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West Indies v England 2nd Test

England tour of West Indies - 1960 (1959/60) · Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain · 28 January 1960

England won by 256 runs

England won by 256 runs. Ken Barrington top-scored with 121 for England. Fred Trueman took 5/35.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
England tour of West Indies - 1960 (1959/60)
Ground
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
Dates
28 January 1960 to 3 February 1960
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
England won by 256 runs
Captains
Peter May (England), Gerry Alexander (West Indies)
Debut
Charran Singh (West Indies)
Umpires
EN Lee Kow and EL Lloyd

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Charran Singh's first Test.

England batted first and made 382 all out. Ken Barrington top-scored with 121, and Mike Smith made 108. Sonny Ramadhin took 3 for 61 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 142-run stand for the fourth wicket between Ken Barrington and Ted Dexter.

West Indies replied with 112 all out. Gerry Alexander top-scored with 28. Fred Trueman took 5 for 35 for England. From 22 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 23 runs, to 45 for 5. England led by 270 on first innings.

England made 230 for 9 in their second innings. Ken Barrington top-scored with 49, and Ray Illingworth made 41. Wes Hall took 3 for 50 for West Indies.

Set 501 to win, West Indies made 244 all out. Rohan Kanhai top-scored with 110, and Conrad Hunte made 47. David Allen took 3 for 57 for England.

England won by 256 runs.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 382 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Geoff Pullarc Gerry Alexander17
Colin Cowdreybowled18
Ken Barringtonc Gerry Alexander121
Peter Mayc Rohan Kanhai0
Ted Dexterc Charran Singh77
Mike Smithc Frank Worrell108
Ray Illingworthbowled10
Roy Swetmanlbw1
Fred Truemanlbw7
David Allennot out10
Brian Stathambowled1

Extras 12 · Total 382 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Wes Hall339922
Chester Watson3151003
Frank Worrell11.53231
Charran Singh236591
Sonny Ramadhin3512613
Garry Sobers30160
Joe Solomon70190

FALL OF WICKETS

1-37 (Geoff Pullar), 2-42 (Colin Cowdrey), 3-57 (Peter May), 4-199 (Ted Dexter), 5-276 (Ken Barrington), 6-307 (Ray Illingworth), 7-308 (Roy Swetman), 8-343 (Fred Trueman), 9-378 (Mike Smith), 10-382 (Brian Statham)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstColin Cowdrey and Geoff Pullar37
secondColin Cowdrey and Ken Barrington5
thirdPeter May and Ken Barrington15
fourthKen Barrington and Ted Dexter142
fifthKen Barrington and Mike Smith77
sixthMike Smith and Ray Illingworth31
seventhMike Smith and Roy Swetman1
eighthFred Trueman and Mike Smith35
ninthMike Smith and David Allen35
tenthBrian Statham and David Allen4
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 112 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Conrad Huntec Fred Trueman8–
Joe Solomonrun out23–
Rohan Kanhailbw5–
Garry Sobersc Ken Barrington03
Frank Worrellc Roy Swetman9–
Basil Butcherlbw9–
Gerry Alexanderlbw28–
Sonny Ramadhinbowled23–
Charran Singhrun out0–
Wes Hallbowled4–
Chester Watsonnot out0–

Extras 3 · Total 112 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Fred Trueman2111355
Brian Statham19.38423
David Allen5090
Ken Barrington1610150
Ray Illingworth7380

FALL OF WICKETS

1-22 (Conrad Hunte), 2-31 (Rohan Kanhai), 3-31 (Garry Sobers), 4-45 (Joe Solomon), 5-45 (Frank Worrell), 6-73 (Basil Butcher), 7-94 (Gerry Alexander), 8-98 (Charran Singh), 9-108 (Sonny Ramadhin), 10-112 (Wes Hall)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstConrad Hunte and Joe Solomon22
secondRohan Kanhai and Joe Solomon9
thirdGarry Sobers and Joe Solomon0
fourthFrank Worrell and Joe Solomon14
fifthFrank Worrell and Basil Butcher0
sixthGerry Alexander and Basil Butcher28
seventhSonny Ramadhin and Gerry Alexander21
eighthSonny Ramadhin and Charran Singh4
ninthSonny Ramadhin and Wes Hall10
tenthWes Hall and Chester Watson4
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 230 FOR 9
BatterHow outRB
Geoff Pullarc Frank Worrell28–
Colin Cowdreyc Gerry Alexander5–
Ken Barringtonc Gerry Alexander49–
Peter Mayc Charran Singh28–
Ted Dexterbowled0–
Mike Smithlbw12–
Ray Illingworthnot out41–
Roy Swetmanlbw01
Fred Truemanc Gerry Alexander37–
David Allenc Gerry Alexander16–

Did not bat: Brian Statham

Extras 14 · Total 230 for 9

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Wes Hall23.44503
Chester Watson196573
Frank Worrell125270
Charran Singh83282
Sonny Ramadhin288541

FALL OF WICKETS

1-18 (Colin Cowdrey), 2-79 (Geoff Pullar), 3-97 (Ken Barrington), 4-101 (Ted Dexter), 5-122 (Mike Smith), 6-133 (Peter May), 7-133 (Roy Swetman), 8-201 (Fred Trueman), 9-230 (David Allen)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstColin Cowdrey and Geoff Pullar18
secondKen Barrington and Geoff Pullar61
thirdPeter May and Ken Barrington18
fourthPeter May and Ted Dexter4
fifthPeter May and Mike Smith21
sixthPeter May and Ray Illingworth11
seventhRay Illingworth and Roy Swetman0
eighthFred Trueman and Ray Illingworth68
ninthRay Illingworth and David Allen29
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 244 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Conrad Huntec Roy Swetman47–
Joe Solomonc Roy Swetman9–
Rohan Kanhaic Mike Smith110–
Garry Soberslbw31–
Frank Worrelllbw0–
Basil Butcherlbw9–
Gerry Alexanderc Fred Trueman7–
Sonny Ramadhinlbw01
Charran Singhc Ken Barrington11–
Wes Hallnot out0–
Chester Watsonc David Allen0–

Extras 20 · Total 244 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Fred Trueman199441
Brian Statham2512442
David Allen3113573
Ken Barrington25.513342
Ray Illingworth2814380
Ted Dexter6372

FALL OF WICKETS

1-29 (Joe Solomon), 2-107 (Conrad Hunte), 3-158 (Garry Sobers), 4-159 (Frank Worrell), 5-188 (Basil Butcher), 6-222 (Rohan Kanhai), 7-222 (Sonny Ramadhin), 8-244 (Gerry Alexander), 9-244 (Charran Singh), 10-244 (Chester Watson)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstConrad Hunte and Joe Solomon29
secondRohan Kanhai and Conrad Hunte78
thirdGarry Sobers and Rohan Kanhai51
fourthFrank Worrell and Rohan Kanhai1
fifthRohan Kanhai and Basil Butcher29
sixthRohan Kanhai and Gerry Alexander34
seventhSonny Ramadhin and Gerry Alexander0
eighthGerry Alexander and Charran Singh22
ninthWes Hall and Charran Singh0
tenthWes Hall and Chester Watson0
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