England started the crucial five-match away Test series against the hosts India with a 28-run win at Hyderabad. Test Debutant left-arm spinner Tom Hartley was the hero for England in the fourth innings by picking up seven wickets and putting his name into the record book as one of the most successful English Test debutant spinners.
English captain Ben Stokes chose to bat first after winning the toss. While England were all out for 246 runs in the first innings, the hosts India replied with 436 runs as the home team had a 190-run lead.
The top-order batter Ollie Pope inspired the English team in their second innings with a knock of 196 runs as England scored 420 runs.
Chasing down the challenging 231 runs target in the fourth innings, India were bowled out for 202 runs, and England won by 28 runs.
England spinner Tom Hartley took 7 wickets in the 4th innings of the Hyderabad Test
Although Ollie Pope deservingly won the Player of the Match award, Test debutant Tom Hartley was the fourth innings hero. While the left-arm spinner had the bowling figures 25-0-131-2 during India’s first innings, his fourth innings bowling figures were 26.2-5-62-7. His match bowling figures were 51.2-5-193-9.
Here are some key stats of the English Test debutant left-arm spinner Tom Hartley
Hartley (7/62) recorded the second-best bowling figures in an innings by an English Test debutant spinner. The record is 17-4-56-7 by James Langridge against West Indies in the 1933 Manchester Test.
Hartley (7/62) also recorded the second-best bowling figures in an innings by an away Test debutant spinner in India. The record is 43.5-1-215-8 by Australian cricketer Jason Krejza (against India in the 2008 Nagpur Test).
Hartley (9/193) recorded the second-best bowling figures in a Test match by an away Test debutant spinner in India. The record is 74.5-4-358-12 by Australian cricketer Jason Krejza (against India in the 2008 Nagpur Test).
Hartley (9/193) recorded the third-best bowling figures in a Test match by an English Test debutant spinner. The top two records in this list are 11/96 by Charles Marriott (against West Indies in the 1933 The Oval Test) and 9/116 by Bob Berry (against West Indies in the 1950 Manchester Test).