Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

JM Bairstow
JM Bairstow
140(259) 21x4 - 0x6
Control %83%
  • Productive Shot
  • cut shot
  • 30 runs
  • 5x4 - 0x6
16 10 21 11 38 0 10 34
NE Bonner
NE Bonner
123(355) 12x4 - 1x6
Control %85%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 42 runs
  • 5x4 - 1x6
5 30 34 19 10 4 1 20

Best performances - Bowlers

JNT Seales
O22
M6
R79
W4
Eco3.59
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
MJ Leach
MJ Leach
O30.1
M14
R57
W3
Eco1.88
RHB
OFFLEG
1W1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Match Details

Toss

England , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Series result

3-match series level 0-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.33

Match days

8,9,10,11,12 March 2022 (5-day match)

Test debut

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

England 4, West Indies 2

Scorecard Summary

ENGLAND 311(100.3 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

WEST INDIES 375(157.3 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

ENGLAND 349/6d(88.2 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

WEST INDIES 147/4(70.1 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Alan Gardner

5.55pm: There we go, the Red-Ball Reset is up and running. Or, at least, limping off for a drink after five long, hot days in the North Sound dust. Just as in 2015 on this ground, West Indies have seen their way to a hard-fought draw on the final day (that man Holder in the thick of things again) - and it's testament to the unfathomable qualities of Test cricket that very few of us saw that coming with England 48 for 4 on the first morning. Miller's report should be your next destination, and then stick around on the site for more debrief to come. Thanks, as always, for your comments, we'll be back for more from the Kensington Oval in four days' time. Bye!

5.45pm: Time for the presentations, then. Nkrumah Bonner is named Player of the Match for his century and unbeaten 38: "I like to bat at this venue, I think it's a very good wicket. Obviously we wanted to win but we're happy with the draw. [Strengths] When I was young I always wanted to played Test cricket, and over the years I set out to bat long. I'm versatile, I adapt to the situation. Playing Test cricket, the aim is to play a lot of ball. We showed real character, the way we bowled. We've got a lot to take from this game."

England captain Joe Root: "I'm really proud of the team today. From that first hour, we were in a tricky spot, the skill level we've shown. To not panic, get ourselves back in the game, and throughout the game we got better and better. Jonny's hundred, Leachy today, can't fault the efforts of anyone. [Wood loss] On that wicket, extra pace with the reverse is exactly what you want. Disappointing, but not Mark's fault, you can't help getting injuries. We'll assess how he is in Barbados. [Bairstow, Crawley tons] Thought they were magnificent. For Jonny to read the game and play that innings showed great maturity. Fantastic knock in the circumstances. Zak, off a lean year, showed a lot of character to stand up, one of the senior batters now, important for him to play an innings like that for himself. [Necklace] Something my kids made me before coming out. [Barbados] Expecting another brilliant Test, really looking forward to it. So good to see English fans travelling again and enjoying the Caribbean."

West Indies Kraigg Brathwaite: "Hard fought, all five days. Hard work and we showed we had some fight at the end. Great effort from the bowling group and our batters, as well. First innings, we were good with new ball. In the middle we need to find ways to be tighter. If we bring the runs down throughout the innings, that builds pressure and makes those wickets easier to get. [Bonner marathon effort] I think he's better than me. Before the game he told me 300 balls, that's the determination. He set the example in the first innings and today he came again and showed his worth. [Barbados] This pitch was good for batting. Ball did a bit in the first-class game in Barbados, so it might help the bowlers a bit more. [Role of spinner] It's finding ways to build pressure. Ball didn't spin much, so you have to be tight. There are areas in terms of run rate where we could improve, especially in the middle overs."

5.38pm: In the end, West Indies came through reasonably comfortably - although it perhaps didn't feel that way moments after Jermaine Blackwood's wild hack had left them four down shortly after tea. England still haven't got close to winning in Antigua, really, although frankly the RBR will take what it can get. They dangled the carrot and then had a good go at crowbarring out ten wickets in 71 overs; in the end, an attack missing Mark Wood didn't have the teeth to do enough damage on this surface (though reviewing the one that would have poleaxed Holder's leg stump might have helped). Plenty of props go to Nkrumah Bonner, who batted almost 500 balls for once out in the Test

And that's it, Root has decided to call off the dogs. Handshakes all round for a drawn first Test! Well done everybody. That's all Foakes!

70.1
0
Leach to Bonner, no run, tossed up straight and defended past silly mid-on

Six balls to come. England just need to go bang-bang-bang-bang-bang-bang

END OF OVER:
70 | (maiden) | WI: 147/4

  • Jason Holder37 (101b)
  • Nkrumah Bonner38 (137b)
  • Dan Lawrence6-3-7-0
  • Jack Leach30-14-57-3
69.6
0
Lawrence to Holder, no run, round the wicket, lots of air and this spins big from outside off, proof of the revs Lawrence puts on it. The ball seems to hit Holder, not far from the gloves, and then drops to the earth in front of Foakes
69.5
0
Lawrence to Holder, no run, goes back in the crease and works towards square leg
69.4
0
Lawrence to Holder, no run, lobbed up on off and poked away
69.3
0
Lawrence to Holder, no run, Holder pushes at this one and the ball squirts off the inside half of the bat. Walks towards square leg to compose himself
69.2
0
Lawrence to Holder, no run, full and flighted and met coming forwards

West Indies 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st59KC BrathwaiteJD Campbell
2nd0SSJ BrooksJD Campbell
3rd6SSJ BrooksNE Bonner
4th2NE BonnerJ Blackwood
5th80NE BonnerJO Holder