In June, West Indies won the 1st Test at Edgbaston convincingly, before England narrowly won the 2nd Test at Lord's, having bowled West Indies out for 54 in their second innings.
The ODI series, sponsored by NatWest, took place in July, with England, West Indies and Zimbabwe all playing each other three times, and the two best teams qualifying for the final. West Indies lost four of their six matches, including all three against Zimbabwe.[1] England beat Zimbabwe in the final at Lord's, thus winning an ODI tournament for the first time in two years.[2]
The Test series concluded in August. After the 3rd Test at Old Trafford was drawn, England won the 4th Test at Headingley inside two days, bowling West Indies out for 61 in their second innings. They then won the 5th Test at The Oval, thus securing their first series victory against West Indies for 31 years.[3]
In all five Tests and the ODI series, West Indies were captained by Jimmy Adams. Nasser Hussain captained England in the 1st Test before breaking a thumb while playing for Essex; Alec Stewart deputised in the 2nd Test and for much of the ODI series before Hussain returned.[4]
The ball dominated the bat for most of the Test series, with a bowler taking five wickets in an innings on seven occasions (Courtney Walsh twice for West Indies, Andrew Caddick and Craig White twice each and Darren Gough once for England), but only three batsmen scoring centuries (Stewart and Brian Lara in the drawn 3rd Test, and Michael Atherton in the 5th). A hallmark of the series was the inconsistency of the West Indies batting: the team passed 300 runs only twice, and were twice dismissed in the second innings for less than 70 runs. England only passed 300 once, in the 3rd Test, but consistently recorded scores between 150 and 300.
Atherton scored the most runs for either team (311), while Marcus Trescothick, who made his Test debut in the 3rd Test, headed the batting averages with 47.50. Sherwin Campbell scored the most runs for West Indies (270), while Ramnaresh Sarwan had the team's best batting average (40.75).
Walsh took the most wickets for either team (34), thus becoming the first winner of the Malcolm Marshall Memorial Trophy; he was also named West Indies' player of the series. Gough took the most wickets for England (25), and was his team's player of the series. While Gough was well supported by Caddick (22) and Dominic Cork (20), Walsh took twice as many wickets as his long-time partner Curtly Ambrose (17), who retired from cricket after the 5th Test.[5]
The second day saw a part of all four innings: the final ball of West Indies' first innings, the entire England first innings and the entire West Indies second innings, and the first seven balls of England's second innings. Courtney Walsh became the first and still the only player in Test Match history who has batted and bowled in all 4 innings of a Test on the same day.
Mahendra Nagamootoo (WI) made his Test debut, while Curtly Ambrose played his 98th and final Test match.
Notesedit
^"NatWest Series - Matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
^Dellor, Ralph (22 July 2000). "England - handsome victory". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
^"England savour their rare win". ESPNcricinfo. 4 September 2000. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
^Henderson, Michael (26 June 2000). "Stewart back at helm after Hussain blow". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
^Croft, Colin (26 August 2000). "Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh: The End of a Special Combination; the End of an Era!". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
^"Wisden Almanack - England v West Indies 2000". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
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The West Indies cricket team toured England in the 2000 cricket season West Indies played five Tests against England two in June and three in August with a triangular One Day International ODI series involving Zimbabwe in July West Indies in England 2000 West IndiesEnglandDates2 June 4 September 2000CaptainsJimmy AdamsNasser HussainTest seriesResultEngland won the 5 match series 3 1Most runsSherwin Campbell 270 Michael Atherton 311 Most wicketsCourtney Walsh 34 Darren Gough 25 Player of the seriesCourtney Walsh WI Darren Gough Eng In June West Indies won the 1st Test at Edgbaston convincingly before England narrowly won the 2nd Test at Lord s having bowled West Indies out for 54 in their second innings The ODI series sponsored by NatWest took place in July with England West Indies and Zimbabwe all playing each other three times and the two best teams qualifying for the final West Indies lost four of their six matches including all three against Zimbabwe 1 England beat Zimbabwe in the final at Lord s thus winning an ODI tournament for the first time in two years 2 The Test series concluded in August After the 3rd Test at Old Trafford was drawn England won the 4th Test at Headingley inside two days bowling West Indies out for 61 in their second innings They then won the 5th Test at The Oval thus securing their first series victory against West Indies for 31 years 3 In all five Tests and the ODI series West Indies were captained by Jimmy Adams Nasser Hussain captained England in the 1st Test before breaking a thumb while playing for Essex Alec Stewart deputised in the 2nd Test and for much of the ODI series before Hussain returned 4 The ball dominated the bat for most of the Test series with a bowler taking five wickets in an innings on seven occasions Courtney Walsh twice for West Indies Andrew Caddick and Craig White twice each and Darren Gough once for England but only three batsmen scoring centuries Stewart and Brian Lara in the drawn 3rd Test and Michael Atherton in the 5th A hallmark of the series was the inconsistency of the West Indies batting the team passed 300 runs only twice and were twice dismissed in the second innings for less than 70 runs England only passed 300 once in the 3rd Test but consistently recorded scores between 150 and 300 Atherton scored the most runs for either team 311 while Marcus Trescothick who made his Test debut in the 3rd Test headed the batting averages with 47 50 Sherwin Campbell scored the most runs for West Indies 270 while Ramnaresh Sarwan had the team s best batting average 40 75 Walsh took the most wickets for either team 34 thus becoming the first winner of the Malcolm Marshall Memorial Trophy he was also named West Indies player of the series Gough took the most wickets for England 25 and was his team s player of the series While Gough was well supported by Caddick 22 and Dominic Cork 20 Walsh took twice as many wickets as his long time partner Curtly Ambrose 17 who retired from cricket after the 5th Test 5 Contents 1 Test series 1 1 1st Test 1 2 2nd Test 1 3 3rd Test 1 4 4th Test 1 5 5th Test 2 Notes 3 References 4 External sourcesTest series edit1st Test edit 15 17 June 2000 ScorecardEngland nbsp v nbsp West Indies179 69 overs Nick Knight 26 56 Courtney Walsh 5 36 21 overs 397 136 5 overs Jimmy Adams 98 299 Darren Gough 5 109 36 5 overs 125 58 overs Nick Knight 34 103 Courtney Walsh 3 22 19 overs West Indies won by an innings and 93 runsEdgbaston Cricket Ground Birmingham Umpires David Shepherd Eng and Srinivas Venkataraghavan Ind Player of the match Courtney Walsh WI West Indies won the toss and elected to field 2nd Test edit 29 June 1 July 2000 ScorecardWest Indies nbsp v nbsp England267 89 3 overs Sherwin Campbell 82 155 Dominic Cork 4 39 24 overs 134 48 2 overs Alec Stewart 28 68 Curtly Ambrose 4 30 14 2 overs 54 26 4 overs Ridley Jacobs 12 23 Andrew Caddick 5 16 13 overs 191 8 69 5 overs Michael Atherton 45 143 Courtney Walsh 6 74 23 5 overs England won by 2 wicketsLord s Cricket Ground London Umpires John Hampshire Eng and Srinivas Venkataraghavan Ind Player of the match Dominic Cork Eng England won the toss and elected to field This was the 100th Test match played at Lord s The second day saw a part of all four innings the final ball of West Indies first innings the entire England first innings and the entire West Indies second innings and the first seven balls of England s second innings Courtney Walsh became the first and still the only player in Test Match history who has batted and bowled in all 4 innings of a Test on the same day Matthew Hoggard Eng made his Test debut 3rd Test edit 3 7 August 2000 ScorecardWest Indies nbsp v nbsp England157 71 1 overs Ramnaresh Sarwan 36 100 Dominic Cork 4 23 17 1 overs 303 97 2 overs Alec Stewart 105 153 Courtney Walsh 4 50 27 overs 438 7d 155 overs Brian Lara 112 158 Craig White 2 67 27 overs 80 1 33 4 overs Marcus Trescothick 38 101 Courtney Walsh 1 19 14 overs Match drawnOld Trafford Cricket Ground Manchester Umpires Doug Cowie NZ and Peter Willey Eng Player of the match Alec Stewart Eng West Indies won the toss and elected to bat Marcus Trescothick Eng made his Test debut 4th Test edit 17 18 August 2000 ScorecardWest Indies nbsp v nbsp England172 48 4 overs Ramnaresh Sarwan 59 82 Craig White 5 57 14 4 overs 272 81 5 overs Michael Vaughan 76 132 Curtly Ambrose 4 42 18 overs 61 26 2 overs Jimmy Adams 19 43 Andrew Caddick 5 14 11 2 overs England won by an innings and 39 runsHeadingley Cricket Ground Leeds Umpires Doug Cowie NZ and George Sharp Eng Player of the match Michael Vaughan Eng West Indies won the toss and elected to bat This was the first Test match to be won inside two days since 1946 and the first to be won by England in this manner since 1912 Curtly Ambrose took his 400th Test wicket during England s innings 6 5th Test edit 31 August 4 September 2000 ScorecardEngland nbsp v nbsp West Indies281 123 4 overs Michael Atherton 83 214 Courtney Walsh 3 68 35 4 overs 125 50 5 overs Nixon McLean 29 46 Craig White 5 32 11 5 overs 217 108 overs Michael Atherton 108 331 Courtney Walsh 4 73 38 overs 215 70 overs Brian Lara 47 104 Andrew Caddick 4 54 21 overs England won by 158 runsThe Oval London Umpires Daryl Harper Aus and David Shepherd Eng Player of the match Michael Atherton Eng West Indies won the toss and elected to field Mahendra Nagamootoo WI made his Test debut while Curtly Ambrose played his 98th and final Test match Notes edit NatWest Series Matches ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 8 August 2015 Dellor Ralph 22 July 2000 England handsome victory ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 8 August 2015 England savour their rare win ESPNcricinfo 4 September 2000 Retrieved 8 August 2015 Henderson Michael 26 June 2000 Stewart back at helm after Hussain blow The Daily Telegraph London Retrieved 8 August 2015 Croft Colin 26 August 2000 Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh The End of a Special Combination the End of an Era ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 8 August 2015 Wisden Almanack England v West Indies 2000 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 8 August 2015 References editPlayfair Cricket Annual Wisden Cricketers Almanack annual External sources edit2000 tours from CricketArchive Test series from Cricinfo ODI series from Cricinfo Test statistics from Cricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title West Indian cricket team in England in 2000 amp oldid 1184097875, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
