2015 England tour of West Indies April 06 - May 05,2015

 

England to play West Indies 3-Test Matches

First Test @Antigua April 13-17,2015
Second Test @Grenada April 21-25,2015
Third Test @ Barbados May 01-05,2015

First Test Match @ Sir Vivian Richards Stadium,North Sound,Antigua April 13-17,2015

Squads

West Indies

Devon Smith, Kraigg Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Jermaine Blackwood, Denesh Ramdin (captain), Jason Holder, Jerome Taylor, Kemar Roach, Sulieman Benn.

England

Alastair Cook (captain), Jonathan Trott, Gary Ballance, Joe Root, Ian Bell, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Chris Jordan, Stuart Broad, James Tredwell. James Anderson.

Day One April 13,2015
England 341/5 with Ben Stokes 71* and James Tredwell 0*
Fall of Wickets(England)
Jonathan Trott                00(3 Balls)
Alastair Cook                11(28 Balls with 4x1)
Gary Ballance                10(46 Balls)
Joe Root                        83(133 Balls with 4x11)
Ian Bell                         143(256 Balls with 4x20 and 6x1)-22nd Ton

Day Two April 14,2015
Fall of Wickets(England)
Ben Stokes                   79(95 Balls with 4x11 and 6x1)-1st Fifty
James Tredwell             08(24 Balls)
Jos Butler                      00(22 Balls)
Stuart Broad                  00(3 Balls)
James Anderson            20(22 Balls with 4x5)
Chris Jordan                  21*(38 Balls with 4x4)
England 399/10 in 110.4 Overs
Wicket Takers(West Indies)
Kemar Roach                4/94(29 Overs)
Jerome Taylor               3/90(20 Overs)
Jason Holder                 2/69(25 Overs)
Marlon Samuels            1/51(10.4 Overs)

West Indies 155/4 with Shiv Chanderpaul 29* and Jermaine Blackwood 30*
Fall of Wickets(WI)
Devon Smith                11(26 Balls with 4x1)
Darren Bravo              10(25 Balls with 4x1)
Marlon Samuels          33(61 Balls with 4x5)
Kraigg Brathwaite       39(102 Balls with 4x4)



Day Three April 15,2015

 Fall of Wickets(WI)
Shiv Chanderpaul       46(139 Balls with 4x8)
Jermaine Blackwood 112*(220 Balls with 4x14 and 6x2)-3rd Ton
Denesh Ramdin          09(21 Balls with 4x2)
Jason Holder              16(44 Balls with 4x2)
Kemar Roach             05(33 Balls)
Jerome Taylor             00(2 Balls)
Sulieman Benn             02(7 Balls)
West Indies 295/10 in 112.6 Overs

Wicket Takers(England)
James Tredwell            4/47(26 Overs)
James Anderson          2/67(22.6 Overs)
Stuart Broad                2/67(22 Overs)
Chris Jordan                 1/46(23 Overs)

England 2nd Innings 116/3 with Gary Ballance 44* and Joe Root 32*
Fall of Wickets(England)
Jonathan Trott              04(15 Balls)
Alastair Cook              13(22 Balls with 4x2)
Ian Bell                        11(35 Balls with 4x2)
At close of play on Day Three

England 399 & 116/3 (38 Overs)

West Indies 295

Day Four April 16,2015
Fall of Wickets(England)
Joe Root                        59(79 Balls with 4x5 and 6x1)

Ben Stokes                    35(47 Balls with 4x4)
Gary Ballance              122(250 Balls with 4x11 and 6x2)-4th Test Ton

Chris Jordan                  23(17 Balls with 6x1)
Jos Butler                      59*(56 Balls with 4x5 and 6x2)

Wicket Takers(WI)
Jerome Taylor             2/42(14 Overs)
Sulieman Benn            2/115(26 Overs)
Kemar Roach              1/53(14 Overs)
Jason Holder               1/63(17 Overs)
England 333/7 declared
West Indies 2nd Innings 98/2 - WI need 340 runs to win
Fall of Wickets(WI)
Kraigg Brathwaite           05(6 Balls)

Darrend Bravo                32(87 Balls with 4x3)

Devon Smith                    59*(131 Balls with 4x7)
Marlon Samuels              02*(16 Balls)
At close of play on Day Four,Chasing 438 Runs to win, West Indies were 98/2


Day Five April 17,2015
An unbeaten 103 by Jason Holder helped West Indies salvage a nail-biting draw against England in the first Test on Friday, spoiling James Anderson's celebrations after becoming his country's record wicket taker. Holder had successive partnerships of 105 with captain Denesh Ramdin and 56 with Kemar Roach as West Indies reached 350 for 7 to hold on until the end of the final day.

Fall of Wickets(WI)
Devon Smith                   65(175 Balls with 4x8)
Marlon Samuels              23(59 Balls with 4x1 and 6x2)
Shiv Chanderpaul            13(48 Balls with 4x1)
Jermaine Blackwood       31(60 Balls with 4x4)
Denesh Ramdin               57(141 Balls with 4x9)
Jason Holder                  103*(149 Balls with 4x15)
Kemar Roach                   15*(55 Balls with 4x2)
Wicket Takers(England)
Joe Root                        2/22(13 Overs)
James Anderson             2/72(24.4 Overs)
Chris Jordan                   1/48(18 Overs)
Stuart Broad                   1/61(21 Overs)
James Anderson              1/93(40 Overs)

Match Result - West Indies drew with England
MOM - Jason Holder(WI)

Scorecard
England       -399 and 333/7 declared
West Indies - 295 and 350/7 in 129.4 Overs
Jamesh Anderson becomes high wicket taker in test matches
James Anderson surpassed Sir Ian Botham as England's highest Test wicket-taker with his 384th dismissal in his 100th match. 

James Anderson(32)who began this Test with 380 wickets had West Indies' Denesh Ramdin caught at first slip on the final day (Friday April 17,2015)of the first Test in Antigua

England's top Test wicket-takers
Player	Wickets	Tests	Years active	Average
James Anderson	384	100	2003-present	29.77
Ian Botham	383	102	1977-1992	28.40
Bob Willis	325	90	1971-1984	25.20
Fred Trueman	307	67	1952-1965	21.57
Derek Underwood	297	86	1966-1982	25.83