ENGLAND V INDIA, OLD TRAFFORD, 1990

Old Trafford was a batters’ paradise in this game. As well as the England opening pair, Robin Smith and Allan Lamb scored 100s for England and Mohammad Azharuddin made a brilliant 179 in India’s first innings. England won the three match Test series in 1990 by 1-0.

Who opened the batting with Atherton that day, scoring 116?

Other notable Test matches between England and India at Old Trafford:

1936 - India’s first Test match at Old Trafford. Indian openers Vijay Merchant and Mushtaq Ali each scored 100s. The second day’s play saw 588 runs scored and it was more than 60 years before that figure was beaten for a day’s play in a Test match.

1952 – After England captain Len Hutton had scored 104, India batted and we reall out for 58, with Fred Trueman taking eight wickets. Following on, India could onlytotal82: it was the first time a Test team had been bowled out twice in the same day.

1974 – England’s Keith Fletcher scored 123 and John Edrich 100 not out. Sunil Gavaskar made 101 for India, his first century against England. Years later, the “Little Master” said he rated this the best innings of his career.