English national cricket team in the West Indies for the 2008-09 season
The tour of England's national cricket team to the West Indies in the 2008/09 season took place from January 25th to April 3rd, 2009. The international cricket tour was part of the 2008/09 international cricket season and included five test matches , one twenty20 and five ODIs . The West Indies won the Test series 1-0 and the Twenty20, while England won the ODI series 3-2.
Stages
Tour venues |
Tour venues in Jamaica |
Tour venues |
The following stadiums were designated as venues for the tour and announced on May 28, 2008.
city | country | Stadion | capacity | Games |
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Bridgetown | Barbados | Kensington oval | 11,000 | 4. test; 3. ODI; 4. ODI |
Georgetown | Guyana | Providence Stadium | 20,000 | 1. ODI; 2. ODI |
Gros Islet | Saint Lucia | Beausejour Stadium | 20,000 | 5. ODI |
Kingston | Jamaica | Sabina Park | 20,000 | 1st test |
North Sound | Antigua and Barbuda | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | 10,000 | 2nd test |
Port of Spain | Trinidad and Tobago | Queen's Park Oval | 25,000 | 5. test; 1. T20 |
St. John's | Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua Recreation Ground | 12,000 | 3rd test |
Squad lists
England named their squad on December 29, 2008. The West Indies named their test squad on January 23, their Twenty20 squad on March 11, and their ODI squad on March 16, 2009.
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Tour matches
January 25-27 Scorecard |
Basseterre |
![]() 424-8d (91.5) & 265-5d (58) |
- | St Kitts Invitational XI 251 (64.3) & 221 (54) |
England XI wins with 217 runs |
January 29th - 31st Scorecard |
Basseterre | West Indies A 574-8d (149.5) & 16-0 (5) |
- |
![]() 414 (90.5) |
draw |
February 22-23 Scorecard |
Lucas Street |
![]() 351-8d (75) & 142-2 (27.2) |
- |
BCA President's XI 245 (63.4) |
draw |
March 14th Scorecard |
Pointe-à-Pierre |
![]() 299-8 (50) |
- |
WIPA XI 248 (43.4) |
England XI wins with 51 runs |
Test matches
First test in Kingston
February 4-7 scorecard |
Kingston |
![]() 318 (122.2) & 51 (33.2) |
- |
![]() 392 (157.4) |
West Indies wins with one innings and 23 runs |
Second test in North Sound
February 13 scorecard |
North Sound |
![]() 7-0 (1.4) |
- |
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draw |
The game was abandoned after ten balls bowled because the bowlers were unable to find enough grip in the sandy outfield to bowl safely . Instead, a new test was scheduled at the Antigua Recreation Ground at short notice . The Sir Vivian Richards Stadium was then closed by the world association for international cricket.
Third test in St. John's
February 15-19 Scorecard |
Saint John's |
![]() 566-9d (165.2) & 221-8d (50) |
- |
![]() 285 (89.2) & 370-9 (128) |
draw |
Fourth test in Bridgetown
February 26th - March 2nd scorecard |
Bridgetown |
![]() 600-6d (153.2) & 279-2d (81) |
- |
![]() 749-9d (194.4) |
draw |
Fifth test in Port of Spain
March 6-10 scorecard |
Port of Spain |
![]() 546-6d (158.5) & 237-6d (38.4) |
- |
![]() 544 (178.4) & 114-8 (65.5) |
draw |
Due to excessive appeals, the Englishman Monty Panesar was fined and his teammate Amjad Khan was warned.
Twenty20 International in Port of Spain
March 15 scorecard |
Port of Spain |
![]() 121 (19.1) |
- |
![]() 123-4 (18) |
West Indies wins with 6 wickets |
One-day internationals
First ODI in Georgetown
March 20 scorecard |
Georgetown |
![]() 270-7 (50) |
- |
![]() 244-7 (46.2 / 46.2) |
England wins with 1 run ( D / L method ) |
Second ODI in Georgetown
March 22nd scorecard |
Georgetown |
![]() 264-8 (50) |
- |
![]() 243 (48.2) |
West Indies wins by 21 runs |
Third ODI in Bridgetown
March 27 scorecard |
Bridgetown |
![]() 117 (41.3) |
- |
![]() 117-2 (14.4 / 44) |
West Indies wins with 8 wickets ( D / L method ) |
Fourth ODI in Bridgetown
March 29 scorecard |
Bridgetown |
![]() 239-9 (50) |
- |
![]() 136-1 (18.3 / 20) |
England wins with 9 wickets ( D / L method ) |
Fifth ODI in Gros Islet
April 3 scorecard |
Gros Islet |
![]() 172-5 (29/29) |
- |
![]() 146 (28/29) |
England wins with 26 runs |
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
Testing | ||||||||
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Batting | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
Ramnaresh Sarwan |
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5 | 6th | 626 | 104.33 | 291 | 3 | 1 |
Andrew Strauss |
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5 | 9 | 541 | 67.62 | 169 | 3 | 0 |
Paul Collingwood |
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5 | 7th | 430 | 61.42 | 161 | 2 | 1 |
Kevin Pietersen |
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5 | 8th | 406 | 58.00 | 102 | 1 | 3 |
Alastair Cook |
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5 | 9 | 384 | 54.85 | 139 * | 1 | 3 |
bowling | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
Graeme Swann |
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3 | 180.2 | 19th | 24.05 | 5/57 | 2 | 0 |
Stuart Broad |
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5 | 131 | 12 | 30.58 | 5/85 | 1 | 0 |
Sulieman Benn |
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4th | 162.4 | 12 | 39.91 | 4/31 | 0 | 0 |
Jerome Taylor |
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4th | 100.2 | 11 | 29.00 | 5/11 | 1 | 0 |
James Anderson |
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4th | 129 | 9 | 38.00 | 3/24 | 0 | 0 |
Fidel Edwards |
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5 | 126.2 | 9 | 54.88 | 3/151 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | ||||||||
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Batting | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
Andrew Strauss |
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5 | 5 | 204 | 51.00 | 105 | 1 | 1 |
Shivnarine Chanderpaul |
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5 | 5 | 201 | 67.00 | 112 * | 1 | 0 |
Ramnaresh Sarwan |
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5 | 5 | 170 | 34.00 | 74 | 0 | 2 |
Chris Gayle |
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5 | 5 | 148 | 29.60 | 80 | 0 | 1 |
Ravi Bopara |
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5 | 5 | 146 | 29.20 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
bowling | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
Kieron Pollard |
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5 | 30.2 | 9 | 17.66 | 2/16 | 0 | 0 |
James Anderson |
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5 | 38 | 9 | 21.11 | 3/37 | 0 | 0 |
Dwayne Bravo |
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5 | 34.3 | 8th | 22.12 | 4/19 | 0 | 0 |
Stuart Broad |
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5 | 36 | 8th | 26.75 | 3/41 | 0 | 0 |
Andrew Flintoff |
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3 | 19th | 6th | 16.00 | 5/19 | 1 | 0 |
Twenty20 | ||||||||
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Batting | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
Ramnaresh Sarwan |
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1 | 1 | 59 | 59.00 | 59 | 0 | 1 |
Steven Davies |
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1 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
Lendl Simmons |
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1 | 1 | 23 | 23 * | 0 | 0 | |
Andrew Strauss |
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1 | 1 | 22nd | 22.00 | 22nd | 0 | 0 |
Paul Collingwood |
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1 | 1 | 14th | 14.00 | 14th | 0 | 0 |
bowling | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
Sulieman Benn |
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1 | 4th | 3 | 8.00 | 3/24 | 0 | 0 |
Amjad Khan |
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1 | 4th | 2 | 17.00 | 2/34 | 0 | 0 |
Lionel Baker |
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1 | 2 | 1 | 12.00 | 1/12 | 0 | 0 |
Darren Sammy |
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1 | 4th | 1 | 14.00 | 1/14 | 0 | 0 |
Fidel Edwards |
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1 | 3.1 | 1 | 18.00 | 1/18 | 0 | 0 |
James Anderson |
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1 | 3 | 1 | 19.00 | 1/19 | 0 | 0 |
Stuart Broad |
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1 | 3 | 1 | 26.00 | 1/26 | 0 | 0 |
Dwayne Bravo |
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1 | 4th | 1 | 34.00 | 1/34 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
series | Player of the Series |
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test |
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ODI |
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Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ England deny Caribbean itinerary influenced by IPL ( English ) Cricinfo. May 28, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ^ Vaughan misses out on the West Indies ( English ) Cricinfo. December 29, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ West Indies include Dale Richards in Test squad ( English ) Cricinfo. January 23, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ Bravo gears up for Twenty20 international ( English ) Cricinfo. March 11, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ Gayle returns to ODI squad ( English ) Cricinfo. March 19, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ Andrew Millar: Test abandoned after sandpit farce ( English ) Cricinfo. February 13, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ All eyes on Recreation Ground after second Test abandonment ( English ) Cricinfo. February 13, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ [Sir Viv stadium suspended from international cricket Sir Viv stadium suspended from international cricket] ( English ) Cricinfo. March 17, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ Panesar and Amjad fined for excessive appealing ( English ) Cricinfo. March 10, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ Records / The Wisden Trophy, 2008/09 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ↑ Records / The Wisden Trophy, 2008/09 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ↑ Records / England in West Indies ODI Series, 2008/09 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ↑ Records / England in West Indies ODI Series, 2008/09 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ↑ Records / England in West Indies T20I Match, 2008/09 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ↑ Records / England in West Indies T20I Match, 2008/09 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 30, 2016.