West Indies v England 1st Test

England tour of West Indies - 2015 (2015) · Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound · 13 April 2015

Match drawn

Match drawn. Ian Bell top-scored with 143 for England. James Tredwell took 4/47.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: England tour of West Indies - 2015 (2015)
Ground: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound
Dates: 13 April 2015 to 17 April 2015
Toss: West Indies, chose to field
Result: Match drawn
Player of the match: Jason Holder
Captains: Alastair Cook (England), Denesh Ramdin (West Indies)
Umpires: BF Bowden and SJ Davis
Match referee: AJ Pycroft

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

West Indies won the toss and chose to field.

England batted first and made 399 all out. Ian Bell top-scored with 143 off 256 balls, and Joe Root made 83. Kemar Roach took 4 for 94 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 177-run stand for the fourth wicket between Ian Bell and Joe Root, 44% of the total. From 341 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 20 runs, to 361 for 9. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, 307 across 6 Tests.

West Indies replied with 295 all out. Jermaine Blackwood top-scored with 112 not out off 220 balls, and Shivnarine Chanderpaul made 46. James Tredwell took 4 for 47 for England. England led by 104 on first innings.

England made 333 for 7 declared in their second innings. Gary Ballance top-scored with 122 off 250 balls, and Jos Buttler made 59. The innings was built on a 114-run stand for the fourth wicket between Gary Ballance and Joe Root.

Set 438 to win, West Indies made 350 for 7. Jason Holder top-scored with 103 not out off 149 balls, and Devon Smith made 65. The innings was built on a 105-run stand for the seventh wicket between Denesh Ramdin and Jason Holder.

Match drawn.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 399 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Alastair Cook	b Kemar Roach	11	28
Jonathan Trott	c Darren Bravo b Jerome Taylor	0	3
Gary Ballance	c Darren Bravo b Jason Holder	10	46
Ian Bell	c Denesh Ramdin b Kemar Roach	143	256
Joe Root	b Jerome Taylor	83	133
Ben Stokes	c Jason Holder b Jerome Taylor	79	95
James Tredwell	c Darren Bravo b Jason Holder	8	24
Jos Buttler	c Denesh Ramdin b Kemar Roach	0	22
Chris Jordan	not out	21	38
Stuart Broad	c Jermaine Blackwood b Kemar Roach	0	3
James Anderson	c Jason Holder b Marlon Samuels	20	22

Extras 24 · Total 399 all out

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
Jerome Taylor	20	4	90	3
Kemar Roach	29	6	94	4
Jason Holder	25	11	69	2
Sulieman Benn	26	3	85	0
Marlon Samuels	10.4	0	51	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Jonathan Trott, 0.5 ov), 2-22 (Alastair Cook, 7.6 ov), 3-34 (Gary Ballance, 16.5 ov), 4-211 (Joe Root, 63.2 ov), 5-341 (Ian Bell, 88.6 ov), 6-357 (Ben Stokes, 95.2 ov), 7-357 (James Tredwell, 98.1 ov), 8-361 (Jos Buttler, 101.6 ov), 9-361 (Stuart Broad, 103.3 ov), 10-399 (James Anderson, 110.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Jonathan Trott (0) and Alastair Cook (1)	1	5
second	Alastair Cook (10) and Gary Ballance (5)	21	43
third	Ian Bell (7) and Gary Ballance (5)	12	53
fourth	Ian Bell (81) and Joe Root (83)	177	281
fifth	Ian Bell (55) and Ben Stokes (71)	130	158
sixth	James Tredwell (8) and Ben Stokes (8)	16	38
seventh	James Tredwell (0) and Jos Buttler (0)	0	17
eighth	Chris Jordan (4) and Jos Buttler (0)	4	23
ninth	Stuart Broad (0) and Chris Jordan (0)	0	9
tenth	James Anderson (20) and Chris Jordan (17)	38	43

WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 295 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Kraigg Brathwaite	c Chris Jordan b James Tredwell	39	102
Devon Smith	c Jos Buttler b James Anderson	11	26
Darren Bravo	c Jos Buttler b Chris Jordan	10	25
Marlon Samuels	c Jos Buttler b Stuart Broad	33	61
Shivnarine Chanderpaul	c Ben Stokes b James Tredwell	46	139
Jermaine Blackwood	not out	112	220
Denesh Ramdin	c Jos Buttler b Stuart Broad	9	21
Jason Holder	c Gary Ballance b James Tredwell	16	44
Kemar Roach	c Jos Buttler b James Tredwell	5	33
Jerome Taylor	run out (Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler)	0	2
Sulieman Benn	c Joe Root b James Anderson	2	7

Extras 12 · Total 295 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
James Anderson	23	9	67	2
Stuart Broad	22	2	67	2
Chris Jordan	23	8	46	1
Ben Stokes	19	3	64	0
James Tredwell	26	12	47	4

FALL OF WICKETS

1-19 (Devon Smith, 8.2 ov), 2-42 (Darren Bravo, 17.2 ov), 3-89 (Marlon Samuels, 32.5 ov), 4-99 (Kraigg Brathwaite, 37.2 ov), 5-192 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 78.4 ov), 6-227 (Denesh Ramdin, 89.4 ov), 7-276 (Jason Holder, 103.3 ov), 8-292 (Kemar Roach, 111.2 ov), 9-292 (Jerome Taylor, 111.4 ov), 10-295 (Sulieman Benn, 112.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Devon Smith (11) and Kraigg Brathwaite (8)	19	50
second	Darren Bravo (10) and Kraigg Brathwaite (13)	23	54
third	Marlon Samuels (33) and Kraigg Brathwaite (14)	47	93
fourth	Shivnarine Chanderpaul (6) and Kraigg Brathwaite (4)	10	27
fifth	Shivnarine Chanderpaul (40) and Jermaine Blackwood (50)	93	249
sixth	Denesh Ramdin (9) and Jermaine Blackwood (19)	35	67
seventh	Jason Holder (16) and Jermaine Blackwood (31)	49	83
eighth	Kemar Roach (5) and Jermaine Blackwood (11)	16	47
ninth	Jerome Taylor (0) and Jermaine Blackwood (0)	0	2
tenth	Sulieman Benn (2) and Jermaine Blackwood (1)	3	8

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 333 FOR 7 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Alastair Cook	c Sulieman Benn b Jerome Taylor	13	22
Jonathan Trott	c Denesh Ramdin b Jerome Taylor	4	15
Gary Ballance	c Jermaine Blackwood b Sulieman Benn	122	250
Ian Bell	run out (Devendra Bishoo, Denesh Ramdin)	11	35
Joe Root	b Jason Holder	59	79
Ben Stokes	st Denesh Ramdin b Sulieman Benn	35	47
Jos Buttler	not out	59	56
Chris Jordan	c Darren Bravo b Kemar Roach	13	17

Did not bat: Stuart Broad, James Tredwell, James Anderson

Extras 17 · Total 333 for 7 declared

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
Jerome Taylor	14	5	42	2
Kemar Roach	14	1	53	1
Jason Holder	17	5	63	1
Sulieman Benn	26	3	115	2
Marlon Samuels	15	0	53	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-15 (Jonathan Trott, 4.6 ov), 2-20 (Alastair Cook, 6.4 ov), 3-52 (Ian Bell, 18.4 ov), 4-166 (Joe Root, 51.4 ov), 5-226 (Ben Stokes, 67.4 ov), 6-281 (Gary Ballance, 79.2 ov), 7-333 (Chris Jordan, 85.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Jonathan Trott (4) and Alastair Cook (11)	15	30
second	Alastair Cook (2) and Gary Ballance (3)	5	10
third	Ian Bell (11) and Gary Ballance (10)	32	72
fourth	Gary Ballance (54) and Joe Root (59)	114	199
fifth	Gary Ballance (25) and Ben Stokes (35)	60	96
sixth	Gary Ballance (30) and Jos Buttler (24)	55	70
seventh	Chris Jordan (13) and Jos Buttler (35)	52	43

WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 350 FOR 7

Batter	How out	R	B
Kraigg Brathwaite	c Joe Root b Stuart Broad	5	6
Devon Smith	c Gary Ballance b James Tredwell	65	175
Darren Bravo	c Chris Jordan b Joe Root	32	87
Marlon Samuels	c James Tredwell b James Anderson	23	59
Shivnarine Chanderpaul	lbw b Joe Root	13	48
Jermaine Blackwood	c Jos Buttler b Chris Jordan	31	60
Denesh Ramdin	c Alastair Cook b James Anderson	57	141
Jason Holder	not out	103	149
Kemar Roach	not out	15	55

Did not bat: Jerome Taylor, Sulieman Benn

Extras 6 · Total 350 for 7

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
James Anderson	24.4	3	72	2
Stuart Broad	21	5	61	1
James Tredwell	40	14	93	1
Chris Jordan	18	6	48	1
Ben Stokes	13	0	50	0
Joe Root	13	6	22	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-7 (Kraigg Brathwaite, 1.5 ov), 2-90 (Darren Bravo, 34.1 ov), 3-119 (Devon Smith, 52.5 ov), 4-127 (Marlon Samuels, 55.2 ov), 5-155 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 68.1 ov), 6-189 (Jermaine Blackwood, 79.1 ov), 7-294 (Denesh Ramdin, 111.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Devon Smith (2) and Kraigg Brathwaite (5)	7	11
second	Devon Smith (51) and Darren Bravo (32)	83	194
third	Marlon Samuels (17) and Devon Smith (12)	29	112
fourth	Shivnarine Chanderpaul (1) and Marlon Samuels (6)	8	15
fifth	Shivnarine Chanderpaul (12) and Jermaine Blackwood (16)	28	77
sixth	Denesh Ramdin (18) and Jermaine Blackwood (15)	34	66
seventh	Denesh Ramdin (39) and Jason Holder (62)	105	195
eighth	Kemar Roach (15) and Jason Holder (41)	56	110

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