English cricket team in India in 1933–34
It was a test series played in other cities of India and it was won by England.
A cricket team from England organised by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and captained by Douglas Jardine, toured India from 15 December 1933 to 4 March 1934. In the Test matches, the side was known as "England"; in other matches, it was known as "MCC". England won the Test series 2–0. The MCC team concluded its tour with four matches in Ceylon, two of them first-class.
It was England's first Test tour of India. Tours planned for 1930–31 and 1931–32 had been cancelled owing to civil unrest in India.
Overall, the team played 34 matches: three Tests, 15 other first-class matches, and 16 non-first-class matches.
The English team
Only Jardine and Verity had toured Australia in 1932–33.
Test matches
1st Test
2nd Test
3rd Test
References
External links
MCC in India and Ceylon 1933-34 at CricketArchive
Tour page ESPNcricinfo
Record ESPNcricinfo
Further reading
Ramachandra Guha, A Corner of a Foreign Field, Picador, London, 2002, pp.
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