The Wisden Trophy - 1st Test

West Indies v England

Match drawn

England 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
MA Atherton* c Campbell b Walsh 2 10 7 0 0 28.57
AJ Stewart not out 9 56 26 0 0 34.61
MA Butcher c SC Williams b Walsh 0 1 1 0 0 0.00
N Hussain c Hooper b Ambrose 1 22 18 0 0 5.55
GP Thorpe not out 0 21 10 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 4, nb 1) 5
Total (3 wickets; 10.1 overs) 17 (1.67 runs per over)
Did not bat JP Crawley, AJ Hollioake, AR Caddick, DW Headley, ARC Fraser, PCR Tufnell
Fall of wickets1-4 (Atherton, 2.1 ov), 2-4 (Butcher, 2.2 ov), 3-9 (Hussain, 7.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
CA Walsh 5.1 1 10 2 1.93
CEL Ambrose 5 3 3 1 0.60 (1nb)
West Indies team    
SC Williams, SL Campbell, BC Lara*, S Chanderpaul, CL Hooper, JC Adams, D Williams, NAM McLean, IR Bishop, CEL Ambrose, CA Walsh
Match details
Toss England, who chose to bat
Series 6-match series level 0-0
Test debut NAM McLean (West Indies)
Umpires SA Bucknor and S Venkataraghavan (India)
TV umpire JR Gayle
Match referee BN Jarman (Australia)
Close of play
29 Jan day 1 - match abandoned
30 Jan day 2 - cancelled
31 Jan day 3 - cancelled
1 Feb day 4 - cancelled
2 Feb day 5 - cancelled
Match notes
  • Play was suspended after 10.1 overs (56 minutes) after the batsmen had been struck several times by balls which lifted dangerously off a length. Lengthy discussions ensured and after another 10 minutes the players left the field. An hour-and-a-half later the match was abandoned.
  • An additional Test was scheduled for 5-9 February at Port-of-Spain
  • David Richards, the ICC chief executive, said: "It is possible for ICC to rule that the match should be scrubbed out, but I think it is unlikely." Eventually it was ruled that the Test was valid and all performances counted towards career records
 
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Jan 29, 1998

Match referee Barry Jarman explains the decision to the media shortly after the abandonment of the Test, West Indies v England, 1st Test, Jamaica, January 29, 1998

Match referee Barry Jarman explains the decision to the media

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Jan 29, 1998

Brian Lara leads his team from the field shortly after the abandonment of the Test, West Indies v England, 1st Test, Jamaica, January 29, 1998

Brian Lara leads his team from the field

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