English cricket team in the West Indies in 1973–74
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The England national cricket team toured the West Indies from January to April 1974 and played a five-match Test series against the West Indies cricket team which was drawn 1–1. England were captained by Mike Denness; the West Indies by Rohan Kanhai.[1]
Test series summary
editFirst Test
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- 4 February was taken as a rest day.
Second Test
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 18 February was taken as a rest day.
Third Test
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- 8 March was taken as a rest day.
- AME Roberts (WIN) made his Test debut.
Fourth Test
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 25 March was taken as a rest day.
- There was no play on the fourth day.
- This would prove the last Test played by England in Georgetown until 1993–94. Due to the refusal of the Guyanese government to admit Robin Jackman the 1980–81 Test there would be cancelled,[2] no Test in Guyana would be scheduled in England's 1985–86 tour,[3] and the 1989–90 Test would be abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain.
Fifth Test
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 1 April was taken as a rest day.
References
edit- ^ "England in the West Indies 1974". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ^ "New Zealand win a thriller at the Basin: February 28 down the years". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Woodcock, John (31 August 1985). "Guyana not included for tour of W Indies". The Times. p. 27.