Chennai By The Numbers

With the second Test scheduled for Chennai (Madras) tomorrow, our statistical guru Zito takes a look at the Test matches played between the two sides at this venue.

India and West Indies have played at Chennai on six occasions. The last time the two sides met in 1987-88, Viv Richards' West Indies lost to Ravi Shastri's side by 255 runs, thus drawing the four Test series 1-1. That match was made famous by 19-year-old Narendra Hirwani's match haul of 16 for 136, the best figures by a bowler on Test debut. The West Indies have not won at Chennai since the sole victory in the debut series of 1948-49 between the two sides. Out of the six matches, India won three and drew two.

Sachin Tendulkar tops the batting average with 655 runs at 109.17 (4 centuries). Bishan Bedi tops the bowling average (31 wickets at 17.26; Best Bowling 5-48) while Kapil Dev has the most wickets (40 wickets at 27.30; Best Bowling 7-56). For West Indies, Andy Roberts has the most wickets and best bowling average (13 wickets at 15.54 with best figure of 7-64).

First Test Match--------------------10-02-1934
Last Test Match---------------------18-03-2001
Matches Played----------------------25
Matches Won by Home Side------------10 (40.00%)
Matches Won by Touring Side---------6 (24.00%)
Matches Drawn-----------------------8 (32.00%)
Matches Tied------------------------1 (4.00%)
Highest Individual Innings----------236* SM Gavaskar 1983-84 Ind v WI
Best Bowling (Innings)--------------8-55 MH Mankad 1951-52 Ind v Eng
Best Bowling (Match)----------------16-136 ND Hirwani 1987-88 Ind v WI
Highest Team Innings----------------652-7d Eng 1984-85 v Ind
Lowest Team Innings-----------------83 Ind 1976-77 v Eng
Highest Run Chase Achieved----------155-8 Ind 2000-01 v Aus
Average Runs per Wicket-------------32.06
Average Runs per Over---------------2.93

Chennai Partnership Records:
Wkt---Runs---Batsmen-------------------------------Match
1st---239----AF Rae and JB Stollmeyer (WI)---------1948-49 v Ind
2nd---241----G Fowler and MW Gatting (Eng)---------1984-85 v Ind
3rd---316----GR Viswanath and Yashpal Sharma (Ind)-1981-82 v Eng
4th---190----M Amarnath and M Azharuddin (Ind)-----1984-85 v Eng
5th---169----RS Dravid and SR Tendulkar (Ind)------2000-01 v Aus
6th*--170----SM Gavaskar and RJ Shastri (Ind)------1983-84 v WI
7th---100----AI Kallicharran and DR Parry (WI)-----1978-79 v Ind
8th---112----Imran Khan and Wasim Akram (Pak)------1986-87 v Ind
9th*--143*---SM Gavaskar and SMH Kirmani (Ind)-----1983-84 v WI
10th--104----Zulfiqar Ahmed and Amir Elahi (Pak)---1952-53 v Ind

* Test Record for India-West Indies

Centuries by West Indians:
160----JB Stollmeyer---1948-49
142----BF Butcher------1958-59
109----AF Rae----------1948-49

Centuries by India:
160----JB Stollmeyer---1948-49
236*---SM Gavaskar-----1983-84
125----CG Borde--------1966-67
124----GR Viswanath----1978-79
109----FM Engineer-----1966-67
109----Kapil Dev-------1987-88

5 Wickets in an Inning (India-WI):
8-61-----ND Hirwani---1987-88
8-75-----ND Hirwani---1987-88
7-64-----AME Roberts--1974-75
7-156----DG Phadkar---1948-49
5-57-----AME Roberts--1974-75
5-70-----EAS Prasanna-1974-75
5-72-----MD Marshall--1983-84

10 Wickets in a Match (India-WI):
16-136 (8-61 & 8-75)----ND Hirwani----1987-88
12-121 (7-64 & 5-57)----AME Roberts---1974-75

WI total of at least 400:
582 -- 1948-49 -- WI won by an inns & 193 runs
406 -- 1966-67 -- Match Drawn

India total of at least 400:
451-8d -- 1983-84---Match Drawn
404 -- 1966-67---Match Drawn