 England were beaten by India for the first time in a test match at Madras on the 1951/52 tour where Roy and Umrigar scored hundreds and Vinoo Mankad took 12 for 108.England drew the five test series 1 -1.After David Sheppard captained the first two tests in his absence through injury, Len Hutton became the first professional captain of England in 1952, leading his team to a 3 – 0 thrashing of India, whose batsman were decidedly less confident against the pace of the debutant Fred Trueman than they had been at home.