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New Zealand v India
India in Australia and New Zealand 1967/68 (4th Test)
VenueEden Park, Auckland on 7th, 8th, 9th, 11th, 12th March 1968 (5-day match)
Balls per over6
TossNew Zealand won the toss and decided to field
ResultIndia won by 272 runs
UmpiresDEA Copps, WT Martin
Close of play day 1India (1) 61/2 (Engineer 38*, Surti 3*)
Close of play day 2India (1) 150/4 (Pataudi 37*, Borde 8*)
Close of play day 3New Zealand (1) 101/6 (Sinclair 17*, Taylor 5*)
Close of play day 4India (2) 216/4 (Surti 81*, Borde 43*)
India first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
+FM Engineerc Bartlett b Motz44 898- 
S Abid Alic Dowling b Motz1  -- 
AL Wadekarc Ward b Bartlett5   - 
RF Surtic Pollard b Bartlett28   - 
*Nawab of Pataudic Pollard b Motz51 1836- 
CG Bordec Alabaster b Pollard41 157 - 
ML Jaisimhac Pollard b Alabaster19   - 
V Subramanyarun out3  -- 
RG Nadkarnic Burgess b Bartlett21   1 
EAS Prasannanot out3  -- 
BS Bedic Murray b Motz0  -- 
Extras(9 b, 3 lb, 22 nb, 2 w)36
Total(all out, 90.4 overs)252
Fall of wickets:
1-6 (Abid Ali), 2-13 (Wadekar), 3-69 (Engineer), 4-132 (Surti), 5-175 (Pataudi), 6-215 (Borde), 7-226 (Subramanya), 8-244 (Jaisimha), 9-251 (Nadkarni), 10-252 (Bedi, 90.4 ov)
New Zealand bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Motz26.412514--
Bartlett26   11663--
Taylor17   4490--
Pollard8   491--
Alabaster13   0411--
New Zealand first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
*GT Dowlingc Engineer b Surti8   - 
BAG Murrayc Engineer b Surti17   - 
BE Congdonc Abid Ali b Nadkarni27   - 
MG Burgessc Subramanya b Prasanna11   - 
BW Sinclairb Bedi20   - 
V Pollardrun out3  -- 
GA Bartlettc Wadekar b Prasanna0  -- 
BR Taylorc Abid Ali b Bedi7   - 
RC Motzc and b Prasanna18  21 
+JT Wardnot out10   - 
JC Alabasterc Bedi b Prasanna6   - 
Extras(4 b, 9 nb)13
Total(all out, 77.1 overs)140
Fall of wickets:
1-30 (Dowling), 2-33 (Murray), 3-67 (Burgess), 4-74 (Congdon), 5-77 (Pollard), 6-88 (Bartlett), 7-103 (Taylor), 8-106 (Sinclair), 9-124 (Motz), 10-140 (Alabaster, 77.1 ov)
India bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Surti10   2322--
Jaisimha7   3140--
Nadkarni14   6161--
Prasanna28.111444--
Bedi17   8212--
Subramanya1   100--
India second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
+FM Engineerc and b Alabaster48 1505- 
S Abid Alic Murray b Taylor22   - 
AL Wadekarb Taylor1  -- 
RF Surtic Burgess b Bartlett99 268 - 
*Nawab of Pataudilbw b Pollard6   - 
CG Bordenot out65 168 - 
ML Jaisimhanot out1  -- 
V Subramanyadid not bat      
RG Nadkarnidid not bat      
EAS Prasannadid not bat      
BS Bedidid not bat      
Extras(6 b, 4 lb, 9 nb)19
Total(5 wickets, declared, 96 overs)261
Fall of wickets:
1-43 (Abid Ali), 2-48 (Wadekar), 3-112 (Engineer), 4-127 (Pataudi), 5-253 (Surti)
New Zealand bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Motz16   4440--
Bartlett15   1401--
Taylor22   4602--
Pollard21   8421--
Alabaster22   4561--
New Zealand second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
*GT Dowlingb Bedi37 137 2 
BAG Murrayc Jaisimha b Surti3  -- 
BE Congdonc Surti b Nadkarni3  -- 
MG Burgessc Bedi b Surti18   - 
BW Sinclairb Prasanna12   - 
V Pollardb Bedi0  -- 
+JT Wardb Prasanna5   - 
GA Bartlettb Prasanna11   - 
BR Taylorb Prasanna0  -- 
RC Motzc Engineer b Bedi6  -1 
JC Alabasternot out0  -- 
Extras(3 b, 2 lb, 1 nb)6
Total(all out, 61.4 overs)101
Fall of wickets:
1-10 (Murray), 2-15 (Congdon), 3-55 (Burgess), 4-74 (Dowling), 5-78 (Sinclair), 6-78 (Pollard), 7-94 (Ward), 8-95 (Bartlett), 9-101 (Taylor), 10-101 (Motz, 61.4 ov)
India bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Surti11   2302--
Jaisimha3   150--
Prasanna27   15404--
Nadkarni2   111--
Bedi17.411143--
Subramanya1   050--
Notes
--> V Subramanya made his last appearance in Test matches
--> RG Nadkarni made his last appearance in Test matches
--> BW Sinclair made his last appearance in Test matches
--> GA Bartlett made his last appearance in Test matches
--> JT Ward made his last appearance in Test matches
--> Nawab of Pataudi (1) 50 in 124 balls, 163 minutes with 6 fours
--> ML Jaisimha (1) passed 2000 runs in Test matches when he reached 7
--> FM Engineer (2) passed 5000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 19
--> RF Surti (2) 50 in 137 balls, 140 minutes with 5 fours
--> RF Surti (2) passed his previous highest score of 70 in Test matches
--> CG Borde (2) 50 in 107 balls, 133 minutes with 5 fours
--> CG Borde (2) passed 3000 runs in Test matches when he reached 24
--> RC Motz reached 450 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed FM Engineer, his 2nd wicket in the India first innings
--> BS Bedi reached 200 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed BW Sinclair, his 2nd wicket in the New Zealand first innings