Ceylonese cricket team in India in 1940–41

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The Ceylon cricket team visited India in December 1940 and January 1941. Ceylon did not then have Test status, but two three-day unofficial Tests were played: the first was drawn, and India won the second. The tour also included one other first-class match and two minor matches. [1]

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It was the second tour abroad by a Ceylonese team, and one of only two international cricket tours to take place during World War II; the other was the Indian tour to Ceylon in 1944-45.

The Ceylon team

Jayawickreme and Kelaart were the only members of the party that had taken part in Ceylon's previous tour in 1932-33.

Wahid, an opening batsman and left-arm spin bowler who played for Moors Sports Club in Colombo, played only in the two minor matches, and never played first-class cricket. [2] [3]

The tour

The tour began with a victory for Ceylon over Madras. [4] The first international match, against an Indian team consisting mostly of players from Bengal, followed in Calcutta; it was drawn after Ceylon had taken a first-innings lead of 121 thanks to an innings of 138 by Jayawickreme. [5] In the second international match three days later in Bombay, India fielded an entirely different team, which overwhelmed Ceylon by an innings and 110 runs. [6] Two minor matches followed; both were drawn. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ceylon in India 1940/41". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Cricket". Moors Sports Club. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Abdul Wahid". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Madras v Ceylon 1940-41". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Indian XI v Ceylon, Calcutta 1940-41". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Indian XI v Ceylon, Bombay 1940-41". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2017.


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