England v West Indies 1st Test
West Indies tour of England and Ireland - 2007 (2007) · Lord's, London · 17 May 2007
Match drawn
Match drawn. Matt Prior top-scored with 126* for England. Monty Panesar took 6/129.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- West Indies tour of England and Ireland - 2007 (2007)
- Ground
- Lord's, London
- Dates
- 17 May 2007 to 21 May 2007
- Toss
- West Indies, chose to field
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Alastair Cook
- Captains
- Andrew Strauss (England), Ramnaresh Sarwan (West Indies)
- Debut
- Matt Prior (England)
- Umpires
- Asad Rauf and RE Koertzen
- Match referee
- AG Hurst
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
West Indies won the toss and chose to field. It was Matt Prior's first Test.
England batted first and made 553 for 5 declared. Matt Prior top-scored with 126 not out off 128 balls, and Paul Collingwood made 111. The innings was built on a 190-run stand for the sixth wicket between Ian Bell and Matt Prior. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Lord's, 374 across 20 Tests.
West Indies replied with 437 all out. Shivnarine Chanderpaul top-scored with 74 off 193 balls, and Denesh Ramdin made 60. Monty Panesar took 6 for 129 for England. England led by 116 on first innings.
England made 284 for 8 declared in their second innings. Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 109 off 138 balls, and Alastair Cook made 65. Corey Collymore took 3 for 58 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 102-run stand for the fourth wicket between Paul Collingwood and Kevin Pietersen. From 241 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 30 runs, to 271 for 8.
Set 401 to win, West Indies made 89 for 0. Chris Gayle top-scored with 47 not out off 64 balls.
Match drawn.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 553 FOR 5 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Strauss | c Devon Smith b Daren Powell | 33 | 70 |
| Alastair Cook | c Dwayne Bravo b Jerome Taylor | 105 | 196 |
| Owais Shah | c Devon Smith b Daren Powell | 6 | 19 |
| Kevin Pietersen | c Devon Smith b Corey Collymore | 26 | 44 |
| Paul Collingwood | b Dwayne Bravo | 111 | 209 |
| Ian Bell | not out | 109 | 190 |
| Matt Prior | not out | 126 | 128 |
Did not bat: Liam Plunkett, Steve Harmison, Matthew Hoggard, Monty Panesar
Extras 37 · Total 553 for 5 declared
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daren Powell | 37 | 9 | 113 | 2 |
| Jerome Taylor | 24 | 4 | 114 | 1 |
| Corey Collymore | 32 | 5 | 110 | 1 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 32 | 8 | 106 | 1 |
| Chris Gayle | 10 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Runako Morton | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-88 (Andrew Strauss, 24.1 ov), 2-103 (Owais Shah, 28.3 ov), 3-162 (Kevin Pietersen, 44.4 ov), 4-219 (Alastair Cook, 63.3 ov), 5-363 (Paul Collingwood, 106.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Andrew Strauss (33) and Alastair Cook (48) | 88 | 145 |
| second | Owais Shah (6) and Alastair Cook (8) | 15 | 27 |
| third | Kevin Pietersen (26) and Alastair Cook (30) | 59 | 97 |
| fourth | Paul Collingwood (32) and Alastair Cook (19) | 57 | 113 |
| fifth | Paul Collingwood (79) and Ian Bell (56) | 144 | 262 |
| sixth | Ian Bell (53) and Matt Prior (126) | 190 | 212 |
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 437 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gayle | b Liam Plunkett | 30 | 39 |
| Daren Ganga | lbw b Monty Panesar | 49 | 131 |
| Devon Smith | b Monty Panesar | 21 | 39 |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | lbw b Monty Panesar | 35 | 48 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | lbw b Monty Panesar | 74 | 193 |
| Runako Morton | lbw b Monty Panesar | 14 | 22 |
| Dwayne Bravo | c Alastair Cook b Paul Collingwood | 56 | 59 |
| Denesh Ramdin | c Paul Collingwood b Liam Plunkett | 60 | 87 |
| Daren Powell | not out | 36 | 60 |
| Jerome Taylor | caught b Steve Harmison | 21 | 19 |
| Corey Collymore | lbw b Monty Panesar | 1 | 3 |
Extras 40 · Total 437 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hoggard | 10.1 | 3 | 29 | 0 |
| Steve Harmison | 28 | 2 | 117 | 1 |
| Liam Plunkett | 30 | 7 | 107 | 2 |
| Paul Collingwood | 11.5 | 2 | 34 | 1 |
| Monty Panesar | 36.1 | 3 | 129 | 6 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-38 (Chris Gayle, 12.2 ov), 2-83 (Devon Smith, 26.1 ov), 3-151 (Ramnaresh Sarwan, 40.2 ov), 4-165 (Daren Ganga, 44.3 ov), 5-187 (Runako Morton, 52.2 ov), 6-279 (Dwayne Bravo, 71.6 ov), 7-362 (Denesh Ramdin, 96.5 ov), 8-387 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 106.4 ov), 9-424 (Jerome Taylor, 113.5 ov), 10-437 (Corey Collymore, 116.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Daren Ganga (5) and Chris Gayle (30) | 38 | 75 |
| second | Daren Ganga (14) and Devon Smith (21) | 45 | 83 |
| third | Ramnaresh Sarwan (35) and Daren Ganga (19) | 68 | 86 |
| fourth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (2) and Daren Ganga (11) | 14 | 25 |
| fifth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (8) and Runako Morton (14) | 22 | 47 |
| sixth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (32) and Dwayne Bravo (56) | 92 | 119 |
| seventh | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (20) and Denesh Ramdin (60) | 83 | 149 |
| eighth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (12) and Daren Powell (12) | 25 | 59 |
| ninth | Daren Powell (12) and Jerome Taylor (21) | 37 | 43 |
| tenth | Corey Collymore (1) and Daren Powell (12) | 13 | 14 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 284 FOR 8 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Strauss | c Runako Morton b Corey Collymore | 24 | 55 |
| Alastair Cook | c Denesh Ramdin b Corey Collymore | 65 | 125 |
| Owais Shah | c Denesh Ramdin b Corey Collymore | 4 | 5 |
| Kevin Pietersen | lbw b Chris Gayle | 109 | 138 |
| Paul Collingwood | c Runako Morton b Dwayne Bravo | 34 | 43 |
| Ian Bell | c Daren Ganga b Dwayne Bravo | 3 | 7 |
| Matt Prior | c Dwayne Bravo b Chris Gayle | 21 | 9 |
| Liam Plunkett | st Denesh Ramdin b Chris Gayle | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Harmison | not out | 11 | 19 |
| Monty Panesar | not out | 3 | 2 |
Did not bat: Matthew Hoggard
Extras 10 · Total 284 for 8 declared
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daren Powell | 9 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Corey Collymore | 15 | 1 | 58 | 3 |
| Chris Gayle | 20.5 | 4 | 66 | 3 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 18 | 2 | 91 | 2 |
| Jerome Taylor | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-35 (Andrew Strauss, 13.5 ov), 2-51 (Owais Shah, 15.4 ov), 3-139 (Alastair Cook, 43.4 ov), 4-241 (Paul Collingwood, 59.2 ov), 5-248 (Ian Bell, 61.1 ov), 6-264 (Kevin Pietersen, 62.1 ov), 7-264 (Liam Plunkett, 62.4 ov), 8-271 (Matt Prior, 64.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Andrew Strauss (24) and Alastair Cook (8) | 35 | 83 |
| second | Owais Shah (4) and Alastair Cook (12) | 16 | 11 |
| third | Kevin Pietersen (42) and Alastair Cook (45) | 88 | 169 |
| fourth | Paul Collingwood (34) and Kevin Pietersen (64) | 102 | 98 |
| fifth | Ian Bell (3) and Kevin Pietersen (3) | 7 | 11 |
| sixth | Kevin Pietersen (0) and Matt Prior (16) | 16 | 6 |
| seventh | Matt Prior (0) and Liam Plunkett (0) | 0 | 3 |
| eighth | Steve Harmison (1) and Matt Prior (5) | 7 | 13 |
| ninth | Steve Harmison (10) and Monty Panesar (3) | 13 | 12 |
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 89 FOR 0
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gayle | not out | 47 | 64 |
| Daren Ganga | not out | 31 | 69 |
Did not bat: Devon Smith, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Runako Morton, Dwayne Bravo, Denesh Ramdin, Daren Powell, Corey Collymore, Jerome Taylor
Extras 11 · Total 89 for 0
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Harmison | 8 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| Liam Plunkett | 11 | 1 | 48 | 0 |
| Monty Panesar | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Daren Ganga (31) and Chris Gayle (47) | 89 | 133 |
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