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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

2015 West Indies Vs England Second Test @National Cricket stadium St George's Grenada April 22 - 26,2015

This match is the 150th Test between England & West Indies
It is the second most played fixture in Test cricket after England v Australia (336 Tests)
West Indies have won 53 and England 45, with 51 draws

England won the toss and chose to field

Squads

West Indies
Devon Smith
Kraigg Brathwaite
Darren Bravo
Marlon Samuels
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Jermaine Blackwood
Denesh Ramdin (C, W)
Jason Holder
Kemar Roach
Shannon Gabriel
Devendra Bishoo


England
Alastair Cook (C)
Jonathan Trott
Gary Ballance
Ian Bell
Joe Root
Ben Stokes
Jos Buttler (W)
Chris Jordan
Stuart Broad
Moeen Ali
James Anderson

Marlon Samuels averted a complete West Indies batting collapse with a classy, unbeaten 94 to lift the home side to 188 for five at stumps on a rain-affected first day of the second Test against 
Playing the 100th Test innings of a career spanning more than 14 years, Marlon Samuels(34)dominated a protracted final session to the extent that his unbroken 59-run sixth-wicket partnership with Denesh Ramdin has seen the captain contributing just six runs.

Marlon Samuels, who came to the crease before lunch with the West Indies unsteady after two early setbacks, never looked troubled throughout his time in the middle and maintained his excellent record against the English with an innings that was watchful for the most part before he launched into a series of extravagant strokes on Ramdin`s arrival at the wicket.
He averages 69.00 in six previous Tests against England.
Most of his 13 boundaries of 186 deliveries came during that period, which followed the dismissal of Jermaine Blackwood for 26 that reduced the hosts to 129 for five after tea
Scorecard
West Indies 188/5(70 Overs)
Fall of Wickets(WI)
Kraigg Braithwaite                       01(11 Balls)
Devon Smith                                15(37 Balls woith 4x2)
Darren Bravo                                35(81 Balls with 4x5)
Shivnaraine Chanderpaul              01(13 Balls)
Jermaine Blackwood                      26(58 Balls with 4x5)
Marlon Samuels                             94*(186 Balls with 4x13)
Denesh Ramdin                             06*(35 Balls with 4x1)




Day 5  Saturday April 25,2015
James Anderson inspired England to a nine-wicket win over West Indies on the final day of the second Test.
Anderson took three wickets, two catches and ran out Jason Holder with a direct hit as the home side slipped from an overnight 202-2 to 307 all out.

After making a first-innings half-century, Trott fell for his second duck since returning to the side in the first Test. In a three-ball stay, he survived an lbw review before chopping Shannon Gabriel on to his stumps.
That left England 143 to win, reached with an unbeaten 81 from Gary Ballance and Alastair Cook's 59 not out.


Scorecard
Wet Indies 299 and 307
England  464 and 143/1
Match Result - England won by 9 wickets
MOM - Joe Root for his 182 Runs(229 Balls with 4x17 and 6x4)
The victory in Grenada, a first Test win overseas since 2012, gives England a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

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