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English cricket team in the West Indies in 1997–98
English cricket tour
The English cricket team toured the West Indies from 16 January to 8 April 1998 as part of the 1997–98 West Indies cricket season. The tour included six Tests and five One Day Internationals, with West Indies winning the Test series 3–1 and the ODI series 4–1. Originally five Tests were scheduled; however, the opening Test at Sabina Park was called off after 62 deliveries due to an unsafe pitch,[1] and a sixth Test in Trinidad was hurriedly scheduled to take its place.[2] This is the most recent six-match Test series in international cricket.
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| English cricket team in the West Indies in 1997–98 | |||
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| England | West Indies | ||
| Dates | 16 January – 8 April 1998 | ||
| Captains | Mike Atherton | Brian Lara | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | West Indies won the 6-match series 3–1 | ||
| Most runs | Alec Stewart (452) | Brian Lara (417) | |
| Most wickets | Angus Fraser (27) | Curtly Ambrose (30) | |
| Player of the series | Curtly Ambrose | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | West Indies won the 5-match series 4–1 | ||
| Most runs | Nick Knight (295) | Brian Lara (299) | |
| Most wickets | Adam Hollioake (4) | Phil Simmons (9) | |
| Player of the series | Curtly Ambrose | ||
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Test series – The Wisden Trophy
1st Test
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Match drawn (abandoned) Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and S Venkataraghavan (IND) Player of the match: No award |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was abandoned on the first morning due to an unfit pitch.
- An additional Test was scheduled for 5–9 February at Port of Spain.
- NAM McLean (WI) made his Test debut.
2nd Test
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West Indies won by 3 wickets Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and S Venkataraghavan (IND) Player of the match: CL Hooper (WI) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd Test
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England won by 3 wickets Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Umpires: DB Hair (AUS) and EA Nicholls (WI) Player of the match: ARC Fraser (ENG) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
4th Test
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West Indies won by 242 runs Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and DB Hair (AUS) Player of the match: S Chanderpaul (WI) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
- D Ramnarine (WI) made his Test debut.
5th Test
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Match drawn Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Umpires: CJ Mitchley (SA) and EA Nicholls (WI) Player of the match: MR Ramprakash (ENG) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
6th Test
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West Indies won by an innings and 52 runs Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and CJ Mitchley (SA) Player of the match: D Ramnarine (WI) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
West Indies won the Cable and Wireless Trophy 4–1.
1st ODI
29 March 1998 Scorecard |
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England won by 16 runs Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Umpires: BEW Morgan and EA Nicholls Player of the match: NV Knight (ENG) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
2nd ODI
1 April 1998 Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 1 wicket Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Umpires: BEW Morgan and EA Nicholls Player of the match: NV Knight (ENG) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
3rd ODI
4 April 1998 Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 5 wickets Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Umpires: SA Bucknor and BR Doctrove Player of the match: CL Hooper (WI) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
4th ODI
5 April 1998 Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 4 wickets Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Umpires: SA Bucknor and BR Doctrove Player of the match: BC Lara (WI) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
5th ODI
8 April 1998 Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 57 runs Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Umpires: Z Maccum and EA Nicholls Player of the match: CB Lambert (WI) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- NC McGarrell and CM Tuckett (both WI) made their ODI debuts.
- "A Sabina Park farce". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- "England to play back-to-back Tests". BBC News. 30 January 1998. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- Playfair Cricket Annual
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual)
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