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West Indies v England 2nd Test

England tour of West Indies - 1930 (1929/30) · Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain · 1 February 1930

England won by 167 runs

England won by 167 runs. Patsy Hendren top-scored with 205* for England. Bill Voce took 7/70.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
England tour of West Indies - 1930 (1929/30)
Ground
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
Dates
1 February 1930 to 6 February 1930
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
England won by 167 runs
Captains
Freddie Calthorpe (England), Nelson Betancourt (West Indies)
Debuts
Mervyn Grell (West Indies), Nelson Betancourt (West Indies), Puss Achong (West Indies)
Umpires
J Hardstaff snr and KL Grant

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. Mervyn Grell, Nelson Betancourt and Puss Achong played their first Tests.

England batted first and made 208 all out. Patsy Hendren top-scored with 77, and Les Ames made 42. Herman Griffith took 5 for 63 for West Indies.

West Indies replied with 254 all out. Errol Hunte top-scored with 58, and Baron Constantine made 52. Ewart Astill took 4 for 58 for England. West Indies led by 46 on first innings.

England made 425 for 8 in their second innings. Patsy Hendren top-scored with 205 not out, and Les Ames made 105. Baron Constantine took 4 for 165 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 237-run stand for the fourth wicket between Patsy Hendren and Les Ames, 56% of the total.

Set 380 to win, West Indies made 212 all out. Frank de Caires top-scored with 45. Bill Voce took 7 for 70 for England.

England won by 167 runs.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 208 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
George Gunnrun out1
Andy Sandhambowled0
Greville Stevensc Joe Small8
Patsy Hendrenbowled77
Jack O'Connorc George Headley30
Les Amesc Puss Achong42
Nigel Haigc Mervyn Grell5
Ewart Astillc Derek Sealy19
Freddie Calthorpec Baron Constantine12
Wilfred Rhodeslbw2
Bill Vocenot out2

Extras 10 · Total 208 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Herman Griffith224635
Baron Constantine16.13422
Joe Small126220
Puss Achong203642
Mervyn Grell2070

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Andy Sandham), 2-3 (George Gunn), 3-12 (Greville Stevens), 4-61 (Jack O'Connor), 5-142 (Patsy Hendren), 6-147 (Nigel Haig), 7-180 (Ewart Astill), 8-200 (Freddie Calthorpe), 9-206 (Wilfred Rhodes), 10-208 (Les Ames)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGeorge Gunn and Andy Sandham1
secondGeorge Gunn and Greville Stevens2
thirdPatsy Hendren and Greville Stevens9
fourthPatsy Hendren and Jack O'Connor49
fifthPatsy Hendren and Les Ames81
sixthNigel Haig and Les Ames5
seventhEwart Astill and Les Ames33
eighthLes Ames and Freddie Calthorpe20
ninthWilfred Rhodes and Les Ames6
tenthLes Ames and Bill Voce2
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 254 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Clifford Roachbowled0
Errol Huntec Patsy Hendren58
Wilton St Hilllbw33
George Headleyhit wicket8
Frank de Cairesc Bill Voce0
Mervyn Grellc Les Ames21
Joe Smallc Bill Voce20
Baron Constantinec Patsy Hendren52
Nelson Betancourtlbw39
Herman Griffithnot out3
Puss Achongc Leslie Townsend1

Extras 19 · Total 254 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Bill Voce285794
Nigel Haig81331
Greville Stevens71250
Ewart Astill24.26584
Wilfred Rhodes205401

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Clifford Roach), 2-89 (Wilton St Hill), 3-104 (George Headley), 4-104 (Frank de Caires), 5-110 (Errol Hunte), 6-141 (Mervyn Grell), 7-160 (Joe Small), 8-231 (Baron Constantine), 9-253 (Nelson Betancourt), 10-254 (Puss Achong)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstClifford Roach and Errol Hunte0
secondWilton St Hill and Errol Hunte89
thirdGeorge Headley and Errol Hunte15
fourthFrank de Caires and Errol Hunte0
fifthErrol Hunte and Mervyn Grell6
sixthJoe Small and Mervyn Grell31
seventhBaron Constantine and Joe Small19
eighthBaron Constantine and Nelson Betancourt71
ninthHerman Griffith and Nelson Betancourt22
tenthHerman Griffith and Puss Achong1
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 425 FOR 8
BatterHow outR
George Gunnc Puss Achong23
Andy Sandhambowled5
Jack O'Connorc George Headley21
Patsy Hendrennot out205
Les Amesc Derek Sealy105
Greville Stevensc Frank de Caires29
Nigel Haigc Baron Constantine5
Ewart Astillc Herman Griffith14
Freddie Calthorpec Derek Sealy0
Wilfred Rhodesnot out6

Did not bat: Bill Voce

Extras 12 · Total 425 for 8

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Herman Griffith388993
Baron Constantine4041654
Joe Small192561
Puss Achong40120
Mervyn Grell31100
George Headley112300
Wilton St Hill2090
Clifford Roach81320

FALL OF WICKETS

1-9 (Andy Sandham), 2-49 (George Gunn), 3-52 (Jack O'Connor), 4-289 (Les Ames), 5-375 (Greville Stevens), 6-380 (Nigel Haig), 7-408 (Ewart Astill), 8-409 (Freddie Calthorpe)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGeorge Gunn and Andy Sandham9
secondGeorge Gunn and Jack O'Connor40
thirdPatsy Hendren and Jack O'Connor3
fourthPatsy Hendren and Les Ames237
fifthPatsy Hendren and Greville Stevens86
sixthPatsy Hendren and Nigel Haig5
seventhPatsy Hendren and Ewart Astill28
eighthPatsy Hendren and Freddie Calthorpe1
ninthWilfred Rhodes and Patsy Hendren16
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 212 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Wilton St Hillc Les Ames30
Errol Huntebowled30
George Headleyc Les Ames39
Clifford Roachc Andy Sandham0
Baron Constantinec George Gunn16
Frank de Cairesc Ewart Astill45
Mervyn Grellbowled13
Joe Smallc Freddie Calthorpe5
Nelson Betancourtc Leslie Townsend13
Herman Griffithst Les Ames3
Puss Achongnot out4

Extras 14 · Total 212 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Bill Voce37.215707
Nigel Haig218332
Greville Stevens82211
Ewart Astill203340
Wilfred Rhodes2212310
Jack O'Connor4190

FALL OF WICKETS

1-57 (Wilton St Hill), 2-79 (Errol Hunte), 3-85 (Clifford Roach), 4-109 (Baron Constantine), 5-135 (George Headley), 6-165 (Mervyn Grell), 7-183 (Joe Small), 8-193 (Frank de Caires), 9-207 (Herman Griffith), 10-212 (Nelson Betancourt)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstWilton St Hill and Errol Hunte57
secondGeorge Headley and Errol Hunte22
thirdClifford Roach and George Headley6
fourthBaron Constantine and George Headley24
fifthFrank de Caires and George Headley26
sixthFrank de Caires and Mervyn Grell30
seventhJoe Small and Frank de Caires18
eighthFrank de Caires and Nelson Betancourt10
ninthHerman Griffith and Nelson Betancourt14
tenthPuss Achong and Nelson Betancourt5
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