England v West Indies 4th Test
West Indies tour of England - 1957 (1957) · Headingley, Leeds · 25 July 1957
England won by an innings and 5 runs
England won by an innings and 5 runs. Peter May top-scored with 69 for England. Frank Worrell took 7/70.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- West Indies tour of England - 1957 (1957)
- Ground
- Headingley, Leeds
- Dates
- 25 July 1957 to 27 July 1957
- Toss
- West Indies, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by an innings and 5 runs
- Captains
- John Goddard (West Indies), Peter May (England)
- Debut
- Gerry Alexander (West Indies)
- Umpires
- D Davies and JS Buller
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
West Indies won the toss and chose to bat. It was Gerry Alexander's first Test.
West Indies batted first and made 142 all out. Rohan Kanhai top-scored with 47. Peter Loader took 6 for 36 for England. From 112 for 4 they lost 6 wickets for 30 runs, to 142 for 10. That was well below the 1950s average first-innings total at Headingley, 233 across 8 Tests.
England replied with 279 all out. Peter May top-scored with 69, and Colin Cowdrey made 68. Frank Worrell took 7 for 70 for West Indies. England led by 137 on first innings.
West Indies made 132 all out in their second innings. Clyde Walcott top-scored with 35. Peter Loader took 3 for 50 for England.
England won by an innings and 5 runs.
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 142 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Worrell | bowled | 29 |
| Garry Sobers | c Tony Lock | 4 |
| Rohan Kanhai | lbw | 47 |
| Everton Weekes | bowled | 0 |
| Clyde Walcott | c Colin Cowdrey | 38 |
| Collie Smith | bowled | 15 |
| Bruce Pairaudeau | bowled | 6 |
| John Goddard | bowled | 1 |
| Gerry Alexander | not out | 0 |
| Sonny Ramadhin | c Fred Trueman | 0 |
| Roy Gilchrist | bowled | 0 |
Extras 2 · Total 142 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Trueman | 17 | 4 | 33 | 2 |
| Peter Loader | 20.3 | 9 | 36 | 6 |
| Don Smith | 17 | 6 | 24 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 17 | 4 | 24 | 2 |
| Tony Lock | 14 | 6 | 23 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-16 (Garry Sobers), 2-42 (Frank Worrell), 3-42 (Everton Weekes), 4-112 (Clyde Walcott), 5-125 (Rohan Kanhai), 6-139 (Collie Smith), 7-142 (Bruce Pairaudeau), 8-142 (John Goddard), 9-142 (Sonny Ramadhin), 10-142 (Roy Gilchrist)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Frank Worrell and Garry Sobers | 16 |
| second | Frank Worrell and Rohan Kanhai | 26 |
| third | Everton Weekes and Rohan Kanhai | 0 |
| fourth | Clyde Walcott and Rohan Kanhai | 70 |
| fifth | Collie Smith and Rohan Kanhai | 13 |
| sixth | Bruce Pairaudeau and Collie Smith | 14 |
| seventh | John Goddard and Bruce Pairaudeau | 3 |
| eighth | John Goddard and Gerry Alexander | 0 |
| ninth | Sonny Ramadhin and Gerry Alexander | 0 |
| tenth | Roy Gilchrist and Gerry Alexander | 0 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 279 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | c Gerry Alexander | 10 |
| Don Smith | bowled | 0 |
| Tom Graveney | bowled | 22 |
| Peter May | c Gerry Alexander | 69 |
| Colin Cowdrey | c Everton Weekes | 68 |
| David Sheppard | c Clyde Walcott | 68 |
| Godfrey Evans | bowled | 10 |
| Tony Lock | bowled | 20 |
| Jim Laker | c Gerry Alexander | 1 |
| Fred Trueman | not out | 2 |
| Peter Loader | c Bruce Pairaudeau | 1 |
Extras 8 · Total 279 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Worrell | 38.2 | 9 | 70 | 7 |
| Roy Gilchrist | 27 | 3 | 71 | 2 |
| Garry Sobers | 32 | 9 | 79 | 1 |
| Sonny Ramadhin | 19 | 5 | 34 | 0 |
| Collie Smith | 8 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Don Smith), 2-12 (Peter Richardson), 3-42 (Tom Graveney), 4-136 (Peter May), 5-227 (Colin Cowdrey), 6-239 (Godfrey Evans), 7-264 (David Sheppard), 8-272 (Jim Laker), 9-278 (Tony Lock), 10-279 (Peter Loader)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Peter Richardson and Don Smith | 1 |
| second | Tom Graveney and Peter Richardson | 11 |
| third | Tom Graveney and Peter May | 30 |
| fourth | Peter May and Colin Cowdrey | 94 |
| fifth | David Sheppard and Colin Cowdrey | 91 |
| sixth | Godfrey Evans and David Sheppard | 12 |
| seventh | David Sheppard and Tony Lock | 25 |
| eighth | Jim Laker and Tony Lock | 8 |
| ninth | Fred Trueman and Tony Lock | 6 |
| tenth | Fred Trueman and Peter Loader | 1 |
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 132 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Worrell | c Colin Cowdrey | 7 |
| Garry Sobers | run out | 29 |
| Rohan Kanhai | lbw | 0 |
| Everton Weekes | c Colin Cowdrey | 14 |
| Clyde Walcott | c David Sheppard | 35 |
| Collie Smith | c Godfrey Evans | 8 |
| Bruce Pairaudeau | c Fred Trueman | 6 |
| John Goddard | c Peter Loader | 4 |
| Gerry Alexander | bowled | 11 |
| Sonny Ramadhin | run out | 6 |
| Roy Gilchrist | not out | 6 |
Extras 6 · Total 132 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Trueman | 11 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Peter Loader | 14 | 2 | 50 | 3 |
| Don Smith | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Jim Laker | 6.2 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Tony Lock | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-40 (Frank Worrell), 2-40 (Garry Sobers), 3-49 (Rohan Kanhai), 4-56 (Everton Weekes), 5-71 (Collie Smith), 6-92 (Bruce Pairaudeau), 7-103 (John Goddard), 8-113 (Clyde Walcott), 9-123 (Sonny Ramadhin), 10-132 (Gerry Alexander)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Frank Worrell and Garry Sobers | 40 |
| second | Garry Sobers and Rohan Kanhai | 0 |
| third | Everton Weekes and Rohan Kanhai | 9 |
| fourth | Clyde Walcott and Everton Weekes | 7 |
| fifth | Clyde Walcott and Collie Smith | 15 |
| sixth | Clyde Walcott and Bruce Pairaudeau | 21 |
| seventh | John Goddard and Clyde Walcott | 11 |
| eighth | Clyde Walcott and Gerry Alexander | 10 |
| ninth | Sonny Ramadhin and Gerry Alexander | 10 |
| tenth | Roy Gilchrist and Gerry Alexander | 9 |
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