England v West Indies 1st Test
West Indies tour of England - 1991 (1991) · Headingley, Leeds · 6 June 1991
England won by 115 runs
England won by 115 runs. Graham Gooch top-scored with 154* for England. Curtly Ambrose took 6/52.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- West Indies tour of England - 1991 (1991)
- Ground
- Headingley, Leeds
- Dates
- 6 June 1991 to 10 June 1991
- Toss
- West Indies, chose to field
- Result
- England won by 115 runs
- Player of the match
- Graham Gooch
- Captains
- Graham Gooch (England), Viv Richards (West Indies)
- Debuts
- Graeme Hick (England), Mark Ramprakash (England), Steve Watkin (England)
- Umpires
- DR Shepherd and HD Bird
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
West Indies won the toss and chose to field. Graeme Hick, Mark Ramprakash and Steve Watkin played their first Tests.
England batted first and made 198 all out. Robin Smith top-scored with 54 off 88 balls. Malcolm Marshall took 3 for 46 for West Indies. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Headingley, 322 across 8 Tests.
West Indies replied with 173 all out. Viv Richards top-scored with 73 off 98 balls. Phil DeFreitas took 4 for 34 for England. From 139 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 28 runs, to 167 for 9. England led by 25 on first innings.
England made 252 all out in their second innings. Graham Gooch top-scored with 154 not out off 331 balls. Curtly Ambrose took 6 for 52 for West Indies.
Set 278 to win, West Indies made 162 all out. Richie Richardson top-scored with 68 off 141 balls. Phil DeFreitas took 4 for 59 for England.
England won by 115 runs.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 198 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gooch | c Jeff Dujon | 34 | 49 |
| Mike Atherton | bowled | 2 | 16 |
| Graeme Hick | c Jeff Dujon | 6 | 31 |
| Allan Lamb | c Carl Hooper | 11 | 37 |
| Mark Ramprakash | c Carl Hooper | 27 | 103 |
| Robin Smith | run out | 54 | 88 |
| Jack Russell | lbw | 5 | 29 |
| Derek Pringle | c Gus Logie | 16 | 73 |
| Phil DeFreitas | c Phil Simmons | 15 | 34 |
| Steve Watkin | bowled | 2 | 9 |
| Devon Malcolm | not out | 5 | 31 |
Extras 21 · Total 198 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtly Ambrose | 26 | 8 | 49 | 2 |
| Patrick Patterson | 26.2 | 8 | 67 | 3 |
| Courtney Walsh | 14 | 7 | 31 | 1 |
| Malcolm Marshall | 13 | 4 | 46 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-13 (Mike Atherton), 2-45 (Graham Gooch), 3-45 (Graeme Hick), 4-64 (Allan Lamb), 5-129 (Mark Ramprakash), 6-149 (Robin Smith), 7-154 (Jack Russell), 8-177 (Phil DeFreitas), 9-181 (Steve Watkin), 10-198 (Derek Pringle)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graham Gooch and Mike Atherton | 13 |
| second | Graham Gooch and Graeme Hick | 32 |
| third | Allan Lamb and Graeme Hick | 0 |
| fourth | Allan Lamb and Mark Ramprakash | 19 |
| fifth | Robin Smith and Mark Ramprakash | 65 |
| sixth | Robin Smith and Jack Russell | 20 |
| seventh | Derek Pringle and Jack Russell | 5 |
| eighth | Derek Pringle and Phil DeFreitas | 23 |
| ninth | Derek Pringle and Steve Watkin | 4 |
| tenth | Derek Pringle and Devon Malcolm | 17 |
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 173 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Simmons | c Mark Ramprakash | 38 | 62 |
| Desmond Haynes | c Jack Russell | 7 | 38 |
| Richie Richardson | run out | 29 | 62 |
| Carl Hooper | run out | 0 | 5 |
| Viv Richards | c Allan Lamb | 73 | 98 |
| Gus Logie | c Allan Lamb | 6 | 15 |
| Jeff Dujon | c Mark Ramprakash | 6 | 13 |
| Malcolm Marshall | c Graeme Hick | 0 | 5 |
| Curtly Ambrose | c Graeme Hick | 0 | 3 |
| Courtney Walsh | c Graham Gooch | 3 | 16 |
| Patrick Patterson | not out | 5 | 14 |
Extras 6 · Total 173 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Malcolm | 14 | 0 | 69 | 0 |
| Phil DeFreitas | 17.1 | 5 | 34 | 4 |
| Steve Watkin | 14 | 2 | 55 | 2 |
| Derek Pringle | 9 | 3 | 14 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-36 (Desmond Haynes), 2-54 (Phil Simmons), 3-58 (Carl Hooper), 4-102 (Richie Richardson), 5-139 (Gus Logie), 6-156 (Jeff Dujon), 7-160 (Malcolm Marshall), 8-165 (Curtly Ambrose), 9-167 (Viv Richards), 10-173 (Courtney Walsh)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Desmond Haynes and Phil Simmons | 36 |
| second | Richie Richardson and Phil Simmons | 18 |
| third | Richie Richardson and Carl Hooper | 4 |
| fourth | Viv Richards and Richie Richardson | 44 |
| fifth | Viv Richards and Gus Logie | 37 |
| sixth | Viv Richards and Jeff Dujon | 17 |
| seventh | Viv Richards and Malcolm Marshall | 4 |
| eighth | Viv Richards and Curtly Ambrose | 5 |
| ninth | Viv Richards and Courtney Walsh | 2 |
| tenth | Courtney Walsh and Patrick Patterson | 6 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 252 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gooch | not out | 154 | 331 |
| Mike Atherton | c Jeff Dujon | 6 | 33 |
| Graeme Hick | bowled | 6 | 20 |
| Allan Lamb | c Carl Hooper | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Ramprakash | c Jeff Dujon | 27 | 109 |
| Robin Smith | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Russell | c Jeff Dujon | 4 | 12 |
| Derek Pringle | c Jeff Dujon | 27 | 94 |
| Phil DeFreitas | lbw | 3 | 27 |
| Steve Watkin | c Carl Hooper | 0 | 5 |
| Devon Malcolm | bowled | 4 | 11 |
Extras 21 · Total 252 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtly Ambrose | 28 | 6 | 52 | 6 |
| Patrick Patterson | 15 | 1 | 52 | 0 |
| Malcolm Marshall | 25 | 4 | 58 | 3 |
| Courtney Walsh | 30 | 5 | 61 | 1 |
| Carl Hooper | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Viv Richards | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-22 (Mike Atherton), 2-38 (Graeme Hick), 3-38 (Allan Lamb), 4-116 (Mark Ramprakash), 5-116 (Robin Smith), 6-124 (Jack Russell), 7-222 (Derek Pringle), 8-236 (Phil DeFreitas), 9-238 (Steve Watkin), 10-252 (Devon Malcolm)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graham Gooch and Mike Atherton | 22 |
| second | Graham Gooch and Graeme Hick | 16 |
| third | Graham Gooch and Allan Lamb | 0 |
| fourth | Graham Gooch and Mark Ramprakash | 78 |
| fifth | Graham Gooch and Robin Smith | 0 |
| sixth | Graham Gooch and Jack Russell | 8 |
| seventh | Graham Gooch and Derek Pringle | 98 |
| eighth | Graham Gooch and Phil DeFreitas | 14 |
| ninth | Graham Gooch and Steve Watkin | 2 |
| tenth | Graham Gooch and Devon Malcolm | 14 |
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 162 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Simmons | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Desmond Haynes | c Robin Smith | 19 | 51 |
| Richie Richardson | c Allan Lamb | 68 | 141 |
| Carl Hooper | c Allan Lamb | 5 | 25 |
| Viv Richards | c Graham Gooch | 3 | 8 |
| Gus Logie | c Graham Gooch | 3 | 7 |
| Jeff Dujon | lbw | 33 | 62 |
| Malcolm Marshall | lbw | 1 | 7 |
| Curtly Ambrose | c Derek Pringle | 14 | 26 |
| Courtney Walsh | c Mike Atherton | 9 | 23 |
| Patrick Patterson | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 7 · Total 162 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Malcolm | 6.4 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Phil DeFreitas | 21 | 4 | 59 | 4 |
| Steve Watkin | 7 | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| Derek Pringle | 22 | 6 | 38 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Phil Simmons), 2-61 (Desmond Haynes), 3-77 (Carl Hooper), 4-85 (Viv Richards), 5-88 (Gus Logie), 6-136 (Richie Richardson), 7-137 (Malcolm Marshall), 8-139 (Jeff Dujon), 9-162 (Curtly Ambrose), 10-162 (Courtney Walsh)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Desmond Haynes and Phil Simmons | 0 |
| second | Desmond Haynes and Richie Richardson | 61 |
| third | Richie Richardson and Carl Hooper | 16 |
| fourth | Viv Richards and Richie Richardson | 8 |
| fifth | Gus Logie and Richie Richardson | 3 |
| sixth | Jeff Dujon and Richie Richardson | 48 |
| seventh | Malcolm Marshall and Jeff Dujon | 1 |
| eighth | Jeff Dujon and Curtly Ambrose | 2 |
| ninth | Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose | 23 |
| tenth | Courtney Walsh and Patrick Patterson | 0 |
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