England v India, 1936:
The England bowling attack appeared to be too tough for India to counter during their first trip to their then ruler’s land. Playing in the 1st Test at Lord’s, India were rolled under the carpet for scores of 147 and 93 in both innings and were defeated by nine wickets. The total aggregate of the match was just 240 runs. The tourists were put to bat first and were rocked by Gubby Allen’s 5/35. Later, India came out to bat in response to England’s second innings total of 134. Thanks to fast-bowler Amar Singh’s six-wicket haul, the Indians were still in the contest. However, the hosts made a superb comeback, again led by Gubby Allen (5/43) and Headley Verity, who snapped 4/17.