English cricket team in India in 1984-85 | |||
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India | England | ||
Dates | 13 November 1984 β 7 February 1985 | ||
Captains | Sunil Gavaskar | David Gower | |
Test series | |||
Result | England won the 5-match series 2β1 | ||
Most runs | Mohammad Azharuddin (439) | Mike Gatting (575) | |
Most wickets | L Sivaramakrishnan (23) | Neil Foster (14) | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | England won the 5-match series 4β1 | ||
Most runs | Ravi Shastri (223) | Mike Gatting (209) | |
Most wickets | Ravi Shastri (6) | Vic Marks (6) |
The England national cricket team toured India in 1984β85, playing a five-match Test series and five match ODI series versus India. Shortly after they arrived in India, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated; with cricket in India then out of the question for a few weeks, the English team went to Sri Lanka to play a couple of warm-up matches.
The tour was nearly called off after the Deputy High Commissioner of Western India, Percy Norris was shot dead on 27 November in Mumbai, the day after hosting a reception for the England team. [1] [2]
28 Novemberβ3 December 1984
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31 December 1984β5 January 1985
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13β18 January 1985
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31 Januaryβ5 February 1985
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England won the Charminar Challenge Cup 4β1.
5 December 1984
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27 December 1984
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20 January 1985
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23 January 1985
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27 January 1985
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English cricket team in India in 1984-85 | |||
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India | England | ||
Dates | 13 November 1984 β 7 February 1985 | ||
Captains | Sunil Gavaskar | David Gower | |
Test series | |||
Result | England won the 5-match series 2β1 | ||
Most runs | Mohammad Azharuddin (439) | Mike Gatting (575) | |
Most wickets | L Sivaramakrishnan (23) | Neil Foster (14) | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | England won the 5-match series 4β1 | ||
Most runs | Ravi Shastri (223) | Mike Gatting (209) | |
Most wickets | Ravi Shastri (6) | Vic Marks (6) |
The England national cricket team toured India in 1984β85, playing a five-match Test series and five match ODI series versus India. Shortly after they arrived in India, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated; with cricket in India then out of the question for a few weeks, the English team went to Sri Lanka to play a couple of warm-up matches.
The tour was nearly called off after the Deputy High Commissioner of Western India, Percy Norris was shot dead on 27 November in Mumbai, the day after hosting a reception for the England team. [1] [2]
28 Novemberβ3 December 1984
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12β17 December 1984
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31 December 1984β5 January 1985
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v
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13β18 January 1985
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v
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31 Januaryβ5 February 1985
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v
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England won the Charminar Challenge Cup 4β1.
5 December 1984
Scorecard |
v
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27 December 1984
Scorecard |
v
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20 January 1985
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v
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23 January 1985
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27 January 1985
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