West Indies Vs England 2Nd Odi
England tour of West Indies - 1986 (1985/86) · Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain · 4 March 1986
England won by 5 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
England won by 5 wickets (with 0 balls remaining). Graham Gooch top-scored with 129* for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
- Date
- 4 March 1986
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- England won by 5 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Graham Gooch
- Captains
- Viv Richards (West Indies), David Gower (England)
- Debuts
- Carlisle Best (West Indies), Wilf Slack (England), David Smith (England)
- Umpires
- CE Cumberbatch and S Mohammed
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field. Carlisle Best, Wilf Slack and David Smith played their first ODIs.
West Indies batted first and made 229 for 3. Viv Richards top-scored with 82 off 39 balls, and Richie Richardson made 79. The innings was built on a 117-run stand for the third wicket between Viv Richards and Richie Richardson, 51% of the total. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at Queen's Park Oval, 189 across 10 ODIs.
Chasing 230, England made 230 for 5. Graham Gooch top-scored with 129 not out off 118 balls, and Wilf Slack made 34. Joel Garner took 3 for 62 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 89-run stand for the second wicket between Graham Gooch and Wilf Slack.
England won by 5 wickets (with 0 balls remaining).
WEST INDIES: 229 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Haynes | bowled | 53 | 72 |
| Carlisle Best | run out | 10 | 44 |
| Richie Richardson | not out | 79 | 70 |
| Viv Richards | c Neil Foster | 82 | 39 |
| Roger Harper | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Larry Gomes, Thelston Payne, Malcolm Marshall, Joel Garner, Courtney Walsh, Patrick Patterson
Extras 5 · Total 229 for 3
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Botham | 8 | 1 | 59 | 1 |
| Neil Foster | 10 | 1 | 42 | 1 |
| Richard Ellison | 8 | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| John Emburey | 8 | 2 | 48 | 0 |
| Peter Willey | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-37 (Carlisle Best), 2-106 (Desmond Haynes), 3-223 (Viv Richards)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Desmond Haynes and Carlisle Best | 37 |
| second | Desmond Haynes and Richie Richardson | 69 |
| third | Viv Richards and Richie Richardson | 117 |
| fourth | Richie Richardson and Roger Harper | 6 |
ENGLAND: 230 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gooch | not out | 129 | 118 |
| Ian Botham | c Viv Richards | 8 | 7 |
| Wilf Slack | c Thelston Payne | 34 | 54 |
| Allan Lamb | bowled | 16 | 24 |
| David Gower | run out | 9 | 10 |
| Peter Willey | c Viv Richards | 10 | 7 |
| David Smith | not out | 10 | 9 |
Did not bat: Paul Downton, Richard Ellison, John Emburey, Neil Foster
Extras 14 · Total 230 for 5
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Garner | 9 | 1 | 62 | 3 |
| Patrick Patterson | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Courtney Walsh | 9 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Malcolm Marshall | 10 | 1 | 59 | 0 |
| Roger Harper | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Ian Botham), 2-98 (Wilf Slack), 3-143 (Allan Lamb), 4-170 (David Gower), 5-183 (Peter Willey)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graham Gooch and Ian Botham | 9 |
| second | Graham Gooch and Wilf Slack | 89 |
| third | Graham Gooch and Allan Lamb | 45 |
| fourth | Graham Gooch and David Gower | 27 |
| fifth | Graham Gooch and Peter Willey | 13 |
| sixth | Graham Gooch and David Smith | 47 |
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