RESULT
5th Test, The Oval, August 18 - 22, 1966, West Indies tour of England
268 & 225
527
England won by an innings and 34 runs
West Indies 1st INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conrad Hunte | b Higgs | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | ||
| Easton McMorris | b Snow | 14 | 57 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 24.56 | ||
| Rohan Kanhai | c Graveney b Illingworth | 104 | 217 | 224 | 14 | 0 | 47.92 | ||
| Basil Butcher | c Illingworth b Close | 12 | 39 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 30.76 | ||
| Seymour Nurse | c Graveney b D'Oliveira | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Garry Sobers (c) | c Graveney b Barber | 81 | 151 | 145 | 12 | 0 | 53.64 | ||
| David Holford | c D'Oliveira b Illingworth | 5 | 32 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 15.62 | ||
| Jackie Hendriks † | b Barber | 0 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Charlie Griffith | c Higgs b Barber | 4 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 30.76 | ||
| Wes Hall | not out | 30 | 29 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 103.44 | ||
| Lance Gibbs | c †Murray b Snow | 12 | 24 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 3, nb 1) | 5 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 97.5 Ov (RR: 2.73) | 268 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Conrad Hunte), 2-56 (Easton McMorris), 3-73 (Basil Butcher), 4-74 (Seymour Nurse), 5-196 (Rohan Kanhai), 6-218 (Garry Sobers), 7-218 (David Holford), 8-223 (Jackie Hendriks), 9-223 (Charlie Griffith), 10-268 (Lance Gibbs) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Snow | 20.5 | 1 | 66 | 2 | 3.16 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Higgs | 17 | 4 | 52 | 1 | 3.05 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 21 | 7 | 35 | 1 | 1.66 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Close | 9 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 2.33 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Barber | 15 | 3 | 49 | 3 | 3.26 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Illingworth | 15 | 7 | 40 | 2 | 2.66 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 1st INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Boycott | b Hall | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 36.36 | ||
| Bob Barber | c Nurse b Sobers | 36 | 66 | 87 | 5 | 0 | 54.54 | ||
| John Edrich | c †Hendriks b Sobers | 35 | 98 | 93 | 5 | 0 | 35.71 | ||
| Tom Graveney | run out | 165 | 361 | 359 | 19 | 0 | 45.70 | ||
| Dennis Amiss | lbw b Hall | 17 | 58 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 29.31 | ||
| Basil D'Oliveira | b Hall | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| Brian Close (c) | run out | 4 | 21 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 19.04 | ||
| Ray Illingworth | c †Hendriks b Griffith | 3 | 23 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 13.04 | ||
| John Murray † | lbw b Sobers | 112 | 260 | 266 | 13 | 0 | 43.07 | ||
| Ken Higgs | c & b Holford | 63 | 148 | 172 | 3 | 1 | 42.56 | ||
| John Snow | not out | 59 | 146 | 140 | 8 | 0 | 40.41 | ||
| Extras | (b 8, lb 14, nb 3) | 25 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 199.5 Ov (RR: 2.63) | 527 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Geoff Boycott), 2-72 (Bob Barber), 3-85 (John Edrich), 4-126 (Dennis Amiss), 5-130 (Basil D'Oliveira), 6-150 (Brian Close), 7-166 (Ray Illingworth), 8-383 (Tom Graveney), 9-399 (John Murray), 10-527 (Ken Higgs) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Hall | 31 | 8 | 85 | 3 | 2.74 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Griffith | 32 | 7 | 78 | 1 | 2.43 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Sobers | 54 | 23 | 104 | 3 | 1.92 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| David Holford | 25.5 | 1 | 79 | 1 | 3.05 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Gibbs | 44 | 16 | 115 | 0 | 2.61 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Conrad Hunte | 13 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 3.15 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
West Indies 2nd INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conrad Hunte | c †Murray b Snow | 7 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 28.00 | ||
| Easton McMorris | c †Murray b Snow | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 | ||
| Rohan Kanhai | b D'Oliveira | 15 | 30 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Basil Butcher | c Barber b Illingworth | 60 | 102 | 87 | 9 | 0 | 58.82 | ||
| Seymour Nurse | c Edrich b Barber | 70 | 121 | 129 | 14 | 0 | 57.85 | ||
| David Holford | run out | 7 | 24 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 29.16 | ||
| Garry Sobers (c) | c Close b Snow | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Jackie Hendriks † | b Higgs | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Charlie Griffith | not out | 29 | 93 | 105 | 3 | 0 | 31.18 | ||
| Wes Hall | c D'Oliveira b Illingworth | 17 | 56 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 30.35 | ||
| Lance Gibbs | c & b Barber | 3 | 36 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 | ||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 14, nb 1) | 16 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 85.1 Ov (RR: 2.64) | 225 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Easton McMorris), 2-12 (Conrad Hunte), 3-50 (Rohan Kanhai), 4-107 (Basil Butcher), 5-137 (David Holford), 6-137 (Garry Sobers), 7-142 (Jackie Hendriks), 8-168 (Seymour Nurse), 9-204 (Wes Hall), 10-225 (Lance Gibbs) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Snow | 13 | 5 | 40 | 3 | 3.07 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Higgs | 15 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 1.20 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 17 | 4 | 44 | 1 | 2.58 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Close | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2.33 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Barber | 22.1 | 2 | 78 | 2 | 3.51 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Illingworth | 15 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 1.46 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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MATCH DETAILS
| Kennington Oval, London | |
| Toss | West Indies, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1966 |
| Batsman of The Match | |
| Bowler of The Match | |
| Series result | West Indies won the 5-match series 3-1 |
| Match number | Test no. 609 |
| Match days | day (5-day match) |
| Test debut | Dennis Amiss |
| Umpires | |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Thu, 18 Aug - day 1 - England 1st innings 20/1 (Bob Barber 11*, John Edrich 5*)
Fri, 19 Aug - day 2 - England 1st innings 330/7 (Tom Graveney 132*, John Murray 81*)
Sat, 20 Aug - day 3 - West Indies 2nd innings 135/4 (Seymour Nurse 41*, David Holford 5*)
Sun, 21 Aug - rest day
Mon, 22 Aug - day 4 - West Indies 2nd innings 225 (85.1 ov) - end of match
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