English cricket team in the West Indies in 1997–98

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. West Indies won both series winning the Test series 3–1 and the ODI series 4–1. The opening Test, at Sabina Park, was called off after 62 deliveries, due to an unsafe pitch.[1] This stands as the final 6 match Test series in international cricket.

English cricket team in the West Indies in 1997–98
  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

Squads
Test Squads ODI Squads
 England  West Indies  England  West Indies
Mike Atherton (c)Brian Lara (c)Adam Hollioake (c)Brian Lara (c)
Nasser Hussain (vc)David Williams (wk)Alec Stewart (wk)Ridley Jacobs (wk)
Jack Russell (wk)Junior Murray (wk)Jack Russell (wk)Junior Murray (wk)
Mark ButcherJimmy AdamsMike AthertonCurtly Ambrose
Andrew CaddickCurtly AmbroseDougie BrownKeith Arthurton
Ashley CowanKenny BenjaminRobert CroftShivnarine Chanderpaul
John CrawleyIan BishopMark EalhamMervyn Dillon
Robert CroftSherwin CampbellMatthew FlemingCarl Hooper
Angus FraserShivnarine ChanderpaulAngus Fraser (added)Clayton Lambert
Dean HeadleyMervyn DillonAshley Giles (withdrawn)Rawl Lewis
Adam HollioakeRoland HolderDean HeadleyNixon McLean
Mark RamprakashCarl HooperBen HollioakeFranklyn Rose
Chris SilverwoodNixon McLeanGraeme HickPhil Simmons
Alec StewartClayton LambertNick KnightCarl Tuckett
Graham ThorpeDinanath RamnarineMark RamprakashPhilo Wallace
Phil TufnellFranklyn RoseGraham ThorpeCourtney Walsh
Philo WallaceStuart Williams
Courtney Walsh
Stuart Williams

Test series – The Wisden Trophy

First Test
29 January 1998
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
17/3 (10.1 overs)
AJ Stewart 9 (26)
CA Walsh 2/10 (5.1 overs)
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.

Second Test
5–9 February 1998
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
214 (109 overs)
N Hussain 61* (202)
CEL Ambrose 3/23 (26 overs)
191 (73.1 overs)
BC Lara 55 (100)
ARC Fraser 8/53 (16.1 overs)
258 (94.5 overs)
AJ Stewart 73 (154)
CEL Ambrose 5/52 (19.5 overs)
282/7 (98.2 overs)
CL Hooper 94* (203)
ARC Fraser 3/57 (27 overs)
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.

Third Test
13–17 February 1998
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
159 (67.4 overs)
BC Lara 42 (53)
ARC Fraser 5/40 (20.4 overs)
145 (71.4 overs)
AJ Stewart 44 (112)
CEL Ambrose 5/25 (15.4 overs)
210 (85.3 overs)
JC Adams 53 (161)
ARC Fraser 4/40 (25.3 overs)
225/7 (108 overs)
AJ Stewart 83 (245)
CEL Ambrose 3/62 (33 overs)
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.

Fourth Test
27 February–2 March 1998
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
352 (128.1 overs)
S Chanderpaul 118 (263)
RDB Croft 3/89 (36.1 overs)
170 (87.1 overs)
MR Ramprakash 64* (179)
D Ramnarine 3/26 (17 overs)
197 (72 overs)
IR Bishop 44* (94)
DW Headley 3/37 (13 overs)
137 (62.1 overs)
MR Ramprakash 34 (110)
CEL Ambrose 4/38 (14.1 overs)
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.

Fifth Test
12–16 March 1998
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
403 (153.5 overs)
MR Ramprakash 154 (388)
CL Hooper 5/80 (37.5 overs)
262 (107.3 overs)
CB Lambert 55 (197)
DW Headley 3/64 (17.3 overs)
233/3d (71 overs)
MA Atherton 64 (157)
IR Bishop 2/51 (14 overs)
112/2 (37.3 overs)
PA Wallace 61 (101)
AR Caddick 1/19 (6 overs)
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.

Sixth Test
20–24 March 1998
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
127 (70.5 overs)
N Hussain 37 (124)
D Ramnarine 4/29 (17 overs)
500/7d (131 overs)
CL Hooper 108* (150)
AR Caddick 3/111 (26 overs)
321 (147.2 overs)
N Hussain 106 (318)
CA Walsh 2/70 (46 overs)
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
England 
293/5 (50 overs)
v
 West Indies
277 (46.5 overs)
NV Knight 122 (130)
PV Simmons 2/58 (8 overs)
BC Lara 110 (106)
MA Ealham 2/37 (7.5 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
England 
266 (50 overs)
v
 West Indies
267/9 (49.5 overs)
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
England 
209/8 (50 overs)
v
 West Indies
213/5 (48.1 overs)
GA Hick 45 (85)
KLT Arthurton 2/31 (8 overs)
CL Hooper 50 (73)
RDB Croft 1/18 (10 overs)
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
England 
149 (48.5 overs)
v
 West Indies
150/6 (37.4 overs)
AJ Hollioake 23 (39)
M Dillon 3/32 (10 overs)
CB Lambert 52 (62)
RDB Croft 2/41 (9 overs)
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
West Indies 
302/5 (50 overs)
v
 England
245 (45.5 overs)
CB Lambert 119 (124)
BC Hollioake 2/43 (10 overs)
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)

References
  1. "A Sabina Park farce". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

External sources

CricketArchive

  • Playfair Cricket Annual
  • Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual)
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