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West Indies v England 3rd Test

England tour of West Indies - 1960 (1959/60) · Sabina Park, Kingston · 17 February 1960

Match drawn

Match drawn. Garry Sobers top-scored with 147 for West Indies. Wes Hall took 7/69.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
England tour of West Indies - 1960 (1959/60)
Ground
Sabina Park, Kingston
Dates
17 February 1960 to 23 February 1960
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Captains
Peter May (England), Gerry Alexander (West Indies)
Debut
Seymour Nurse (West Indies)
Umpires
EN Lee Kow and P Burke

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Seymour Nurse's first Test.

England batted first and made 277 all out. Colin Cowdrey top-scored with 114. Wes Hall took 7 for 69 for West Indies.

West Indies replied with 353 all out. Garry Sobers top-scored with 147, and Easton McMorris made 73. Brian Statham took 3 for 76 for England. The innings was built on a 133-run stand for the third wicket between Garry Sobers and Easton McMorris. From 329 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 24 runs, to 353 for 10. West Indies led by 76 on first innings.

England made 305 all out in their second innings. Colin Cowdrey top-scored with 97, and Geoff Pullar made 66. Chester Watson took 4 for 62 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 177-run stand for the first wicket between Colin Cowdrey and Geoff Pullar, 58% of the total.

Set 230 to win, West Indies made 175 for 6. Rohan Kanhai top-scored with 57, and Conrad Hunte made 40. Fred Trueman took 4 for 54 for England.

Match drawn.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 277 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Geoff Pullarc Garry Sobers19–
Colin Cowdreyc Reg Scarlett114–
Ken Barringtonc Gerry Alexander16–
Peter Mayc Conrad Hunte9–
Ted Dexterc Gerry Alexander25–
Mike Smithbowled01
Ray Illingworthc Gerry Alexander17–
Roy Swetmanbowled09
Fred Truemanc Joe Solomon17–
David Allennot out30–
Brian Stathambowled13–

Extras 17 · Total 277 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Wes Hall31.28697
Chester Watson297741
Sonny Ramadhin283782
Reg Scarlett104130
Garry Sobers20140
Joe Solomon41120

FALL OF WICKETS

1-28 (Geoff Pullar), 2-54 (Ken Barrington), 3-68 (Peter May), 4-113 (Ted Dexter), 5-113 (Mike Smith), 6-165 (Ray Illingworth), 7-170 (Roy Swetman), 8-215 (Fred Trueman), 9-245 (Colin Cowdrey), 10-277 (Brian Statham)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstColin Cowdrey and Geoff Pullar28
secondColin Cowdrey and Ken Barrington26
thirdPeter May and Colin Cowdrey14
fourthColin Cowdrey and Ted Dexter45
fifthColin Cowdrey and Mike Smith0
sixthColin Cowdrey and Ray Illingworth52
seventhColin Cowdrey and Roy Swetman5
eighthFred Trueman and Colin Cowdrey45
ninthColin Cowdrey and David Allen30
tenthBrian Statham and David Allen32
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 353 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Conrad Huntec Ray Illingworth7
Easton McMorrisbowled73
Rohan Kanhairun out18
Garry Soberslbw147
Seymour Nursec Mike Smith70
Joe Solomonc Roy Swetman8
Reg Scarlettc Brian Statham6
Gerry Alexanderbowled0
Sonny Ramadhinbowled5
Chester Watsonbowled3
Wes Hallnot out0

Extras 16 · Total 353 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Brian Statham32.18763
Fred Trueman3310822
Ted Dexter123380
David Allen2810571
Ken Barrington217381
Ray Illingworth3013462

FALL OF WICKETS

1-12 (Conrad Hunte), 2-56 (Rohan Kanhai), 2-189 (Easton McMorris), 3-299 (Garry Sobers), 4-329 (Joe Solomon), 5-329 (Seymour Nurse), 6-329 (Gerry Alexander), 8-347 (Reg Scarlett), 9-350 (Chester Watson), 10-353 (Sonny Ramadhin)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstConrad Hunte and Easton McMorris12
secondRohan Kanhai and Easton McMorris44
thirdGarry Sobers and Easton McMorris133
fourthGarry Sobers and Seymour Nurse110
fifthJoe Solomon and Seymour Nurse30
sixthReg Scarlett and Seymour Nurse0
seventhGerry Alexander and Reg Scarlett0
eighthEaston McMorris and Reg Scarlett12
ninthSonny Ramadhin and Reg Scarlett6
tenthSonny Ramadhin and Chester Watson3
11thSonny Ramadhin and Wes Hall3
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 305 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Geoff Pullarlbw66
Colin Cowdreyc Gerry Alexander97
Ken Barringtonlbw4
Peter Maybowled45
Ted Dexterbowled16
Mike Smithlbw10
Ray Illingworthbowled6
Roy Swetmanlbw5
Fred Truemanlbw4
David Allennot out17
Brian Stathamlbw12

Extras 23 · Total 305 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Wes Hall265931
Chester Watson278624
Sonny Ramadhin28.314383
Reg Scarlett2812511
Garry Sobers82180
Joe Solomon61201

FALL OF WICKETS

1-177 (Geoff Pullar), 2-177 (Colin Cowdrey), 3-190 (Ken Barrington), 4-211 (Ted Dexter), 5-239 (Mike Smith), 6-258 (Ray Illingworth), 7-269 (Peter May), 8-269 (Roy Swetman), 9-280 (Fred Trueman), 10-305 (Brian Statham)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstColin Cowdrey and Geoff Pullar177
secondColin Cowdrey and Ken Barrington0
thirdPeter May and Ken Barrington13
fourthPeter May and Ted Dexter21
fifthPeter May and Mike Smith28
sixthPeter May and Ray Illingworth19
seventhPeter May and Roy Swetman11
eighthFred Trueman and Roy Swetman0
ninthFred Trueman and David Allen11
tenthBrian Statham and David Allen25
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 175 FOR 6
BatterHow outR
Conrad Huntebowled40
Easton McMorrisbowled1
Rohan Kanhaibowled57
Garry Sobersrun out19
Seymour Nursebowled11
Reg Scarlettlbw12
Gerry Alexandernot out7
Joe Solomonnot out10

Did not bat: Sonny Ramadhin, Chester Watson, Wes Hall

Extras 18 · Total 175 for 6

Bowler (England)OMRW
Brian Statham186451
Fred Trueman184544
David Allen94190
Ken Barrington4400
Ray Illingworth134350
Colin Cowdrey1040

FALL OF WICKETS

1-11 (Easton McMorris), 2-48 (Conrad Hunte), 3-86 (Garry Sobers), 4-111 (Seymour Nurse), 5-140 (Reg Scarlett), 6-152 (Rohan Kanhai)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstConrad Hunte and Easton McMorris11
secondRohan Kanhai and Conrad Hunte37
thirdGarry Sobers and Rohan Kanhai38
fourthRohan Kanhai and Seymour Nurse25
fifthRohan Kanhai and Reg Scarlett29
sixthRohan Kanhai and Gerry Alexander12
seventhGerry Alexander and Joe Solomon23
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