English national cricket team in the West Indies for the 2014-15 season
The England national cricket team's tour of the West Indies in the 2014/15 season took place from April 6th to May 5th, 2015. The international cricket tour was part of the 2014/15 international cricket season and included a three-game test series that ended 1-1. Since England won the last test series between England and the West Indies in 2012, England was able to successfully defend the Wisden Trophy , which goes to the winner of this test series.
On the second day of the third Test Match, the West Indies scored 18 wickets, which is a test cricket record for the West Indies.
prehistory
classification
Both teams previously played at the 2015 Cricket World Cup , with England eliminated in the preliminary round and the West Indies eliminated in the quarter-finals. The West Indies previously played a tour in South Africa and England in Sri Lanka . A limited-overs tour between the two teams also took place in the West Indies the year before .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages were designated as the venue for the tour and were set on December 12, 2009.
city | country | Stadion | capacity | Games |
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North Sound | Antigua and Barbuda | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | 20,000 | 1st test |
Bridgetown | Barbados | Kensington oval | 31,000 | 3rd test |
St. George's | Grenada | Grenada National Stadium | 20,000 | 2nd test |
Squad
England named their roster on March 18, 2015. The West Indies named their roster on April 10, 2015.
West Indies | England |
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Tour matches
April 6-7 Scorecard |
Basseterre | St Kitts Invitational XI 59 (26.3) & 76-7 (35) |
- |
England XI 379-6d (115.2) |
draw |
April 8th - 9th scorecard |
Basseterre | St Kitts Invitational XI 303-9d (90) |
- |
England XI 222 (78.1) |
draw |
Testing
First test in North Sound
April 13th - 17th Scorecard |
North Sound |
England 399 (110.4) & 333-7d (86) |
- |
West Indies 295 (113) & 350-7 (129.4) |
draw |
Second test at St. George's
April 21-25 scorecard |
St. George's |
West Indies 299 (104.4) & 307 (112) |
- |
England 464 (144.1) & 144-1 (41.1) |
England wins with 9 wickets |
Third test in Bridgetown
May 1-5 scorecard |
Bridgetown |
England 257 (96.3) & 123 (42.1) |
- |
West Indies 189 (49.4) & 194-5 (62.4) |
West Indies wins with 5 wickets |
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 |
Joe Root | England | 3 | 5 | 358 | 89.50 | 182 * | 1 | 2 |
Gary Ballance | England | 3 | 6th | 331 | 66.20 | 122 | 1 | 2 |
Jermaine Blackwood | West Indies | 3 | 6th | 311 | 77.75 | 112 * | 1 | 1 |
Alastair Cook | England | 3 | 6th | 268 | 53.60 | 105 | 1 | 2 |
Dwayne Bravo | West Indies | 3 | 6th | 237 | 39.50 | 82 | 0 | 2 |
bowling | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
James Anderson | England | 3 | 119.2 | 17th | 18.00 | 6/42 | 1 | 0 |
Jerome Taylor | West Indies | 2 | 63.4 | 11 | 18.27 | 3/33 | 0 | 0 |
Stuart Broad | England | 3 | 111 | 10 | 32.00 | 4/61 | 0 | 0 |
Jason Holder | West Indies | 3 | 89.5 | 8th | 31.12 | 3/15 | 0 | 0 |
Shannon Gabriel | West Indies | 2 | 51 | 6th | 25.00 | 2/47 | 0 | 0 |
Moeen Ali | England | 2 | 60.2 | 6th | 34.66 | 3/51 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Jordan | England | 3 | 104 | 6th | 42.66 | 2/65 | 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 | James Anderson |
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
game | Player of the Match |
---|---|
1st test | Jason Holder |
2nd test | Joe Root |
3rd test | Jermaine Blackwood |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ West Indies v England: 18 wickets fall on day two in Barbados ( English ) BBC. May 2, 2015. Accessed July 24, 2015.
- ↑ England return to scene of 10-ball Test ( English ) Cricinfo. August 4, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- ^ Alan Gardner: Lyth, Wood and Rashid in Test squad ( English ) Cricinfo. March 18, 2015. Accessed December 20, 2015.
- ↑ Bishoo recalled for first England Test ( English ) Cricinfo. April 10, 2015. Accessed December 20, 2015.
- ↑ The Wisden Trophy, 2015 / Records / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- ↑ The Wisden Trophy, 2015 / Records / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 18, 2016.