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West Indies v England 4th Test

England tour of West Indies - 2009 (2008/09) · Kensington Oval, Bridgetown · 26 February 2009

Match drawn

Match drawn. Ramnaresh Sarwan top-scored with 291 for West Indies. Graeme Swann took 5/165.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
England tour of West Indies - 2009 (2008/09)
Ground
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
Dates
26 February 2009 to 2 March 2009
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Player of the match
Ramnaresh Sarwan
Captains
Andrew Strauss (England), Chris Gayle (West Indies)
Umpires
Aleem Dar and RB Tiffin
Match referee
AG Hurst

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat.

England batted first and made 600 for 6 declared. Andrew Strauss top-scored with 142 off 210 balls, and Ravi Bopara made 104. Fidel Edwards took 3 for 151 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 229-run stand for the first wicket between Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Kensington Oval, 318 across 9 Tests.

West Indies replied with 749 for 9 declared. Ramnaresh Sarwan top-scored with 291 off 452 balls, and Denesh Ramdin made 166. Graeme Swann took 5 for 165 for England. The innings was built on a 261-run stand for the sixth wicket between Ramnaresh Sarwan and Denesh Ramdin. West Indies led by 149 on first innings.

England made 279 for 2 declared in their second innings. Alastair Cook top-scored with 139 not out off 256 balls, and Kevin Pietersen made 72. The innings was built on a 150-run stand for the third wicket between Kevin Pietersen and Alastair Cook, 54% of the total.

Match drawn. West Indies's 749 is the highest total at Kensington Oval.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 600 FOR 6 DECLARED
BatterHow outRB
Andrew Straussb Daren Powell142210
Alastair Cookc Ryan Hinds b Jerome Taylor94187
Owais Shahc Devon Smith b Sulieman Benn747
Kevin Pietersenlbw b Fidel Edwards4177
Paul Collingwoodc Brendan Nash b Fidel Edwards96159
Ravi Boparac Jerome Taylor b Fidel Edwards104143
Tim Ambrosenot out7695
Stuart Broadnot out1310

Did not bat: James Anderson, Graeme Swann, Ryan Sidebottom

Extras 27 · Total 600 for 6 declared

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Jerome Taylor29.271071
Fidel Edwards3001513
Daren Powell2431071
Sulieman Benn3071061
Chris Gayle154280
Ryan Hinds142620
Brendan Nash91200
Ramnaresh Sarwan20110

FALL OF WICKETS

1-229 (Andrew Strauss, 64.1 ov), 2-241 (Alastair Cook, 69.1 ov), 3-259 (Owais Shah, 78.5 ov), 4-318 (Kevin Pietersen, 94.4 ov), 5-467 (Paul Collingwood, 128.6 ov), 6-580 (Ravi Bopara, 150.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAndrew Strauss (142) and Alastair Cook (85)229386
secondOwais Shah (2) and Alastair Cook (9)1230
thirdOwais Shah (5) and Kevin Pietersen (13)1858
fourthPaul Collingwood (19) and Kevin Pietersen (28)5998
fifthPaul Collingwood (77) and Ravi Bopara (63)149208
sixthTim Ambrose (70) and Ravi Bopara (41)113130
seventhTim Ambrose (6) and Stuart Broad (13)2018
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 749 FOR 9 DECLARED
BatterHow outRB
Devon Smithlbw b Graeme Swann55103
Chris Gaylelbw b James Anderson616
Ramnaresh Sarwanb Ryan Sidebottom291452
Ryan Hindslbw b Graeme Swann1546
Shivnarine Chanderpaullbw b James Anderson70134
Brendan Nashlbw b Graeme Swann3343
Denesh Ramdinb Graeme Swann166268
Jerome Taylorb Graeme Swann5362
Sulieman Bennc Tim Ambrose b James Anderson1420
Daren Powellnot out1330

Did not bat: Fidel Edwards

Extras 33 · Total 749 for 9 declared

Bowler (England)OMRW
James Anderson3791253
Ryan Sidebottom3541461
Stuart Broad3241130
Graeme Swann50.481655
Kevin Pietersen91380
Ravi Bopara130660
Paul Collingwood161510
Owais Shah20190

FALL OF WICKETS

1-13 (Chris Gayle, 4.5 ov), 2-121 (Devon Smith, 33.2 ov), 3-159 (Ryan Hinds, 47.4 ov), 4-281 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 84.5 ov), 5-334 (Brendan Nash, 95.2 ov), 6-595 (Ramnaresh Sarwan, 165.1 ov), 7-672 (Jerome Taylor, 180.3 ov), 8-701 (Sulieman Benn, 185.3 ov), 9-749 (Denesh Ramdin, 194.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstChris Gayle (6) and Devon Smith (7)1329
secondRamnaresh Sarwan (58) and Devon Smith (48)108171
thirdRamnaresh Sarwan (23) and Ryan Hinds (15)3886
fourthShivnarine Chanderpaul (70) and Ramnaresh Sarwan (44)122226
fifthRamnaresh Sarwan (20) and Brendan Nash (33)5363
sixthRamnaresh Sarwan (146) and Denesh Ramdin (100)261422
seventhJerome Taylor (53) and Denesh Ramdin (24)7792
eighthSulieman Benn (14) and Denesh Ramdin (13)2930
ninthDaren Powell (13) and Denesh Ramdin (29)4855
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 279 FOR 2 DECLARED
BatterHow outRB
Andrew Straussb Chris Gayle3872
Alastair Cooknot out139256
Owais Shahlbw b Sulieman Benn2145
Kevin Pietersennot out72116

Did not bat: Paul Collingwood, Ravi Bopara, Tim Ambrose, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Graeme Swann, Ryan Sidebottom

Extras 9 · Total 279 for 2 declared

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Fidel Edwards101410
Daren Powell120350
Sulieman Benn211641
Jerome Taylor40150
Chris Gayle175461
Ryan Hinds141560
Ramnaresh Sarwan30160

FALL OF WICKETS

1-88 (Andrew Strauss, 22.5 ov), 2-129 (Owais Shah, 37.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAndrew Strauss (38) and Alastair Cook (44)88139
secondOwais Shah (21) and Alastair Cook (20)4188
thirdKevin Pietersen (72) and Alastair Cook (75)150262
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