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England v West Indies 5th Test

West Indies tour of England - 1963 (1963) · Kennington Oval, London · 22 August 1963

West Indies won by 8 wickets

West Indies won by 8 wickets. Conrad Hunte top-scored with 108* for West Indies. Charlie Griffith took 6/71.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
West Indies tour of England - 1963 (1963)
Ground
Kennington Oval, London
Dates
22 August 1963 to 26 August 1963
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
West Indies won by 8 wickets
Captains
Ted Dexter (England), Frank Worrell (West Indies)
Umpires
AEG Rhodes and JS Buller

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat.

England batted first and made 275 all out. Phil Sharpe top-scored with 63, and Brian Close made 46. Charlie Griffith took 6 for 71 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 101-run stand for the fifth wicket between Brian Close and Phil Sharpe.

West Indies replied with 246 all out. Conrad Hunte top-scored with 80, and Basil Butcher made 53. Fred Trueman took 3 for 65 for England. England led by 29 on first innings.

England made 223 all out in their second innings. Phil Sharpe top-scored with 83. Wes Hall took 4 for 39 for West Indies.

Set 253 to win, West Indies made 255 for 2. Conrad Hunte top-scored with 108 not out, and Rohan Kanhai made 77. The innings was built on a 113-run stand for the second wicket between Rohan Kanhai and Conrad Hunte, 44% of the total.

West Indies won by 8 wickets.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 275 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Brian Bolusc Deryck Murray33
John Edrichc Deryck Murray25
Ted Dexterc Charlie Griffith29
Ken Barringtonc Garry Sobers16
Brian Closebowled46
Phil Sharpec Deryck Murray63
Jim Parksc Rohan Kanhai19
Fred Truemanbowled19
Tony Lockhit wicket4
Brian Stathambowled8
Derek Shackletonnot out0

Extras 13 · Total 275 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Wes Hall22.22711
Charlie Griffith274716
Garry Sobers214442
Lance Gibbs277501
Frank Worrell50260

FALL OF WICKETS

1-59 (Brian Bolus), 2-64 (John Edrich), 3-103 (Ken Barrington), 4-115 (Ted Dexter), 5-216 (Brian Close), 6-224 (Phil Sharpe), 7-254 (Fred Trueman), 8-258 (Tony Lock), 9-275 (Jim Parks), 10-275 (Brian Statham)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJohn Edrich and Brian Bolus59
secondTed Dexter and John Edrich5
thirdKen Barrington and Ted Dexter39
fourthBrian Close and Ted Dexter12
fifthBrian Close and Phil Sharpe101
sixthJim Parks and Phil Sharpe8
seventhFred Trueman and Jim Parks30
eighthTony Lock and Jim Parks4
ninthBrian Statham and Jim Parks17
tenthDerek Shackleton and Brian Statham0
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 246 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Conrad Huntec Jim Parks80
Willie Rodriguezc Tony Lock5
Rohan Kanhaibowled30
Basil Butcherrun out53
Garry Sobersrun out26
Joe Solomonc Fred Trueman16
Frank Worrellbowled9
Deryck Murrayc Tony Lock5
Wes Hallbowled2
Charlie Griffithnot out13
Lance Gibbsbowled4

Extras 3 · Total 246 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Fred Trueman26.12653
Brian Statham223683
Derek Shackleton215371
Tony Lock296651
Ted Dexter6180

FALL OF WICKETS

1-10 (Willie Rodriguez), 2-72 (Rohan Kanhai), 3-152 (Conrad Hunte), 4-185 (Basil Butcher), 5-198 (Garry Sobers), 6-214 (Frank Worrell), 7-221 (Deryck Murray), 8-225 (Wes Hall), 9-233 (Joe Solomon), 10-246 (Lance Gibbs)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstConrad Hunte and Willie Rodriguez10
secondRohan Kanhai and Conrad Hunte62
thirdConrad Hunte and Basil Butcher80
fourthGarry Sobers and Basil Butcher33
fifthGarry Sobers and Joe Solomon13
sixthFrank Worrell and Joe Solomon16
seventhJoe Solomon and Deryck Murray7
eighthWes Hall and Joe Solomon4
ninthJoe Solomon and Charlie Griffith8
tenthLance Gibbs and Charlie Griffith13
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 223 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Brian Bolusc Lance Gibbs15
John Edrichc Deryck Murray12
Ted Dexterc Deryck Murray27
Ken Barringtonbowled28
Brian Closelbw4
Phil Sharpec Deryck Murray83
Jim Parkslbw23
Fred Truemanc Garry Sobers5
Tony Lockbowled0
Brian Stathambowled14
Derek Shackletonnot out0

Extras 12 · Total 223 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Wes Hall163394
Charlie Griffith237663
Garry Sobers336773
Lance Gibbs91290

FALL OF WICKETS

1-29 (Brian Bolus), 2-31 (John Edrich), 3-64 (Ken Barrington), 4-69 (Brian Close), 5-121 (Ted Dexter), 6-173 (Jim Parks), 7-196 (Fred Trueman), 8-196 (Tony Lock), 9-218 (Brian Statham), 10-223 (Phil Sharpe)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJohn Edrich and Brian Bolus29
secondTed Dexter and John Edrich2
thirdKen Barrington and Ted Dexter33
fourthBrian Close and Ted Dexter5
fifthTed Dexter and Phil Sharpe52
sixthJim Parks and Phil Sharpe52
seventhFred Trueman and Phil Sharpe23
eighthTony Lock and Phil Sharpe0
ninthBrian Statham and Phil Sharpe22
tenthDerek Shackleton and Phil Sharpe5
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 255 FOR 2
BatterHow outR
Conrad Huntenot out108
Willie Rodriguezc Tony Lock28
Rohan Kanhaic Brian Bolus77
Basil Butchernot out31

Did not bat: Garry Sobers, Joe Solomon, Frank Worrell, Deryck Murray, Wes Hall, Charlie Griffith, Lance Gibbs

Extras 11 · Total 255 for 2

Bowler (England)OMRW
Fred Trueman1100
Brian Statham222540
Derek Shackleton327680
Tony Lock258521
Ted Dexter91341
Brian Close60360

FALL OF WICKETS

1-78 (Willie Rodriguez), 2-191 (Rohan Kanhai)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstConrad Hunte and Willie Rodriguez78
secondRohan Kanhai and Conrad Hunte113
thirdConrad Hunte and Basil Butcher64
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