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Test # 439 (439/31)
England v West Indies, 1957, 1st Test
Edgbaston, Birmingham
30,31 May, 1,3,4 June 1957 (5-day match)

Result: Match drawn
5-Test series level 0-0

Toss: England
Umpires: DE Davies and CS Elliott
Test Debuts: R Gilchrist, RB Kanhai (WI).

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England 186, West Indies 83/1 (Kanhai 42*, Walcott 40*)
  • Day 2: West Indies 316/5 (Smith 70*, Worrell 48*)
  • Day 3: West Indies 474, England 102/2 (Close 34*, May 21*)
  • Day 4: England 378/3 (May 193*, Cowdrey 78*)
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   4  6
    PE Richardson         c Walcott          b Ramadhin            47 148   5  0
    DB Close              c Kanhai           b Gilchrist           15  34   1  0
    DJ Insole                                b Ramadhin            20  46   1  0
    *PBH May              c Weekes           b Ramadhin            30  80   3  0
    MC Cowdrey            c Gilchrist        b Ramadhin             4  35   0  0
    TE Bailey                                b Ramadhin             1   8   0  0
    GAR Lock                                 b Ramadhin             0   6   0  0
    +TG Evans                                b Gilchrist           14  37   1  0
    JC Laker                                 b Ramadhin             7  10   0  0
    FS Trueman            not out                                  29  45   3  1
    JB Statham                               b Atkinson            13  26   1  0
    Extras                (b 3, lb 3)                               6
    Total                 (all out, 79.4 overs)                   186
    
    FoW: 1-32 (Close), 2-61 (Insole), 3-104 (Richardson),
         4-115 (May), 5-116 (Bailey), 6-118 (Lock), 7-121 (Cowdrey),
         8-130 (Laker), 9-150 (Evans), 10-186 (Statham).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Worrell                      9      1     27      0
    Gilchrist                   27      4     74      2
    Ramadhin                    31     16     49      7
    Atkinson                    12.4    3     30      1
    
    West Indies 1st innings                                         R   M   4  6
    BH Pairaudeau                            b Trueman              1  14   0  0
    +RB Kanhai            lbw                b Statham             42 119   6  0
    CL Walcott            c Evans            b Laker               90 262  11  0
    ED Weekes                                b Trueman              9  53   0  0
    GS Sobers             c Bailey           b Statham             53 129   8  0
    OG Smith              lbw                b Laker              161 341  19  1
    FMM Worrell                              b Statham             81 293   8  0
    *JDC Goddard          c Lock             b Laker               24  48   3  0
    DS Atkinson           c Statham          b Laker                1   8   0  0
    S Ramadhin            not out                                   5   6   0  0
    R Gilchrist           run out                                   0   3   0  0
    Extras                (b 1, lb 6)                               7
    Total                 (all out, 191.4 overs)                  474
    
    FoW: 1-4 (Pairaudeau), 2-83 (Kanhai), 3-120 (Weekes),
         4-183 (Walcott), 5-197 (Sobers), 6-387 (Worrell),
         7-466 (Smith), 8-469 (Atkinson), 9-474 (Goddard),
         10-474 (Gilchrist).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Statham                     39      4    114      3
    Trueman                     30      4     99      2
    Bailey                      34     11     80      0
    Laker                       54     17    119      4
    Lock                        34.4   15     55      0
    
    England 2nd innings                                             R   M   4  6
    PE Richardson         c sub              b Ramadhin            34  92   2  0
    DB Close              c Weekes           b Gilchrist           42 141   3  0
    DJ Insole                                b Ramadhin             0   2   0  0
    *PBH May              not out                                 285 600  25  2
    MC Cowdrey            c sub              b Smith              154 500  16  0
    +TG Evans             not out                                  29  30   5  0
    Extras                (b 23, lb 16)                            39
    Total                 (4 wickets declared, 258 overs)         583
    
    DNB: TE Bailey, GAR Lock, JC Laker, FS Trueman, JB Statham.
    
    FoW: 1-63 (Richardson), 2-65 (Insole), 3-113 (Close),
         4-524 (Cowdrey).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Gilchrist                   26      2     67      1
    Ramadhin                    98     35    179      2
    Atkinson                    72     29    137      0
    Sobers                      30      4     77      0
    Smith                       26      4     72      1
    Goddard                      6      2     12      0
    
    West Indies 2nd innings (target: 296 runs)                      R   M   4  6
    BH Pairaudeau                            b Trueman              7  25   0  0
    +RB Kanhai            c Close            b Trueman              1   5   0  0
    GS Sobers             c Cowdrey          b Lock                14  35   3  0
    ED Weekes             c Trueman          b Lock                33  91   6  0
    FMM Worrell           c May              b Lock                 0  18   0  0
    CL Walcott            c Lock             b Laker                1  28   0  0
    OG Smith              lbw                b Laker                5  64   0  0
    *JDC Goddard          not out                                   0  40   0  0
    DS Atkinson           not out                                   4   6   1  0
    Extras                (b 7)                                     7
    Total                 (7 wickets, 60 overs)                    72
    
    DNB: S Ramadhin, R Gilchrist.
    
    FoW: 1-1 (Kanhai), 2-9 (Pairaudeau), 3-25 (Sobers),
         4-27 (Worrell), 5-43 (Walcott), 6-66 (Weekes), 7-68 (Smith).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Statham                      2      0      6      0
    Trueman                      5      3      7      2
    Laker                       24     20     13      2
    Lock                        27     19     31      3
    Close                        2      1      8      0
    


  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: England, West Indies.

    Ground Page: Edgbaston, Birmingham

    England Player Pages: PE Richardson, DB Close, DJ Insole, PBH May, MC Cowdrey, TE Bailey, GAR Lock, TG Evans, JC Laker, FS Trueman, JB Statham.

    West Indies Player Pages: BH Pairaudeau, RB Kanhai, CL Walcott, ED Weekes, GS Sobers, OG Smith, FMM Worrell, JDC Goddard, DS Atkinson, S Ramadhin, R Gilchrist.

    Match Officials' Pages: DE Davies, CS Elliott.

    Thanks: Travis, Vishal
     Contributed by murari (venka@*me.utexas.edu)  
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