Friday, April 16, 2004
England won the cricket series against the West Indies
The fourth test finished yesterday as a draw, but England won the first three tests convincingly thanks to their bowlers. Stephen Harmison was player of the series as he was our most successful bowler though he only got one wicket in the fourth test. Matthew Hoggard got a hat trick in one test.
In the fourth test Brian Lara got 400 not out and Ridley Jacobs got a century in their total of 751 for 5 wickets, leaving England an impossible task. Lara had failed to get many runs up to that point. Michael Vaughan, England’s captain, had also failed with the bat but he got 140 in the second innings of the fourth test, better late than never.
Lara ended up with a test average of 83.33, Jacobs 46.17, Smith 43.00, Sarwan 27.43, Gayle 26.00 and Hinds 25.60.
Our batsmen also had high averages: Graham Thorpe had a return to form with a series average of 91.33 thanks to three not-outs, Mark Butcher 59.20, Flintoff 50.00, Jones 48.00, Hussain 32.83, Vaughan 35.00, Giles 25.00 although Trescothick with 23.57 was a disappointment.
