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England v West Indies 5th Test

West Indies tour of England - 1976 (1976) · Kennington Oval, London · 12 August 1976

West Indies won by 231 runs

West Indies won by 231 runs. Viv Richards top-scored with 291 for West Indies. Michael Holding took 8/92.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
West Indies tour of England - 1976 (1976)
Ground
Kennington Oval, London
Dates
12 August 1976 to 17 August 1976
Toss
West Indies, chose to bat
Result
West Indies won by 231 runs
Captains
Clive Lloyd (West Indies), Tony Greig (England)
Debut
Geoff Miller (England)
Umpires
WE Alley and HD Bird

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

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

West Indies batted first and made 687 for 8. Viv Richards top-scored with 291 off 386 balls, and Clive Lloyd made 84. Derek Underwood took 3 for 165 for England. The innings was built on a 191-run stand for the third wicket between Lawrence Rowe and Viv Richards. That was well above the 1970s average first-innings total at Kennington Oval, 403 across 9 Tests.

England replied with 435 all out. Dennis Amiss top-scored with 203 off 320 balls, and Alan Knott made 50. Michael Holding took 8 for 92 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 128-run stand for the fourth wicket between Dennis Amiss and Peter Willey. West Indies led by 252 on first innings.

West Indies made 182 for 0 in their second innings. Roy Fredericks top-scored with 86 not out off 101 balls, and Gordon Greenidge made 85. The innings was built on a 182-run stand for the first wicket between Roy Fredericks and Gordon Greenidge, 100% of the total.

Set 435 to win, England made 203 all out. Alan Knott top-scored with 57 off 172 balls, and David Steele made 42. Michael Holding took 6 for 57 for West Indies. From 49 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 29 runs, to 78 for 5.

West Indies won by 231 runs.

WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 687 FOR 8
BatterHow outRB
Roy Fredericksc Chris Balderstone71137
Gordon Greenidgelbw011
Viv Richardsbowled291386
Lawrence Rowest Alan Knott70178
Clive Lloydc Alan Knott84150
Collis Kingc Mike Selvey63124
Deryck Murrayc Derek Underwood3685
Vanburn Holdernot out1323
Michael Holdingbowled3215

Did not bat: Andy Roberts, Wayne Daniel

Extras 27 · Total 687 for 8

Bowler (England)OMRW
Bob Willis153731
Mike Selvey150670
Derek Underwood60.5151653
Bob Woolmer90440
Geoff Miller2741061
Chris Balderstone160801
Tony Greig345962
Peter Willey30110
David Steele30180

FALL OF WICKETS

1-5 (Gordon Greenidge), 2-159 (Roy Fredericks), 3-350 (Lawrence Rowe), 4-524 (Viv Richards), 5-547 (Clive Lloyd), 6-640 (Deryck Murray), 7-642 (Collis King), 8-687 (Michael Holding)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstRoy Fredericks and Gordon Greenidge5
secondRoy Fredericks and Viv Richards154
thirdLawrence Rowe and Viv Richards191
fourthClive Lloyd and Viv Richards174
fifthClive Lloyd and Collis King23
sixthDeryck Murray and Collis King93
seventhVanburn Holder and Collis King2
eighthVanburn Holder and Michael Holding45
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 435 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Bob Woolmerlbw843
Dennis Amissbowled203320
David Steelelbw4488
Chris Balderstonebowled07
Peter Willeyc Roy Fredericks33117
Tony Greigbowled1222
Derek Underwoodbowled418
Alan Knottbowled5065
Geoff Millercaught36100
Mike Selveybowled01
Bob Willisnot out522

Extras 40 · Total 435 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Andy Roberts2741020
Michael Holding339928
Vanburn Holder27.57751
Wayne Daniel101300
Roy Fredericks112360
Viv Richards144300
Collis King73301

FALL OF WICKETS

1-47 (Bob Woolmer), 2-147 (David Steele), 3-151 (Chris Balderstone), 4-279 (Peter Willey), 5-303 (Tony Greig), 6-323 (Derek Underwood), 7-342 (Dennis Amiss), 8-411 (Alan Knott), 9-411 (Mike Selvey), 10-435 (Geoff Miller)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstDennis Amiss and Bob Woolmer47
secondDennis Amiss and David Steele100
thirdDennis Amiss and Chris Balderstone4
fourthDennis Amiss and Peter Willey128
fifthDennis Amiss and Tony Greig24
sixthDerek Underwood and Dennis Amiss20
seventhDennis Amiss and Alan Knott19
eighthAlan Knott and Geoff Miller69
ninthMike Selvey and Geoff Miller0
tenthBob Willis and Geoff Miller24
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 182 FOR 0
BatterHow outRB
Roy Fredericksnot out86101
Gordon Greenidgenot out8598

Did not bat: Viv Richards, Lawrence Rowe, Clive Lloyd, Collis King, Deryck Murray, Vanburn Holder, Michael Holding, Andy Roberts, Wayne Daniel

Extras 11 · Total 182 for 0

Bowler (England)OMRW
Bob Willis70480
Mike Selvey91440
Derek Underwood92380
Bob Woolmer50300
Tony Greig20110
PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstRoy Fredericks and Gordon Greenidge182192
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 203 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Bob Woolmerc Deryck Murray3028
Dennis Amissc Gordon Greenidge1616
David Steelec Deryck Murray42145
Chris Balderstonebowled017
Peter Willeyc Gordon Greenidge111
Tony Greigbowled14
Alan Knottbowled57172
Geoff Millerbowled2450
Derek Underwoodc Clive Lloyd214
Mike Selveynot out413
Bob Willislbw02

Extras 26 · Total 203 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Andy Roberts134371
Michael Holding20.46576
Vanburn Holder145292
Roy Fredericks125330
Viv Richards116111
Collis King6290
Clive Lloyd2110

FALL OF WICKETS

1-49 (Dennis Amiss), 2-54 (Bob Woolmer), 3-64 (Chris Balderstone), 4-77 (Peter Willey), 5-78 (Tony Greig), 6-148 (David Steele), 7-196 (Geoff Miller), 8-196 (Alan Knott), 9-202 (Derek Underwood), 10-203 (Bob Willis)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstDennis Amiss and Bob Woolmer49
secondDavid Steele and Bob Woolmer5
thirdDavid Steele and Chris Balderstone10
fourthDavid Steele and Peter Willey13
fifthTony Greig and David Steele1
sixthAlan Knott and David Steele70
seventhAlan Knott and Geoff Miller48
eighthDerek Underwood and Alan Knott0
ninthDerek Underwood and Mike Selvey6
tenthBob Willis and Mike Selvey1
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