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Specials – West Indian Test wins in England, Part 3

  In the third part of this series, we embark upon the period during which the West Indies firmly established themselves as the undisputed champions of Test cricket.  Openers star in series-clincher – Fourth Test, Headingley, 1976   The in-form Gordon Greenidge (115) and the swashbuckling southpaw Roy Fredericks put the English bowling attack to […]

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Specials – West Indian Test wins in England, Part 2

  Having revisited the West Indies’ successes on the 1950 and 1963 tours in the first of this five-part series, we move on further through the 1960s and into the 1970s in the second part.   Sobers and Gibbs lead a rout – First Test, Old Trafford, 1966   The West Indies began their defence of […]

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Record Book – Best Test match figures for the West Indies

  So far, there have been 16 instances of a West Indian bowler taking more than ten wickets in a match in Test cricket. In this post, we take a look back at the six best Test match returns by bowlers from the Caribbean. 14/149 by Michael Holding v England, The Oval, 1976   Having […]

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Specials – An Antiguan International XI

  Antigua and Barbuda celebrated its 38th Independence Day on Friday, November 1. To mark the occasion in a cricketing context, here’s presenting an Antiguan International XI, formed from among Antiguan players who have represented the West Indies in men’s international cricket.   Ridley Jacobs (65 Tests and 147 ODIs from 1995-96 to 2004 – wicketkeeper) […]

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FAMOUS TEST MATCHES – England v West Indies, Trent Bridge 1980

  The West Indies were just beginning their dominance as the world’s champion team when they came to England for the 1980 Wisden Trophy. The result in this first of five Tests at Trent Bridge ultimately proved to be decisive, what with the series being played in the wettest summer in 26 years.   England failed to maintain substantial […]

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