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CRICKET SERIES
Australia in India 1959–60
Match results, tournament performances and squads.
Results
| Match | Date | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Test | 12-Dec-1959 | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | Australia won by an innings and 127 runs |
| 2nd Test | 19-Dec-1959 | Green Park, Kanpur | India won by 119 runs |
| 3rd Test | 01-Jan-1960 | Brabourne Stadium, Bombay | Match Drawn |
| 4th Test | 13-Jan-1960 | Corporation Stadium, Madras | Australia won by an innings and 55 runs |
| 5th Test | 23-Jan-1960 | Eden Gardens, Calcutta | Match Drawn |
Leading batters
| Top Batsmen in Test Matches | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Avg | Centuries | Highest | Not Out |
| Nariman Contractor | 5 | 10 | 438 | 43.80 | 1 | 108 | 0 |
| NC O'Neill | 5 | 6 | 376 | 62.67 | 2 | 163 | 0 |
| Neil Harvey | 5 | 7 | 356 | 50.86 | 2 | 114 | 0 |
| Pankaj Roy | 5 | 10 | 263 | 26.30 | 0 | 99 | 0 |
| Leslie Favell | 4 | 5 | 229 | 57.25 | 1 | 101 | 1 |
Leading bowlers
| Top Bowlers in Test Matches | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Matches | Wickets | Runs | Overs | Avg | Best | 5+W/I |
| Alan Davidson | 5 | 29 | 431 | 244.5 | 14.86 | 7-93 | 2 |
| Richie Benaud | 5 | 29 | 568 | 322.2 | 19.59 | 5-43 | 2 |
| Jassu Patel | 3 | 19 | 327 | 131.3 | 17.21 | 9-69 | 2 |
| Ian Meckiff | 5 | 12 | 406 | 190.0 | 33.83 | 4-79 | 0 |
| Bapu Nadkarni | 5 | 10 | 295 | 146.0 | 29.50 | 6-105 | 1 |
Squads
India
Nariman Contractor · Pankaj Roy · Ramnath Kenny · Abbas Baig · Chandrakant Borde · Bapu Nadkarni · BK Kunderan · Gulabrai Ramchand · Motganhalli Jaisimha · Pahlan Umrigar · Coimbatarao Gopinath · R Surendranath · Ramakant Desai · Milkha Singh · Padmanabh Joshi · Salim Durani · Jassu Patel · Ghulam Guard · Man Sood · Naren Tamhane · Venatappa Muddiah
Australia
NC O'Neill · Neil Harvey · Leslie Favell · Colin McDonald · Kenneth Mackay · Arthur Grout · Peter Burge · Alan Davidson · Richie Benaud · Ian Meckiff · Gavin Stevens · Lindsay Kline · Raymond Lindwall · Gordon Rorke · Barrington Jarman