English cricket team in India in 1984-85

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The England national cricket team toured India in 1984-85, playing a five-match Test series versus India.

• 1st Test at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – India won by 8 wickets
• 2nd Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – England won by 8 wickets
• 3rd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn
• 4th Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – England won by 9 wickets
• 5th Test at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – match drawn

[edit] Sri Lanka

The England team visited Sri Lanka in November 1984 prior to the tour of India.

The only first-class match versus the Sri Lanka Board President's XI at Colombo Cricket Club Ground was drawn; and a single limited overs game against a Sri Lankan XI at the Pakiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo was abandoned after 38 overs due to torrential rain.

[edit] External sources

CricketArchive tour itinerary

[edit] References

• Playfair Cricket Annual 1985
• Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1985

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