West Indian cricket team in England in 2024

International cricket tour

West Indian cricket team in England in 2024
 
  England West Indies
Dates 10 – 30 July 2024
Captains Ben Stokes Kraigg Brathwaite
Test series

The West Indies cricket team is touring England in July 2024 to play three Test matches against the England cricket team.[1][2] The Test series will form part of the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship.[3] In July 2023, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed the fixtures, as a part of the 2024 home schedule.[4][5]

Squads

 England[6]  West Indies[7]
  • Ben Stokes (c)
  • James Anderson
  • Gus Atkinson
  • Shoaib Bashir
  • Harry Brook
  • Zak Crawley
  • Ben Duckett
  • Dan Lawrence
  • Dillon Pennington
  • Ollie Pope
  • Matthew Potts
  • Joe Root
  • Jamie Smith (wk)
  • Chris Woakes
  • Mark Wood

On 27 June 2024, Kemar Roach was ruled out of the series with a knee injury;[8] Jeremiah Louis was named as his replacement.[9] England's James Anderson was named for the first Test match only, after which he will retire from Test cricket.[10] On 13 July 2024, Mark Wood was added to the England squad for the second Test.[11][12]

Tour match

3-day warm-up match

3–5 July 2024
Scorecard
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First Class Counties XI
339 (72.1 overs)
Kavem Hodge 112 (128)
Farhan Ahmed 4/48 (12 overs)
373/4d (85 overs)
Will Luxton 112* (130)
Kavem Hodge 1/20 (4 overs)
196/5d (44 overs)
Alick Athanaze 66* (99)
Sonny Baker 2/49 (8 overs)
30/2 (10.3 overs)
Hamza Shaikh 17* (28)
Jeremiah Louis 1/5 (3 overs)
Match drawn
County Cricket Ground, Beckenham
Umpires: Hassan Adnan (Eng) and Chris Watts (Eng)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected bat.

Test series

1st Test

10–14 July 2024[n 1]
Scorecard
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121 (41.4 overs)
Mikyle Louis 27 (58)
Gus Atkinson 7/45 (12 overs)
371 (90 overs)
Zak Crawley 76 (89)
Jayden Seales 4/77 (20 overs)
136 (47 overs)
Gudakesh Motie 31* (35)
Gus Atkinson 5/61 (14 overs)
England won by an innings and 114 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Gus Atkinson (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • Gus Atkinson, Jamie Smith (Eng) and Mikyle Louis (WI) all made their Test debuts.
  • James Anderson (Eng) played in his last Test match.[13]
  • Chris Woakes (Eng) took his 150th wicket in Tests.[14]
  • Gus Atkinson (Eng) took his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket, and also registered the second-best bowling figures on Test debut by an English cricketer.[15]
  • Ben Stokes (Eng) took his 200th wicket in Tests.[16]
  • World Test Championship points: England 12, West Indies 0

2nd Test

18–22 July 2024
Scorecard
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3rd Test

26–30 July 2024
Scorecard
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References

  1. ^ "ECB announces England men's and women's home 2024 schedule". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. ^ "England cricket: Men's and women's 2024 summer schedule includes concurrent Pakistan series". BBC Sport. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  3. ^ "West Indies to face England in three Tests in July 2024". Cricket West Indies. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 England Women and England Men home international fixtures released". England and Wales Cricket Board. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  5. ^ "England confirm men's and women's international fixtures for 2024". ESPNcricinfo. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  6. ^ "England name squad for first two Tests against West Indies". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  7. ^ "West Indies announces Test squad for Richards Botham series in England". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Injured Kemar Roach to miss England tour". Cricbuzz. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Knee injury rules Kemar Roach out of West Indies Test tour of England". ESPNcricinfo. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Anderson to retire after Lord's Test against West Indies". ESPNcricinfo. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Mark Wood added to England Men's Test squad to face West Indies". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  12. ^ "England add Mark Wood to Test squad for Trent Bridge". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  13. ^ "'Goodbye to Jimmy and to part of ourselves'". BBC Sports. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Pope takes spellbinding catch for Woakes' 150th wicket". Sky Sports. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  15. ^ "ENG vs WI: Gus Atkinson registers second-best bowling figures on Test debut by an Englishman". Sportstar. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Stokes joins Kallis and Sobers in exclusive cricketing club". Sky Sports. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

Notes

  1. ^ While five days of play were scheduled for each Test, the first Test reached a result in three days.

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