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West Indies v England 1st Test

England tour of West Indies - 1974 (1973/74) · Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain · 2 February 1974

West Indies won by 7 wickets

West Indies won by 7 wickets. Dennis Amiss top-scored with 174 for England. Lance Gibbs took 6/108.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
England tour of West Indies - 1974 (1973/74)
Ground
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
Dates
2 February 1974 to 7 February 1974
Toss
West Indies, chose to field
Result
West Indies won by 7 wickets
Captains
Mike Denness (England), Rohan Kanhai (West Indies)
Umpires
D Sang Hue and RG Gosein

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

West Indies won the toss and chose to field.

England batted first and made 131 all out. Tony Greig top-scored with 37 off 79 balls. Keith Boyce took 4 for 42 for West Indies. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 30 runs, to 30 for 4. That was well below the 1970s average first-innings total at Queen's Park Oval, 282 across 14 Tests.

West Indies replied with 392 all out. Alvin Kallicharran top-scored with 158 off 334 balls, and Bernard Julien made 86. Pat Pocock took 5 for 110 for England. The innings was built on a 100-run stand for the seventh wicket between Alvin Kallicharran and Bernard Julien. West Indies led by 261 on first innings.

England made 392 all out in their second innings. Dennis Amiss top-scored with 174 off 429 balls, and Geoff Boycott made 93. Lance Gibbs took 6 for 108 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 209-run stand for the first wicket between Geoff Boycott and Dennis Amiss, 53% of the total.

Set 132 to win, West Indies made 132 for 3. Roy Fredericks top-scored with 65 not out off 98 balls.

West Indies won by 7 wickets.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 131 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Geoff Boycottc Bernard Julien615
Dennis Amissc Deryck Murray627
Mike Dennessbowled922
Frank Hayesc Roy Fredericks1249
Keith Fletcherbowled414
Tony Greigc Deryck Murray3779
Alan Knottbowled718
Chris Oldc Roy Fredericks1128
Pat Pocockbowled213
Derek Underwoodnot out1037
Bob Willisbowled641

Extras 21 · Total 131 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Keith Boyce194424
Bernard Julien125142
Garry Sobers143372
Lance Gibbs3151
Inshan Ali75121

FALL OF WICKETS

1-6 (Geoff Boycott), 2-22 (Dennis Amiss), 3-23 (Mike Denness), 4-30 (Keith Fletcher), 5-71 (Frank Hayes), 6-90 (Alan Knott), 7-100 (Tony Greig), 8-108 (Pat Pocock), 9-116 (Chris Old), 10-131 (Bob Willis)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGeoff Boycott and Dennis Amiss6
secondDennis Amiss and Mike Denness16
thirdMike Denness and Frank Hayes1
fourthKeith Fletcher and Frank Hayes7
fifthTony Greig and Frank Hayes41
sixthAlan Knott and Tony Greig19
seventhTony Greig and Chris Old10
eighthPat Pocock and Chris Old8
ninthDerek Underwood and Chris Old8
tenthDerek Underwood and Bob Willis15
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 392 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Roy Fredericksc Alan Knott517
Lawrence Rowec Alan Knott1330
Alvin Kallicharranc Derek Underwood158334
Clive Lloydc Mike Denness1817
Rohan Kanhaibowled833
Garry Sobersc Mike Denness2361
Deryck Murrayc Keith Fletcher1959
Bernard Juliennot out86154
Keith Boycec Geoff Boycott2610
Inshan Alic Alan Knott965
Lance Gibbsbowled218

Extras 25 · Total 392 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Bob Willis195521
Chris Old20.42893
Tony Greig173600
Pat Pocock43121105
Derek Underwood238561

FALL OF WICKETS

1-14 (Roy Fredericks), 2-27 (Lawrence Rowe), 3-63 (Clive Lloyd), 4-106 (Rohan Kanhai), 5-147 (Garry Sobers), 6-196 (Deryck Murray), 7-296 (Alvin Kallicharran), 8-324 (Keith Boyce), 9-373 (Inshan Ali), 10-392 (Lance Gibbs)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstRoy Fredericks and Lawrence Rowe14
secondLawrence Rowe and Alvin Kallicharran13
thirdClive Lloyd and Alvin Kallicharran36
fourthRohan Kanhai and Alvin Kallicharran43
fifthGarry Sobers and Alvin Kallicharran41
sixthDeryck Murray and Alvin Kallicharran49
seventhAlvin Kallicharran and Bernard Julien100
eighthKeith Boyce and Bernard Julien28
ninthInshan Ali and Bernard Julien49
tenthLance Gibbs and Bernard Julien19
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 392 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Geoff Boycottc Roy Fredericks93232
Dennis Amisslbw174429
Mike Dennessrun out44123
Frank Hayesbowled834
Keith Fletcherc Lawrence Rowe04
Tony Greigbowled2047
Alan Knottc Lawrence Rowe2182
Chris Oldc Lance Gibbs326
Pat Pocockc Roy Fredericks02
Derek Underwoodc Rohan Kanhai921
Bob Willisnot out08

Extras 20 · Total 392 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Keith Boyce101360
Bernard Julien152480
Garry Sobers3415543
Lance Gibbs57.2151086
Inshan Ali375990
Roy Fredericks102240
Clive Lloyd3130

FALL OF WICKETS

1-209 (Geoff Boycott), 2-328 (Mike Denness), 3-338 (Dennis Amiss), 4-338 (Keith Fletcher), 5-349 (Frank Hayes), 6-366 (Tony Greig), 7-378 (Chris Old), 8-378 (Pat Pocock), 9-391 (Alan Knott), 10-392 (Derek Underwood)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGeoff Boycott and Dennis Amiss209
secondDennis Amiss and Mike Denness119
thirdDennis Amiss and Frank Hayes10
fourthKeith Fletcher and Frank Hayes0
fifthTony Greig and Frank Hayes11
sixthAlan Knott and Tony Greig17
seventhAlan Knott and Chris Old12
eighthAlan Knott and Pat Pocock0
ninthDerek Underwood and Alan Knott13
tenthDerek Underwood and Bob Willis1
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 132 FOR 3
BatterHow outRB
Roy Fredericksnot out6598
Lawrence Rowec Frank Hayes524
Alvin Kallicharranc Tony Greig2160
Clive Lloydc Frank Hayes03
Rohan Kanhainot out3944

Did not bat: Deryck Murray, Bernard Julien, Garry Sobers, Keith Boyce, Inshan Ali, Lance Gibbs

Extras 2 · Total 132 for 3

Bowler (England)OMRW
Bob Willis4160
Chris Old30180
Tony Greig2140
Pat Pocock166491
Derek Underwood122482
Keith Fletcher0.5050

FALL OF WICKETS

1-15 (Lawrence Rowe), 2-77 (Alvin Kallicharran), 3-77 (Clive Lloyd)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstRoy Fredericks and Lawrence Rowe15
secondRoy Fredericks and Alvin Kallicharran62
thirdClive Lloyd and Roy Fredericks0
fourthRohan Kanhai and Roy Fredericks55
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