India in Australia, 1977/78
Tasmania v Indians
North Tasmania C.A. Ground, Launceston
23 December 1977 (40-over match)

Result: Tasmania won by 3 wickets

Toss: Indians
Umpires: K Connor and J Stevens

Balls per over: 8

Indians innings (40 overs maximum)                              R   M   B  4 6
DB Vengsarkar         c Benneworth       b Baker                2  12      0 0
CPS Chauhan           c Howard           b Sherriff             8  33      0 0
S Amarnath            retired hurt                             19  56      2 0
GR Viswanath                             b Cowmeadow            7  60      0 0
AV Mankad                                b Benneworth           1   7      0 0
KD Ghavri                                b Cowmeadow            1  12      0 0
M Amarnath                               b Cowmeadow           42 102      2 0
*SM Gavaskar          c Cowmeadow        b Howard              63  54      6 5
+B Reddy              run out                                   2  20      0 0
S Venkataraghavan                        b Cowmeadow           11  34      1 0
EAS Prasanna          not out                                   5   5      0 0
Extras                (lb 5, nb 4)                              9
Total                 (all out, 39 overs, 199 mins)           170

FoW: 1-5 (Vengsarkar), 2-15 (Chauhan), 3-36 (Viswanath),
     4-39 (Mankad), 5-40 (Ghavri), 6-130 (M Amarnath),
     7-143 (Reddy), 8-161 (Venkataraghavan), 9-170 (Gavaskar).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Baker                        8      0     18      1 (3nb)
Sherriff                     7      0     24      1
Cowmeadow                    8      0     22      4 (1nb)
Benneworth                   8      1     26      1
Simmons                      5      0     34      0
Howard                       3      0     37      1

Tasmania innings (target: 171 runs from 40 overs)               R   M   B  4 6
BW Neill              c Gavaskar         b Ghavri               0   5      0 0
+BR Doolan                               b Ghavri              20  61      2 0
MJ Norman             c Viswanath        b Prasanna            15  70      1 0
JH Hampshire          c Vengsarkar       b Prasanna            17  43      1 0
SJ Howard             c Vengsarkar       b Prasanna            22  54      1 0
TW Docking            c Venkataraghavan  b Gavaskar            46  71      2 2
*J Simmons            c Chauhan          b Venkataraghavan     12  19      2 0
AJ Benneworth         not out                                  21  40      1 1
DJ Baker              not out                                   6  17      0 0
Extras                (b 2, lb 10, nb 1)                       13
Total                 (7 wickets, 39.3 overs, 193 mins)       172

DNB: GJ Cowmeadow, RJ Sherriff.

FoW: 1-0 (Neill), 2-37 (Doolan), 3-46 (Norman), 4-61 (Hampshire),
     5-93 (Howard), 6-112 (Simmons), 7-147 (Docking).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Ghavri                       7.3    1     22      2 (1nb)
M Amarnath                   8      1     32      0
Gavaskar                     8      1     35      1
Prasanna                     8      1     29      3
Venkataraghavan              8      0     41      1

• S Amarnath retired at 35/2 (Hit in the face by a fast rising ball from GJ Cowmeadow)

Tour Index

Team Pages: Tasmania, Indians.

Ground Page: North Tasmania C.A. Ground, Launceston

Indians Player Pages: DB Vengsarkar, CPS Chauhan, S Amarnath, GR Viswanath, AV Mankad, KD Ghavri, M Amarnath, SM Gavaskar, B Reddy, S Venkataraghavan, EAS Prasanna.

Tasmania Player Pages: BW Neill, BR Doolan, MJ Norman, JH Hampshire, SJ Howard, TW Docking, J Simmons, AJ Benneworth, DJ Baker, GJ Cowmeadow, RJ Sherriff.