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England v West Indies 3rd Test

West Indies tour of England - 1963 (1963) · Edgbaston, Birmingham · 4 July 1963

England won by 217 runs

England won by 217 runs. Phil Sharpe top-scored with 85* for England. Fred Trueman took 7/44.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
West Indies tour of England - 1963 (1963)
Ground
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Dates
4 July 1963 to 9 July 1963
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
England won by 217 runs
Captains
Ted Dexter (England), Frank Worrell (West Indies)
Debut
Phil Sharpe (England)
Umpires
CS Elliott and LH Gray

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Phil Sharpe's first Test.

England batted first and made 216 all out. Brian Close top-scored with 55 off 175 balls. Garry Sobers took 5 for 60 for West Indies. That was well below the 1960s average first-innings total at Edgbaston, 341 across 7 Tests.

West Indies replied with 186 all out. Joey Carew top-scored with 40 off 87 balls. Fred Trueman took 5 for 75 for England. From 108 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 22 runs, to 130 for 7. England led by 30 on first innings.

England made 278 for 9 in their second innings. Phil Sharpe top-scored with 85 not out off 199 balls, and Ted Dexter made 57. Lance Gibbs took 4 for 49 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 101-run stand for the fifth wicket between Ted Dexter and Phil Sharpe.

Set 309 to win, West Indies made 91 all out. Rohan Kanhai top-scored with 38 off 73 balls. Fred Trueman took 7 for 44 for England. From 64 for 4 they lost 6 wickets for 27 runs, to 91 for 10.

England won by 217 runs.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 216 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Peter Richardsonbowled28
Micky Stewartlbw3988
Ted Dexterbowled2950
Ken Barringtonbowled946
Brian Closelbw55175
Phil Sharpec Rohan Kanhai2364
Jim Parksc Deryck Murray1250
Fred Titmusc Charlie Griffith2780
Fred Truemanbowled411
Tony Lockbowled13
Derek Shackletonnot out622

Extras 9 · Total 216 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Wes Hall16.42562
Charlie Griffith215482
Garry Sobers3110605
Frank Worrell145150
Lance Gibbs167281

FALL OF WICKETS

1-2 (Peter Richardson), 2-50 (Ted Dexter), 3-72 (Ken Barrington), 4-89 (Micky Stewart), 5-129 (Phil Sharpe), 6-172 (Jim Parks), 7-187 (Brian Close), 8-194 (Fred Trueman), 9-200 (Tony Lock), 10-216 (Fred Titmus)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstPeter Richardson and Micky Stewart2
secondTed Dexter and Micky Stewart48
thirdKen Barrington and Micky Stewart22
fourthBrian Close and Micky Stewart17
fifthBrian Close and Phil Sharpe40
sixthBrian Close and Jim Parks43
seventhBrian Close and Fred Titmus15
eighthFred Trueman and Fred Titmus7
ninthTony Lock and Fred Titmus6
tenthDerek Shackleton and Fred Titmus16
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 186 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Lance Gibbsbowled01
Conrad Huntebowled1871
Joey Carewc Fred Trueman4087
Rohan Kanhaic Tony Lock3260
Basil Butcherlbw1565
Joe Solomonlbw06
Garry Sobersbowled1926
Frank Worrellbowled12
Deryck Murraynot out2051
Wes Hallc Phil Sharpe2836
Charlie Griffithlbw510

Extras 8 · Total 186 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Fred Trueman265755
Derek Shackleton219601
Tony Lock2150
Ted Dexter205384

FALL OF WICKETS

1-42 (Conrad Hunte), 2-79 (Joey Carew), 3-108 (Rohan Kanhai), 4-109 (Joe Solomon), 5-128 (Basil Butcher), 6-130 (Garry Sobers), 7-130 (Frank Worrell), 8-178 (Wes Hall), 9-186 (Charlie Griffith), 10-186 (Lance Gibbs)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstConrad Hunte and Joey Carew42
secondRohan Kanhai and Joey Carew37
thirdRohan Kanhai and Basil Butcher29
fourthBasil Butcher and Joe Solomon1
fifthGarry Sobers and Basil Butcher19
sixthFrank Worrell and Garry Sobers2
seventhFrank Worrell and Deryck Murray0
eighthWes Hall and Deryck Murray48
ninthCharlie Griffith and Deryck Murray8
tenthLance Gibbs and Deryck Murray0
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 278 FOR 9
BatterHow outRB
Peter Richardsonc Deryck Murray1429
Micky Stewartc Deryck Murray2786
Ken Barringtonbowled14
Brian Closec Garry Sobers1341
Ted Dexterst Deryck Murray57127
Phil Sharpenot out85199
Jim Parksc Garry Sobers516
Fred Titmusbowled02
Fred Truemanc Lance Gibbs112
Tony Lockbowled56116

Did not bat: Derek Shackleton

Extras 19 · Total 278 for 9

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Wes Hall161470
Charlie Griffith287553
Garry Sobers274802
Frank Worrell83280
Lance Gibbs26.24494

FALL OF WICKETS

1-30 (Peter Richardson), 2-31 (Ken Barrington), 3-60 (Brian Close), 4-69 (Micky Stewart), 5-170 (Ted Dexter), 6-184 (Jim Parks), 7-184 (Fred Titmus), 8-189 (Fred Trueman), 9-278 (Tony Lock)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstPeter Richardson and Micky Stewart30
secondKen Barrington and Micky Stewart1
thirdBrian Close and Micky Stewart29
fourthTed Dexter and Micky Stewart9
fifthTed Dexter and Phil Sharpe101
sixthJim Parks and Phil Sharpe14
seventhFred Titmus and Phil Sharpe0
eighthFred Trueman and Phil Sharpe5
ninthTony Lock and Phil Sharpe89
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 91 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Conrad Huntec Ken Barrington59
Joey Carewlbw14
Rohan Kanhaic Tony Lock3873
Basil Butcherbowled1439
Garry Sobersc Phil Sharpe923
Joe Solomonc Jim Parks1437
Frank Worrellc Jim Parks07
Deryck Murrayc Jim Parks37
Wes Hallbowled04
Charlie Griffithlbw02
Lance Gibbsnot out44

Extras 3 · Total 91 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Fred Trueman14.32447
Derek Shackleton174372
Ted Dexter3171

FALL OF WICKETS

1-2 (Joey Carew), 2-10 (Conrad Hunte), 3-38 (Basil Butcher), 4-64 (Garry Sobers), 5-78 (Rohan Kanhai), 6-80 (Frank Worrell), 7-86 (Deryck Murray), 8-86 (Wes Hall), 9-86 (Charlie Griffith), 10-91 (Joe Solomon)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstConrad Hunte and Joey Carew2
secondRohan Kanhai and Conrad Hunte8
thirdRohan Kanhai and Basil Butcher28
fourthGarry Sobers and Rohan Kanhai26
fifthRohan Kanhai and Joe Solomon14
sixthFrank Worrell and Joe Solomon2
seventhJoe Solomon and Deryck Murray6
eighthWes Hall and Joe Solomon0
ninthJoe Solomon and Charlie Griffith0
tenthLance Gibbs and Joe Solomon5
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