English cricket team in India in 1984–85

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

The tour was nearly called off after the Deputy High Commissioner of Western India, Percy Norris was shot dead on the 28th of November in Mumbai, the day after hosting a reception for the England team.^[1]

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 Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo was abandoned after 38 overs due to torrential rain.

References

1. ^ Radha, Sailesh S, "A Tribute to...Five Days in White Flannels: A Trivia Book on Test Cricket", AuthorHouse Publishing, 2009.

External sources

CricketArchive tour itinerary

References

• Playfair Cricket Annual 1985
• Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1985