West Indies v England 1st Test
England tour of West Indies - 1998 (1997/98) · Sabina Park, Kingston · 29 January 1998
Match drawn
Match drawn. Alec Stewart top-scored with 9* for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of West Indies - 1998 (1997/98)
- Ground
- Sabina Park, Kingston
- Dates
- 29 January 1998 to 2 February 1998
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Mike Atherton (England), Brian Lara (West Indies)
- Debut
- Nixon McLean (West Indies)
- Umpires
- S Venkataraghavan and SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- BN Jarman
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Nixon McLean's first Test.
England batted first and made 17 for 3. Alec Stewart top-scored with 9 not out off 26 balls. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Sabina Park, 232 across 7 Tests.
Match drawn.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 17 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Atherton | c Sherwin Campbell | 2 | 7 |
| Alec Stewart | not out | 9 | 26 |
| Mark Butcher | c Stuart Williams | 0 | 1 |
| Nasser Hussain | c Carl Hooper | 1 | 18 |
| Graham Thorpe | not out | 0 | 10 |
Did not bat: Andy Caddick, John Crawley, Adam Hollioake, Dean Headley, Angus Fraser, Phil Tufnell
Extras 5 · Total 17 for 3
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney Walsh | 5.1 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Curtly Ambrose | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Mike Atherton, 2.1 ov), 2-4 (Mark Butcher, 2.2 ov), 3-9 (Nasser Hussain, 7.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mike Atherton and Alec Stewart | 4 | 13 |
| second | Alec Stewart and Mark Butcher | 0 | 1 |
| third | Nasser Hussain and Alec Stewart | 5 | 30 |
| fourth | Alec Stewart and Graham Thorpe | 8 | 17 |
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