English cricket team in the West Indies in 2008–09
| English cricket team in West Indies in 2008–09 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 |  | ||
England | West Indies | ||
| Dates | 25 January–3 April 2009 | ||
| Captains | Andrew Strauss | Chris Gayle | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | West Indies won the 5-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Andrew Strauss (541) | Ramnaresh Sarwan (626) | |
| Most wickets | Graeme Swann (19) | Sulieman Benn (12) | |
| Player of the series | Ramnaresh Sarwan (WI) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | England won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
| Most runs | Andrew Strauss (204) | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (201) | |
| Most wickets | James Anderson (9) | Kieron Pollard (9) | |
| Player of the series | Andrew Strauss (Eng) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | West Indies won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Steven Davies (27) | Ramnaresh Sarwan (59) | |
| Most wickets | Amjad Khan (2) | Sulieman Benn (3) | |
| Player of the series | Ramnaresh Sarwan (WI) | ||
The England cricket team toured the West Indies between 25 January 2009 and 3 April 2009. Initially, it was intended that they play four Test matches, one Twenty20 International and five One Day Internationals against the West Indies cricket team. However, the abandonment of the Second Test due to the conditions of the field at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua led to the rapid inclusion of an additional game staged at the Antigua Recreation Ground, resulting in a five-match, rather than four-match Test series. The West Indies regained the Wisden Trophy by winning the Test series 1–0. They also won the Twenty20 match, but England won the ODI series 3–1.
Contents
1 Build-up
2 Test series
2.1 1st Test
2.2 2nd Test
2.3 3rd Test
2.4 4th Test
2.5 5th Test
3 T20I series
3.1 Only T20I
4 ODI series
4.1 1st ODI
4.2 2nd ODI
4.3 3rd ODI
4.4 4th ODI
4.5 5th ODI
5 Tour matches
5.1 St Kitts Invitational XI v England XI
5.2 First-class: West Indies A v England XI
5.3 Barbados Cricket Association President's XI v England XI
5.4 West Indies Players' Association XI v England XI
6 References
Build-up
Despite recent turmoils,[specify] England went into the series as firm favourite.[citation needed] The players claimed confidence, the ICC rankings placed them comfortably ahead of their adversaries, and the pundits were, under the circumstances, fairly buoyant. In The Daily Telegraph, Geoffrey Boycott opined that, with a fit Andrew Flintoff, England ought to prevail easily:
I am not saying it will be a walkover. The one thing England do need is a fit Andrew Flintoff, throughout all the four Tests. If Freddie goes down injured, the odds for the series will turn around dramatically.[1]
Test series
1st Test
4–8 February Scorecard |
England  | v |  West Indies |
318 (122.2 overs) Kevin Pietersen 97 (172) Sulieman Benn 4/77 (44.2 overs) | 392 (157.4 overs) Ramnaresh Sarwan 107 (290) Stuart Broad 5/85 (29 overs) | |
51 (33.2 overs) Andrew Flintoff 24 (47) Jerome Taylor 5/11 (9 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- England's second-innings total of 51 is their third-lowest in Test cricket.[2]
2nd Test
13–17 February Scorecard |
England | v | West Indies |
7/0 (1.4 overs) Andrew Strauss 6* (8) | ||
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Play was abandoned after 10 balls due to a dangerous outfield which caused the bowlers to be unable to gain any solid footholds in an overly sandy outfield; an extra Test was scheduled.[3] The Test match thus became the shortest in recorded history, overtaking the record previously held by another match in the West Indies in 1998 involving the same teams, which was abandoned under similar circumstances.[4] The statistics of the abandoned Test stood, however, contributing to the statistics of all players involved.[5]
3rd Test
15–19 February Scorecard |
England | v | West Indies |
566/9d (165.2 overs) Andrew Strauss 169 (278) Jerome Taylor 2/73 (28 overs) | 285 (89.2 overs) Ramnaresh Sarwan 94 (133) Graeme Swann 5/57 (24 overs) | |
221/8d (50 overs) Alastair Cook 58 (103) Daren Powell 2/33 (7 overs) | 370/9 (128 overs) Ramnaresh Sarwan 106 (196) Stuart Broad 3/69 (21 overs) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- An additional Test match was added to the schedule following the abandonment of the 2nd Test; this took advantage of the fact that the abandoned game was in Antigua, which meant that the Antigua Recreation Ground was available. The newly scheduled 3rd Test began two days after the abandonment of the previous game.
4th Test
26 February – 2 March Scorecard |
England | v | West Indies |
600/6d (153.2 overs) Andrew Strauss 142 (210) Fidel Edwards 3/151 (30 overs) | 749/9d (194.4 overs) Ramnaresh Sarwan 291 (452) Graeme Swann 5/165 (50.4 overs) | |
279/2 (81 overs) Alastair Cook 139* (256) Chris Gayle 1/46 (17 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
5th Test
6–10 March Scorecard |
England | v | West Indies |
546/6d (158.5 overs) Paul Collingwood 161 (288) Lionel Baker 2/77 (23 overs) | 544 (178.4 overs) Shivnarine Chanderpaul 147* (361) Stuart Broad 3/67 (30 overs) | |
237/6d (38.4 overs) Kevin Pietersen 102 (92) Lionel Baker 2/39 (8 overs) | 114/8 (65.5 overs) Ryan Hinds 20 (94) Graeme Swann 3/13 (21 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
Amjad Khan (Eng) and Lendl Simmons (WI) made their Test debuts.
T20I series
Only T20I
15 March Scorecard |
England 121 (19.1 overs) | v | West Indies 123/4 (18 overs) |
Steven Davies 27 (21) Sulieman Benn 3/24 (4 overs) | Ramnaresh Sarwan 59 (46) Amjad Khan 2/34 (4 overs) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Gareth Batty, Steven Davies and Amjad Khan (Eng) made their T20I debuts.
ODI series
1st ODI
20 March Scorecard |
England 270/7 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 244/7 (46.2 overs) |
Paul Collingwood 69 (77) Kieron Pollard 2/46 (8 overs) | Lendl Simmons 62 (105) Stuart Broad 3/41 (9.2 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
Bad light ended West Indies's innings early. West Indies's coach Dyson told his batsmen to take the light after a miscalculation.
2nd ODI
22 March Scorecard |
West Indies 264/8 (50 overs) | v | England 243 (48.2 overs) |
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 112* (134) James Anderson 3/37 (9 overs) | Andrew Strauss 105 (129) Dwayne Bravo 2/40 (9 overs) |
West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd ODI
27 March Scorecoard |
England 117 (41.4 overs) | v | West Indies 117/2 (14.4 overs) |
Dimitri Mascarenhas 36 (76) Dwayne Bravo 4/19 (7 overs) | Chris Gayle 80 (43) Stuart Broad 1/31 (3.4 overs) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
Rain reduced the match to 44 overs-a-side.
4th ODI
29 March Scorecard |
West Indies 239/9 (50 overs) | v | England 136/1 (18.3 overs) |
Dwayne Bravo 69 (72) Dimitri Mascarenhas 3/26 (10 overs) | Andrew Strauss 79* (61) Kieron Pollard 1/20 (4 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain reduced the England innings to a maximum of 20 overs.
5th ODI
3 April Scorecard |
England 172/5 (29 overs) | v | West Indies 146 (28 overs) |
Kevin Pietersen 48 (48) Sulieman Benn 2/23 (6 overs) | Dwayne Bravo 33 (46) Andrew Flintoff 5/19 (5 overs) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain reduced the match to 29 overs-a-side.
- Andrew Flintoff took a hat-trick with the wickets of Denesh Ramdin (bowled), Ravi Rampaul (LBW) and Sulieman Benn (bowled).
Tour matches
St Kitts Invitational XI v England XI
25–27 January Scorecard |
England XI | v | St Kitts Invitational XI |
424/8d (91.5 overs) Owais Shah 125* Akito Willett 5/118 (24 overs) | 251 (64.3 overs) Codville Rogers 63 (82) Monty Panesar 4/53 (17.3 overs) | |
265/5d (58 overs) Andrew Strauss 103 (116) Trevier Smithen 1/29 (7 overs) | 221 (54 overs) Codville Rogers 79 (83) Monty Panesar 3/51 (15 overs) |
- England XI won the toss and elected to bat.
- England XI were originally scheduled to use 11 players, but ended up using 13 after injuries to Andrew Flintoff and Owais Shah. The St Kitts side used 14.
First-class: West Indies A v England XI
29–31 January Scorecard |
West Indies A | v | England XI |
574/8d (149.5 overs) Lendl Simmons 282 (381) Steve Harmison 4/101 (25.5 overs) | 414 (90.5 overs) Andrew Strauss 97 (135) Kevin McClean 3/56 (14.5 overs) | |
16/0 (5 overs) Adrian Barath 13* (22) |
- West Indies A won the toss and elected to bat.
Barbados Cricket Association President's XI v England XI
22–23 February Scorecard |
England XI | v | BCA President's XI |
351/8d (75 overs) Ravi Bopara 124* (125) Kevin Stoute 4/67 (17 overs) | 245 (63.4 overs) Sharmarh Brooks 69 (142) Amjad Khan 5/79 (15 overs) | |
142/2 (27.2 overs) Ian Bell 72 (91) Roston Chase 2/21 (4.2 overs) |
- BCA President's XI won the toss and elected to field.
- The BCA President's XI used 13 players in the match (11 batting, 11 fielding).
West Indies Players' Association XI v England XI
14 March Scorecard |
England XI 299/8 (50 overs) | v | WIPA XI 248 (43.4 overs) |
Dimitri Mascarenhas 84* Atiba Allert 3/59 (10 overs) | Samuel Badree 84* Steve Harmison 4/59 (8.4 overs) |
- England XI won the toss and elected to bat.
- The West Indies Players Association XI used 13 players in the match (11 batting, 11 fielding).
References
^ Boycott 2009.
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^ "Shortest Tests (by balls bowled)". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN EMEA. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
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