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West Indies v England 5th Test

England tour of West Indies - 1974 (1973/74) · Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain · 30 March 1974

England won by 26 runs

England won by 26 runs. Lawrence Rowe top-scored with 123 for West Indies. Tony Greig took 8/86.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
England tour of West Indies - 1974 (1973/74)
Ground
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
Dates
30 March 1974 to 5 April 1974
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
England won by 26 runs
Captains
Mike Denness (England), Rohan Kanhai (West Indies)
Umpires
D Sang Hue and S Ishmael

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat.

England batted first and made 267 all out. Geoff Boycott top-scored with 99 off 340 balls, and Dennis Amiss made 44. Lance Gibbs took 3 for 70 for West Indies.

West Indies replied with 305 all out. Lawrence Rowe top-scored with 123 off 340 balls, and Roy Fredericks made 67. Tony Greig took 8 for 86 for England. The innings was built on a 110-run stand for the first wicket between Roy Fredericks and Lawrence Rowe. West Indies led by 38 on first innings.

England made 263 all out in their second innings. Geoff Boycott top-scored with 112 off 385 balls, and Keith Fletcher made 45. Bernard Julien took 3 for 31 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 101-run stand for the third wicket between Geoff Boycott and Keith Fletcher.

Set 226 to win, West Indies made 199 all out. Roy Fredericks top-scored with 36 off 104 balls. Tony Greig took 5 for 70 for England. From 63 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 22 runs, to 85 for 5.

England won by 26 runs.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 267 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Geoff Boycottc Deryck Murray99340
Dennis Amissc Rohan Kanhai44148
Mike Dennessc Roy Fredericks1350
Keith Fletcherc Rohan Kanhai626
Tony Greiglbw1930
Frank Hayesc Lawrence Rowe24107
Alan Knottnot out3380
Jack Birkenshawc Clive Lloyd811
Geoff Arnoldrun out619
Pat Pocockc Clive Lloyd02
Derek Underwoodbowled46

Extras 11 · Total 267 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Keith Boyce103140
Bernard Julien218352
Garry Sobers3116441
Inshan Ali3512863
Lance Gibbs34.310703
Clive Lloyd4270

FALL OF WICKETS

1-83 (Dennis Amiss), 2-114 (Mike Denness), 3-133 (Keith Fletcher), 4-165 (Tony Greig), 5-204 (Frank Hayes), 6-212 (Geoff Boycott), 7-244 (Jack Birkenshaw), 8-257 (Geoff Arnold), 9-260 (Pat Pocock), 10-267 (Derek Underwood)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGeoff Boycott and Dennis Amiss83
secondGeoff Boycott and Mike Denness31
thirdGeoff Boycott and Keith Fletcher19
fourthGeoff Boycott and Tony Greig32
fifthGeoff Boycott and Frank Hayes39
sixthGeoff Boycott and Alan Knott8
seventhAlan Knott and Jack Birkenshaw32
eighthGeoff Arnold and Alan Knott13
ninthAlan Knott and Pat Pocock3
tenthDerek Underwood and Alan Knott7
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 305 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Roy Fredericksc Keith Fletcher67123
Lawrence Rowec Geoff Boycott123340
Alvin Kallicharranc Pat Pocock014
Clive Lloydc Alan Knott52122
Garry Sobersc Jack Birkenshaw03
Rohan Kanhaic Tony Greig26
Deryck Murrayc Pat Pocock213
Bernard Julienc Jack Birkenshaw1738
Keith Boycec Pat Pocock1938
Inshan Alilbw56
Lance Gibbsnot out05

Extras 18 · Total 305 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Geoff Arnold80270
Tony Greig36.110868
Pat Pocock317862
Derek Underwood3412570
Jack Birkenshaw81310

FALL OF WICKETS

1-110 (Roy Fredericks), 2-122 (Alvin Kallicharran), 3-224 (Clive Lloyd), 4-224 (Garry Sobers), 5-226 (Rohan Kanhai), 6-232 (Deryck Murray), 7-270 (Bernard Julien), 8-300 (Keith Boyce), 9-300 (Lawrence Rowe), 10-305 (Inshan Ali)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstRoy Fredericks and Lawrence Rowe110
secondLawrence Rowe and Alvin Kallicharran12
thirdClive Lloyd and Lawrence Rowe102
fourthGarry Sobers and Lawrence Rowe0
fifthRohan Kanhai and Lawrence Rowe2
sixthDeryck Murray and Lawrence Rowe6
seventhLawrence Rowe and Bernard Julien38
eighthKeith Boyce and Lawrence Rowe30
ninthInshan Ali and Lawrence Rowe0
tenthLance Gibbs and Inshan Ali5
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 263 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Geoff Boycottbowled112385
Dennis Amissbowled1670
Mike Dennessrun out412
Keith Fletcherbowled45192
Pat Pocockc Alvin Kallicharran523
Tony Greigc Roy Fredericks110
Frank Hayeslbw07
Alan Knottlbw44124
Jack Birkenshawc Lance Gibbs727
Geoff Arnoldbowled1346
Derek Underwoodnot out111

Extras 15 · Total 263 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Keith Boyce123401
Bernard Julien227313
Garry Sobers24.29362
Inshan Ali3412511
Lance Gibbs5015851
Clive Lloyd7451

FALL OF WICKETS

1-39 (Dennis Amiss), 2-44 (Mike Denness), 3-145 (Keith Fletcher), 4-169 (Pat Pocock), 5-174 (Tony Greig), 6-176 (Frank Hayes), 7-213 (Geoff Boycott), 8-226 (Jack Birkenshaw), 9-258 (Geoff Arnold), 10-263 (Alan Knott)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGeoff Boycott and Dennis Amiss39
secondGeoff Boycott and Mike Denness5
thirdGeoff Boycott and Keith Fletcher101
fourthGeoff Boycott and Pat Pocock24
fifthGeoff Boycott and Tony Greig5
sixthGeoff Boycott and Frank Hayes2
seventhGeoff Boycott and Alan Knott37
eighthAlan Knott and Jack Birkenshaw13
ninthGeoff Arnold and Alan Knott32
tenthDerek Underwood and Alan Knott5
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 199 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Roy Fredericksrun out36104
Lawrence Rowelbw2574
Alvin Kallicharranc Keith Fletcher02
Clive Lloydc Tony Greig1324
Rohan Kanhaic Keith Fletcher729
Garry Sobersbowled2062
Deryck Murrayc Keith Fletcher33109
Bernard Julienc Mike Denness25
Keith Boycenot out3467
Inshan Alic Derek Underwood1555
Lance Gibbsbowled15

Extras 13 · Total 199 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Geoff Arnold5.31131
Tony Greig337705
Pat Pocock257601
Derek Underwood157191
Jack Birkenshaw101241

FALL OF WICKETS

1-63 (Lawrence Rowe), 2-64 (Alvin Kallicharran), 3-65 (Roy Fredericks), 4-84 (Rohan Kanhai), 5-85 (Clive Lloyd), 6-135 (Garry Sobers), 7-138 (Bernard Julien), 8-166 (Deryck Murray), 9-197 (Inshan Ali), 10-199 (Lance Gibbs)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstRoy Fredericks and Lawrence Rowe63
secondRoy Fredericks and Alvin Kallicharran1
thirdClive Lloyd and Roy Fredericks1
fourthRohan Kanhai and Clive Lloyd19
fifthGarry Sobers and Clive Lloyd1
sixthGarry Sobers and Deryck Murray50
seventhDeryck Murray and Bernard Julien3
eighthDeryck Murray and Keith Boyce28
ninthKeith Boyce and Inshan Ali31
tenthLance Gibbs and Keith Boyce2
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