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Specials – Milestone Tests for the West Indies

The West Indies completed their 550th Test match recently, going down to New Zealand by an innings and 12 runs at the Basin Reserve in Wellington. On that note, here is a look back at how they have fared in their milestone Tests over the years. 50th Test – lost to England by nine wickets, […]

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Record Book – Double tons in New Zealand v West Indies Tests

Black Caps captain Kane Williamson’s career-best 251 against the West Indies at Hamilton earlier this month provided the 12th instance of an individual score of 200 or more in Tests between the two teams. On that note, here is a look at the full list of double hundreds achieved in New Zealand v West Indies […]

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Specials – West Indian Test wins in England, Part 5

  The 1988 triumph remains the West Indies’ most recent Test series success on English soil. While honours were even in 1991 and 1995, the decline of the Caribbean outfit became evident with the advent of the 2000s. In the concluding part of this series on West Indian Test victories in England, we cover the […]

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Specials – West Indian Test wins in England, Part 4

  The West Indies went from strength to strength as the 1980s rolled on, and England bore the brunt of their firepower more than any other team. In the fourth of this five-part series, we look back at the period when the men in maroon caps reached their peak on English soil.   Greenidge slays England […]

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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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Specials – West Indian Test wins in England, Part 1

  The much-awaited battle for the Wisden Trophy between England and the West Indies is underway with the first of three Tests at Southampton. Since their first tour back in 1928, the West Indies have played 86 Tests in England, winning 30 and losing 34. Through this five-part series, we look back at each of […]

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Record Book – West Indian double-centurions in England

  Many a batsman from the Caribbean have enthralled English crowds with their flair and finesse. From George Headley and Garfield Sobers to Vivian Richards and Brian Lara, some great West Indian names have enjoyed batting in England. Four such batsmen have achieved the distinction of scoring a Test double ton in England, with two […]

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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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Record Book – Best Test innings figures for the West Indies

  So far, there have been nine instances of a West Indian bowler taking at least eight wickets in an innings in Test cricket. In this post, we take a look back at the six best Test innings returns by bowlers from the Caribbean. 9/95 by Jack Noreiga v India, Port of Spain, 1970-71   […]

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