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| Date | 17 October 1947 – 20 February 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | Australia won the 5-Test series 4–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The India national cricket team toured Australia in the 1947–48 season to play a five-match Test series against Australia. Australia won the series 4–0, with one match drawn.
This was India's inaugural tour of Australia and it was also the first tour by a team representing the newly independent India. Independence had been finalised only two months before the tour began.
As evident from the scoreline, the Australian team greatly outclassed the Indians, who had some good individual performances to their credit. However, they did not put up much resistance as a team, with their batting failing to make any impression on the Australians. The only silver lining for India in terms of match results was their two victories in the First Class Matches.
Touring party
A sub-committee under the chairmanship of Anthony de Mello was formed to recommend to the BCCI the India team to tour Australia the following season.[5] The touring party comprising 17 players was announced 17 March 1947. A series of games were played prior to the selection to select a team for the tour that included the following day.[6] For the touring squad, Vijay Merchant was named the captain and Lala Amarnath, his deputy.[7] Pankaj Gupta was named the tour manager. Merchant had to drop out in September due to issues with his fitness; also Rusi Modi for the same reason. Amarnath was subsequently named the captain.[8] Fazal Mahmood was dropped out as he joined Pakistan cricket team and Syed Mushtaq Ali was also dropped out in early October. Chandu Sarwate, Kanwar Rai Singh, Ranvirsinhji and C. R. Rangachari were named as their replacements on 6 October, while Hazare was named the vice-captain.[9] The squad left for Australia on 8 October[10] and arrived on 10 October in Darwin.[11]
The team members were:[8]
- Lala Amarnath, Southern Punjab, captain & all-rounder
- Vijay Hazare, Baroda, Vice-captain & batsman
- Hemu Adhikari, Baroda, batsman
- Amir Elahi, Baroda, leg break bowler
- Jenni Irani, Sindh, wicket-keeper
- Gogumal Kishenchand, Kathiawar, batsman
- Vinoo Mankad, Gujarat, opening batsman; all-rounder
- Gul Mohammad, Baroda, medium bowler
- C. S. Nayudu, Holkar, leg break bowler
- Dattu Phadkar, Bombay, all-rounder; fast medium bowler
- Kanwar Rai Singh, Southern Punjab, batsman
- C. R. Rangachari, Madras, fast-medium bowler
- Khandu Rangnekar, Bombay, batsman
- Ranvirsinhji, Nawanagar, opening batsman
- Chandu Sarwate, Holkar, opening batsman
- Probir Sen, Bengal, wicket-keeper
- Ranga Sohoni, Maharashtra, all-rounder; fast medium bowler
First-class matches
In addition to the Test series, the tourists played nine other first-class matches against Western Australia (2 games – the tour opener and the last game of the tour); South Australia; Victoria; New South Wales; Australia XI; Queensland; and Tasmania (2 matches). India won two and lost three of these matches, the other four being drawn.
Western Australia v Indians
South Australia v Indians
24–28 October 1947
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- South Australia won the toss and decided to bat.
- Ron Hamence (South Australia) passed 3,000 runs in first-class cricket.[12]
Victoria v Indians
New South Wales v Indians
7–11 November 1947
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- New South Wales won the toss and decided to bat.
- Keith Miller (New South Wales) passed 4,000 runs in first-class cricket.[13]
- Ernie Toshack (New South Wales) claimed his 100th wicket in first-class cricket.[13]
Australian XI v Indians
14–18 November 1947
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- Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
- 16 November was a rest day.
Queensland v India
21–25 November 1947
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- Queensland won the toss and chose to bat.
- Cyril Smith (Queensland) made his debut in first-class matches.[14]
Queensland Country v Indians
Western New South Wales v Indians
20–22 December 1947
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Southern new South Wales v Indians
Tasmania v Indians
Tasmania v Indians
South Australia Country v Indians
20–21 January 1948
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Victoria Country v Indians
31 January – 2 February 1948
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Western Australia v Indians
20–24 February 1948
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