The West Indies cricket team toured England from 19 June to 31 August 2004. The tour began with 3 One-day matches against county teams, followed by the NatWest Series against England and New Zealand. That was followed by 3 first-class matches and 4 Tests.
West Indian cricket team in England in 2004 | |||
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England | West Indies | ||
Dates | 19 June – 25 September 2004 | ||
Captains | Michael Vaughan | Brian Lara | |
Test series | |||
Result | England won the 4-match series 4–0 | ||
Most runs | Andrew Flintoff (387) | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (437) | |
Most wickets | Ashley Giles (22) | Dwayne Bravo (16) | |
Player of the series | Andrew Flintoff (Eng) and Shivnarine Chanderpaul (Win) |
England won the Test series by 4-0, the first time England has ever won all the Tests in one series against West Indies.
New Zealand won the NatWest Series, beating West Indies by 107 runs in the final.
Test series edit
1st Test edit
22–26 July 2004
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field
- Rain delayed start on Day 5
- Dwayne Bravo (WI) made his Test debut
2nd Test edit
3rd Test edit
12–16 August 2004
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
- No play on Day 2 due to rain.
- Sylvester Joseph (WI) made his Test debut.
4th Test edit
19–21 August 2004
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4/0 (0.3 overs)
Marcus Trescothick 4* (3) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat
- Ian Bell (Eng) made his Test debut
External links edit
References edit
- Playfair Cricket Annual
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual)