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England v West Indies 2nd Test

West Indies tour of England - 1963 (1963) · Lord's, London · 20 June 1963

Match drawn

Match drawn. Basil Butcher top-scored with 133 for West Indies. Fred Trueman took 6/100.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
West Indies tour of England - 1963 (1963)
Ground
Lord's, London
Dates
20 June 1963 to 25 June 1963
Toss
West Indies, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Captains
Frank Worrell (West Indies), Ted Dexter (England)
Umpires
WE Phillipson and JS Buller

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

West Indies won the toss and chose to bat.

West Indies batted first and made 301 all out. Rohan Kanhai top-scored with 73, and Joe Solomon made 56. Fred Trueman took 6 for 100 for England. That was well above the 1960s average first-innings total at Lord's, 247 across 12 Tests.

England replied with 297 all out. Ken Barrington top-scored with 80, and Ted Dexter made 70. Charlie Griffith took 5 for 91 for West Indies. West Indies led by 4 on first innings.

West Indies made 229 all out in their second innings. Basil Butcher top-scored with 133 off 261 balls. Fred Trueman took 5 for 52 for England. The innings was built on a 110-run stand for the sixth wicket between Frank Worrell and Basil Butcher, 48% of the total.

Set 234 to win, England made 228 for 9. Brian Close top-scored with 70 off 198 balls, and Ken Barrington made 60. Wes Hall took 4 for 93 for West Indies.

Match drawn.

WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 301 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Conrad Huntec Brian Close44–
Easton McMorrislbw16–
Garry Sobersc Colin Cowdrey42–
Rohan Kanhaic John Edrich73–
Basil Butcherc Ken Barrington14–
Joe Solomonlbw56–
Frank Worrellbowled0–
Deryck Murrayc Colin Cowdrey20–
Wes Hallnot out25–
Charlie Griffithc Colin Cowdrey01
Lance Gibbsc Micky Stewart02

Extras 11 · Total 301 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Fred Trueman44161006
Derek Shackleton50.222933
Ted Dexter206410
Brian Close93210
David Allen103351

FALL OF WICKETS

1-51 (Easton McMorris), 2-64 (Conrad Hunte), 3-127 (Garry Sobers), 4-145 (Basil Butcher), 5-219 (Rohan Kanhai), 6-219 (Frank Worrell), 7-263 (Deryck Murray), 8-297 (Joe Solomon), 9-297 (Charlie Griffith), 10-301 (Lance Gibbs)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstConrad Hunte and Easton McMorris51
secondGarry Sobers and Conrad Hunte13
thirdGarry Sobers and Rohan Kanhai63
fourthRohan Kanhai and Basil Butcher18
fifthRohan Kanhai and Joe Solomon74
sixthFrank Worrell and Joe Solomon0
seventhJoe Solomon and Deryck Murray44
eighthWes Hall and Joe Solomon34
ninthWes Hall and Charlie Griffith0
tenthLance Gibbs and Wes Hall4
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 297 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Micky Stewartc Rohan Kanhai219
John Edrichc Deryck Murray01
Ted Dexterlbw7075
Ken Barringtonc Garry Sobers80–
Colin Cowdreybowled4–
Brian Closec Deryck Murray9–
Jim Parksbowled35–
Fred Titmusnot out52–
Fred Truemanbowled10–
David Allenlbw2–
Derek Shackletonbowled8–

Extras 25 · Total 297 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Wes Hall182651
Charlie Griffith266915
Garry Sobers184451
Lance Gibbs279591
Frank Worrell136122

FALL OF WICKETS

1-2 (John Edrich), 2-20 (Micky Stewart), 3-102 (Ted Dexter), 4-115 (Colin Cowdrey), 5-151 (Brian Close), 6-206 (Ken Barrington), 7-235 (Jim Parks), 8-271 (Fred Trueman), 9-274 (David Allen), 10-297 (Derek Shackleton)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMicky Stewart and John Edrich2
secondTed Dexter and Micky Stewart18
thirdKen Barrington and Ted Dexter82
fourthColin Cowdrey and Ken Barrington13
fifthBrian Close and Ken Barrington36
sixthJim Parks and Ken Barrington55
seventhJim Parks and Fred Titmus29
eighthFred Trueman and Fred Titmus36
ninthFred Titmus and David Allen3
tenthDerek Shackleton and Fred Titmus23
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 229 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Conrad Huntec Colin Cowdrey7–
Easton McMorrisc Colin Cowdrey8–
Rohan Kanhaic Colin Cowdrey21–
Basil Butcherlbw133261
Garry Sobersc Jim Parks8–
Joe Solomonc Micky Stewart5–
Frank Worrellc Micky Stewart33–
Deryck Murrayc Jim Parks2–
Wes Hallc Jim Parks2–
Charlie Griffithbowled1–
Lance Gibbsnot out1–

Extras 8 · Total 229 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Fred Trueman269525
Derek Shackleton3414724
David Allen217501
Fred Titmus173470

FALL OF WICKETS

1-15 (Conrad Hunte), 2-15 (Easton McMorris), 3-64 (Rohan Kanhai), 4-84 (Garry Sobers), 5-104 (Joe Solomon), 6-214 (Frank Worrell), 7-224 (Deryck Murray), 8-226 (Wes Hall), 9-228 (Basil Butcher), 10-229 (Charlie Griffith)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstConrad Hunte and Easton McMorris15
secondRohan Kanhai and Easton McMorris0
thirdRohan Kanhai and Basil Butcher49
fourthGarry Sobers and Basil Butcher20
fifthBasil Butcher and Joe Solomon20
sixthFrank Worrell and Basil Butcher110
seventhBasil Butcher and Deryck Murray10
eighthBasil Butcher and Wes Hall2
ninthBasil Butcher and Charlie Griffith2
tenthLance Gibbs and Charlie Griffith1
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 228 FOR 9
BatterHow outRB
Micky Stewartc Joe Solomon17–
John Edrichc Deryck Murray8–
Ted Dexterbowled219
Ken Barringtonc Deryck Murray60–
Colin Cowdreynot out19–
Brian Closec Deryck Murray70198
Jim Parkslbw17–
Fred Titmusc Easton McMorris11–
Fred Truemanc Deryck Murray01
David Allennot out4–
Derek Shackletonrun out4–

Extras 16 · Total 228 for 9

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Wes Hall409934
Charlie Griffith307593
Garry Sobers4140
Lance Gibbs177561

FALL OF WICKETS

1-15 (John Edrich), 2-27 (Micky Stewart), 3-31 (Ted Dexter), 4-130 (Ken Barrington), 5-158 (Jim Parks), 6-203 (Fred Titmus), 7-203 (Fred Trueman), 8-219 (Brian Close), 9-228 (Derek Shackleton)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMicky Stewart and John Edrich15
secondTed Dexter and Micky Stewart12
thirdKen Barrington and Ted Dexter4
fourthColin Cowdrey and Ken Barrington41
fifthBrian Close and Ken Barrington58
sixthBrian Close and Jim Parks28
seventhBrian Close and Fred Titmus45
eighthBrian Close and Fred Trueman0
ninthBrian Close and David Allen16
tenthDerek Shackleton and David Allen9
11thColin Cowdrey and David Allen0
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