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England v West Indies 4th Test

West Indies tour of England - 1950 (1950) · Kennington Oval, London · 12 August 1950

West Indies won by an innings and 56 runs

West Indies won by an innings and 56 runs. Leonard Hutton top-scored with 202* for England. Alf Valentine took 6/39.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
West Indies tour of England - 1950 (1950)
Ground
Kennington Oval, London
Dates
12 August 1950 to 16 August 1950
Toss
West Indies, chose to bat
Result
West Indies won by an innings and 56 runs
Captains
John Goddard (West Indies), Freddie Brown (England)
Debuts
David Sheppard (England), Arthur McIntyre (England), Malcolm Hilton (England)
Umpires
WH Ashdown and FS Lee

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

West Indies won the toss and chose to bat. David Sheppard, Arthur McIntyre and Malcolm Hilton played their first Tests.

West Indies batted first and made 503 all out. Frank Worrell top-scored with 138, and Allan Rae made 109. Doug Wright took 5 for 141 for England. The innings was built on a 172-run stand for the second wicket between Frank Worrell and Allan Rae. That was well above the 1950s average first-innings total at Kennington Oval, 255 across 10 Tests.

England replied with 344 all out. Leonard Hutton top-scored with 202 not out, and Denis Compton made 44. John Goddard took 4 for 25 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 109-run stand for the third wicket between Leonard Hutton and Denis Compton. From 310 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 16 runs, to 326 for 9. West Indies led by 159 on first innings. England followed on.

England made 103 all out in their second innings. David Sheppard top-scored with 29. Alf Valentine took 6 for 39 for West Indies. From 79 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 24 runs, to 103 for 10.

West Indies won by an innings and 56 runs.

WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 503 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Allan Raebowled109
Jeffrey Stollmeyerlbw36
Frank Worrelllbw138
Everton Weekesc Leonard Hutton30
Clyde Walcottbowled17
Gerry Gomezc Arthur McIntyre74
Robert Christianic Arthur McIntyre11
John Goddardnot out58
Prior Jonesbowled1
Sonny Ramadhinc Arthur McIntyre3
Alf Valentinebowled9

Extras 17 · Total 503 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Trevor Bailey34.29842
Alec Bedser389752
Freddie Brown214741
Doug Wright53161415
Malcolm Hilton4112910
Denis Compton72210

FALL OF WICKETS

1-72 (Jeffrey Stollmeyer), 2-244 (Allan Rae), 3-295 (Everton Weekes), 3-315 (Frank Worrell), 4-318 (Clyde Walcott), 5-337 (Robert Christiani), 6-446 (Gerry Gomez), 8-482 (Prior Jones), 9-490 (Sonny Ramadhin), 10-503 (Alf Valentine)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJeffrey Stollmeyer and Allan Rae72
secondFrank Worrell and Allan Rae172
thirdEverton Weekes and Frank Worrell51
fourthClyde Walcott and Frank Worrell20
fifthGerry Gomez and Clyde Walcott3
sixthGerry Gomez and Robert Christiani19
seventhGerry Gomez and John Goddard109
eighthJohn Goddard and Frank Worrell34
ninthJohn Goddard and Prior Jones2
tenthJohn Goddard and Sonny Ramadhin8
11thJohn Goddard and Alf Valentine13
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 344 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Leonard Huttonnot out202
Reg Simpsonc Prior Jones30
David Sheppardbowled11
Denis Comptonrun out44
John Dewesc Frank Worrell17
Trevor Baileyc Everton Weekes18
Freddie Brownc Everton Weekes0
Arthur McIntyrec Alf Valentine4
Alec Bedserlbw0
Malcolm Hiltonbowled3
Doug Wrightlbw4

Extras 11 · Total 344 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Prior Jones234700
Frank Worrell209300
Sonny Ramadhin4523631
Alf Valentine64211214
Gerry Gomez103240
John Goddard17.46254

FALL OF WICKETS

1-73 (Reg Simpson), 2-120 (David Sheppard), 3-229 (Denis Compton), 4-259 (John Dewes), 5-310 (Trevor Bailey), 6-315 (Freddie Brown), 7-321 (Arthur McIntyre), 8-322 (Alec Bedser), 9-326 (Malcolm Hilton), 10-344 (Doug Wright)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstLeonard Hutton and Reg Simpson73
secondLeonard Hutton and David Sheppard47
thirdLeonard Hutton and Denis Compton109
fourthLeonard Hutton and John Dewes30
fifthLeonard Hutton and Trevor Bailey51
sixthFreddie Brown and Leonard Hutton5
seventhLeonard Hutton and Arthur McIntyre6
eighthLeonard Hutton and Alec Bedser1
ninthLeonard Hutton and Malcolm Hilton4
tenthLeonard Hutton and Doug Wright18
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 103 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Leonard Huttonc Robert Christiani2–
Reg Simpsonbowled1684
David Sheppardc Everton Weekes29–
Denis Comptonc Everton Weekes11–
John Dewesc Robert Christiani3–
Trevor Baileylbw12–
Freddie Brownc Jeffrey Stollmeyer15–
Arthur McIntyrecaught0–
Alec Bedserc Everton Weekes0–
Malcolm Hiltoncaught0–
Doug Wrightnot out6–

Extras 9 · Total 103 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Sonny Ramadhin2611383
Alf Valentine26.310396
Gerry Gomez8460
John Goddard94111

FALL OF WICKETS

1-2 (Leonard Hutton), 2-39 (Reg Simpson), 3-50 (Denis Compton), 4-56 (John Dewes), 5-79 (David Sheppard), 6-83 (Trevor Bailey), 7-83 (Arthur McIntyre), 8-83 (Alec Bedser), 9-85 (Malcolm Hilton), 10-103 (Freddie Brown)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstLeonard Hutton and Reg Simpson2
secondReg Simpson and David Sheppard37
thirdDenis Compton and David Sheppard11
fourthJohn Dewes and David Sheppard6
fifthTrevor Bailey and David Sheppard23
sixthFreddie Brown and Trevor Bailey4
seventhFreddie Brown and Arthur McIntyre0
eighthFreddie Brown and Alec Bedser0
ninthFreddie Brown and Malcolm Hilton2
tenthFreddie Brown and Doug Wright18
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