# Indian cricket team in England in 1982

The Indian cricket team toured England from 5 May to 13 July 1982 for two One Day Internationals (ODIs) as part of the Prudential Trophy, and a three-match Test series.
England beat India in both the ODIs. Allan Lamb, who made his ODI debut for England in the series, and scored 134 runs, was named the player of the series along with India's Kapil Dev, who scored 102 runs in the two games. In the Test series that followed, England beat India 1–0. Dev was named the player of the series, having scored 292 runs at an average of 73 and a wicket tally of 10. Also as a part of the tour, India played ten other first-class games, winning one and drawing nine, and three limited overs games, winning and losing one each.

## Tour matches
### Limited overs match: Lavinia, Duchess of Norfolk's XI vs Indians

* 5 May Scorecard
| Indians 201/5 (45 overs) | v | Lavinia, Duchess of Norfolk's XI 202/0 (44.5 overs) |
| Yashpal Sharma 66* Robin Hobbs 2/47 (6 overs) | | Sadiq Mohammad 107* Sandeep Patil 0/21 (3 overs) |
* Lavinia, Duchess of Norfolk's XI won by 10 wickets Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel Umpires: Lloyd Budd (Eng) and John Langridge (Eng)
* Toss not known

### Three-day match: Warwickshire v Indians

* 9–11 May Scorecard
* Match drawn Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Umpires: David Evans (Eng) and Barrie Meyer (Eng)
* Warwickshire won the toss and decided to field.
* Sunil Gavaskar reached 20,000 runs in first-class cricket.

### Three-day match: Nottinghamshire vs Indians

* 12–14 May Scorecard
* Match drawn Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Dickie Bird (Eng) and Alan Whitehead (Eng)
* Indians won the toss and decided to field.

### Three-day match: Yorkshire vs Indians

* 15–18 May Scorecard
* Match drawn Park Avenue, Bradford Umpires: David Constant (Eng) and Nigel Plews (Eng)
* Indians won the toss and decided to bat.

### Three-day match: Marylebone Cricket Club vs Indians

* 19–21 May Scorecard
* Match drawn Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Umpires: Don Oslear (Eng) and Alan Whitehead
* Toss not known.

### Three-day match: Kent vs Indians

* 22–24 May Scorecard
* Match drawn St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Dickie Bird (Eng) and David Evans (Eng)
* Toss not known

### Limited overs match: Ireland vs Indians

* 26 May Scorecard
| Indians 179/2 (43.5 overs) | v | Ireland |
| Pranab Roy 84* (151) Ivan Anderson 1/43 (10 overs) | | |
* No result Ormeau Cricket Ground, Belfast Umpires: Maurice Moore (Ire) and Joe Vaughan (Ire)
* Ireland won the toss and decided to field.
* It was a 55-over-per-side match.

### Limited overs match: Ireland vs Indians

* 27 May Scorecard
| Ireland 134/9 (50 overs) | v | Indians 137/5 (41.3 overs) |
| Enda McDermott 50 (96) Dilip Doshi 4/11 (9 overs) | | Ravi Shastri 43 (87) Alan Hughes 2/16 (6 overs) |
* Indians won by 5 wickets Ormeau Cricket Ground, Belfast Umpires: George Archer (Ire) and Peter Reith (ire)
* Indians won the toss and decided to field
* It was a 55-over-per-side match, but was reduced to 50 overs per side.

### Three-day match: Hampshire vs Indians

* 29–31 May Scorecard
* Indians won by three wickets County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Barrie Meyer (Eng) and Peter Wight (Eng)
* Hampshire won the toss and decided to bat.

### Three-day match: Northamptonshire vs Indians

* 5–7 June Scorecard
* Match drawn County Cricket Ground, Northampton Umpires: Ken Palmer (Eng) and Terry Spencer (Eng)
* Toss not known.

### Two-day match: Oxford and Cambridge Universities vs Indians

* 17–18 June Scorecard
* Match drawn Fenner's, Cambridge Umpires: Ray Julian (Eng) and Don Oslear (Eng)
* Indians won the toss and decided to field.

### Three-day match: Gloucestershire vs Indians

* 19–21 June Scorecard
* Match drawn Phoenix County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Bill Alley (Aus) and Jack Birkenshaw (Eng)
* Gloucestershire won the toss and decided to field.
* Edward Cunningham (Eng) made his debut in first-class matches.

### Three-day match: Essex vs Indians

* 3–5 July Scorecard
* Match drawn County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Jack van Geloven (Eng) and Peter Wight (Eng)
* Essex won the toss and decided to bat.

## Prudential Trophy

The 1982 edition of the Prudential Trophy was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament held in England. In the two ODIs between England and India, the former won both the games.

### First match

* 2 June Scorecard
| India 193 (55 overs) | v | England 194/1 (50.1 overs) |
| Kapil Dev 60 (37) Ian Botham 4/56 (11 overs) | | Barry Wood 78* (137) Madan Lal 1/21 (9 overs) |
* England won by 9 wickets Headingley, Leeds Attendance: 10,000 Umpires: David Constant (Eng) and Don Oslear (Eng) Player of the match: Barry Wood (Eng)
* England won the toss and decided to field.
* Allan Lamb (Eng) and Ghulam Parkar (Ind) made their ODI debuts.

### Second match

* 4 June Scorecard
| England 276/9 (55 overs) | v | India 162/8 (55 overs) |
| Allan Lamb 99 (109) Sandeep Patil 2/37 (11 overs) | | Kapil Dev 47 (62) Geoff Miller 3/27 (11 overs) |
* England won by 114 runs The Oval, London Attendance: 10,208 Umpires: David Evans (Eng) and Barrie Meyer (Eng) Player of the match: Allan Lamb
* India won the toss and decided to field.

## Test series summary
### First Test

* 10–15 June Scorecard
* England won by 7 wickets Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Umpires: David Evans (Eng) and Barrie Meyer (Eng) Player of the match: Kapil Dev (Ind)
* England won the toss and decided to bat
* Allan Lamb and Derek Pringle (both Eng), and Ghulam Parkar (Ind) made their Test debuts.

### Second Test

* 24–28 June 1982 Scorecard
* Match drawn Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Dickie Bird (Eng) and Barrie Meyer (Eng) Player of the match: Sandeep Patil (Ind)
* England won the toss and decided to bat
* Suru Nayak (Ind) made his Test debut.

### Third Test

* 8–13 July 1982 Scorecard
* Match drawn Kennington Oval, Kennington Umpires: Dickie Bird (Eng) and Alan Whitehead (Eng) Player of the match: Ian Botham (Eng)
* England won the toss and decided to bat.