English national cricket team in India in the 1933/34 season

The tour of the English national cricket team to India in the 1933/34 season took place from December 15, 1933 to February 13, 1934. The international cricket tour was part of the 1933/34 international cricket season and included three tests . England won the series 2–0.

prehistory

It was the first tour of the season for both teams. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in England in the 1932 season .

Stages

Madras Calcutta Bombay (BG)

Tour venues

The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.

Stadion	city	capacity	Games
Bombay Gymkhana Ground	Bombay	50,000	1st test
Eden Gardens	Calcutta	82,000	2nd test
MA Chidambaram Stadium	Madras	46,000	3rd test

Squad lists

The teams named the following squads.

test
India	England
Syed Wazir Ali Mushtaq Ali Nazir Ali Lala Amarnath Sorabji Colah Morappakam Gopalan Dilawar Hussain Laxmidas Jai Rustomji Jamshedji Naoomal Jaoomal Vijay Merchant Janardan Navle CK Nayudu CS Nayudu Mohammad Nissar Ladha Ramji Amar Singh Yuvraj of Patiala	Fred Bakewell Charlie Barnett Nobby Clark Harry Elliott Douglas Jardine James Langridge Hopper Levett Tommy Mitchell Stan Nichols David Townsend Bryan Valentine Hedley Verity Cyril Walters

Testing

First test in Bombay

December 15-18 scorecard	Bombay	India 219 (91.2) & 258 (90.5)	-	England 438 (136.5) & 40-1 (7.2)
		England wins with 9 wickets

Second test in Calcutta

January 5-8 Scorecard	Calcutta	England 403 (159.5) & 7-2 (5)	-	India 247 (107.4) & 237 (90.3) (f / o)
		draw

Third test in Madras

February 10-13 Scorecard	Madras	England 335 (131.4) & 261-7d (75.5)	-	India 145 (59.5) & 249 (69.2)
		England wins with 202 runs

Web links

• The series on Cricinfo