West Indies v England 1st Test
England tour of West Indies - 1968 (1967/68) · Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain · 19 January 1968
Match drawn
Match drawn. Ken Barrington top-scored with 143 for England. Charlie Griffith took 5/69.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of West Indies - 1968 (1967/68)
- Ground
- Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
- Dates
- 19 January 1968 to 24 January 1968
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Colin Cowdrey (England), Garry Sobers (West Indies)
- Debut
- Steve Camacho (West Indies)
- Umpires
- HBD Jordan and RG Gosein
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Steve Camacho's first Test.
England batted first and made 568 all out. Ken Barrington top-scored with 143, and Tom Graveney made 118. Charlie Griffith took 5 for 69 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 188-run stand for the fourth wicket between Tom Graveney and Ken Barrington. That was well above the 1960s average first-innings total at Queen's Park Oval, 396 across 8 Tests.
West Indies replied with 363 all out. Clive Lloyd top-scored with 118, and Rohan Kanhai made 85. Jeff Jones took 3 for 63 for England. The innings was built on a 116-run stand for the fourth wicket between Rohan Kanhai and Clive Lloyd. England led by 205 on first innings. West Indies followed on.
West Indies made 243 for 8 in their second innings. Basil Butcher top-scored with 52, and Steve Camacho made 43. David Brown took 3 for 27 for England. From 164 for 3 they lost 5 wickets for 16 runs, to 180 for 8.
Match drawn.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 568 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Geoff Boycott | lbw | 68 |
| John Edrich | c Deryck Murray | 25 |
| Colin Cowdrey | c Deryck Murray | 72 |
| Ken Barrington | c Charlie Griffith | 143 |
| Tom Graveney | bowled | 118 |
| Jim Parks | lbw | 42 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | bowled | 32 |
| Fred Titmus | lbw | 15 |
| David Brown | not out | 22 |
| Robin Hobbs | c Basil Butcher | 2 |
| Jeff Jones | c Deryck Murray | 2 |
Extras 27 · Total 568 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Hall | 28 | 5 | 92 | 0 |
| Garry Sobers | 26 | 5 | 83 | 1 |
| Charlie Griffith | 29.5 | 13 | 69 | 5 |
| Lance Gibbs | 63 | 15 | 147 | 3 |
| David Holford | 43 | 1 | 121 | 1 |
| Clive Lloyd | 8 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Steve Camacho | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-80 (John Edrich), 2-110 (Geoff Boycott), 3-244 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-432 (Ken Barrington), 5-471 (Tom Graveney), 6-511 (Jim Parks), 7-527 (Basil D'Oliveira), 8-554 (Fred Titmus), 9-566 (Robin Hobbs), 10-568 (Jeff Jones)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Edrich and Geoff Boycott | 80 |
| second | Colin Cowdrey and Geoff Boycott | 30 |
| third | Colin Cowdrey and Ken Barrington | 134 |
| fourth | Tom Graveney and Ken Barrington | 188 |
| fifth | Tom Graveney and Jim Parks | 39 |
| sixth | Jim Parks and Basil D'Oliveira | 40 |
| seventh | Fred Titmus and Basil D'Oliveira | 16 |
| eighth | Fred Titmus and David Brown | 27 |
| ninth | David Brown and Robin Hobbs | 12 |
| tenth | Jeff Jones and David Brown | 2 |
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 363 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Seymour Nurse | c Tom Graveney | 41 |
| Steve Camacho | c Tom Graveney | 22 |
| Rohan Kanhai | c Colin Cowdrey | 85 |
| Basil Butcher | lbw | 14 |
| Clive Lloyd | bowled | 118 |
| Garry Sobers | c Tom Graveney | 17 |
| David Holford | run out | 4 |
| Deryck Murray | c Basil D'Oliveira | 16 |
| Charlie Griffith | c Jim Parks | 18 |
| Wes Hall | not out | 10 |
| Lance Gibbs | bowled | 1 |
Extras 17 · Total 363 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Brown | 22 | 3 | 65 | 2 |
| Jeff Jones | 19 | 5 | 63 | 3 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 27 | 13 | 49 | 1 |
| Fred Titmus | 34 | 9 | 91 | 1 |
| Robin Hobbs | 15 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
| Ken Barrington | 18 | 6 | 44 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-50 (Steve Camacho), 2-102 (Seymour Nurse), 3-124 (Basil Butcher), 4-240 (Rohan Kanhai), 5-290 (Garry Sobers), 6-294 (David Holford), 7-329 (Deryck Murray), 8-352 (Clive Lloyd), 9-357 (Charlie Griffith), 10-363 (Lance Gibbs)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Seymour Nurse and Steve Camacho | 50 |
| second | Rohan Kanhai and Seymour Nurse | 52 |
| third | Rohan Kanhai and Basil Butcher | 22 |
| fourth | Rohan Kanhai and Clive Lloyd | 116 |
| fifth | Garry Sobers and Clive Lloyd | 50 |
| sixth | David Holford and Clive Lloyd | 4 |
| seventh | Deryck Murray and Clive Lloyd | 35 |
| eighth | Charlie Griffith and Clive Lloyd | 23 |
| ninth | Wes Hall and Charlie Griffith | 5 |
| tenth | Lance Gibbs and Wes Hall | 6 |
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 243 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Seymour Nurse | bowled | 42 |
| Steve Camacho | c Tom Graveney | 43 |
| Basil Butcher | lbw | 52 |
| Rohan Kanhai | c Robin Hobbs | 37 |
| Clive Lloyd | c Fred Titmus | 2 |
| David Holford | bowled | 1 |
| Garry Sobers | not out | 33 |
| Deryck Murray | lbw | 0 |
| Charlie Griffith | bowled | 0 |
| Wes Hall | not out | 26 |
Did not bat: Lance Gibbs
Extras 7 · Total 243 for 8
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Brown | 14 | 4 | 27 | 3 |
| Jeff Jones | 15 | 3 | 32 | 1 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 5 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| Fred Titmus | 27 | 13 | 42 | 2 |
| Robin Hobbs | 13 | 2 | 44 | 1 |
| Ken Barrington | 15 | 0 | 69 | 1 |
| Colin Cowdrey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-70 (Seymour Nurse), 2-100 (Steve Camacho), 3-164 (Rohan Kanhai), 4-167 (Clive Lloyd), 5-178 (David Holford), 6-180 (Basil Butcher), 7-180 (Deryck Murray), 8-180 (Charlie Griffith)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Seymour Nurse and Steve Camacho | 70 |
| second | Basil Butcher and Steve Camacho | 30 |
| third | Rohan Kanhai and Basil Butcher | 64 |
| fourth | Basil Butcher and Clive Lloyd | 3 |
| fifth | Basil Butcher and David Holford | 11 |
| sixth | Garry Sobers and Basil Butcher | 2 |
| seventh | Garry Sobers and Deryck Murray | 0 |
| eighth | Garry Sobers and Charlie Griffith | 0 |
| ninth | Garry Sobers and Wes Hall | 63 |
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