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England v West Indies 1st Test

West Indies tour of England - 1963 (1963) · Old Trafford, Manchester · 6 June 1963

West Indies won by 10 wickets

West Indies won by 10 wickets. Conrad Hunte top-scored with 182 for West Indies. Lance Gibbs took 6/98.

West Indies ARCHIVEEngland ARCHIVE1963 TESTSOld Trafford ARCHIVE

MATCH FACTS

Series
West Indies tour of England - 1963 (1963)
Ground
Old Trafford, Manchester
Dates
6 June 1963 to 10 June 1963
Toss
West Indies, chose to bat
Result
West Indies won by 10 wickets
Captains
Frank Worrell (West Indies), Ted Dexter (England)
Debuts
Joey Carew (West Indies), Deryck Murray (West Indies), John Edrich (England)
Umpires
CS Elliott and JG Langridge

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

West Indies won the toss and chose to bat. Joey Carew, Deryck Murray and John Edrich played their first Tests.

West Indies batted first and made 501 for 6. Conrad Hunte top-scored with 182 off 485 balls, and Rohan Kanhai made 90. The innings was built on a 151-run stand for the second wicket between Rohan Kanhai and Conrad Hunte. That was well above the 1960s average first-innings total at Old Trafford, 409 across 7 Tests.

England replied with 205 all out. Ted Dexter top-scored with 73 off 159 balls. Lance Gibbs took 5 for 59 for West Indies. From 181 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 24 runs, to 205 for 10. West Indies led by 296 on first innings. England followed on.

England made 296 all out in their second innings. Micky Stewart top-scored with 87 off 202 balls. Lance Gibbs took 6 for 98 for West Indies.

Set 1 to win, West Indies made 1 for 0. Conrad Hunte top-scored with 1 not out off 1 balls.

West Indies won by 10 wickets.

WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 501 FOR 6
BatterHow outRB
Conrad Huntec Fred Titmus182485
Joey Carewc Keith Andrew1646
Rohan Kanhairun out90177
Basil Butcherlbw2273
Garry Sobersc John Edrich64155
Joe Solomonlbw35113
Frank Worrellnot out74110
Deryck Murraynot out718

Did not bat: Wes Hall, Charlie Griffith, Lance Gibbs

Extras 11 · Total 501 for 6

Bowler (England)OMRW
Fred Trueman407952
Brian Statham3761210
Fred Titmus40131051
Brian Close102310
David Allen57221222
Ted Dexter124160

FALL OF WICKETS

1-37 (Joey Carew), 2-188 (Rohan Kanhai), 3-239 (Basil Butcher), 4-359 (Garry Sobers), 5-398 (Conrad Hunte), 6-479 (Joe Solomon)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstConrad Hunte and Joey Carew37
secondRohan Kanhai and Conrad Hunte151
thirdConrad Hunte and Basil Butcher51
fourthGarry Sobers and Conrad Hunte120
fifthConrad Hunte and Joe Solomon39
sixthFrank Worrell and Joe Solomon81
seventhFrank Worrell and Deryck Murray22
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 205 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Micky Stewartc Deryck Murray37125
John Edrichc Deryck Murray2056
Ken Barringtonc Deryck Murray1623
Colin Cowdreybowled49
Ted Dexterc Frank Worrell73159
Brian Closec Conrad Hunte3093
Fred Titmusc Garry Sobers021
David Allenc Garry Sobers530
Fred Truemanc Frank Worrell516
Keith Andrewnot out314
Brian Stathambowled03

Extras 12 · Total 205 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Wes Hall174513
Charlie Griffith214370
Lance Gibbs29.39595
Garry Sobers2211342
Frank Worrell10120

FALL OF WICKETS

1-34 (John Edrich), 2-61 (Ken Barrington), 3-67 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-108 (Micky Stewart), 5-181 (Brian Close), 6-190 (Fred Titmus), 7-192 (Ted Dexter), 8-202 (David Allen), 9-202 (Fred Trueman), 10-205 (Brian Statham)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMicky Stewart and John Edrich34
secondKen Barrington and Micky Stewart27
thirdColin Cowdrey and Micky Stewart6
fourthTed Dexter and Micky Stewart41
fifthBrian Close and Ted Dexter73
sixthFred Titmus and Ted Dexter9
seventhTed Dexter and David Allen2
eighthFred Trueman and David Allen10
ninthFred Trueman and Keith Andrew0
tenthBrian Statham and Keith Andrew3
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 296 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Micky Stewartc Deryck Murray87202
John Edrichc Conrad Hunte38100
Keith Andrewc Deryck Murray1547
Ken Barringtonbowled856
Colin Cowdreyc Conrad Hunte1227
Ted Dexterc Deryck Murray3574
Brian Closec Garry Sobers3266
Fred Titmusbowled1733
David Allenbowled19
Fred Truemannot out2931
Brian Stathambowled717

Extras 15 · Total 296 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Wes Hall140390
Charlie Griffith8.54111
Lance Gibbs4616986
Garry Sobers3741222
Frank Worrell42111

FALL OF WICKETS

1-93 (John Edrich), 2-131 (Keith Andrew), 3-160 (Ken Barrington), 4-165 (Micky Stewart), 5-186 (Colin Cowdrey), 6-231 (Ted Dexter), 7-254 (Brian Close), 8-256 (David Allen), 9-268 (Fred Titmus), 10-296 (Brian Statham)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMicky Stewart and John Edrich93
secondKeith Andrew and Micky Stewart38
thirdKen Barrington and Micky Stewart29
fourthColin Cowdrey and Micky Stewart5
fifthColin Cowdrey and Ted Dexter21
sixthBrian Close and Ted Dexter45
seventhBrian Close and Fred Titmus23
eighthFred Titmus and David Allen2
ninthFred Trueman and Fred Titmus12
tenthBrian Statham and Fred Trueman28
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 1 FOR 0
BatterHow outRB
Conrad Huntenot out11
Joey Carewnot out0–

Did not bat: Rohan Kanhai, Basil Butcher, Garry Sobers, Joe Solomon, Frank Worrell, Deryck Murray, Wes Hall, Charlie Griffith, Lance Gibbs

Extras 0 · Total 1 for 0

Bowler (England)OMRW
David Allen0.1010
PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstConrad Hunte and Joey Carew11
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