English cricket team in the West Indies in 1980–81
| English cricket team in the West Indies in 1980/81 | |||
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| West Indies | England | ||
| Dates | 23 January 1981 – 15 April 1981 | ||
| Captains | Clive Lloyd | Ian Botham | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | West Indies won the 5-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs |
Clive Lloyd (383) Viv Richards (340) Desmond Haynes (234) |
Graham Gooch (460) David Gower (376) Geoffrey Boycott (295) | |
| Most wickets |
Colin Croft (24) Michael Holding (17) |
Ian Botham (15) Graham Dilley (10) | |
| Player of the series | Clive Lloyd | ||
The England national cricket team toured the West Indies from January to April 1981 and played a five-match Test series against the West Indies cricket team which the West Indies won 2–0. England were captained by Ian Botham; the West Indies by Clive Lloyd. The second Test of the tour was cancelled, after Robin Jackman's visa was revoked by the Guyanese government, for playing and coaching in South Africa.[1] In the third Test, England's opening batsman Geoff Boycott was dismissed for a duck, after six balls bowled by Michael Holding.[2] It has been described as the greatest over in Test cricket.[3]
In addition, the teams played a two-match Limited Overs International (LOI) series which the West Indies won 2–0.[4]
Test series summary
[edit]First Test
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- 16 February was taken as a rest day.
- PR Downton (ENG) and EH Mattis (WIN) made their Test debuts.
Second Test
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- The match was cancelled when the Guyanese Government cancelled the visa of Robin Jackman who had previously played and coached in apartheid South Africa.
- 3 March was planned as a rest day.
Third Test
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- 16 March was taken as a rest day.
- RO Butcher and RD Jackman (both ENG) made their Test debuts.
Fourth Test
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 30 March was taken as a rest day.
- There was no play on the fourth day.
Fifth Test
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- 13 April was taken as a rest day.
One Day Internationals (ODIs)
[edit]1st ODI
[edit] 4 February 1981
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- EH Mattis (WIN) made his ODI debut.
2nd ODI
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Blast off". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "Boycott b Holding". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "The greatest over of them all?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "England in the West Indies 1981". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
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