A cricket team from England organised by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and captained by Douglas Jardine, toured India from 15 December 1933 to 4 March 1934. In the Test matches, the side was known as "England"; in other matches, it was known as "MCC". England won the Test series 2–0. The MCC team concluded its tour with four matches in Ceylon, two of them first-class.
It was England's first Test tour of India. Tours planned for 1930–31 and 1931–32 had been cancelled owing to civil unrest in India.Christopher Douglas, Douglas Jardine: Spartan Cricketer, Methuen, London, 2002, p. 169.
Overall, the team played 34 matches: three Tests, 15 other first-class matches, and 16 non-first-class matches.
The English team
Douglas Jardine (captain) Fred Bakewell Charlie Barnett Nobby Clark Harry Elliott Bob Gregory John Human James Langridge Hopper Levett Charles Marriott Arthur Mitchell Stan Nichols Leslie Townsend Bryan Valentine Hedley Verity Cyril Walters
Only Jardine and Verity had toured Australia in 1932–33.
Test matches
1st Test
2nd Test
3rd Test
References
External links MCC in India and Ceylon 1933-34 at CricketArchive Tour page ESPNcricinfo Record ESPNcricinfo
Further reading Ramachandra Guha, A Corner of a Foreign Field, Picador, London, 2002, pp. 199–221