English cricket team in the West Indies in 1985–86
| English cricket team in West Indies in 1985-6 | |||||
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| Dates | 18 February – 16 April 1986 | ||||
| Captains | David Gower | Viv Richards | |||
| Test series | |||||
| Result | West Indies won the 5-match series 5–0 | ||||
| Most runs | David Gower (370) | Desmond Haynes (469) | |||
| Most wickets | John Emburey (14) | Joel Garner (27) Malcolm Marshall 27 | |||
| Player of the series | Malcolm Marshall (WI) | ||||
| One Day International series | |||||
| Result | West Indies won the 4-match series 3–1 | ||||
| Most runs | Graham Gooch (181) | Richie Richardson (204) | |||
| Most wickets | Neil Foster (6) | Malcolm Marshall (11) | |||
The England national cricket team toured the West Indies from February to April 1986 and played a five-match Test series against the West Indies cricket team which the West Indies won 5–0. England were captained by David Gower; the West Indies by Viv Richards. In addition, the teams played a four-match One Day International (ODI) series which the West Indies won 3–1.[1]
Touring party
| England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Style | Domestic team |
| Captain and Batsman | ||
| David Gower | LHB, OB | Leicestershire |
| Wicketkeepers | ||
| Paul Downton | RHB | Middlesex |
| Bruce French | RHB | Nottinghamshire |
| Batsmen | ||
| Mike Gatting | RHB, RM | Middlesex |
| Graham Gooch | RHB, RM | Essex |
| Allan Lamb | RHB, RM | Northamptonshire |
| Tim Robinson | RHB, RM | Nottinghamshire |
| Wilf Slack | LHB, RM | Middlesex |
| David Smith | LHB, RM | Worcestershire |
| All-Rounders | ||
| Ian Botham | RHB, RFM | Somerset |
| Peter Willey | RHB, OB | Leicestershire |
| Spin Bowlers | ||
| Phil Edmonds | RHB, SLA | Middlesex |
| John Emburey | RHB, OB | Middlesex |
| Fast Bowlers | ||
| Richard Ellison | LHB, RFM | Kent |
| Neil Foster | RHB, RFM | Essex |
| Les Taylor | RHB, RFM | Leicestershire |
| Greg Thomas | RHB, RF | Glamorgan |
Test series
1st Test
| 21-23 February Scorecard |
| v |
West Indies | |
| 5/0 (1 over) Desmond Haynes 4* (6) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- David Smith, Greg Thomas (both Eng), Carlisle Best and Patrick Patterson (both WI) all made their Test debuts.
2nd Test
| 7-12 March Scorecard |
| v |
West Indies | |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Wilf Slack ( Eng) and Thelston Payne ( WI) made their Test debuts.
3rd Test
| 21-25 March Scorecard |
| West Indies |
v |
|
- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Monday 24 March was a rest day.
4th Test
| 3-5 April Scorecard |
| v |
West Indies | |
| 39/0 (5.5 overs) Richie Richardson 22* (15) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
5th Test
| 11-16 April Scorecard |
| West Indies |
v |
|
- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Monday 14th April was a rest day.
ODI series
1st ODI
18 February 1986 Scorecard |
| v |
West Indies 146/4 (43.5 overs) | |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Les Taylor, Greg Thomas (both Eng) and Patrick Patterson (WI) made their ODI debuts.
2nd ODI
4 March 1986 Scorecard |
| West Indies 229/3 (37 overs) |
v |
|
- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain reduced play to 37 overs per innings.
- Wilf Slack, David Smith (both Eng) and Carlisle Best (WI) made their ODI debuts.
Tour
England had just beaten Australia 3-1 in the 1985 Ashes.
The tour began poorly for England, losing by 7 wickets to the Windward Islands despite a 77 from Mike Gatting and five wickets from Phil Edmonds.[2] They almost lost their next game, against Leeward Islands - after batting well in the first innings (Gatting, Gooch, Robinson and Lamb all scoring half centuries) they collapsed in the second and were lucky to escape with a draw.,[3]
Things improved when they beat Jamaica, chiefly due to the batting of Gatting and Lamb and the bowling of Edmonds.[4]
Gatting had been England's in form batsman of the tour, but in the first one-day game his nose was broken. England collapsed and the West Indies won easily.[5]
Gatting was unable to play in the first test, which the West Indies won easily. Richard Ellison took a five wicket haul and Peter Willey scored a second innings 71.[6]
England's next game, against Trinidad and Tobago, was a draw.[7]
They bounced back to win their next game, a one-day international against the West Indies due to a century from Graham Gooch.[8]
For the second test England decided to go with four specialist batsmen and lost the game.[9]
The tour went downhill even further when they lost to Barbados by three wickets.[10]
The West Indies easily won the next one day international.[11] The won the 3rd test by an innings and 30 runs.[12] Then they won the 4th ODI by eight wickets.[13]
The West Indies won the 4th test by ten wickets.[14] They won the 5th handsomely as well.[15]
References
- ↑ "England in the West Indies 1986". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/46/46869.html
- ↑ http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/46/46901.html
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- ↑ http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/46/46939.html
- ↑ http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/46/46958.html
- ↑ http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/46/46970.html
- ↑ http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/46/46977.html
- ↑ http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/46/46996.html
- ↑ http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/47/47007.html
- ↑ http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/47/47009.html
- ↑ http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/47/47029.html
- ↑ http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/47/47034.html
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