famous hit. CK's hit cleared "the boundary wall at the southern end of the MCC compound – to land near a coconut tree 50 yards from the MCC grounds. The hit was easily above 150 yards from the batting crease". In 1927, Humphrey Ward of the Europeans hit 173 setting a record for the highest score in the series. It was bettered the next day by MC Sivasankaran who made 174 for the Indians. Decline The Second World War caused the cancellation of the 1942 match and from here the series went on a decline. By the late forties, with the exodus of the British, the Europeans struggled to raise their teams. As a consequence, the number of spectators saw a steady decrease. No match was played in 1949 and 1950 and those for 1951 and 1952 were two-day affairs. The match in the latter year was watched by a crowd of six people, four of whom were journalists. This was the last of the Madras Presidency matches. An attempt was made in 1956 to revive the competition and a match was played between Indian and European members of the MCC. Indians won by an innings. This experiment was never repeated. Statistics Notes References S Muthiah, The Spirit of Chepauk, East West Books (1998), CricketArchive,Tournaments in India Indian Cricket 2004, Kasturi & Sons Ltd (Dec 2003) V Ramnarayan, Mosquitos and other Jolly Rovers, Kalamkriya Press (2002) Indian domestic cricket competitions Recurring events established in 1916 Recurring events disestablished in 1952