The West Indies women's cricket team toured India in October and November 1976. They played India in a six Test match series, which ended as a 1–1 draw.[1] The matches were the first ever played by the India women's team.[2]
| West Indies women's cricket team in India in 1976–77 | |||
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| India | West Indies | ||
| Dates | 24 October – 27 November 1976 | ||
| Captains | Shantha Rangaswamy | Louise Browne | |
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| Result | 6-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Shantha Rangaswamy (381) | Patricia Whittaker (201) | |
| Most wickets | Shubhangi Kulkarni (23) | Patricia Whittaker (14) | |
India won the fourth Test in Patna on 19 November, recording its first ever Test match victory.[3]
Squads
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Test Series
edit1st Test
edit31 October – 2 November 1976
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- Toss unknown.
- Sharmila Chakraborty, Behroze Edulji, Diana Edulji, Susan Itticheria, Fowzieh Khalili, Shubhangi Kulkarni, Sandhya Mazumdar, Ujwala Nikam, Shantha Rangaswamy, Shobha Pandit and Sudha Shah (Ind) all made their WTest debuts.
2nd Test
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- Toss unknown.
- Runa Basu, Jyotsna Patel (Ind) and Dorothy Hobson (WI) all made their WTest debuts.
3rd Test
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edit5th Test
edit21 – 23 November 1976
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- Toss unknown.
- Rajeshwari Dholakia (Ind) and Joan Alexander-Serrano (WI) both made their WTest debuts.
6th Test
editReferences
edit- ^ "West Indies Women tour of India 1976/77". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "The History of Indian Women's Cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "When Chennai hosted its first women's Test: 'They came to watch the cricket, not just to see if the girls could play'". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Records / West Indies Women in India Women's Test Series, 1976/77 - India Women / Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Records / West Indies Women in India Women's Test Series, 1976/77 - West Indies Women / Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2021.