English cricket team in the West Indies in 1989–90

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The England national cricket team toured the West Indies from January to April 1990 and played a five-match Test series against the West Indies cricket team which the West Indies won 2–1. In addition, the teams played a five-match Limited Overs International (LOI) series which the West Indies won 3–0.[1] The West Indies were captained by Viv Richards, and England by Graham Gooch; following an injury in the Third Test, Allan Lamb replaced Gooch as captain.

Test match summary[]

First Test[]

24 February – 1 March 1990
(5–day match)
Scorecard
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164 (64 overs)
DL Haynes 36 (115)
ARC Fraser 5/28 (20 overs)
364 (109.2 overs)
AJ Lamb 132 (205)
CA Walsh 5/68 (27.2 overs)
240 (72.3 overs)
CA Best 64 (136)
GC Small 4/58 (22 overs)
41/1 (16.3 overs)
W Larkins 29* (60)
IR Bishop 1/17 (7.3 overs)
England won by 9 wickets
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Umpires: LH Barker and SA Bucknor
Player of the match: AJ Lamb (ENG)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 27 February was taken as a rest day.
  • There was no play on the fourth day.
  • N Hussain and AJ Stewart (both ENG) made their Test debuts.

Second Test[]

10 – 15 March 1990
(5–day match)
Scorecard
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Match abandoned without a ball bowled
Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana
Umpires: DM Archer and CR Duncan
  • 13 March was planned as a rest day.
  • The match was abandoned on the rest day. It was replaced by two one-day matches on the scheduled fourth and fifth days.[2]

Third Test[]

23 – 28 March 1990
(5–day match)
Scorecard
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199 (65.1 overs)
AL Logie 98 (139)
DE Malcolm 4/60 (20 overs)
288 (137.2 overs)
GA Gooch 84 (264)
CEL Ambrose 4/59 (36.2 overs)
239 (84.2 overs)
DL Haynes 45 (89)
DE Malcolm 6/77 (26.2 overs)
120/5 (33 overs)
AJ Stewart 31 (32)
CA Walsh 3/27 (7 overs)
Match drawn
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Umpires: LH Barker and CE Cumberbatch
Player of the match: DE Malcolm (ENG)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • 26 March was taken as a rest day.
  • EA Moseley (WIN) made his Test debut.

Fourth Test[]

5 – 10 April 1990
(5–day match)
Scorecard
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446 (121.5 overs)
CA Best 164 (245)
GC Small 4/109 (35 overs)
358 (109.3 overs)
AJ Lamb 119 (224)
IR Bishop 4/70 (24.3 overs)
267/8d (68 overs)
DL Haynes 109 (177)
GC Small 4/74 (20 overs)
191 (91.4 overs)
RC Russell 55 (238)
CEL Ambrose 8/45 (22.4 overs)
West Indies won by 164 runs
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Umpires: DM Archer and LH Barker
Player of the match: CEL Ambrose (WIN)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • 9 April was taken as a rest day.

Fifth Test[]

12 – 16 April 1990
(5–day match)
Scorecard
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260 (91.1 overs)
RJ Bailey 42 (101)
IR Bishop 5/84 (28.1 overs)
446 (120.5 overs)
DL Haynes 167 (317)
DE Malcolm 4/126 (34.5 overs)
154 (47 overs)
AJ Lamb 35 (59)
CEL Ambrose 4/22 (13 overs)
West Indies won by an innings and 32 runs
Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua
Umpires: DM Archer and AE Weekes
Player of the match: DL Haynes (WIN)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 13 April was taken as a rest day.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.

ODI series summary[]

West Indies won the Cable and Wireless Series 3–0, with two no results.

1st ODI[]

14 February 1990
Scorecard
West Indies 
208/8 (50 overs)
v
 England
26/1 (13 overs)
RB Richardson 51 (81)
ARC Fraser 2/37 (10 overs)
GA Gooch 13* (4)
MD Marshall 1/12 (6 overs)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • CC Lewis (ENG) and EA Moseley (WIN) made their ODI debuts.

2nd ODI[]

17 February 1990
Scorecard
West Indies 
13/0 (5.5 overs)
v
  • England won the toss and elected to field.

3rd ODI[]

3 March 1990
Scorecard
England 
214/8 (50 overs)
v
 West Indies
216/7 (50 overs)
AJ Lamb 66 (97)
IR Bishop 4/28 (10 overs)
RB Richardson 108* (132)
EE Hemmings 3/31 (10 overs)
West Indies won by 3 wickets
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Umpires: LH Barker and SA Bucknor
Player of the match: RB Richardson (WIN)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.

4th ODI[]

7 March 1990
Scorecard
England 
188/8 (48 overs)
v
 West Indies
191/4 (45.2 overs)
W Larkins 34 (62)
CA Walsh 2/33 (10 overs)
CA Best 100 (119)
EE Hemmings 1/33 (10 overs)
West Indies won by 6 wickets
Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana
Umpires: DM Archer and CR Duncan
Player of the match: CA Best (WIN)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 48 overs per side.

5th ODI[]

3 April 1990
Scorecard
England 
214/3 (38 overs)
v
 West Indies
217/6 (37.3 overs)
RA Smith 69 (84)
EA Moseley 1/43 (7 overs)
RB Richardson 80 (84)
GC Small 3/29 (9 overs)
West Indies won by 4 wickets
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Umpires: DM Archer and LH Barker
Player of the match: RB Richardson (WIN)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced before play started to 38 overs per side.

Georgetown Test Match replacement ODIs[]

When the Georgetown Test was washed out, two replacement One-Day Internationals were arranged for the scheduled fourth and fifth days of the match; the first of these was itself washed out. These did not count towards the Cable and Wireless ODI Series.

1st ODI[]

14 March 1990
Scorecard
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  • No toss made

2nd ODI[]

15 March 1990
Scorecard
England 
166/9 (49 overs)
v
 West Indies
167/3 (40.2 overs)
GA Gooch 42 (102)
RJ Bailey 42 (54)
CEL Ambrose 4/18 (9 overs)
CG Greenidge 77 (122)
GC Small 1/32 (7 overs)
West Indies won by 7 wickets
Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana
Umpires: DM Archer and CR Duncan
Player of the match: CG Greenidge (WIN)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 49 overs per side.
  • CB Lambert (WIN) made his ODI debut.

References[]

  1. ^ "England in the West Indies 1990". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  2. ^ "West Indies v England 1989-90: Second Test". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1991. Retrieved 4 January 2022 – via ESPNcricinfo.


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