England vs West Indies, 3rd Test at London, Aug 23 1973 - Match Result

RESULT

3rd Test, Lord's, August 23 - 27, 1973, West Indies tour of England

652/8d

(fo) 233 & 193

West Indies won by an innings and 226 runs

Garry Sobers has broken the record for most catches by a fielder in a match (6) for WI, going past Rolph Grant's 5

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Scorecard summary

West Indies • 652/8(168.4 overs)

1st INNINGS

157 (280)

4/118 (35)

150* (227)

3/180 (33)

England • 233/10(73 overs)

1st INNINGS

68 (129)

4/50 (20)

44 (91)

4/56 (15)

England • 193/10(65.3 overs)

2nd INNINGS

86* (132)

4/49 (16)

15 (52)

3/26 (13.3)

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Match details

Lord's, London
Toss	West Indies, elected to bat first
Series	West Indies tour of England
Season	1973
Series result	West Indies won the 3-match series 2-0
Match number	Test no. 727
Match days	day (5-day match)
Umpires	Charlie Elliott Dickie Bird

Match Coverage

Sobie, '73

Fifty-one years ago, one of the very greatest set Lord's alight

Sobie, '73

Tracking Sobie and the gang from afar

To a boy growing up in India, West Indies' 1973 tour of England came alive years later through a cricket annual

Tracking Sobie and the gang from afar

Bomb threat stops play

When a hoax call led to thousands of spectators taking to the outfield at Lord's while the ground was searched

Bomb threat stops play

A Test hundred with a hangover

Garry Sobers starred in an innings victory after a night (and some of the day) about the town

A Test hundred with a hangover

ENGLAND v. WEST INDIES

Toss: West Indies.

ENGLAND v. WEST INDIES

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England Innings

Player Name		R	B
G Boycott	caught	15	52
DL Amiss	caught	10	45
APE Knott	caught	5	11
BW Luckhurst	caught	12	50
FC Hayes	caught	0	14
KWR Fletcher	not out	86	132
AW Greig	lbw	13	19
R Illingworth	caught	13	31
GG Arnold	caught	1	11
RGD Willis	caught	0	6
DL Underwood	bowled	14	38
Extras	(b 9, nb 14, w 1)
Total	193(10 wkts; 65.3 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	32	Geoff Boycott	Dennis Amiss
2nd	6	Geoff Boycott	Alan Knott
3rd	4	Geoff Boycott	Brian Luckhurst
4th	7	Brian Luckhurst	Frank Hayes
5th	14	Keith Fletcher	Brian Luckhurst
6th	24	Keith Fletcher	Tony Greig
7th	45	Ray Illingworth	Keith Fletcher
8th	11	Geoff Arnold	Keith Fletcher
9th	3	Keith Fletcher	Bob Willis
10th	47	Derek Underwood	Keith Fletcher

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