 21 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2. Nari Contractor | c Ken Barrington b Harold Rhodes | 56 | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Abbas Ali Baig | run out ( > > ) | 112 | - | 260 | 12 | - | |
| *4. Datta Gaekwad | c Ray Illingworth b Harold Rhodes | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 5. Polly Umrigar | c Ray Illingworth b Ken Barrington | 118 | - | 260 | 13 | - | |
| 6. Chandu Borde | c Roy Swetman b John Mortimore | 3 | - | - | - | - | |
| 7. Bapu Nadkarni | lbw b Fred Trueman | 28 | 0 | - | - | - | |
| +8. Nana Joshi | b Ray Illingworth | 5 | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Surendranath | c Fred Trueman b Ken Barrington | 4 | - | - | - | - | |
| 10. Fergie Gupte | b Fred Trueman | 8 | - | - | - | - | |
| 11. Ramakant Desai | not out | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-35 (Pankaj Roy), 2-144 (Nari Contractor), 3-146 (Datta Gaekwad), 4-180 (Chandu Borde), 5-243 (Bapu Nadkarni), 6-321 (Abbas Ali Baig), 7-334 (Nana Joshi), 8-358 (Polly Umrigar), 9-361 (Surendranath), 376 (Fergie Gupte). |
| Extras | 8b, 5lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 145.1 ovs) 376 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fred Trueman | 23.1 | 6 | 75 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harold Rhodes | 28 | 2 | 87 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ted Dexter | 12 | 2 | 33 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Illingworth | 39 | 13 | 63 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Mortimore | 16 | 6 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Barrington | 27 | 4 | 75 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
England:
Gilbert Parkhouse, Geoff Pullar, Ted Dexter, Mike Smith, Colin Cowdrey, Ken Barrington, Ray Illingworth, Fred Trueman, John Mortimore, Roy Swetman, Harold Rhodes
India:
Pankaj Roy, Nari Contractor, Abbas Ali Baig, Datta Gaekwad, Polly Umrigar, Chandu Borde, Bapu Nadkarni, Nana Joshi, Surendranath, Fergie Gupte, Ramakant Desai
