Tests at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
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by Mohandas Menon
The Englishmen's love for the willow, sports and club life originated
humming activities of cricket by 1865 at Chepauk green. The present Madras
Cricket Club (MCC) Pavilion was built in 1892. The velvety emerald green
turf of Chepauk, of hoary traditions is the pride of the votaries of the
game. The area of the ground and structures occupies nearly 20 acres. The
famous Madras Presidency matches - between the local Indians and the
Europeans - began at this ground in 1915-16. Douglas Jardine's England team
played the first ever Test match at this venue in February 1934. India in
fact won its first ever Test match at this venue in February 1952 when it
won the fifth and final Test against Nigel Howard's England team by an
innings and 8 runs.
From 1955 to 1965 all Test matches in Madras was played at the Nehru (Corporation) Stadium. However it was only in 1965 the Tamil Nadu (then Madras) Cricket Association have become lessees of the ground, when a gigantic stadium with all the modern amenities was built at a cost of Rs. two crores. The seating capacity was about 55,000. Since 1967 all Test matches have been played here at the Chepauk. In September 1986 the second ever tied Test match was witnessed at this venue.
The opening match of the 1987 World Cup - between India and Australia - was the first one-day international match to be played here. During in the 1996 World Cup flood-lights were installed for the first time at this venue. So far seven ODI matches have been played here. The MA Chidambaram Stadium, named after the former BCCI President, has hosted 24 Test matches.
| SUMMARY OF MATCHES | ||||
| Test No. | Start Date | Last Date | Opponents | Result |
| 1 | 10th Feb 1934 | 13th Feb 1934 | England | Eng won by 202 runs |
| 2 | 27th Jan 1949 | 31st Jan 1949 | West Indies | WI won by inn & 193 |
| 3 | 6th Feb 1952 | 10th Feb 1952 | England | Ind won by inn & 8 runs |
| 4 | 28th Nov 1952 | 1st Dec 1952 | Pakistan | Drawn |
| 5 | 13th Jan 1967 | 18th Jan 1967 | West Indies | Drawn |
| 6 | 24th Dec 1969 | 28th Dec 1969 | Australia | Aus won by 77 runs |
| 7 | 12th Jan 1973 | 17th Jan 1973 | England | Ind won by 4 wickets |
| 8 | 11th Jan 1975 | 15th Jan 1975 | West Indies | Ind won by 100 runs |
| 9 | 26th Nov 1976 | 2nd Dec 1976 | New Zealand | Ind won by 216 runs |
| 10 | 14th Jan 1977 | 19th Jan 1977 | England | Eng won by 200 runs |
| 11 | 12th Jan 1979 | 16th Jan 1979 | West Indies | Ind won by 3 wickets |
| 12 | 11th Sep 1979 | 16th Sep 1979 | Australia | Drawn |
| 13 | 15th Jan 1980 | 20th Jan 1980 | Pakistan | Ind won by 10 wickets |
| 14 | 13th Jan 1982 | 18th Jan 1982 | England | Drawn |
| 15 | 17th Sep 1982 | 22nd Sep 1982 | Sri Lanka | Drawn |
| 16 | 24th Dec 1983 | 29th Dec 1983 | West Indies | Drawn |
| 17 | 13th Jan 1985 | 18th Jan 1985 | England | Eng won by 9 wickets |
| 18 | 18th Sep 1986 | 22nd Sep 1986 | Australia | Tied |
| 19 | 3rd Feb 1987 | 8th Feb 1987 | Pakistan | Drawn |
| 20 | 11th Jan 1988 | 15th Jan 1988 | West Indies | Ind won by 255 runs |
| 21 | 11th Feb 1993 | 15th Feb 1993 | England | Ind won by inn & 22 |
| 22 | 25th Oct 1995 | 29th Oct 1995 | New Zealand | Drawn |
| 23 | 6th Mar 1998 | 10th Mar 1998 | Australia | Ind won by 179 runs |
| 24 | 28th Jan 1999 | 31st Jan 1999 | Pakistan | Pak won by 12 runs |
| SUMMARY OF RESULTS | |||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | Total |
| Australia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| England | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| New Zealand | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| West Indies | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| India | 24 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| HIGHEST TEAM TOTALS | |||||
| Totals | For | Against | Inn | Test | Series |
| 652-7d | England | India | 1st | 4th | 1984-85 |
| 582 | West Indies | India | 1st | 4th | 1948-49 |
| 574-7d | Australia | India | 1st | 1st | 1986-87 |
| 566-6d | India | Sri Lanka | 1st | 1st | 1982-83 |
| 560-6d | India | England | 1st | 2nd | 1992-93 |
| 527-9d | India | Pakistan | 1st | 1st | 1986-87 |
| 487-9d | Pakistan | India | 1st | 1st | 1986-87 |
| 481-4d | India | England | 1st | 5th | 1981-82 |
| 457-9d | India | England | 1st | 5th | 1951-52 |
| 451-8d | India | West Indies | 1st | 6th | 1983-84 |
| LOWEST TEAM TOTALS | |||||
| Totals | For | Against | Inn | Test | Series |
| 83+ | India | England | 2nd | 3rd | 1976-77 |
| 140 | New Zealand | India | 1st | 3rd | 1976-77 |
| 143 | New Zealand | India | 2nd | 3rd | 1976-77 |
| 144 | India | West Indies | 2nd | 4th | 1948-49 |
| 145+ | India | England | 1st | 3rd | 1933-34 |
| 151 | West Indies | India | 2nd | 4th | 1978-79 |
| 153 | Australia | India | 2nd | 5th | 1969-70 |
| 154 | West Indies | India | 2nd | 4th | 1974-75 |
| 159 | England | India | 2nd | 3rd | 1972-73 |
| 160 | West Indies | India | 2nd | 4th | 1987-88 |
| + one player retired hurt | |||||
| TESTS HUNDREDS (listed chronologically) | ||||||
| Player | Runs | For | Against | Inn | Test | Series |
| CF Walters | 102 | Eng | Ind | 2nd | 3rd | 1933-34 |
| AF Rae | 109 | WI | Ind | 1st | 4th | 1948-49 |
| JB Stollmeyer | 160 | WI | Ind | 1st | 4th | 1948-49 |
| Pankaj Roy | 111 | Ind | Eng | 1st | 5th | 1951-52 |
| PR Umrigar | 130* | Ind | Eng | 1st | 5th | 1951-52 |
| FM Engineer | 109 | Ind | WI | 1st | 3rd | 1966-67 |
| CG Borde | 125 | Ind | WI | 1st | 3rd | 1966-67 |
| KD Walters | 102 | Aus | Ind | 1st | 5th | 1969-70 |
| GR Viswanath | 124 | Ind | WI | 1st | 4th | 1978-79 |
| AR Border | 162 | Aus | Ind | 1st | 1st | 1979-80 |
| KJ Hughes | 100 | Aus | Ind | 1st | 1st | 1979-80 |
| SM Gavaskar | 166 | Ind | Pak | 1st | 5th | 1979-80 |
| GR Viswanath | 222 | Ind | Eng | 1st | 5th | 1981-82 |
| Yashpal Sharma | 140 | Ind | Eng | 1st | 5th | 1981-82 |
| GA Gooch | 127 | Eng | Ind | 1st | 5th | 1981-82 |
| LRD Mendis | 105 | SL | Ind | 1st | 1st | 1982-83 |
| SM Gavaskar | 155 | Ind | SL | 1st | 1st | 1982-83 |
| SM Patil | 114* | Ind | SL | 1st | 1st | 1982-83 |
| LRD Mendis | 105 | SL | Ind | 2nd | 1st | 1982-83 |
| SM Gavaskar | 236* | Ind | WI | 1st | 6th | 1983-84 |
| G Fowler | 201 | Eng | Ind | 1st | 4th | 1984-85 |
| MW Gatting | 207 | Eng | Ind | 1st | 4th | 1984-85 |
| M Azharuddin | 105 | Ind | Eng | 2nd | 4th | 1984-85 |
| DC Boon | 122 | Aus | Ind | 1st | 1st | 1986-87 |
| DM Jones | 210 | Aus | Ind | 1st | 1st | 1986-87 |
| AR Border | 106 | Aus | Ind | 1st | 1st | 1986-87 |
| Kapil Dev | 119 | Ind | Aus | 1st | 1st | 1986-87 |
| Shoaib Mohammad | 101 | Pak | Ind | 1st | 1st | 1986-87 |
| Imran Khan | 135* | Pak | Ind | 1st | 1st | 1986-87 |
| K Srikkanth | 123 | Ind | Pak | 1st | 1st | 1986-87 |
| N Kapil Dev | 109 | Ind | WI | 1st | 4th | 1987-88 |
| NS Sidhu | 106 | Ind | Eng | 1st | 2nd | 1992-93 |
| SR Tendulkar | 165 | Ind | Eng | 1st | 2nd | 1992-93 |
| CC Lewis | 117 | Eng | Ind | 2nd | 2nd | 1992-93 |
| SR Tendulkar | 155* | Ind | Aus | 2nd | 1st | 1997-98 |
| Shahid Afridi | 141 | Pak | Ind | 2nd | 1st | 1998-99 |
| SR Tendulkar | 136 | Ind | Pak | 2nd | 1st | 1998-99 |
| Note: 37 hundreds have been scored at this venue, with Sunil Gavaskar's 236* being the highest. | ||||||
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