English cricket team in the West Indies in 1997–98
English cricket tour
| English cricket team in the West Indies in 1997–98 | |||
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| England | West Indies | ||
| Dates | 16 January – 8 April 1998 | ||
| Captains | Mike Atherton | Brian Lara | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | West Indies won the 6-match series 3–1 | ||
| Most runs | Alec Stewart (452) | Brian Lara (417) | |
| Most wickets | Angus Fraser (27) | Curtly Ambrose (30) | |
| Player of the series | Curtly Ambrose | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | West Indies won the 5-match series 4–1 | ||
| Most runs | Nick Knight (295) | Brian Lara (299) | |
| Most wickets | Adam Hollioake (4) | Phil Simmons (9) | |
| Player of the series | Curtly Ambrose | ||
The English cricket team toured the West Indies from 16 January to 8 April 1998 as part of the 1997–98 West Indies cricket season. The tour included six Tests and five One Day Internationals, with West Indies winning the Test series 3–1 and the ODI series 4–1. Originally five Tests were scheduled; however, the opening Test at Sabina Park was called off after 62 deliveries due to an unsafe pitch,[1] and a sixth Test in Trinidad was hurriedly scheduled to take its place.[2] This is the most recent six-match Test series in international cricket.
Squads
Test series – The Wisden Trophy
1st Test
29 January 1998 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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Match drawn (abandoned) Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and S Venkataraghavan (IND) Player of the match: No award |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was abandoned on the first morning due to an unfit pitch.
- An additional Test was scheduled for 5–9 February at Port of Spain.
- NAM McLean (WI) made his Test debut.
2nd Test
5–9 February 1998 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 3 wickets Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and S Venkataraghavan (IND) Player of the match: CL Hooper (WI) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd Test
13–17 February 1998 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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England won by 3 wickets Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Umpires: DB Hair (AUS) and EA Nicholls (WI) Player of the match: ARC Fraser (ENG) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
4th Test
27 February–2 March 1998 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 242 runs Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and DB Hair (AUS) Player of the match: S Chanderpaul (WI) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
- D Ramnarine (WI) made his Test debut.
5th Test
12–16 March 1998 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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Match drawn Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Umpires: CJ Mitchley (SA) and EA Nicholls (WI) Player of the match: MR Ramprakash (ENG) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
6th Test
20–24 March 1998 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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West Indies won by an innings and 52 runs Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and CJ Mitchley (SA) Player of the match: D Ramnarine (WI) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
ODI series summary
West Indies won the Cable and Wireless Trophy 4–1.
1st ODI
29 March 1998 Scorecard |
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NV Knight 122 (130) PV Simmons 2/58 (8 overs) |
England won by 16 runs Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Umpires: BEW Morgan and EA Nicholls Player of the match: NV Knight (ENG) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
2nd ODI
1 April 1998 Scorecard |
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NV Knight 90 (107) PV Simmons 3/46 (8 overs) | SC Williams 68 (88) MV Fleming 3/41 (9 overs) |
West Indies won by 1 wicket Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Umpires: BEW Morgan and EA Nicholls Player of the match: NV Knight (ENG) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
3rd ODI
4 April 1998 Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 5 wickets Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Umpires: SA Bucknor and BR Doctrove Player of the match: CL Hooper (WI) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
4th ODI
5 April 1998 Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 4 wickets Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Umpires: SA Bucknor and BR Doctrove Player of the match: BC Lara (WI) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
5th ODI
8 April 1998 Scorecard |
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NV Knight 65 (67) CL Hooper 2/6 (2 overs) |
West Indies won by 57 runs Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Umpires: Z Maccum and EA Nicholls Player of the match: CB Lambert (WI) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- NC McGarrell and CM Tuckett (both WI) made their ODI debuts.
References
External sources
CricketArchive
- Playfair Cricket Annual
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual)
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