English cricket team in India and Sri Lanka in 1976–77
A cricket team from England, organised by the Marylebone Cricket Club, toured India and Sri Lanka in the 1976-77 cricket season. They played five Test matches against the India national cricket team, with England winning three matches, India winning one and the other one being drawn. The MCC team played four matches in Sri Lanka after leaving India, but Sri Lanka was not yet a Test-class team.
English cricket team in India and Sri Lanka in 1976–77
A cricket team from England, organised by the Marylebone Cricket Club, toured India and Sri Lanka in the 1976-77 cricket season. They played five Test matches against the India national cricket team, with England winning three matches, India winning one and the other one being drawn. The MCC team played four matches in Sri Lanka after leaving India, but Sri Lanka was not yet a Test-class team.
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England won by 10 wickets
England won by 200 runs
England won by an innings and 25 runs
England won the 5-Test series 3-1-1
India won by 140 runs
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Brijesh Patel 56
Dennis Amiss 179
Dennis Amiss 46
Gundappa Viswanath 35
Gundappa Viswanath 79
Mike Brearley 59
Sunil Gavaskar 108
Surinder Amarnath 63
runs-team2-inns
Dennis Amiss 7
Dennis Amiss 82
Keith Fletcher 58
Mike Brearley 91
Sunil Gavaskar 24
Sunil Gavaskar 38
Sunil Gavaskar 39
Sunil Gavaskar 71
Tony Greig 103
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score-team2-inns
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English cricket team in India in 1976-77
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England won the toss and decided to bat
India won the toss and decided to bat
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B Satyaji Rao, HP Sharma
J Reuben, MS Sivasankariah
MI Ghouse, MV Nagendra
MV Nagendra, J Reuben
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wickets-team1-inns
Bhagwat Chandrasekhar 5/50
Bishan Singh Bedi 4/72
Bishan Singh Bedi 4/92
Bob Willis 5/27
Bob Willis 6/53
Chris Old 3/38
Derek Underwood 4/76
Derek Underwood 4/89
Derek Underwood 5/84
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Bhagwat Chandrasekhar 6/76
Bishan Singh Bedi 5/110
Bishan Singh Bedi 6/71
Derek Underwood 4/28
Derek Underwood 4/78
Erapalli Prasanna 4/73
John Lever 5/59
John Lever 7/46
Karsan Ghavri 5/33
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A cricket team from England, o ...... was not yet a Test-class team.
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English cricket team in India and Sri Lanka in 1976–77
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