English cricket team in the West Indies in 1973–74

The England national cricket team toured the West Indies from January to April 1974 and played a five-match Test series against the West Indies cricket team which was drawn 1–1. England were captained by Mike Denness; the West Indies by Rohan Kanhai.[1]

Test series summary

First Test
2–7 February 1974
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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131 (55 overs)
AW Greig 37 (79)
KD Boyce 4/42 (19 overs)
392 (122.4 overs)
AI Kallicharran 158 (334)
PI Pocock 5/110 (43 overs)
392 (166.2 overs)
DL Amiss 174 (429)
LR Gibbs 6/108 (57.2 overs)
132/3 (37.5 overs)
RC Fredericks 65* (98)
DL Underwood 2/48 (12 overs)
West Indies won by 7 wickets
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Umpires: RG Gosein and D Sang Hue
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
  • 4 February was taken as a rest day.

Second Test
16–21 February 1974
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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353 (157 overs)
G Boycott 68 (263)
GS Sobers 3/65 (33 overs)
583/9d (196 overs)
LG Rowe 120 (258)
RGD Willis 3/97 (24 overs)
432/9 (183 overs)
DL Amiss 262* (563)
AG Barrett 3/87 (54 overs)
Match drawn
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Umpires: HBD Jordan and D Sang Hue
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 18 February was taken as a rest day.

Third Test
6–11 March 1974
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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395 (144.4 overs)
AW Greig 148 (320)
BD Julien 5/57 (26 overs)
596/8d (154 overs)
LG Rowe 302 (430)
AW Greig 6/164 (46 overs)
277/7 (126.3 overs)
KWR Fletcher 129* (357)
CH Lloyd 2/13 (12 overs)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
  • 8 March was taken as a rest day.
  • AME Roberts (WIN) made his Test debut.

Fourth Test
22–27 March 1974
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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448 (171.4 overs)
AW Greig 121 (254)
KD Boyce 3/70 (27.4 overs)
198/4 (86.5 overs)
RC Fredericks 98 (249)
AW Greig 2/57 (24 overs)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 25 March was taken as a rest day.
  • There was no play on the fourth day.

Fifth Test
30 March–5 April 1974
(6-day match)
Scorecard
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267 (135.3 overs)
G Boycott 99 (340)
LR Gibbs 3/70 (34.3 overs)
305 (117.1 overs)
LG Rowe 123 (340)
AW Greig 8/86 (36.1 overs)
263 (149.2 overs)
G Boycott 112 (385)
BD Julien 3/31 (22 overs)
199 (88.3 overs)
RC Fredericks 36 (104)
AW Greig 5/70 (33 overs)
England won by 26 runs
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Umpires: S Ishmael and D Sang Hue
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 1 April was taken as a rest day.

References
  1. "England in the West Indies 1974". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2014.


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