England v West Indies 5th Test
West Indies tour of England - 1957 (1957) · Kennington Oval, London · 22 August 1957
England won by an innings and 237 runs
England won by an innings and 237 runs. Tom Graveney top-scored with 164 for England. Tony Lock took 6/20.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- West Indies tour of England - 1957 (1957)
- Ground
- Kennington Oval, London
- Dates
- 22 August 1957 to 24 August 1957
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by an innings and 237 runs
- Captains
- Peter May (England), John Goddard (West Indies)
- Umpires
- DE Davies and FS Lee
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 412 all out. Tom Graveney top-scored with 164, and Peter Richardson made 107. Sonny Ramadhin took 4 for 107 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 146-run stand for the second wicket between Tom Graveney and Peter Richardson. That was well above the 1950s average first-innings total at Kennington Oval, 255 across 10 Tests.
West Indies replied with 89 for 9. Garry Sobers top-scored with 39. Tony Lock took 5 for 28 for England. From 68 for 2 they lost 7 wickets for 21 runs, to 89 for 9. England led by 323 on first innings. West Indies followed on.
West Indies made 86 for 9 in their second innings. Garry Sobers top-scored with 42. Tony Lock took 6 for 20 for England. From 69 for 4 they lost 5 wickets for 17 runs, to 86 for 9.
England won by an innings and 237 runs.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 412 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | bowled | 107 |
| David Sheppard | c John Goddard | 40 |
| Tom Graveney | bowled | 164 |
| Peter May | c Frank Worrell | 1 |
| Colin Cowdrey | bowled | 2 |
| Trevor Bailey | run out | 0 |
| Godfrey Evans | c Everton Weekes | 40 |
| Tony Lock | c Gerry Alexander | 17 |
| Fred Trueman | bowled | 22 |
| Jim Laker | not out | 10 |
| Peter Loader | lbw | 0 |
Extras 9 · Total 412 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Worrell | 11 | 3 | 26 | 0 |
| Tom Dewdney | 15 | 2 | 43 | 1 |
| Sonny Ramadhin | 53.3 | 12 | 107 | 4 |
| Garry Sobers | 44 | 6 | 111 | 1 |
| John Goddard | 23 | 10 | 43 | 1 |
| Collie Smith | 30 | 4 | 73 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-92 (David Sheppard), 2-238 (Peter Richardson), 3-242 (Peter May), 4-255 (Colin Cowdrey), 5-256 (Trevor Bailey), 6-322 (Godfrey Evans), 7-366 (Tony Lock), 8-399 (Fred Trueman), 9-412 (Tom Graveney), 10-412 (Peter Loader)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | David Sheppard and Peter Richardson | 92 |
| second | Tom Graveney and Peter Richardson | 146 |
| third | Tom Graveney and Peter May | 4 |
| fourth | Tom Graveney and Colin Cowdrey | 13 |
| fifth | Trevor Bailey and Tom Graveney | 1 |
| sixth | Godfrey Evans and Tom Graveney | 66 |
| seventh | Tom Graveney and Tony Lock | 44 |
| eighth | Tom Graveney and Fred Trueman | 33 |
| ninth | Jim Laker and Tom Graveney | 13 |
| tenth | Jim Laker and Peter Loader | 0 |
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 89 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Worrell | c Tony Lock | 4 |
| Nyron Asgarali | c Colin Cowdrey | 29 |
| Garry Sobers | bowled | 39 |
| Clyde Walcott | bowled | 5 |
| Everton Weekes | c Fred Trueman | 0 |
| Collie Smith | c Peter May | 7 |
| Rohan Kanhai | not out | 4 |
| Gerry Alexander | bowled | 0 |
| Tom Dewdney | bowled | 0 |
| Sonny Ramadhin | c Fred Trueman | 0 |
Did not bat: John Goddard
Extras 1 · Total 89 for 9
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Trueman | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Peter Loader | 7 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| Jim Laker | 23 | 12 | 39 | 3 |
| Tony Lock | 21.4 | 12 | 28 | 5 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Frank Worrell), 2-68 (Nyron Asgarali), 3-73 (Clyde Walcott), 4-73 (Everton Weekes), 5-85 (Collie Smith), 6-89 (Garry Sobers), 7-89 (Gerry Alexander), 8-89 (Tom Dewdney), 9-89 (Sonny Ramadhin)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Frank Worrell and Nyron Asgarali | 7 |
| second | Garry Sobers and Nyron Asgarali | 61 |
| third | Clyde Walcott and Garry Sobers | 5 |
| fourth | Everton Weekes and Garry Sobers | 0 |
| fifth | Garry Sobers and Collie Smith | 12 |
| sixth | Garry Sobers and Rohan Kanhai | 4 |
| seventh | Rohan Kanhai and Gerry Alexander | 0 |
| eighth | Tom Dewdney and Rohan Kanhai | 0 |
| ninth | Sonny Ramadhin and Rohan Kanhai | 0 |
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 86 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Sonny Ramadhin | bowled | 2 |
| Rohan Kanhai | c Godfrey Evans | 8 |
| Nyron Asgarali | bowled | 7 |
| Garry Sobers | bowled | 42 |
| Frank Worrell | c Colin Cowdrey | 0 |
| Clyde Walcott | not out | 19 |
| Everton Weekes | bowled | 0 |
| Collie Smith | c David Sheppard | 0 |
| Gerry Alexander | bowled | 0 |
| Tom Dewdney | st Godfrey Evans | 1 |
Did not bat: John Goddard
Extras 7 · Total 86 for 9
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Trueman | 5 | 2 | 19 | 1 |
| Peter Loader | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 17 | 4 | 38 | 2 |
| Tony Lock | 16 | 7 | 20 | 6 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Rohan Kanhai), 2-39 (Nyron Asgarali), 3-43 (Frank Worrell), 4-69 (Garry Sobers), 5-69 (Everton Weekes), 6-69 (Collie Smith), 7-70 (Gerry Alexander), 8-75 (Tom Dewdney), 9-86 (Sonny Ramadhin)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Rohan Kanhai and Nyron Asgarali | 10 |
| second | Garry Sobers and Nyron Asgarali | 29 |
| third | Frank Worrell and Garry Sobers | 4 |
| fourth | Clyde Walcott and Garry Sobers | 26 |
| fifth | Clyde Walcott and Everton Weekes | 0 |
| sixth | Clyde Walcott and Collie Smith | 0 |
| seventh | Clyde Walcott and Gerry Alexander | 1 |
| eighth | Clyde Walcott and Tom Dewdney | 5 |
| ninth | Clyde Walcott and Sonny Ramadhin | 11 |
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