John Edrich struck his career-best innings of 90 and A solid 40 by Tony Greig leads to England secure a their historic first ODI win over debutants India by 4-wickets, despite a half-centuries from Ajit Wadekar -Brijesh Patel and England taking a 1-0 lead during history game of the first ODI.
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Catch the Cricket highlights of the 1st ODI match first time played between England and India, on July 13, 1974, at the Headingley, Leeds. This match was part of India's tour of England, a 2-match One-day international series (Prudential Trophy) where England beat India by 4-wickets.
Match Highlights
England secure a 4-wicket win over India's first-ever match during the first ODI of the two-match series and England's historic win to take a 1-0 lead.
* The match between England and India, played on 13th July 1974 - which marked India’s first-ever One Day International (ODI) cricket match.
India Innings:
India posted a decent total of 265 for all out in 53.5 overs with Brijesh Patel was the top scorer with a blasting 82 off 78 balls featuring 8 fours and 2 sixes with a impressive strike rate of 105.12.
Ajit Wadekar contributed 67 runs from 82 balls contained 10 fours, Farokh Engineer added 32 off 51 balls with 3 fours, Sunil Gavaskar hit 28 off 35 balls included 3 fours & a six.
Sudhir Naik added 18 runs from 29 balls with two boundaries and Syed Abid Ali made 17 off 24 balls with a boundary.
England Bowling:
For England, Chris Old was the best bowler for India - who picking up 3 wickets for 43 runs in 10.5 overs, Geoff Arnold, Robin Jackman and Bob Woolmer each captured 2 wickets, while Tony Greig claimed 1.
England Innings:
England chased down the target, finishing at 266 for 6 in 51.1 overs with John Edrich was the top-scorer with 90 off 97 balls - who narrowly missing a century by 10 runs
Tony Greig blasted 40 off 28 balls featuring 2 fours and a six, Keith Fletcher contributed 39 off 59 balls with 2 fours, David Lloyd added 34 off 63 balls with three boundaries.
Dennis Amiss made 20 off 35 balls with 3 fours, while Alan Knott remained a unbeaten 15 off 13 balls with a boundary.
India Bowling:
For India, Eknath Solkar and Bishan Bedi was the best bowlers for India - each claimed 2 wickets, while Madan Lal and Srinivas Venkataraghavan took one wicket apiece.
Player of the match:
John Edrich was named Player of the Match for his match-winning anchor innings of 90 runs off 97 balls - which included 6 fours and a six.
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