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England v West Indies 2nd Test

West Indies tour of England - 1950 (1950) · Lord's, London · 24 June 1950

West Indies won by 326 runs

West Indies won by 326 runs. Clyde Walcott top-scored with 168* for West Indies. Sonny Ramadhin took 6/86.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
West Indies tour of England - 1950 (1950)
Ground
Lord's, London
Dates
24 June 1950 to 29 June 1950
Toss
West Indies, chose to bat
Result
West Indies won by 326 runs
Captains
John Goddard (West Indies), Norman Yardley (England)
Debut
Gilbert Parkhouse (England)
Umpires
D Davies and FS Lee

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

West Indies won the toss and chose to bat. It was Gilbert Parkhouse's first Test.

West Indies batted first and made 326 all out. Allan Rae top-scored with 106, and Everton Weekes made 63. Roly Jenkins took 5 for 116 for England. The innings was built on a 105-run stand for the third wicket between Everton Weekes and Allan Rae. That was well above the 1950s average first-innings total at Lord's, 229 across 10 Tests.

England replied with 151 all out. Cyril Washbrook top-scored with 36. Sonny Ramadhin took 5 for 66 for West Indies. From 62 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 24 runs, to 86 for 5. West Indies led by 175 on first innings.

West Indies made 425 for 6 in their second innings. Clyde Walcott top-scored with 168 not out, and Gerry Gomez made 70. Roly Jenkins took 4 for 174 for England. The innings was built on a 211-run stand for the sixth wicket between Gerry Gomez and Clyde Walcott, 50% of the total.

Set 601 to win, England made 274 all out. Cyril Washbrook top-scored with 114, and Gilbert Parkhouse made 48. Sonny Ramadhin took 6 for 86 for West Indies. From 218 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 30 runs, to 248 for 8.

West Indies won by 326 runs.

WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 326 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Allan Raec Roly Jenkins106
Jeffrey Stollmeyerlbw20
Frank Worrellbowled52
Everton Weekesbowled63
Clyde Walcottst Godfrey Evans14
Gerry Gomezst Godfrey Evans1
Robert Christianibowled33
John Goddardbowled14
Prior Jonesc Godfrey Evans0
Sonny Ramadhinnot out1
Alf Valentinec Leonard Hutton5

Extras 17 · Total 326 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Alec Bedser4014603
Bill Edrich164300
Roly Jenkins35.261165
Johnny Wardle176462
Bob Berry197450
Norman Yardley41120

FALL OF WICKETS

1-37 (Jeffrey Stollmeyer), 2-128 (Frank Worrell), 3-233 (Everton Weekes), 4-262 (Clyde Walcott), 5-273 (Allan Rae), 6-274 (Gerry Gomez), 7-320 (John Goddard), 8-320 (Robert Christiani), 9-320 (Prior Jones), 10-326 (Alf Valentine)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJeffrey Stollmeyer and Allan Rae37
secondFrank Worrell and Allan Rae91
thirdEverton Weekes and Allan Rae105
fourthClyde Walcott and Allan Rae29
fifthGerry Gomez and Allan Rae11
sixthGerry Gomez and Robert Christiani1
seventhRobert Christiani and John Goddard46
eighthRobert Christiani and Prior Jones0
ninthPrior Jones and Sonny Ramadhin0
tenthSonny Ramadhin and Alf Valentine6
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 151 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Leonard Huttonst Clyde Walcott35–
Cyril Washbrookst Clyde Walcott36–
Bill Edrichc Clyde Walcott8–
Hubert Doggartlbw0–
Gilbert Parkhousebowled030
Norman Yardleybowled16–
Godfrey Evansbowled8–
Roly Jenkinsc Clyde Walcott4–
Johnny Wardlenot out33–
Alec Bedserbowled5–
Bob Berryc John Goddard2–

Extras 4 · Total 151 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Prior Jones8.42131
Frank Worrell104200
Alf Valentine4528484
Sonny Ramadhin4327665

FALL OF WICKETS

1-62 (Leonard Hutton), 2-74 (Cyril Washbrook), 3-74 (Hubert Doggart), 4-75 (Gilbert Parkhouse), 5-86 (Bill Edrich), 6-102 (Godfrey Evans), 7-110 (Norman Yardley), 8-113 (Roly Jenkins), 9-122 (Alec Bedser), 10-151 (Bob Berry)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstLeonard Hutton and Cyril Washbrook62
secondCyril Washbrook and Bill Edrich12
thirdBill Edrich and Hubert Doggart0
fourthBill Edrich and Gilbert Parkhouse1
fifthBill Edrich and Norman Yardley11
sixthNorman Yardley and Godfrey Evans16
seventhNorman Yardley and Roly Jenkins8
eighthJohnny Wardle and Roly Jenkins3
ninthAlec Bedser and Johnny Wardle9
tenthJohnny Wardle and Bob Berry29
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 425 FOR 6
BatterHow outR
Allan Raebowled24
Jeffrey Stollmeyerbowled30
Frank Worrellc Hubert Doggart45
Everton Weekesrun out63
John Goddardc Godfrey Evans11
Clyde Walcottnot out168
Gerry Gomezc Bill Edrich70
Robert Christianinot out5

Did not bat: Prior Jones, Sonny Ramadhin, Alf Valentine

Extras 9 · Total 425 for 6

Bowler (England)OMRW
Alec Bedser4416801
Bill Edrich132370
Roly Jenkins59131744
Johnny Wardle3010580
Bob Berry3215670

FALL OF WICKETS

1-48 (Jeffrey Stollmeyer), 2-75 (Allan Rae), 3-108 (Frank Worrell), 4-146 (John Goddard), 5-199 (Everton Weekes), 6-410 (Gerry Gomez)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJeffrey Stollmeyer and Allan Rae48
secondFrank Worrell and Allan Rae27
thirdEverton Weekes and Frank Worrell33
fourthJohn Goddard and Everton Weekes38
fifthClyde Walcott and Everton Weekes53
sixthGerry Gomez and Clyde Walcott211
seventhRobert Christiani and Clyde Walcott15
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 274 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Leonard Huttonbowled10
Cyril Washbrookbowled114
Bill Edrichc Prior Jones8
Hubert Doggartbowled25
Gilbert Parkhousec John Goddard48
Norman Yardleyc Everton Weekes19
Godfrey Evansc Allan Rae2
Roly Jenkinsbowled4
Johnny Wardlelbw21
Alec Bedserbowled0
Bob Berrynot out0

Extras 23 · Total 274 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Prior Jones71220
Frank Worrell22.39391
Alf Valentine7147793
Sonny Ramadhin7243866
Gerry Gomez131250
John Goddard6600

FALL OF WICKETS

1-28 (Leonard Hutton), 2-57 (Bill Edrich), 3-140 (Hubert Doggart), 4-218 (Gilbert Parkhouse), 5-228 (Cyril Washbrook), 6-238 (Godfrey Evans), 7-245 (Norman Yardley), 8-248 (Roly Jenkins), 9-258 (Alec Bedser), 10-274 (Johnny Wardle)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstLeonard Hutton and Cyril Washbrook28
secondCyril Washbrook and Bill Edrich29
thirdCyril Washbrook and Hubert Doggart83
fourthCyril Washbrook and Gilbert Parkhouse78
fifthCyril Washbrook and Norman Yardley10
sixthNorman Yardley and Godfrey Evans10
seventhNorman Yardley and Roly Jenkins7
eighthJohnny Wardle and Roly Jenkins3
ninthAlec Bedser and Johnny Wardle10
tenthJohnny Wardle and Bob Berry16
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