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West Indies v England 5th Test

England tour of West Indies - 1998 (1997/98) · Kensington Oval, Bridgetown · 12 March 1998

Match drawn

Match drawn. Mark Ramprakash top-scored with 154 for England. Carl Hooper took 5/80.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
England tour of West Indies - 1998 (1997/98)
Ground
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
Dates
12 March 1998 to 16 March 1998
Toss
West Indies, chose to field
Result
Match drawn
Player of the match
Mark Ramprakash
Captains
Mike Atherton (England), Brian Lara (West Indies)
Umpires
CJ Mitchley and EA Nicholls
Match referee
BN Jarman

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

West Indies won the toss and chose to field.

England batted first and made 403 all out. Mark Ramprakash top-scored with 154 off 388 balls, and Graham Thorpe made 103. Carl Hooper took 5 for 80 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 205-run stand for the seventh wicket between Mark Ramprakash and Graham Thorpe, 51% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Kensington Oval, 325 across 10 Tests.

West Indies replied with 262 all out. Clayton Lambert top-scored with 55 off 197 balls, and Philo Wallace made 45. Dean Headley took 3 for 64 for England. England led by 141 on first innings.

England made 233 for 3 in their second innings. Mike Atherton top-scored with 64 off 157 balls, and Alec Stewart made 48. The innings was built on a 101-run stand for the first wicket between Mike Atherton and Alec Stewart, 43% of the total.

Set 375 to win, West Indies made 112 for 2. Philo Wallace top-scored with 61 off 101 balls.

Match drawn.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 403 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Mike Athertonc Curtly Ambrose1128
Alec Stewartc David Williams1212
Mark Butcherc Carl Hooper1952
Nasser Hussainc Brian Lara517
Graham Thorpec Brian Lara103268
Mark Ramprakashc Nixon McLean154388
Jack Russellc Philo Wallace3271
Dean Headleyc Roland Holder3183
Andy Caddickc Shivnarine Chanderpaul316
Angus Fraserc Courtney Walsh38
Phil Tufnellnot out11

Extras 29 · Total 403 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Courtney Walsh348842
Curtly Ambrose316621
Nixon McLean275732
Carl Hooper37.57805
Ian Bishop201740
Shivnarine Chanderpaul40200

FALL OF WICKETS

1-23 (Alec Stewart, 4.4 ov), 2-24 (Mike Atherton, 8.6 ov), 3-33 (Nasser Hussain, 13.4 ov), 4-53 (Mark Butcher, 22.5 ov), 5-131 (Jack Russell, 49.5 ov), 6-336 (Graham Thorpe, 126.3 ov), 7-382 (Mark Ramprakash, 145.4 ov), 8-392 (Andy Caddick, 151.2 ov), 9-402 (Dean Headley, 153.3 ov), 10-403 (Angus Fraser, 153.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMike Atherton and Alec Stewart2328
secondMike Atherton and Mark Butcher126
thirdNasser Hussain and Mark Butcher928
fourthGraham Thorpe and Mark Butcher2055
fifthMark Ramprakash and Graham Thorpe2–
sixthJack Russell and Mark Ramprakash76–
seventhMark Ramprakash and Graham Thorpe205460
eighthMark Ramprakash and Dean Headley46115
ninthAndy Caddick and Dean Headley1034
tenthAngus Fraser and Dean Headley1013
11thAngus Fraser and Phil Tufnell12
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 262 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Clayton Lambertc Jack Russell55197
Philo Wallacelbw4551
Ian Bishopc Jack Russell438
Brian Larac Mark Butcher3155
Shivnarine Chanderpaulc Alec Stewart45147
Roland Holderbowled1033
Carl Hooperlbw941
David Williamsc Mark Ramprakash216
Nixon McLeannot out735
Curtly Ambrosest Jack Russell2627
Courtney Walshc Dean Headley614

Extras 22 · Total 262 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Dean Headley17.32643
Angus Fraser225802
Andy Caddick178282
Phil Tufnell3315432
Mark Ramprakash187321

FALL OF WICKETS

1-82 (Philo Wallace, 19.1 ov), 2-91 (Ian Bishop, 30.1 ov), 3-134 (Brian Lara, 45.2 ov), 4-164 (Clayton Lambert, 65.5 ov), 5-190 (Roland Holder, 76.6 ov), 6-214 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 88.2 ov), 7-221 (David Williams, 93.4 ov), 8-221 (Carl Hooper, 96.1 ov), 9-256 (Curtly Ambrose, 104.2 ov), 10-262 (Courtney Walsh, 107.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstClayton Lambert and Philo Wallace82115
secondIan Bishop and Clayton Lambert966
thirdBrian Lara and Clayton Lambert4391
fourthClayton Lambert and Shivnarine Chanderpaul30123
fifthShivnarine Chanderpaul and Roland Holder2667
sixthCarl Hooper and Shivnarine Chanderpaul2468
seventhCarl Hooper and David Williams732
eighthCarl Hooper and Nixon McLean015
ninthCurtly Ambrose and Nixon McLean3549
tenthCourtney Walsh and Nixon McLean619
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 233 FOR 3
BatterHow outRB
Mike Athertonc David Williams64157
Alec Stewartc Brian Lara48103
Mark Butcherc Clayton Lambert2669
Nasser Hussainnot out4672
Graham Thorpenot out3635

Did not bat: Mark Ramprakash, Jack Russell, Dean Headley, Andy Caddick, Angus Fraser, Phil Tufnell

Extras 13 · Total 233 for 3

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Courtney Walsh121400
Curtly Ambrose124481
Carl Hooper215580
Ian Bishop141512
Shivnarine Chanderpaul53130
Nixon McLean70160

FALL OF WICKETS

1-101 (Alec Stewart, 38.1 ov), 2-128 (Mike Atherton, 46.6 ov), 3-173 (Mark Butcher, 60.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMike Atherton and Alec Stewart101229
secondMike Atherton and Mark Butcher2753
thirdNasser Hussain and Mark Butcher4584
fourthNasser Hussain and Graham Thorpe6060
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 112 FOR 2
BatterHow outRB
Clayton Lambertc Dean Headley2960
Philo Wallacelbw61101
Brian Laranot out1359
Shivnarine Chanderpaulnot out34

Did not bat: Carl Hooper, Roland Holder, David Williams, Ian Bishop, Curtly Ambrose, Nixon McLean, Courtney Walsh

Extras 6 · Total 112 for 2

Bowler (England)OMRW
Andy Caddick61191
Dean Headley20140
Phil Tufnell16.33370
Angus Fraser113331
Mark Ramprakash2130

FALL OF WICKETS

1-72 (Clayton Lambert, 20.2 ov), 2-108 (Philo Wallace, 34.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstClayton Lambert and Philo Wallace72122
secondBrian Lara and Philo Wallace3686
thirdBrian Lara and Shivnarine Chanderpaul417
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