English cricket team in the West Indies in 1980–81
Appearance
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
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
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)
1st ODI
4 February 1981
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- EH Mattis (WIN) made his ODI debut.
2nd ODI
References
- ^ "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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