English cricket team in the West Indies in 1997–98 explained

Series Name:English cricket team in the West Indies in 1997–98
Team1 Image:Flag of England.svg
Team1 Name:England
Team2 Image:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
Team2 Name:West Indies
From Date:16 January
To Date:8 April 1998
Team1 Captain:Mike Atherton
Team2 Captain:Brian Lara
No Of Tests:6
Team1 Tests Won:1
Team2 Tests Won:3
Team1 Tests Most Runs:Alec Stewart (452)
Team2 Tests Most Runs:Brian Lara (417)
Team1 Tests Most Wickets:Angus Fraser (27)
Team2 Tests Most Wickets:Curtly Ambrose (30)
Player Of Test Series:Curtly Ambrose
No Of Odis:5
Team1 Odis Won:1
Team2 Odis Won:4
Team1 Odis Most Runs:Nick Knight (295)
Team2 Odis Most Runs:Brian Lara (299)
Team1 Odis Most Wickets:Adam Hollioake (4)
Team2 Odis Most Wickets:Phil Simmons (9)
Player Of Odi Series:Curtly Ambrose

The English cricket team toured the West Indies from 16 January to 8 April 1998 as part of the 1997–98 West Indies cricket season. The tour included six Tests and five One Day Internationals, with West Indies winning the Test series 3–1 and the ODI series 4–1. Originally five Tests were scheduled; however, the opening Test at Sabina Park was called off after 62 deliveries due to an unsafe pitch,[1] and a sixth Test in Trinidad was hurriedly scheduled to take its place.[2] This is the most recent six-match Test series in international cricket.

Squads

Test SquadsODI Squads
Brian Lara (c)Brian Lara (c)
Ridley Jacobs (wk)
Junior Murray (wk)
Curtly Ambrose
Keith Arthurton
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Mervyn Dillon
Carl Hooper
Angus Fraser (added) Clayton Lambert
Ashley Giles (withdrawn) Rawl Lewis
Nixon McLean
Franklyn Rose
Phil Simmons
Carl Tuckett
Philo Wallace
Courtney Walsh
Stuart Williams

6th Test

ODI series summary

West Indies won the Cable and Wireless Trophy 4–1.

5th ODI

External sources

CricketArchive

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Sabina Park farce . ESPN Cricinfo . 30 January 2019.
  2. News: England to play back-to-back Tests. BBC News. 30 January 1998. 4 January 2022.