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England v West Indies 4th Test

West Indies tour of England - 1963 (1963) · Headingley, Leeds · 25 July 1963

West Indies won by 221 runs

West Indies won by 221 runs. Garry Sobers top-scored with 102 for West Indies. Charlie Griffith took 6/36.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
West Indies tour of England - 1963 (1963)
Ground
Headingley, Leeds
Dates
25 July 1963 to 29 July 1963
Toss
West Indies, chose to bat
Result
West Indies won by 221 runs
Captains
Frank Worrell (West Indies), Ted Dexter (England)
Debut
Brian Bolus (England)
Umpires
WE Phillipson and JG Langridge

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

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

West Indies batted first and made 397 all out. Garry Sobers top-scored with 102, and Rohan Kanhai made 92. Fred Trueman took 4 for 117 for England. The innings was built on a 143-run stand for the fourth wicket between Garry Sobers and Rohan Kanhai.

England replied with 174 all out. Tony Lock top-scored with 53. Charlie Griffith took 6 for 36 for West Indies. From 13 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 21 runs, to 34 for 5. West Indies led by 223 on first innings.

West Indies made 229 all out in their second innings. Basil Butcher top-scored with 78, and Garry Sobers made 52. Fred Titmus took 4 for 44 for England. From 181 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 25 runs, to 206 for 8.

Set 453 to win, England made 231 all out. Jim Parks top-scored with 57, and Brian Close made 56. Lance Gibbs took 4 for 76 for West Indies.

West Indies won by 221 runs.

WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 397 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Conrad Huntec Jim Parks22
Easton McMorrisc Ken Barrington11
Rohan Kanhaibowled92
Basil Butcherc Jim Parks23
Garry Sobersc Tony Lock102
Joe Solomonc Micky Stewart62
Deryck Murraylbw34
Frank Worrellc Brian Close25
Wes Hallc Derek Shackleton15
Charlie Griffithc Micky Stewart1
Lance Gibbsnot out0

Extras 10 · Total 397 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Fred Trueman46101174
Derek Shackleton4210881
Ted Dexter234681
Fred Titmus255601
Tony Lock28.49543

FALL OF WICKETS

1-28 (Easton McMorris), 2-42 (Conrad Hunte), 3-71 (Basil Butcher), 4-214 (Rohan Kanhai), 5-287 (Garry Sobers), 6-348 (Deryck Murray), 7-355 (Joe Solomon), 8-379 (Wes Hall), 9-389 (Charlie Griffith), 10-397 (Frank Worrell)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstConrad Hunte and Easton McMorris28
secondRohan Kanhai and Conrad Hunte14
thirdRohan Kanhai and Basil Butcher29
fourthGarry Sobers and Rohan Kanhai143
fifthGarry Sobers and Joe Solomon73
sixthJoe Solomon and Deryck Murray61
seventhFrank Worrell and Joe Solomon7
eighthFrank Worrell and Wes Hall24
ninthFrank Worrell and Charlie Griffith10
tenthFrank Worrell and Lance Gibbs8
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 174 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Micky Stewartc Lance Gibbs2–
Brian Bolusc Conrad Hunte14–
Ted Dexterbowled8–
Ken Barringtonc Frank Worrell25–
Brian Closebowled01
Phil Sharpec Rohan Kanhai0–
Jim Parksc Lance Gibbs22–
Fred Titmuslbw33–
Fred Truemanc Wes Hall4–
Tony Lockbowled53–
Derek Shackletonnot out1–

Extras 12 · Total 174 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Wes Hall132611
Charlie Griffith215366
Lance Gibbs142503
Garry Sobers61150

FALL OF WICKETS

1-13 (Micky Stewart), 2-19 (Brian Bolus), 3-32 (Ted Dexter), 4-32 (Brian Close), 5-34 (Phil Sharpe), 6-69 (Jim Parks), 7-87 (Ken Barrington), 8-93 (Fred Trueman), 9-172 (Fred Titmus), 10-174 (Tony Lock)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMicky Stewart and Brian Bolus13
secondTed Dexter and Brian Bolus6
thirdKen Barrington and Ted Dexter13
fourthBrian Close and Ken Barrington0
fifthKen Barrington and Phil Sharpe2
sixthJim Parks and Ken Barrington35
seventhKen Barrington and Fred Titmus18
eighthFred Trueman and Fred Titmus6
ninthTony Lock and Fred Titmus79
tenthDerek Shackleton and Tony Lock2
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 229 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Conrad Huntebowled4
Easton McMorrislbw1
Rohan Kanhailbw44
Basil Butcherc Ted Dexter78
Garry Sobersc Phil Sharpe52
Joe Solomonc Fred Titmus16
Frank Worrellc Jim Parks0
Deryck Murrayc Tony Lock2
Wes Hallc Fred Trueman7
Charlie Griffithnot out12
Lance Gibbsc Phil Sharpe6

Extras 7 · Total 229 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Fred Trueman131462
Derek Shackleton262633
Ted Dexter20150
Fred Titmus192444
Tony Lock7.10541

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Easton McMorris), 2-20 (Conrad Hunte), 3-85 (Rohan Kanhai), 4-181 (Basil Butcher), 5-186 (Garry Sobers), 6-188 (Frank Worrell), 7-196 (Deryck Murray), 8-206 (Wes Hall), 9-212 (Joe Solomon), 10-229 (Lance Gibbs)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstConrad Hunte and Easton McMorris1
secondRohan Kanhai and Conrad Hunte19
thirdRohan Kanhai and Basil Butcher65
fourthGarry Sobers and Basil Butcher96
fifthGarry Sobers and Joe Solomon5
sixthFrank Worrell and Joe Solomon2
seventhJoe Solomon and Deryck Murray8
eighthWes Hall and Joe Solomon10
ninthJoe Solomon and Charlie Griffith6
tenthLance Gibbs and Charlie Griffith17
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 231 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Micky Stewartbowled06
Brian Bolusc Lance Gibbs43–
Ted Dexterlbw10–
Ken Barringtonlbw32–
Brian Closec Joe Solomon56–
Phil Sharpec Rohan Kanhai13–
Jim Parkslbw57–
Fred Titmusst Deryck Murray5–
Fred Truemanc Charlie Griffith5–
Tony Lockc Deryck Murray1–
Derek Shackletonnot out1–

Extras 8 · Total 231 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Wes Hall51120
Charlie Griffith185453
Lance Gibbs37.412764
Garry Sobers325903

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Micky Stewart), 2-23 (Ted Dexter), 3-82 (Ken Barrington), 4-95 (Brian Bolus), 5-130 (Phil Sharpe), 6-199 (Brian Close), 7-221 (Jim Parks), 8-224 (Fred Titmus), 9-225 (Tony Lock), 10-231 (Fred Trueman)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMicky Stewart and Brian Bolus0
secondTed Dexter and Brian Bolus23
thirdKen Barrington and Brian Bolus59
fourthBrian Close and Brian Bolus13
fifthBrian Close and Phil Sharpe35
sixthBrian Close and Jim Parks69
seventhJim Parks and Fred Titmus22
eighthFred Trueman and Fred Titmus3
ninthFred Trueman and Tony Lock1
tenthDerek Shackleton and Fred Trueman6
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