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India v Australia @ Green Park, Kanpur
19, 20, 21, 23, 24 December 1959 (five-day match)
Toss: India (bat)
Umpires: SK Ganguli, AR Joshi
Match Result: India won by 119 runs
1st Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Pankaj Roy | c Neil Harvey b Richie Benaud | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Nari Contractor | c Barry Jarman b Richie Benaud | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Polly Umrigar | c Alan Davidson b Lindsay Kline | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Abbas Ali Baig | b Alan Davidson | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Chandu Borde | c Lindsay Kline b Alan Davidson | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| *6. Gulabrai Ramchand | c Ken Mackay b Richie Benaud | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Ramnath Kenny | b Alan Davidson | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Bapu Nadkarni | c Neil Harvey b Alan Davidson | 25 | 0 | - | - | - |
| +9. Naren Tamhane | b Richie Benaud | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Jasubhai Patel | c Lindsay Kline b Alan Davidson | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Surendranath | not out | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-38 (Nari Contractor), 2-47 (Polly Umrigar), 3-51 (Pankaj Roy), 4-77 (Chandu Borde), 5-112 (Abbas Ali Baig), 6-112 (Ramnath Kenny), 7-126 (Gulabrai Ramchand), 8-128 (Naren Tamhane), 9-141 (Jasubhai Patel), 152 (Bapu Nadkarni). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 70.1 ovs) 152 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Davidson | 20.1 | 7 | 31 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Meckiff | 8 | 2 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 25 | 8 | 63 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gordon Rorke | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lindsay Kline | 15 | 7 | 36 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | b Jasubhai Patel | 53 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Gavin Stevens | c & b Jasubhai Patel | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | b Jasubhai Patel | 51 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Norm O'Neill | b Chandu Borde | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Ken Mackay | lbw b Jasubhai Patel | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Alan Davidson | b Jasubhai Patel | 41 | - | - | - | - |
| *7. Richie Benaud | b Jasubhai Patel | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| +8. Barry Jarman | lbw b Jasubhai Patel | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Lindsay Kline | b Jasubhai Patel | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Ian Meckiff | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Gordon Rorke | c Abbas Ali Baig b Jasubhai Patel | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-71 (Gavin Stevens), 2-128 (Colin McDonald), 3-149 (Neil Harvey), 4-159 (Norm O'Neill), 5-159 (Ken Mackay), 6-174 (Richie Benaud), 7-186 (Barry Jarman), 8-216 (Lindsay Kline), 9-219 (Alan Davidson), 219 (Gordon Rorke). |
| Extras | 9b, 2lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 77.5 ovs) 219 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Surendranath | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gulabrai Ramchand | 6 | 3 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jasubhai Patel | 35.5 | 16 | 69 | 9 | (0w,0nb) |
| Polly Umrigar | 15 | 1 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chandu Borde | 15 | 1 | 61 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bapu Nadkarni | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Pankaj Roy | c Richie Benaud b Alan Davidson | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Nari Contractor | c Neil Harvey b Alan Davidson | 74 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Polly Umrigar | c Gordon Rorke b Alan Davidson | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Abbas Ali Baig | c Neil Harvey b Richie Benaud | 36 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Chandu Borde | c Norm O'Neill b Ian Meckiff | 44 | - | - | - | - |
| *6. Gulabrai Ramchand | b Neil Harvey | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Ramnath Kenny | c Barry Jarman b Alan Davidson | 51 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Bapu Nadkarni | lbw b Alan Davidson | 46 | 0 | - | - | - |
| +9. Naren Tamhane | c Neil Harvey b Alan Davidson | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Surendranath | not out | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Jasubhai Patel | b Alan Davidson | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-32 (Pankaj Roy), 2-72 (Polly Umrigar), 3-121 (Nari Contractor), 4-147 (Abbas Ali Baig), 5-153 (Gulabrai Ramchand), 6-214 (Chandu Borde), 7-286 (Ramnath Kenny), 8-286 (Naren Tamhane), 9-291 (Bapu Nadkarni), 291 (Jasubhai Patel). |
| Extras | 7b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 144.3 ovs) 291 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Davidson | 57.3 | 23 | 93 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Meckiff | 18 | 4 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 38 | 15 | 81 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lindsay Kline | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Mackay | 10 | 5 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Neil Harvey | 12 | 3 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norm O'Neill | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | st Naren Tamhane b Jasubhai Patel | 34 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Gavin Stevens | c Ramnath Kenny b Jasubhai Patel | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | c Bapu Nadkarni b Polly Umrigar | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Norm O'Neill | c Bapu Nadkarni b Polly Umrigar | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Ken Mackay | lbw b Polly Umrigar | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Alan Davidson | b Jasubhai Patel | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| *7. Richie Benaud | c Gulabrai Ramchand b Jasubhai Patel | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| +8. Barry Jarman | b Polly Umrigar | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Lindsay Kline | b Jasubhai Patel | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Ian Meckiff | not out | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Gordon Rorke | absent hurt | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-12 (Gavin Stevens), 2-49 (Neil Harvey), 3-59 (Norm O'Neill), 4-61 (Ken Mackay), 5-78 (Alan Davidson), 6-78 (Richie Benaud), 7-79 (Barry Jarman), 8-84 (Lindsay Kline), 9-105 (Colin McDonald). |
| Extras | 5b, 7lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 57.4 ovs) 105 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Surendranath | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gulabrai Ramchand | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jasubhai Patel | 25.4 | 7 | 55 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Polly Umrigar | 25 | 11 | 27 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
India:
Pankaj Roy, Nari Contractor, Polly Umrigar, Abbas Ali Baig, Chandu Borde, Gulabrai Ramchand, Ramnath Kenny, Bapu Nadkarni, Naren Tamhane, Surendranath, Jasubhai Patel