England v West Indies 2nd Test
West Indies tour of England - 2004 (2004) · Edgbaston, Birmingham · 29 July 2004
England won by 256 runs
England won by 256 runs. Andrew Flintoff top-scored with 167 for England. Chris Gayle took 5/34.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- West Indies tour of England - 2004 (2004)
- Ground
- Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Dates
- 29 July 2004 to 1 August 2004
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 256 runs
- Player of the match
- Andrew Flintoff
- Captains
- Michael Vaughan (England), Brian Lara (West Indies)
- Umpires
- DB Hair and SJA Taufel
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 566 for 9 declared. Andrew Flintoff top-scored with 167 off 191 balls, and Marcus Trescothick made 105. Dwayne Bravo took 4 for 76 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 170-run stand for the sixth wicket between Andrew Flintoff and Geraint Jones. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Edgbaston, 315 across 9 Tests.
West Indies replied with 336 all out. Ramnaresh Sarwan top-scored with 139 off 226 balls, and Brian Lara made 95. Ashley Giles took 4 for 65 for England. The innings was built on a 209-run stand for the third wicket between Brian Lara and Ramnaresh Sarwan, 62% of the total. From 323 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 13 runs, to 336 for 10. England led by 230 on first innings.
England made 248 all out in their second innings. Marcus Trescothick top-scored with 107 off 158 balls, and Graham Thorpe made 54. Chris Gayle took 5 for 34 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 132-run stand for the fourth wicket between Graham Thorpe and Marcus Trescothick, 53% of the total.
Set 479 to win, West Indies made 222 all out. Chris Gayle top-scored with 82 off 102 balls, and Shivnarine Chanderpaul made 43. Ashley Giles took 5 for 57 for England. From 172 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 10 runs, to 182 for 8.
England won by 256 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at Edgbaston across the 55 Tests in our archive.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 566 FOR 9 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Trescothick | c Brian Lara b Dwayne Bravo | 105 | 182 |
| Andrew Strauss | c Ridley Jacobs b Jermaine Lawson | 24 | 40 |
| Rob Key | c Brian Lara b Pedro Collins | 29 | 52 |
| Michael Vaughan | c & b Dwayne Bravo | 12 | 21 |
| Graham Thorpe | c Ridley Jacobs b Corey Collymore | 61 | 116 |
| Andrew Flintoff | lbw b Dwayne Bravo | 167 | 191 |
| Geraint Jones | c Ridley Jacobs b Corey Collymore | 74 | 97 |
| Ashley Giles | c Shivnarine Chanderpaul b Dwayne Bravo | 24 | 47 |
| Matthew Hoggard | not out | 15 | 42 |
| James Anderson | b Omari Banks | 2 | 13 |
| Steve Harmison | not out | 31 | 18 |
Extras 22 · Total 566 for 9 declared
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Collins | 18 | 1 | 90 | 1 |
| Corey Collymore | 30 | 6 | 126 | 2 |
| Jermaine Lawson | 23 | 4 | 111 | 1 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 24 | 6 | 76 | 4 |
| Omari Banks | 27 | 3 | 108 | 1 |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | 12 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-77 (Andrew Strauss, 17.2 ov), 2-125 (Rob Key, 31.3 ov), 3-150 (Michael Vaughan, 38.1 ov), 4-210 (Marcus Trescothick, 59.1 ov), 5-262 (Graham Thorpe, 73.5 ov), 6-432 (Geraint Jones, 104.4 ov), 7-478 (Ashley Giles, 118.2 ov), 8-522 (Andrew Flintoff, 124.3 ov), 9-525 (James Anderson, 127.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marcus Trescothick (49) and Andrew Strauss (24) | 77 | 104 |
| second | Marcus Trescothick (12) and Rob Key (29) | 48 | 91 |
| third | Marcus Trescothick (13) and Michael Vaughan (12) | 25 | 40 |
| fourth | Graham Thorpe (30) and Marcus Trescothick (30) | 60 | 126 |
| fifth | Graham Thorpe (31) and Andrew Flintoff (20) | 52 | 88 |
| sixth | Andrew Flintoff (89) and Geraint Jones (74) | 170 | 190 |
| seventh | Andrew Flintoff (22) and Ashley Giles (24) | 46 | 82 |
| eighth | Andrew Flintoff (36) and Matthew Hoggard (7) | 44 | 38 |
| ninth | Matthew Hoggard (0) and James Anderson (2) | 3 | 21 |
| tenth | Matthew Hoggard (8) and Steve Harmison (31) | 41 | 36 |
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 336 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gayle | b Matthew Hoggard | 7 | 9 |
| Devon Smith | c Ashley Giles b Matthew Hoggard | 4 | 2 |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | b Andrew Flintoff | 139 | 226 |
| Brian Lara | c Graham Thorpe b Andrew Flintoff | 95 | 127 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | c Rob Key b Ashley Giles | 45 | 86 |
| Dwayne Bravo | b Ashley Giles | 13 | 47 |
| Ridley Jacobs | c Marcus Trescothick b Matthew Hoggard | 0 | 8 |
| Omari Banks | c Geraint Jones b Steve Harmison | 4 | 19 |
| Pedro Collins | c Andrew Flintoff b Ashley Giles | 6 | 22 |
| Corey Collymore | lbw b Ashley Giles | 2 | 7 |
| Jermaine Lawson | not out | 0 | 2 |
Extras 21 · Total 336 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hoggard | 18 | 0 | 89 | 3 |
| Steve Harmison | 14 | 1 | 64 | 1 |
| James Anderson | 11 | 3 | 37 | 0 |
| Ashley Giles | 30.3 | 7 | 65 | 4 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 15 | 1 | 52 | 2 |
| Michael Vaughan | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Marcus Trescothick | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Devon Smith, 0.4 ov), 2-12 (Chris Gayle, 2.6 ov), 3-221 (Brian Lara, 49.4 ov), 4-297 (Ramnaresh Sarwan, 70.4 ov), 5-323 (Dwayne Bravo, 81.1 ov), 6-324 (Ridley Jacobs, 82.4 ov), 7-324 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 83.3 ov), 8-334 (Pedro Collins, 89.2 ov), 9-336 (Omari Banks, 90.4 ov), 10-336 (Corey Collymore, 91.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Chris Gayle (0) and Devon Smith (4) | 5 | 4 |
| second | Ramnaresh Sarwan (1) and Chris Gayle (6) | 7 | 14 |
| third | Brian Lara (95) and Ramnaresh Sarwan (98) | 209 | 283 |
| fourth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (32) and Ramnaresh Sarwan (40) | 76 | 128 |
| fifth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (12) and Dwayne Bravo (13) | 26 | 64 |
| sixth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (1) and Ridley Jacobs (0) | 1 | 9 |
| seventh | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (0) and Omari Banks (0) | 0 | 5 |
| eighth | Pedro Collins (6) and Omari Banks (4) | 10 | 35 |
| ninth | Corey Collymore (2) and Omari Banks (0) | 2 | 8 |
| tenth | Corey Collymore (0) and Jermaine Lawson (0) | 0 | 5 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 248 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Trescothick | run out (Ramnaresh Sarwan) | 107 | 158 |
| Andrew Strauss | c Ridley Jacobs b Jermaine Lawson | 5 | 22 |
| Rob Key | c Chris Gayle b Jermaine Lawson | 4 | 7 |
| Michael Vaughan | c Chris Gayle b Jermaine Lawson | 3 | 17 |
| Graham Thorpe | st Ridley Jacobs b Chris Gayle | 54 | 89 |
| Andrew Flintoff | c Dwayne Bravo b Chris Gayle | 20 | 23 |
| Geraint Jones | b Jermaine Lawson | 4 | 21 |
| Ashley Giles | b Chris Gayle | 15 | 31 |
| Matthew Hoggard | c Devon Smith b Chris Gayle | 6 | 17 |
| Steve Harmison | lbw b Chris Gayle | 1 | 5 |
| James Anderson | not out | 8 | 7 |
Extras 21 · Total 248 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Collins | 9 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| Corey Collymore | 9 | 2 | 33 | 0 |
| Jermaine Lawson | 21 | 2 | 94 | 4 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 6 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| Omari Banks | 5 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Chris Gayle | 15.1 | 4 | 34 | 5 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-24 (Andrew Strauss, 8.2 ov), 2-37 (Rob Key, 10.3 ov), 3-52 (Michael Vaughan, 16.3 ov), 4-184 (Marcus Trescothick, 44.6 ov), 5-195 (Graham Thorpe, 49.4 ov), 6-214 (Geraint Jones, 54.4 ov), 7-226 (Andrew Flintoff, 57.3 ov), 8-234 (Ashley Giles, 61.4 ov), 9-239 (Steve Harmison, 63.2 ov), 10-248 (Matthew Hoggard, 65.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marcus Trescothick (11) and Andrew Strauss (5) | 24 | 51 |
| second | Marcus Trescothick (4) and Rob Key (4) | 13 | 14 |
| third | Marcus Trescothick (10) and Michael Vaughan (3) | 15 | 37 |
| fourth | Graham Thorpe (45) and Marcus Trescothick (81) | 132 | 172 |
| fifth | Graham Thorpe (9) and Andrew Flintoff (2) | 11 | 28 |
| sixth | Andrew Flintoff (15) and Geraint Jones (4) | 19 | 30 |
| seventh | Andrew Flintoff (3) and Ashley Giles (9) | 12 | 17 |
| eighth | Ashley Giles (6) and Matthew Hoggard (2) | 8 | 25 |
| ninth | Matthew Hoggard (3) and Steve Harmison (1) | 5 | 11 |
| tenth | Matthew Hoggard (1) and James Anderson (8) | 9 | 11 |
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 222 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gayle | c Andrew Strauss b Ashley Giles | 82 | 102 |
| Devon Smith | c Marcus Trescothick b Matthew Hoggard | 11 | 21 |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | c Andrew Strauss b Ashley Giles | 14 | 24 |
| Brian Lara | c Andrew Flintoff b Ashley Giles | 13 | 21 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | lbw b Ashley Giles | 43 | 71 |
| Dwayne Bravo | b Ashley Giles | 0 | 2 |
| Ridley Jacobs | c James Anderson b Matthew Hoggard | 0 | 6 |
| Omari Banks | not out | 25 | 51 |
| Pedro Collins | lbw b Matthew Hoggard | 0 | 9 |
| Corey Collymore | b James Anderson | 10 | 15 |
| Jermaine Lawson | b James Anderson | 2 | 12 |
Extras 22 · Total 222 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hoggard | 16 | 5 | 64 | 3 |
| Steve Harmison | 5 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 5 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Ashley Giles | 21 | 9 | 57 | 5 |
| James Anderson | 5.3 | 1 | 23 | 2 |
| Michael Vaughan | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (Devon Smith, 6.3 ov), 2-54 (Ramnaresh Sarwan, 13.5 ov), 3-101 (Brian Lara, 21.1 ov), 4-172 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 38.3 ov), 5-172 (Dwayne Bravo, 38.5 ov), 6-177 (Chris Gayle, 40.5 ov), 7-177 (Ridley Jacobs, 41.1 ov), 8-182 (Pedro Collins, 43.5 ov), 9-210 (Corey Collymore, 51.2 ov), 10-222 (Jermaine Lawson, 55.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Chris Gayle (0) and Devon Smith (11) | 15 | 33 |
| second | Ramnaresh Sarwan (14) and Chris Gayle (25) | 39 | 44 |
| third | Brian Lara (13) and Chris Gayle (24) | 47 | 45 |
| fourth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (43) and Chris Gayle (24) | 71 | 104 |
| fifth | Chris Gayle (0) and Dwayne Bravo (0) | 0 | 2 |
| sixth | Ridley Jacobs (0) and Chris Gayle (5) | 5 | 12 |
| seventh | Ridley Jacobs (0) and Omari Banks (0) | 0 | 2 |
| eighth | Pedro Collins (0) and Omari Banks (5) | 5 | 16 |
| ninth | Corey Collymore (10) and Omari Banks (12) | 28 | 45 |
| tenth | Jermaine Lawson (2) and Omari Banks (8) | 12 | 25 |
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