England v West Indies 3rd Test

West Indies tour of England - 1984 (1984) · Headingley, Leeds · 12 July 1984

West Indies won by 8 wickets

West Indies won by 8 wickets. Larry Gomes top-scored with 104* for West Indies. Malcolm Marshall took 7/53.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: West Indies tour of England - 1984 (1984)
Ground: Headingley, Leeds
Dates: 12 July 1984 to 16 July 1984
Toss: England, chose to bat
Result: West Indies won by 8 wickets
Player of the match: Larry Gomes
Captains: David Gower (England), Clive Lloyd (West Indies)
Debut: Paul Terry (England)
Umpires: DJ Constant and DGL Evans

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Paul Terry's first Test.

England batted first and made 270 all out. Allan Lamb top-scored with 100 off 186 balls, and Ian Botham made 45. Michael Holding took 4 for 70 for West Indies.

West Indies replied with 302 all out. Larry Gomes top-scored with 104 not out off 197 balls, and Michael Holding made 59. Paul Allott took 6 for 61 for England. West Indies led by 32 on first innings.

England made 159 all out in their second innings. Graeme Fowler top-scored with 50 off 128 balls, and David Gower made 43. Malcolm Marshall took 7 for 53 for West Indies.

Set 128 to win, West Indies made 131 for 2. Gordon Greenidge top-scored with 49 off 96 balls, and Desmond Haynes made 43. The innings was built on a 106-run stand for the first wicket between Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes, 81% of the total.

West Indies won by 8 wickets.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 270 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Graeme Fowler	lbw	10	25
Chris Broad	c Clive Lloyd	32	117
Paul Terry	c Roger Harper	8	25
David Gower	lbw	2	13
Allan Lamb	bowled	100	186
Ian Botham	c Jeff Dujon	45	61
Paul Downton	c Clive Lloyd	17	54
Derek Pringle	c Desmond Haynes	19	74
Paul Allott	bowled	3	16
Nick Cook	bowled	1	22
Bob Willis	not out	4	13

Extras 29 · Total 270 all out

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
Joel Garner	30	11	73	2
Malcolm Marshall	6	4	6	0
Michael Holding	29.2	8	70	4
Eldine Baptiste	13	1	45	1
Roger Harper	19	6	47	3

FALL OF WICKETS

1-13 (Graeme Fowler), 2-43 (Paul Terry), 3-53 (David Gower), 4-87 (Chris Broad), 5-172 (Ian Botham), 6-236 (Paul Downton), 7-237 (Allan Lamb), 8-244 (Paul Allott), 9-254 (Nick Cook), 10-270 (Derek Pringle)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Graeme Fowler and Chris Broad	13
second	Chris Broad and Paul Terry	30
third	David Gower and Chris Broad	10
fourth	Allan Lamb and Chris Broad	34
fifth	Ian Botham and Allan Lamb	85
sixth	Paul Downton and Allan Lamb	64
seventh	Allan Lamb and Derek Pringle	1
eighth	Paul Allott and Derek Pringle	7
ninth	Derek Pringle and Nick Cook	10
tenth	Bob Willis and Derek Pringle	16

WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 302 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Gordon Greenidge	c Ian Botham	10	23
Desmond Haynes	bowled	18	35
Larry Gomes	not out	104	197
Viv Richards	c Derek Pringle	15	12
Clive Lloyd	c David Gower	48	76
Jeff Dujon	lbw	26	52
Eldine Baptiste	c Chris Broad	0	4
Roger Harper	c Paul Downton	0	2
Michael Holding	c Paul Allott	59	55
Joel Garner	run out	0	1
Malcolm Marshall	c Ian Botham	4	8

Extras 18 · Total 302 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Bob Willis	18	1	123	2
Paul Allott	26.5	7	61	6
Ian Botham	7	0	45	0
Derek Pringle	13	3	26	0
Nick Cook	9	1	29	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-16 (Gordon Greenidge), 2-43 (Desmond Haynes), 3-78 (Viv Richards), 4-148 (Clive Lloyd), 5-201 (Jeff Dujon), 6-206 (Eldine Baptiste), 7-206 (Roger Harper), 8-288 (Michael Holding), 9-290 (Joel Garner), 10-302 (Malcolm Marshall)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes	16
second	Larry Gomes and Desmond Haynes	27
third	Viv Richards and Larry Gomes	35
fourth	Clive Lloyd and Larry Gomes	70
fifth	Larry Gomes and Jeff Dujon	53
sixth	Larry Gomes and Eldine Baptiste	5
seventh	Larry Gomes and Roger Harper	0
eighth	Michael Holding and Larry Gomes	82
ninth	Larry Gomes and Joel Garner	2
tenth	Larry Gomes and Malcolm Marshall	12

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 159 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Graeme Fowler	c Malcolm Marshall	50	128
Chris Broad	c Eldine Baptiste	2	9
Paul Terry	lbw	1	8
David Gower	c Jeff Dujon	43	100
Allan Lamb	lbw	3	6
Ian Botham	c Jeff Dujon	14	50
Paul Downton	c Jeff Dujon	27	67
Nick Cook	c Clive Lloyd	0	13
Derek Pringle	lbw	2	3
Paul Allott	lbw	4	4
Bob Willis	not out	5	4

Extras 8 · Total 159 all out

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
Joel Garner	16	7	37	2
Malcolm Marshall	26	9	53	7
Michael Holding	7	1	31	0
Roger Harper	16	8	30	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-10 (Chris Broad), 2-13 (Paul Terry), 3-104 (David Gower), 4-106 (Graeme Fowler), 5-107 (Allan Lamb), 6-135 (Ian Botham), 7-138 (Nick Cook), 8-140 (Derek Pringle), 9-146 (Paul Allott), 10-159 (Paul Downton)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Graeme Fowler and Chris Broad	10
second	Graeme Fowler and Paul Terry	3
third	David Gower and Graeme Fowler	91
fourth	Allan Lamb and Graeme Fowler	2
fifth	Ian Botham and Allan Lamb	1
sixth	Ian Botham and Paul Downton	28
seventh	Paul Downton and Nick Cook	3
eighth	Paul Downton and Derek Pringle	2
ninth	Paul Downton and Paul Allott	6
tenth	Bob Willis and Paul Downton	13

WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 131 FOR 2

Batter	How out	R	B
Gordon Greenidge	c Paul Terry	49	96
Desmond Haynes	c Graeme Fowler	43	85
Larry Gomes	not out	2	11
Viv Richards	not out	22	18

Did not bat: Clive Lloyd, Jeff Dujon, Eldine Baptiste, Roger Harper, Michael Holding, Joel Garner, Malcolm Marshall

Extras 15 · Total 131 for 2

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Bob Willis	8	1	40	0
Paul Allott	7	2	24	0
Derek Pringle	8.3	2	25	0
Nick Cook	9	2	27	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-106 (Desmond Haynes), 2-108 (Gordon Greenidge)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes	106
second	Gordon Greenidge and Larry Gomes	2
third	Viv Richards and Larry Gomes	23

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