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England v West Indies 5th Test

West Indies tour of England - 1988 (1988) · Kennington Oval, London · 4 August 1988

West Indies won by 8 wickets

West Indies won by 8 wickets. Graham Gooch top-scored with 84 for England. Neil Foster took 5/64.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
West Indies tour of England - 1988 (1988)
Ground
Kennington Oval, London
Dates
4 August 1988 to 8 August 1988
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
West Indies won by 8 wickets
Player of the match
Jeff Dujon
Captains
Graham Gooch (England), Viv Richards (West Indies)
Debuts
Rob Bailey (England), Matthew Maynard (England)
Umpires
HD Bird and KE Palmer

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. Rob Bailey and Matthew Maynard played their first Tests.

England batted first and made 205 all out. Robin Smith top-scored with 57 off 162 balls, and Rob Bailey made 43. Curtly Ambrose took 3 for 31 for West Indies. That was well below the 1980s average first-innings total at Kennington Oval, 385 across 10 Tests.

West Indies replied with 183 all out. Jeff Dujon top-scored with 64 off 111 balls, and Gus Logie made 47. Neil Foster took 5 for 64 for England. England led by 22 on first innings.

England made 202 all out in their second innings. Graham Gooch top-scored with 84 off 240 balls. Winston Benjamin took 4 for 52 for West Indies.

Set 225 to win, West Indies made 226 for 2. Desmond Haynes top-scored with 77 not out off 237 balls, and Gordon Greenidge made 77. The innings was built on a 131-run stand for the first wicket between Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes, 58% of the total.

West Indies won by 8 wickets.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 205 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Graham Goochc Gus Logie925
Tim Curtisc Jeff Dujon30121
Rob Baileyc Jeff Dujon43144
Robin Smithc Roger Harper57162
Matthew Maynardc Jeff Dujon36
David Capelc Malcolm Marshall1640
Jack Richardsc Gus Logie04
Derek Pringlec Jeff Dujon116
Phil DeFreitasc Desmond Haynes1826
Neil Fosterc Keith Arthurton711
John Childsnot out05

Extras 21 · Total 205 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Malcolm Marshall24.33643
Curtly Ambrose206313
Courtney Walsh101210
Winston Benjamin142331
Roger Harper217503
Carl Hooper1100

FALL OF WICKETS

1-12 (Graham Gooch), 2-77 (Tim Curtis), 3-116 (Rob Bailey), 4-121 (Matthew Maynard), 5-160 (David Capel), 6-160 (Jack Richards), 7-165 (Derek Pringle), 8-196 (Phil DeFreitas), 9-198 (Robin Smith), 10-205 (Neil Foster)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGraham Gooch and Tim Curtis12
secondTim Curtis and Rob Bailey65
thirdRobin Smith and Rob Bailey39
fourthRobin Smith and Matthew Maynard5
fifthDavid Capel and Robin Smith39
sixthJack Richards and Robin Smith0
seventhDerek Pringle and Robin Smith5
eighthPhil DeFreitas and Robin Smith31
ninthNeil Foster and Robin Smith2
tenthNeil Foster and John Childs7
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 183 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Gordon Greenidgec Phil DeFreitas1026
Desmond Haynesc Jack Richards222
Carl Hooperc Graham Gooch1127
Viv Richardsc Tim Curtis03
Gus Logiec Graham Gooch4779
Jeff Dujonlbw64111
Roger Harperrun out1753
Malcolm Marshallc John Childs07
Curtly Ambrosenot out1723
Winston Benjaminbowled01
Courtney Walshc Phil DeFreitas56

Extras 10 · Total 183 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Neil Foster162645
Phil DeFreitas134330
Derek Pringle174453
David Capel70210
John Childs61131

FALL OF WICKETS

1-9 (Desmond Haynes), 2-16 (Gordon Greenidge), 3-16 (Viv Richards), 4-57 (Carl Hooper), 5-126 (Gus Logie), 6-155 (Jeff Dujon), 7-156 (Malcolm Marshall), 8-167 (Roger Harper), 9-168 (Winston Benjamin), 10-183 (Courtney Walsh)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes9
secondGordon Greenidge and Carl Hooper7
thirdViv Richards and Carl Hooper0
fourthGus Logie and Carl Hooper41
fifthJeff Dujon and Gus Logie69
sixthJeff Dujon and Roger Harper29
seventhMalcolm Marshall and Roger Harper1
eighthRoger Harper and Curtly Ambrose11
ninthWinston Benjamin and Curtly Ambrose1
tenthCourtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose15
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 202 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Graham Goochc Gordon Greenidge84240
Tim Curtislbw1550
Rob Baileybowled318
Robin Smithlbw04
Neil Fosterc Gus Logie3480
Matthew Maynardc Winston Benjamin1028
David Capellbw1233
Jack Richardsc Jeff Dujon324
Derek Pringlebowled843
Phil DeFreitasc Desmond Haynes06
John Childsnot out024

Extras 33 · Total 202 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Malcolm Marshall256521
Curtly Ambrose24.110501
Winston Benjamin224524
Courtney Walsh125212
Roger Harper6392

FALL OF WICKETS

1-50 (Tim Curtis), 2-55 (Rob Bailey), 3-55 (Robin Smith), 4-108 (Neil Foster), 5-125 (Matthew Maynard), 6-139 (David Capel), 7-157 (Jack Richards), 8-175 (Derek Pringle), 9-177 (Phil DeFreitas), 10-202 (Graham Gooch)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGraham Gooch and Tim Curtis50
secondGraham Gooch and Rob Bailey5
thirdGraham Gooch and Robin Smith0
fourthGraham Gooch and Neil Foster53
fifthGraham Gooch and Matthew Maynard17
sixthGraham Gooch and David Capel14
seventhGraham Gooch and Jack Richards18
eighthGraham Gooch and Derek Pringle18
ninthGraham Gooch and Phil DeFreitas2
tenthGraham Gooch and John Childs25
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 226 FOR 2
BatterHow outRB
Gordon Greenidgec Jack Richards77203
Desmond Haynesnot out77237
Carl Hooperbowled2355
Gus Logienot out3859

Did not bat: Viv Richards, Jeff Dujon, Roger Harper, Malcolm Marshall, Curtly Ambrose, Winston Benjamin, Courtney Walsh

Extras 11 · Total 226 for 2

Bowler (England)OMRW
Neil Foster183521
Phil DeFreitas172460
John Childs4016791
Derek Pringle134240
David Capel30200

FALL OF WICKETS

1-131 (Gordon Greenidge), 2-162 (Carl Hooper)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes131
secondDesmond Haynes and Carl Hooper31
thirdDesmond Haynes and Gus Logie64
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