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{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name = Australian cricket team in India in 1959–60
| team1_image = Flag of Australia.svg
| team1_name = Australia
| team2_image = Flag of India.svg
| team2_name = India
| from_date = 12 December 1959
| to_date = 28 January 1960
| team1_captain = [[Richie Benaud]]
| team2_captain = [[Gulabrai Ramchand]]
| no_of_tests = 5
| team1_tests_won = 2
| team2_tests_won = 1
| team1_tests_most_runs = [[Norm O'Neill]] (376)
| team2_tests_most_runs = [[Nari Contractor]] (438)
| team1_tests_most_wickets = [[Richie Benaud]] (29)
| team2_tests_most_wickets = [[Jasu Patel]] (19)
}}
The [[Australian national cricket team]] toured [[India]] in the winter of 1959-60. The two teams played five [[Test cricket|Tests]], with Australia winning two, India winning one, and two others being drawn. The Australians also played several matches against domestic Indian squads.

At the time of its arrival in India, the Australian cricket team was acclaimed as the strongest side in the world, having won 11 of its last 16 Tests and lost none. In the years just prior, they had not only defeated India, but also [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]], [[England cricket team|England]], and [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] as well. The confident Aussies, led by captain [[Richie Benaud]], featured such names as [[Neil Harvey]], [[Norm O'Neill]], [[Ray Lindwall]], and [[Ian Meckiff]] among others. Meanwhile, India had dropped 11 of its last 13 Tests, including humbling defeats at the hands of Australia, the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]], and England, and had not won a single one. The Indians seemed to be struggling with every aspect of the game – batting, bowling, and fielding – not to mention leadership and the maintenance of a "fighting spirit." Hence, this series between Benaud's Australians and [[Gulabrai Ramchand]]'s Indian team had a true David vs. Goliath nature to it.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ramchand|first=Pertab|title=When Jasu Patel wrought the miracle at Kanpur|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/99381.html|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|date=2001-02-18|access-date=2009-07-15}}</ref>

==Touring party==

*[[Richie Benaud]] (''captain'')
*[[Neil Harvey]] (''vice captain'')
*[[Peter Burge (cricketer)|Peter Burge]]
*[[Alan Keith Davidson|Alan Davidson]]
*[[Ken Mackay]]
*[[Barry Jarman]]
*[[Colin McDonald (Australian cricketer)|Colin McDonald]]
*[[Ian Meckiff]]
*[[Les Favell]]
*[[Wally Grout]]
*[[Lindsay Kline]]
*[[Ray Lindwall]]
*[[Norm O'Neill]]
*[[Gordon Rorke]]
*[[Gavin Stevens]]
<ref>{{cite web|title=Australia in Pakistan and India, 1959-60|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/152732.html|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|access-date=2009-07-15}}</ref>

==Test matches==

===1st Test===
{{Test match |
date = 12–16 December |
team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}} |
team2 = {{cr|AUS}} |

score-team1-inns1 = 135 (59.4 overs)|
runs-team1-inns1 = [[Nari Contractor]] 41 |
wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Richie Benaud]] 3/0 (3.4 overs)|

score-team2-inns1 = 468 (143 overs)|
runs-team2-inns1 = [[Neil Harvey]] 114 |
wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Polly Umrigar]] 4/49 (15.3 overs)|

score-team1-inns2 = 206 (111 overs)|
runs-team1-inns2 = [[Pankaj Roy]] 99 |
wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Richie Benaud]] 5/76 (46 overs)|

result = Australia won by an innings and 127 runs |
venue = [[Feroz Shah Kotla]], [[Delhi]] |
umpires = [[Santosh Ganguli]] and [[Mohammad Yunus (umpire)|Mohammad Yunus]] |
motm = |
report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62868.html Scorecard] |
rain =
}}

===2nd Test===
{{Test match |
date = 19–24 December |
team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}} |
team2 = {{cr|AUS}} |

score-team1-inns1 = 152 (70.1 overs) |
runs-team1-inns1 = [[Bapu Nadkarni]] 25 |
wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Alan Keith Davidson|Alan Davidson]] 5/31 (20.1 overs) |

score-team2-inns1 = 219 (77.5 overs) |
runs-team2-inns1 = [[Colin McDonald (Australian cricketer)|Colin McDonald]] 53 |
wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Jasu Patel]] 9/69 (35.5 overs) |

score-team1-inns2 = 291 (144.3 overs) |
runs-team1-inns2 = [[Nari Contractor]] 74 |
wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Alan Keith Davidson|Alan Davidson]] 7/93 (57.3 overs) |

score-team2-inns2 = 105 (57.4 overs) |
runs-team2-inns2 = [[Colin McDonald (Australian cricketer)|Colin McDonald]] 34 |
wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Jasu Patel]] 5/55 (25.4 overs) |

result = India won by 119 runs |
venue = [[Green Park Stadium|Modi Stadium]], [[Kanpur]] |
umpires = [[Santosh Ganguli]] and [[Bapu Joshi]] |
motm = |
report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62869.html Scorecard] |
rain =
}}

The second Test at Kanpur was notable for being India's first-ever Test victory over the Australians, and also the first match to be played on a turf wicket. Indian [[off-spin]]ner [[Jasu Patel]] distinguished himself, taking 14 wickets in the match (nine wickets in the first innings and five in the second). He would go on to take 19 wickets in the series.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mohapatra|first=Bikash|title=Green Park gave India its first win over Australia|url=http://ia.rediff.com/cricket/2008/apr/10biks.htm|publisher=[[Rediff]]|date=2008-04-10|access-date=2009-07-15}}</ref>

===3rd Test===
{{Test match |
date = 1–6 January |
team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}} |
team2 = {{cr|AUS}} |

score-team1-inns1 = 289 (142.5 overs) |
runs-team1-inns1 = [[Nari Contractor]] 108 |
wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Alan Keith Davidson|Alan Davidson]] 4/62 (34.5 overs) |

score-team2-inns1 = 387/8 [[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (140 overs) |
runs-team2-inns1 = [[Norm O'Neill]] 163 |
wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Bapu Nadkarni]] 6/105 (51 overs) |

score-team1-inns2 = 226/5 [[declaration and forfeiture|dec.]] (101 overs) |
runs-team1-inns2 = [[Abbas Ali Baig]] 58 |
wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Ian Meckiff]] 3/67 (28 overs) |

score-team2-inns2 = 34/1 (8 overs) |
runs-team2-inns2 = [[Wally Grout]] 22 |
wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Pankaj Roy]] 1/6 (2 overs) |

result = Match drawn |
venue = [[Brabourne Stadium]], [[Bombay]] |
umpires = [[Habib Choudhury]] and [[Noshirvan Nagarwala]] |
motm = |
report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62870.html Scorecard] |
rain =
}}

===4th Test===

{{Test match |
date = 13–17 January |
team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}} |
team2 = {{cr|IND}} |

score-team1-inns1 = 342 (153 overs) |
runs-team1-inns1 = [[Les Favell]] 101 |
wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Ramakant Desai]] 4/93 (41 overs) |

score-team2-inns1 = 149 (77.1 overs) |
runs-team2-inns1 = [[Budhi Kunderan]] 71 |
wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Richie Benaud]] 5/43 (32.1 overs) |

score-team2-inns2 = 138 (105 overs) |
runs-team2-inns2 = [[Nari Contractor]] 41 |
wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Richie Benaud]] 3/43 (35 overs) |

result = Australia won by an innings and 55 runs |
venue = [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai|Nehru Stadium]], [[Madras]] |
umpires = [[Narayan Sane]] and [[Mysore Vijayasarathi]] |
report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62871.html Scorecard] |
rain = |
}}

===5th Test===

{{Test match|
date = 23–28 January |
team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}} |
team2 = {{cr|AUS}} |

score-team1-inns1 = 194 (89.3 overs) |
runs-team1-inns1 = [[C. D. Gopinath]] 39 |
wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Alan Keith Davidson|Alan Davidson]] 3/37 (16 overs) |

score-team2-inns1 = 331 (111.1 overs) |
runs-team2-inns1 = [[Norm O'Neill]] 113 |
wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Ramakant Desai]] 4/111 (36 overs) |

score-team1-inns2 = 339 (146.2 overs) |
runs-team1-inns2 = [[M. L. Jaisimha]] 74 |
wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Richie Benaud]] 4/103 (48 overs) |

score-team2-inns2 = 121/2 (52 overs) |
runs-team2-inns2 = [[Les Favell]] 62 |
wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Nari Contractor]] 1/9 (5 overs) |

result = Match drawn |
venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Calcutta]] |
umpires = [[Santosh Ganguli]] and [[Narayan Sane]] |
report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62872.html Scorecard] |
rain = |
}}

==Tour matches==

===Three-day: Indian Board President's XI v Australians===
{{Test match |
date = 27–29 December |
team1 = [[Board President's XI (India)|Indian Board President's X]]I |
team2 = {{cr|AUS}} |

score-team1-inns1 = 293 (90.2 overs) |
runs-team1-inns1 = [[Man Sood]] 73 |
wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Lindsay Kline]] 4/72 (27 overs) |

score-team2-inns1 = 554/6[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (134 overs) |
runs-team2-inns1 = [[Norm O'Neill]] 284 |
wickets-team2-inns1 = William Ghosh 3/195 (40 overs) |

score-team1-inns2 = 143/5 (36 overs) |
runs-team1-inns2 = [[Manohar Hardikar]] 59 |
wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Richie Benaud]] 2/13 (8 overs) |

result = Match drawn |
venue = [[Commerce College Ground]], [[Ahmedabad]] |
umpires = [[Habib Choudhury]] and [[Badami Satyaji Rao]] |
motm = |
report = [http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1959-60/AUS_IN_IND/IND-BPRES-XI_AUS_27-29DEC1959.html Scorecard] |
rain = |
}}

=== Three-day: Indian Universities v Australians ===
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 9–11 January 1960
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS|name=Australians}}
| team2 = [[Indian Universities cricket team|Indian Universities]]

| score-team1-inns1 = 556/9[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (103 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Peter Burge (cricketer)|Peter Burge]] 157
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Deepak Das Gupta]] 2/109 (21 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 231 (90.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[M. L. Jaisimha]] 51
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Ken Mackay]] 3/37 (25 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 =
| runs-team1-inns2 =
| wickets-team1-inns2 =

| score-team2-inns2 = 213/6 ([[Follow-on|f/o]]) (56.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[M. L. Jaisimha]] 66
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Gavin Stevens]] 2/16 (6 overs)

| result = Match drawn
| report = [http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1959-60/AUS_IN_IND/IND-COM-UNIV_AUS_09-11JAN1960.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Central College Ground, Bangalore|Central College Ground]], [[Bangalore]]
| umpires = [[B. Satyaji Rao]] and [[I. Gopalakrishnan]]
| motm =
| toss =
| rain =
| notes = [[Sudhakar Adhikari]] (Indian Universities) made his first-class debut.<ref name="FC2">{{cite web|title=Indian Universities v Australians, Australia in India and Pakistan 1959/60|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/23/23909.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=31 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019215249/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/23/23909.html|archive-date=19 October 2012}}</ref>
*''[[Baba Sidhaye]] (Indian Universities) passed 1,000 runs in first-class cricket.<ref name="FC2"/>
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/61422.html Tour home] at [[ESPN Cricinfo]]

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