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England v West Indies 1st Test

West Indies tour of England and Ireland - 1969 (1969) · Old Trafford, Manchester · 12 June 1969

England won by 10 wickets

England won by 10 wickets. Geoff Boycott top-scored with 128 for England. John Shepherd took 5/104.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
West Indies tour of England and Ireland - 1969 (1969)
Ground
Old Trafford, Manchester
Dates
12 June 1969 to 17 June 1969
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
England won by 10 wickets
Captains
Ray Illingworth (England), Garry Sobers (West Indies)
Debuts
Maurice Foster (West Indies), John Shepherd (West Indies), Vanburn Holder (West Indies)
Umpires
CS Elliott and JS Buller

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. Maurice Foster, John Shepherd and Vanburn Holder played their first Tests.

England batted first and made 413 all out. Geoff Boycott top-scored with 128 off 362 balls, and Tom Graveney made 75. John Shepherd took 5 for 104 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 128-run stand for the third wicket between Tom Graveney and Geoff Boycott.

West Indies replied with 147 all out. Charlie Davis top-scored with 34 off 57 balls. David Brown took 4 for 39 for England. England led by 266 on first innings. West Indies followed on.

West Indies made 275 all out in their second innings. Roy Fredericks top-scored with 64 off 158 balls, and Basil Butcher made 48. David Brown took 3 for 59 for England.

Set 10 to win, England made 12 for 0. John Edrich top-scored with 9 not out off 11 balls.

England won by 10 wickets.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 413 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Geoff Boycottlbw128362
John Edrichrun out58141
Phil Sharpebowled221
Tom Graveneybowled75248
Basil D'Oliveirac Jackie Hendriks57175
Alan Knottc Lance Gibbs011
Ray Illingworthc Lance Gibbs2175
Barry Knightlbw3181
David Brownbowled1544
Derek Underwoodnot out1119
John Snowbowled09

Extras 15 · Total 413 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Garry Sobers277781
Vanburn Holder3811931
John Shepherd58.5191045
Lance Gibbs6022962
Charlie Davis1010
Joey Carew113190
Maurice Foster2070

FALL OF WICKETS

1-112 (John Edrich), 2-121 (Phil Sharpe), 3-249 (Geoff Boycott), 4-307 (Tom Graveney), 5-314 (Alan Knott), 6-343 (Basil D'Oliveira), 7-365 (Ray Illingworth), 8-390 (David Brown), 9-411 (Barry Knight), 10-413 (John Snow)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJohn Edrich and Geoff Boycott112
secondPhil Sharpe and Geoff Boycott9
thirdTom Graveney and Geoff Boycott128
fourthTom Graveney and Basil D'Oliveira58
fifthBasil D'Oliveira and Alan Knott7
sixthRay Illingworth and Basil D'Oliveira29
seventhRay Illingworth and Barry Knight22
eighthBarry Knight and David Brown25
ninthBarry Knight and Derek Underwood21
tenthJohn Snow and Derek Underwood2
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 147 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Roy Fredericksc Tom Graveney01
Joey Carewbowled13
Basil Butcherlbw3136
Charlie Davisc Basil D'Oliveira3457
Garry Sobersc John Edrich1014
Clive Lloydbowled3269
Maurice Fosterst Alan Knott414
John Shepherdc Ray Illingworth936
Jackie Hendriksc John Edrich118
Vanburn Holderrun out1937
Lance Gibbsnot out14

Extras 5 · Total 147 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
John Snow152544
David Brown131394
Barry Knight20110
Ray Illingworth62230
Derek Underwood126151

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Roy Fredericks), 2-5 (Joey Carew), 3-58 (Basil Butcher), 4-72 (Garry Sobers), 5-83 (Charlie Davis), 6-92 (Maurice Foster), 7-119 (John Shepherd), 8-126 (Clive Lloyd), 9-139 (Jackie Hendriks), 10-147 (Vanburn Holder)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJoey Carew and Roy Fredericks0
secondBasil Butcher and Joey Carew5
thirdBasil Butcher and Charlie Davis53
fourthGarry Sobers and Charlie Davis14
fifthClive Lloyd and Charlie Davis11
sixthClive Lloyd and Maurice Foster9
seventhClive Lloyd and John Shepherd27
eighthJackie Hendriks and Clive Lloyd7
ninthJackie Hendriks and Vanburn Holder13
tenthLance Gibbs and Vanburn Holder8
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 275 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Roy Fredericksc Ray Illingworth64158
Joey Carewc Phil Sharpe4488
Basil Butcherlbw4898
Charlie Davisc Derek Underwood2480
Garry Sobersc Phil Sharpe48126
Clive Lloydc Alan Knott1373
Maurice Fosterlbw314
John Shepherdlbw1314
Jackie Hendriksnot out522
Vanburn Holderlbw08
Lance Gibbsbowled07

Extras 13 · Total 275 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
John Snow22.34762
David Brown223593
Barry Knight123152
Ray Illingworth3012521
Derek Underwood1911311
Basil D'Oliveira92291

FALL OF WICKETS

1-92 (Joey Carew), 2-138 (Roy Fredericks), 3-180 (Basil Butcher), 4-202 (Charlie Davis), 5-234 (Clive Lloyd), 6-256 (Maurice Foster), 7-258 (Garry Sobers), 8-273 (John Shepherd), 9-274 (Vanburn Holder), 10-275 (Lance Gibbs)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJoey Carew and Roy Fredericks92
secondBasil Butcher and Roy Fredericks46
thirdBasil Butcher and Charlie Davis42
fourthGarry Sobers and Charlie Davis22
fifthGarry Sobers and Clive Lloyd32
sixthGarry Sobers and Maurice Foster22
seventhGarry Sobers and John Shepherd2
eighthJackie Hendriks and John Shepherd15
ninthJackie Hendriks and Vanburn Holder1
tenthLance Gibbs and Jackie Hendriks1
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 12 FOR 0
BatterHow outRB
Geoff Boycottnot out119
John Edrichnot out911

Did not bat: Phil Sharpe, Tom Graveney, Basil D'Oliveira, Alan Knott, Ray Illingworth, Barry Knight, David Brown, Derek Underwood, John Snow

Extras 2 · Total 12 for 0

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Vanburn Holder2.5190
Garry Sobers2110
PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstJohn Edrich and Geoff Boycott1229
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