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England v West Indies 1st Test

West Indies tour of England - 1928 (1928) · Lord's, London · 23 June 1928

England won by an innings and 58 runs

England won by an innings and 58 runs. Ernest Tyldesley top-scored with 122 for England. Vallance Jupp took 4/37.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
West Indies tour of England - 1928 (1928)
Ground
Lord's, London
Dates
23 June 1928 to 26 June 1928
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
England won by an innings and 58 runs
Captains
Percy Chapman (England), Karl Nunes (West Indies)
Debuts
Douglas Jardine (England), Harry Smith (England), George Challenor (West Indies), Freddie Martin (West Indies), Maurice Fernandes (West Indies), Karl Nunes (West Indies), Wilton St Hill (West Indies), Clifford Roach (West Indies), Baron Constantine (West Indies), Joe Small (West Indies), Snuffy Browne (West Indies), George Francis (West Indies), Herman Griffith (West Indies)
Umpires
F Chester and LC Braund

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. Douglas Jardine, Harry Smith, George Challenor, Freddie Martin, Maurice Fernandes, Karl Nunes, Wilton St Hill, Clifford Roach, Baron Constantine, Joe Small, Snuffy Browne, George Francis and Herman Griffith played their first Tests.

England batted first and made 401 all out. Ernest Tyldesley top-scored with 122, and Percy Chapman made 50. Baron Constantine took 4 for 82 for West Indies. That was well above the 1920s average first-innings total at Lord's, 309 across 5 Tests.

West Indies replied with 177 all out. Freddie Martin top-scored with 44. Vallance Jupp took 4 for 37 for England. From 86 for 1 they lost 5 wickets for 26 runs, to 112 for 6. England led by 224 on first innings. West Indies followed on.

West Indies made 166 all out in their second innings. Joe Small top-scored with 52, and Snuffy Browne made 44. Tich Freeman took 4 for 37 for England. From 22 for 2 they lost 4 wickets for 22 runs, to 44 for 6.

England won by an innings and 58 runs.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 401 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Herbert Sutcliffec Baron Constantine48
Charlie Hallowsc Herman Griffith26
Ernest Tyldesleyc Baron Constantine122
Wally Hammondbowled45
Douglas Jardinelbw22
Percy Chapmanc Baron Constantine50
Vallance Juppbowled14
Maurice Tatec Snuffy Browne22
Harry Smithbowled7
Harold Larwoodnot out17
Tich Freemanbowled1

Extras 27 · Total 401 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
George Francis254722
Baron Constantine26.49824
Herman Griffith299782
Snuffy Browne225530
Joe Small151672
Freddie Martin82220

FALL OF WICKETS

1-51 (Charlie Hallows), 2-97 (Herbert Sutcliffe), 3-174 (Wally Hammond), 4-231 (Douglas Jardine), 5-327 (Ernest Tyldesley), 6-339 (Percy Chapman), 7-360 (Vallance Jupp), 8-380 (Maurice Tate), 9-389 (Harry Smith), 10-401 (Tich Freeman)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstCharlie Hallows and Herbert Sutcliffe51
secondErnest Tyldesley and Herbert Sutcliffe46
thirdErnest Tyldesley and Wally Hammond77
fourthErnest Tyldesley and Douglas Jardine57
fifthErnest Tyldesley and Percy Chapman96
sixthVallance Jupp and Percy Chapman12
seventhVallance Jupp and Maurice Tate21
eighthMaurice Tate and Harry Smith20
ninthHarold Larwood and Harry Smith9
tenthTich Freeman and Harold Larwood12
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 177 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
George Challenorc Harry Smith29
Freddie Martinlbw44
Maurice Fernandesbowled0
Karl Nunesbowled37
Wilton St Hillc Douglas Jardine4
Clifford Roachrun out0
Baron Constantinec Harold Larwood13
Joe Smalllbw0
Snuffy Brownebowled10
George Francisnot out19
Herman Griffithc Herbert Sutcliffe2

Extras 19 · Total 177 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Harold Larwood154271
Maurice Tate278542
Tich Freeman18.35402
Vallance Jupp239374

FALL OF WICKETS

1-86 (Freddie Martin), 2-86 (George Challenor), 3-88 (Maurice Fernandes), 4-95 (Wilton St Hill), 5-96 (Clifford Roach), 6-112 (Baron Constantine), 7-123 (Joe Small), 8-151 (Snuffy Browne), 9-156 (Karl Nunes), 10-177 (Herman Griffith)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGeorge Challenor and Freddie Martin86
secondGeorge Challenor and Maurice Fernandes0
thirdMaurice Fernandes and Karl Nunes2
fourthKarl Nunes and Wilton St Hill7
fifthKarl Nunes and Clifford Roach1
sixthBaron Constantine and Karl Nunes16
seventhKarl Nunes and Joe Small11
eighthSnuffy Browne and Karl Nunes28
ninthGeorge Francis and Karl Nunes5
tenthGeorge Francis and Herman Griffith21
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 166 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
George Challenorbowled0–
Freddie Martinbowled12–
Maurice Fernandesc Wally Hammond8–
Karl Nuneslbw10–
Wilton St Hilllbw9–
Clifford Roachc Percy Chapman16–
Baron Constantinebowled02
Joe Smallc Wally Hammond52–
Snuffy Brownebowled44–
George Francisc Douglas Jardine0–
Herman Griffithnot out0–

Extras 15 · Total 166 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Maurice Tate2210282
Tich Freeman21.110374
Vallance Jupp154663
Wally Hammond156201

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (George Challenor), 2-22 (Freddie Martin), 3-35 (Maurice Fernandes), 4-43 (Karl Nunes), 5-44 (Wilton St Hill), 6-44 (Baron Constantine), 7-100 (Clifford Roach), 8-147 (Joe Small), 9-147 (George Francis), 10-166 (Snuffy Browne)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGeorge Challenor and Freddie Martin0
secondMaurice Fernandes and Freddie Martin22
thirdMaurice Fernandes and Karl Nunes13
fourthKarl Nunes and Wilton St Hill8
fifthClifford Roach and Wilton St Hill1
sixthBaron Constantine and Clifford Roach0
seventhClifford Roach and Joe Small56
eighthSnuffy Browne and Joe Small47
ninthSnuffy Browne and George Francis0
tenthSnuffy Browne and Herman Griffith19
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