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England vs India, 3rd Test at London, , Aug 19 1971 - Cricket Photos

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3rd Test, The Oval, August 19 - 24, 1971, India tour of England

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England

355 & 101

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(T:173) 284 & 174/6

India won by 4 wickets

Farokh Engineer celebrates as John Edrich is bowled by Bhagwath Chandrasekhar for 0•Aug 24, 1971•Getty Images

Abid Ali takes the winning run, England vs India, 3rd Test, The Oval, 5th day, August 24, 1971

Abid Ali takes the winning run•Aug 24, 1971•Getty Images

Ajit Wadekar makes his way through the crowd to the presentation, England v India, third Test, day five, The Oval, August 24, 1971

Ajit Wadekar makes his way through the crowd to the presentation•Aug 24, 1971•Getty Images

Policemen hold back the crowd after India's win, England v India, third Test, day five, The Oval, August 24, 1971

Policemen hold back the crowd•Aug 24, 1971•Getty Images

Basil D'Oliveira, Ray Illingworth, Derek Underwood, Brian Luckhurst, John Snow, John Edrich and Alan Knott look on after losing to India, England v India, 3rd Test, The Oval, 5th day, August 24, 1971

Basil D'Oliveira, Ray Illingworth, Derek Underwood, Brian Luckhurst, John Snow, John Edrich and Alan Knott look on after losing to India•Aug 24, 1971•Getty Images

Ajit Wadekar and BS Chandrasekhar celebrate India's win, England v India, 3rd Test, the Oval, 24 August, 1971

Ajit Wadekar and BS Chandrasekhar celebrate India's win •Aug 24, 1971•Getty Images

Fans invade the pitch after India's historic win over England, England v India, 3rd Test, The Oval, 5th day, August 24, 1971

Fans invade the pitch after India's historic win over England•Aug 24, 1971•Getty Images

John Jameson is short of his crease as the ball deflects off Bhagwath Chandrasekhar's fingers onto the stumps, England v India, 3rd Test, The Oval, 4th day, August 23, 1971

John Jameson is short of his crease as the ball deflects off Bhagwath Chandrasekhar's fingers onto the stumps•Aug 23, 1971•Getty Images

Farokh Engineer plays a cut shot, England v India, 3rd Test, The Oval, 3rd day, August 21, 1971

Farokh Engineer plays a cut shot•Aug 21, 1971•Getty Images

Farokh Engineer runs John Jameson out off the bowling of Bishan Singh Bedi, third Test, first day, England vs India, The Oval, August 19, 1971

Farokh Engineer runs John Jameson out off the bowling of Bishan Singh Bedi•Aug 19, 1971•Getty Images

India's players celebrate on the Oval balcony, England vs India, 3rd Test, The Oval, 5th day, August 24, 1971

India's players celebrate on the Oval balcony•Aug 24, 1971•Getty Images

Delighted spectators run on to the ground after India's series win, England v India, 3rd Test, The Oval, 5th day, August 24, 1971

Delighted spectators run onto the ground after India's series win at The Oval in 1971•Aug 24, 1971•Getty Images

Ajit Wadekar and BS Chandrasekhar celebrate India's win •Aug 24, 1971•Getty Images

The crowd surrounds the players and officials at the presentation, England v India, third Test, day five, The Oval, August 24, 1971

The crowd surrounds the players and officials at the presentation•Aug 24, 1971•Getty Images

Syed Abid Ali is carried off the field by fans after securing India's series win, England v India, 3rd Test, The Oval, 5th day, August 24,1971

Syed Abid Ali is carried off the field by fans after securing India's series win•Aug 24, 1971•Getty Images

Dilip Sardesai is caught by Alan Knott, England v India, 3rd Test, The Oval, 5th day, August 24, 1971

Dilip Sardesai is caught by Alan Knott•Aug 24, 1971•Getty Images

Eknath Solkar takes a brilliant catch to dismiss Alan Knott, England v India, The Oval, 5th day, August 24, 1971

Eknath Solkar takes a brilliant catch to dismiss Alan Knott•Aug 24, 1971•Getty Images

Ajit Wadekar made 48, England v India, 3rd Test, The Oval, 3rd day, August 21, 1971

Ajit Wadekar made 48•Aug 21, 1971•Getty Images

Farokh Engineer drives, England v India, 3rd Test, The Oval, 3rd day, August 21, 1971

Farokh Engineer drives•Aug 21, 1971•Getty Images

Alan Knott bats, England v India, third Test, The Oval, August 19, 1971

Alan Knott bats•Aug 19, 1971•Getty Images

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India Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
SM Gavaskar	lbw	0	9
AV Mankad	caught	11	74
AL Wadekar	run out	45	118
DN Sardesai	caught	40	156
GR Viswanath	caught	33	171
ED Solkar	caught	1	16
FM Engineer	not out	28	59
S Abid Ali	not out	4	4
Extras	(b 6, lb 5, nb 1)
Total	174(6 wkts; 101 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
JA Snow	11	7	14	1	1.27
JSE Price	5	0	10	0	2
DL Underwood	38	14	72	3	1.89
R Illingworth	36	15	40	0	1.11
BL D'Oliveira	9	3	17	0	1.88
BW Luckhurst	2	0	9	1	4.5

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	2	Ashok Mankad	Sunil Gavaskar
2nd	35	Ajit Wadekar	Ashok Mankad
3rd	39	Dilip Sardesai	Ajit Wadekar
4th	48	Dilip Sardesai	Gundappa Viswanath
5th	10	Eknath Solkar	Gundappa Viswanath
6th	36	Farokh Engineer	Gundappa Viswanath
7th	4	Farokh Engineer	Syed Abid Ali

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