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England v West Indies 4th Test

West Indies tour of England - 1988 (1988) · Headingley, Leeds · 21 July 1988

West Indies won by 10 wickets

West Indies won by 10 wickets. Allan Lamb top-scored with 64* for England. Derek Pringle took 5/95.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
West Indies tour of England - 1988 (1988)
Ground
Headingley, Leeds
Dates
21 July 1988 to 26 July 1988
Toss
West Indies, chose to field
Result
West Indies won by 10 wickets
Player of the match
Curtly Ambrose
Captains
Chris Cowdrey (England), Viv Richards (West Indies)
Debuts
Tim Curtis (England), Robin Smith (England), Keith Arthurton (West Indies)
Umpires
DR Shepherd and HD Bird

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

West Indies won the toss and chose to field. Tim Curtis, Robin Smith and Keith Arthurton played their first Tests.

England batted first and made 201 for 9. Allan Lamb top-scored with 64 not out off 91 balls. Curtly Ambrose took 4 for 58 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 103-run stand for the fifth wicket between Allan Lamb and Robin Smith, 51% of the total. From 183 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 18 runs, to 201 for 9. That was well below the 1980s average first-innings total at Headingley, 286 across 10 Tests.

West Indies replied with 275 all out. Roger Harper top-scored with 56 off 112 balls, and Desmond Haynes made 54. Derek Pringle took 5 for 95 for England. West Indies led by 74 on first innings.

England made 138 all out in their second innings. Graham Gooch top-scored with 50 off 100 balls. Courtney Walsh took 3 for 38 for West Indies. From 80 for 2 they lost 4 wickets for 25 runs, to 105 for 6.

Set 65 to win, West Indies made 67 for 0. Jeff Dujon top-scored with 40 not out off 44 balls.

West Indies won by 10 wickets.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 201 FOR 9
BatterHow outRB
Graham Goochc Jeff Dujon927
Tim Curtislbw1271
Bill Atheylbw1675
David Gowerc Jeff Dujon1316
Allan Lambretired not out6491
Robin Smithc Jeff Dujon3891
Chris Cowdreylbw012
Jack Richardsbowled213
Derek Pringlec Jeff Dujon03
Neil Fosternot out811
Graham Dilleyc Carl Hooper816

Extras 31 · Total 201 for 9

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Malcolm Marshall238553
Curtly Ambrose25.18584
Winston Benjamin92272
Courtney Walsh124420

FALL OF WICKETS

1-14 (Graham Gooch), 2-43 (Tim Curtis), 3-58 (David Gower), 4-80 (Bill Athey), 4-183 (Allan Lamb), 5-183 (Robin Smith), 6-183 (Chris Cowdrey), 7-185 (Derek Pringle), 8-185 (Jack Richards), 9-201 (Graham Dilley)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGraham Gooch and Tim Curtis14
secondBill Athey and Tim Curtis29
thirdDavid Gower and Bill Athey15
fourthBill Athey and Allan Lamb22
fifthAllan Lamb and Robin Smith103
sixthChris Cowdrey and Robin Smith0
seventhChris Cowdrey and Jack Richards0
eighthDerek Pringle and Jack Richards2
ninthNeil Foster and Jack Richards0
tenthGraham Dilley and Neil Foster16
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 275 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Desmond Hayneslbw54110
Jeff Dujonc Robin Smith1314
Carl Hooperlbw1957
Viv Richardsc Tim Curtis1820
Gus Logiec Neil Foster4451
Keith Arthurtonc Jack Richards2771
Roger Harperc David Gower56112
Malcolm Marshallc Graham Gooch37
Curtly Ambroselbw88
Winston Benjaminrun out918
Courtney Walshnot out921

Extras 15 · Total 275 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Graham Dilley205591
Neil Foster32.26983
Derek Pringle277955
Chris Cowdrey2080

FALL OF WICKETS

1-15 (Jeff Dujon), 2-61 (Carl Hooper), 3-97 (Viv Richards), 4-137 (Desmond Haynes), 5-156 (Gus Logie), 6-194 (Keith Arthurton), 7-210 (Malcolm Marshall), 8-222 (Curtly Ambrose), 9-245 (Winston Benjamin), 10-275 (Roger Harper)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstDesmond Haynes and Jeff Dujon15
secondDesmond Haynes and Carl Hooper46
thirdViv Richards and Desmond Haynes36
fourthDesmond Haynes and Gus Logie40
fifthGus Logie and Keith Arthurton19
sixthRoger Harper and Keith Arthurton38
seventhMalcolm Marshall and Roger Harper16
eighthRoger Harper and Curtly Ambrose12
ninthRoger Harper and Winston Benjamin23
tenthRoger Harper and Courtney Walsh30
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 138 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Graham Goochc Carl Hooper50100
Tim Curtisbowled1263
Bill Atheyc Jeff Dujon1122
David Gowerc Jeff Dujon212
Robin Smithlbw1126
Chris Cowdreybowled536
Jack Richardsbowled823
Allan Lambc Jeff Dujon1959
Derek Pringlebowled313
Neil Fosterc Carl Hooper017
Graham Dilleynot out25

Extras 15 · Total 138 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Malcolm Marshall174472
Curtly Ambrose19.54403
Courtney Walsh209383
Winston Benjamin5422

FALL OF WICKETS

1-56 (Tim Curtis), 2-80 (Graham Gooch), 3-85 (David Gower), 4-85 (Bill Athey), 5-105 (Robin Smith), 6-105 (Chris Cowdrey), 7-127 (Jack Richards), 8-132 (Derek Pringle), 9-132 (Neil Foster), 10-138 (Allan Lamb)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGraham Gooch and Tim Curtis56
secondGraham Gooch and Bill Athey24
thirdDavid Gower and Bill Athey5
fourthBill Athey and Robin Smith0
fifthChris Cowdrey and Robin Smith20
sixthChris Cowdrey and Jack Richards0
seventhAllan Lamb and Jack Richards22
eighthAllan Lamb and Derek Pringle5
ninthAllan Lamb and Neil Foster0
tenthGraham Dilley and Allan Lamb6
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 67 FOR 0
BatterHow outRB
Desmond Haynesnot out2543
Jeff Dujonnot out4044

Did not bat: Carl Hooper, Viv Richards, Gus Logie, Keith Arthurton, Roger Harper, Malcolm Marshall, Curtly Ambrose, Winston Benjamin, Courtney Walsh

Extras 2 · Total 67 for 0

Bowler (England)OMRW
Graham Dilley40160
Neil Foster71360
Chris Cowdrey3.30130
PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstDesmond Haynes and Jeff Dujon6787
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