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West Indies v England 5th Test

England tour of West Indies - 1960 (1959/60) · Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain · 25 March 1960

Match drawn

Match drawn. Colin Cowdrey top-scored with 119 for England. Sonny Ramadhin took 4/73.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
England tour of West Indies - 1960 (1959/60)
Ground
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
Dates
25 March 1960 to 31 March 1960
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Captains
Colin Cowdrey (England), Gerry Alexander (West Indies)
Debut
Charlie Griffith (West Indies)
Umpires
FCP Kippins and HBD Jordan

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Charlie Griffith's first Test.

England batted first and made 393 all out. Colin Cowdrey top-scored with 119, and Ted Dexter made 76. Sonny Ramadhin took 4 for 73 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 191-run stand for the second wicket between Colin Cowdrey and Ted Dexter, 49% of the total.

West Indies replied with 338 for 8. Garry Sobers top-scored with 92, and Conrad Hunte made 72. England led by 55 on first innings.

England made 350 for 7 in their second innings. Jim Parks top-scored with 101 not out, and Mike Smith made 96. The innings was built on a 197-run stand for the seventh wicket between Jim Parks and Mike Smith, 56% of the total.

Set 406 to win, West Indies made 209 for 5. Frank Worrell top-scored with 61, and Garry Sobers made 49.

Match drawn.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 393 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Geoff Pullarc Garry Sobers10
Colin Cowdreyc Gerry Alexander119
Ted Dexterc Garry Sobers76
Raman Subba Rowc Conrad Hunte22
Ken Barringtonc Gerry Alexander69
Mike Smithbowled20
Jim Parksc Garry Sobers43
Ray Illingworthc Garry Sobers0
David Allencaught7
Fred Truemannot out10
Alan Mossbowled1

Extras 16 · Total 393 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Wes Hall243831
Charlie Griffith152621
Chester Watson18.23521
Sonny Ramadhin3413734
Frank Worrell81290
Garry Sobers201753
Clyde Walcott4230

FALL OF WICKETS

1-19 (Geoff Pullar), 2-210 (Ted Dexter), 3-215 (Colin Cowdrey), 3-256 (Ken Barrington), 4-268 (Raman Subba Row), 5-317 (Mike Smith), 7-350 (Ray Illingworth), 8-374 (David Allen), 9-388 (Jim Parks), 10-393 (Alan Moss)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstColin Cowdrey and Geoff Pullar19
secondColin Cowdrey and Ted Dexter191
thirdColin Cowdrey and Raman Subba Row5
fourthKen Barrington and Raman Subba Row41
fifthMike Smith and Raman Subba Row12
sixthKen Barrington and Mike Smith49
seventhJim Parks and Ken Barrington33
eighthJim Parks and Ray Illingworth0
ninthJim Parks and David Allen24
tenthFred Trueman and Jim Parks14
11thFred Trueman and Alan Moss5
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 338 FOR 8
BatterHow outR
Conrad Huntenot out72
Easton McMorrisrun out13
Gerry Alexanderbowled26
Garry Sobersbowled92
Clyde Walcottst Jim Parks53
Frank Worrellbowled15
Rohan Kanhaibowled6
Sonny Ramadhinc Colin Cowdrey13
Wes Hallbowled29
Charlie Griffithnot out5

Did not bat: Chester Watson

Extras 14 · Total 338 for 8

Bowler (England)OMRW
Fred Trueman37.361032
Alan Moss343942
David Allen241612
Ray Illingworth124250
Ted Dexter41201
Ken Barrington80210

FALL OF WICKETS

1-26 (Easton McMorris), 2-103 (Gerry Alexander), 3-190 (Clyde Walcott), 4-216 (Frank Worrell), 5-227 (Rohan Kanhai), 6-230 (Garry Sobers), 7-263 (Sonny Ramadhin), 8-328 (Wes Hall)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstConrad Hunte and Easton McMorris24
secondGerry Alexander and Easton McMorris2
thirdGarry Sobers and Gerry Alexander77
fourthClyde Walcott and Garry Sobers87
fifthFrank Worrell and Garry Sobers26
sixthGarry Sobers and Rohan Kanhai11
seventhGarry Sobers and Conrad Hunte3
eighthSonny Ramadhin and Conrad Hunte33
ninthConrad Hunte and Wes Hall65
tenthConrad Hunte and Charlie Griffith10
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 350 FOR 7
BatterHow outR
Geoff Pullarc Garry Sobers54
Colin Cowdreyc Frank Worrell0
David Allenrun out25
Ted Dexterrun out47
Raman Subba Rowlbw13
Ken Barringtonc Easton McMorris6
Mike Smithc Gerry Alexander96
Jim Parksnot out101
Fred Truemannot out2

Did not bat: Ray Illingworth, Alan Moss

Extras 6 · Total 350 for 7

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Wes Hall40161
Charlie Griffith91400
Chester Watson141520
Sonny Ramadhin349671
Frank Worrell225440
Garry Sobers296842
Clyde Walcott72240
Conrad Hunte51171

FALL OF WICKETS

1-3 (Colin Cowdrey), 2-69 (David Allen), 3-102 (Geoff Pullar), 4-136 (Raman Subba Row), 5-145 (Ken Barrington), 6-148 (Ted Dexter), 7-345 (Mike Smith)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstColin Cowdrey and Geoff Pullar3
secondGeoff Pullar and David Allen66
thirdTed Dexter and Geoff Pullar33
fourthTed Dexter and Raman Subba Row34
fifthKen Barrington and Ted Dexter9
sixthMike Smith and Ted Dexter3
seventhJim Parks and Mike Smith197
eighthFred Trueman and Jim Parks5
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 209 FOR 5
BatterHow outR
Conrad Huntest Jim Parks36
Easton McMorrislbw2
Rohan Kanhaic Fred Trueman34
Clyde Walcottc Jim Parks22
Frank Worrellc Fred Trueman61
Garry Sobersnot out49
Gerry Alexandernot out4

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

Extras 1 · Total 209 for 5

Bowler (England)OMRW
Fred Trueman51220
Alan Moss40161
David Allen152570
Ray Illingworth163532
Ken Barrington82271
Raman Subba Row1020
Mike Smith10150
Geoff Pullar1011
Colin Cowdrey10150

FALL OF WICKETS

1-11 (Easton McMorris), 2-72 (Rohan Kanhai), 3-75 (Conrad Hunte), 4-107 (Clyde Walcott), 5-194 (Frank Worrell)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstConrad Hunte and Easton McMorris11
secondRohan Kanhai and Conrad Hunte61
thirdClyde Walcott and Conrad Hunte3
fourthClyde Walcott and Frank Worrell32
fifthFrank Worrell and Garry Sobers87
sixthGarry Sobers and Gerry Alexander15
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