RESULT
1st Test, Birmingham, May 30 - June 04, 1957, West Indies tour of England
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| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | c Walcott b Ramadhin | 47 | - | 148 | 5 | 0 | - | ||
| Brian Close | c †Kanhai b Gilchrist | 15 | - | 34 | 1 | 0 | - | ||
| Doug Insole | b Ramadhin | 20 | - | 46 | 1 | 0 | - | ||
| Peter May (c) | c Weekes b Ramadhin | 30 | - | 80 | 3 | 0 | - | ||
| Colin Cowdrey | c Gilchrist b Ramadhin | 4 | - | 35 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Trevor Bailey | b Ramadhin | 1 | - | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Tony Lock | b Ramadhin | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Godfrey Evans † | b Gilchrist | 14 | - | 37 | 1 | 0 | - | ||
| Jim Laker | b Ramadhin | 7 | - | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Fred Trueman | not out | 29 | - | 45 | 3 | 1 | - | ||
| Brian Statham | b Atkinson | 13 | - | 26 | 1 | 0 | - | ||
| Extras | (b 3, lb 3) | 6 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 79.4 Ov (RR: 2.33) | 186 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Brian Close), 2-61 (Doug Insole), 3-104 (Peter Richardson), 4-115 (Peter May), 5-116 (Trevor Bailey), 6-118 (Tony Lock), 7-121 (Colin Cowdrey), 8-130 (Jim Laker), 9-150 (Godfrey Evans), 10-186 (Brian Statham) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Worrell | 9 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Gilchrist | 27 | 4 | 74 | 2 | 2.74 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Sonny Ramadhin | 31 | 16 | 49 | 7 | 1.58 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Atkinson | 12.4 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 2.36 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
West Indies 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Pairaudeau | b Trueman | 1 | - | 14 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Rohan Kanhai † | lbw b Statham | 42 | - | 119 | 6 | 0 | - | ||
| Clyde Walcott | c †Evans b Laker | 90 | - | 262 | 11 | 0 | - | ||
| Everton Weekes | b Trueman | 9 | - | 53 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Garry Sobers | c Bailey b Statham | 53 | - | 129 | 8 | 0 | - | ||
| Collie Smith | lbw b Laker | 161 | - | 341 | 19 | 1 | - | ||
| Frank Worrell | b Statham | 81 | - | 293 | 8 | 0 | - | ||
| John Goddard (c) | c Lock b Laker | 24 | - | 48 | 3 | 0 | - | ||
| Denis Atkinson | c Statham b Laker | 1 | - | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Sonny Ramadhin | not out | 5 | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Roy Gilchrist | run out | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 6) | 7 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 191.4 Ov (RR: 2.47) | 474 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Bruce Pairaudeau), 2-83 (Rohan Kanhai), 3-120 (Everton Weekes), 4-183 (Clyde Walcott), 5-197 (Garry Sobers), 6-387 (Frank Worrell), 7-466 (Collie Smith), 8-469 (Denis Atkinson), 9-474 (John Goddard), 10-474 (Roy Gilchrist) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 39 | 4 | 114 | 3 | 2.92 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Trueman | 30 | 4 | 99 | 2 | 3.30 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Bailey | 34 | 11 | 80 | 0 | 2.35 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 54 | 17 | 119 | 4 | 2.20 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Lock | 34.4 | 15 | 55 | 0 | 1.58 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | c sub b Ramadhin | 34 | - | 92 | 2 | 0 | - | ||
| Brian Close | c Weekes b Gilchrist | 42 | - | 141 | 3 | 0 | - | ||
| Doug Insole | b Ramadhin | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Peter May (c) | not out | 285 | - | 600 | 25 | 2 | - | ||
| Colin Cowdrey | c sub b Smith | 154 | - | 500 | 16 | 0 | - | ||
| Godfrey Evans † | not out | 29 | - | 30 | 5 | 0 | - | ||
| Extras | (b 23, lb 16) | 39 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 258 Ov (RR: 2.25) | 583/4d | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-63 (Peter Richardson), 2-65 (Doug Insole), 3-113 (Brian Close), 4-524 (Colin Cowdrey) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Gilchrist | 26 | 2 | 67 | 1 | 2.57 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Sonny Ramadhin | 98 | 35 | 179 | 2 | 1.82 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Atkinson | 72 | 29 | 137 | 0 | 1.90 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Sobers | 30 | 4 | 77 | 0 | 2.56 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Collie Smith | 26 | 4 | 72 | 1 | 2.76 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| John Goddard | 6 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
West Indies 2nd Innings (T: 296 runs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Pairaudeau | b Trueman | 7 | - | 25 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Rohan Kanhai † | c Close b Trueman | 1 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Garry Sobers | c Cowdrey b Lock | 14 | - | 35 | 3 | 0 | - | ||
| Everton Weekes | c Trueman b Lock | 33 | - | 91 | 6 | 0 | - | ||
| Frank Worrell | c May b Lock | 0 | - | 18 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Clyde Walcott | c Lock b Laker | 1 | - | 28 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Collie Smith | lbw b Laker | 5 | - | 64 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| John Goddard (c) | not out | 0 | - | 40 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Denis Atkinson | not out | 4 | - | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | ||
| Extras | (b 7) | 7 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 60 Ov (RR: 1.20) | 72/7 | |||||||
Did not bat: Sonny Ramadhin, Roy Gilchrist | |||||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Rohan Kanhai), 2-9 (Bruce Pairaudeau), 3-25 (Garry Sobers), 4-27 (Frank Worrell), 5-43 (Clyde Walcott), 6-66 (Everton Weekes), 7-68 (Collie Smith) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Trueman | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1.40 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 24 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 0.54 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Lock | 27 | 19 | 31 | 3 | 1.14 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Close | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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CLOSE OF PLAY
Thu, 30 May - day 1 - West Indies 1st innings 83/1 (Rohan Kanhai 42*, Clyde Walcott 40*)
Fri, 31 May - day 2 - West Indies 1st innings 316/5 (Collie Smith 70*, Frank Worrell 48*)
Sat, 01 Jun - day 3 - England 2nd innings 102/2 (Brian Close 34*, Peter May 21*)
Sun, 02 Jun - rest day
Mon, 03 Jun - day 4 - England 2nd innings 378/3 (Peter May 193*, Colin Cowdrey 78*)
Tue, 04 Jun - day 5 - West Indies 2nd innings 72/7 (60 ov) - end of match
MATCH DETAILS
| Edgbaston, Birmingham | |
| Toss | England, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1957 |
| Series result | 5-match series level 0-0 |
| Match number | Test no. 439 |
| Match days | day (5-day match) |
| Test debut | Roy Gilchrist Rohan Kanhai |
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