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English cricket team in the West Indies in 1989–90

The England national cricket team toured the West Indies from January to April 1990 and played a five-match Test series against the West Indies cricket team which the West Indies won 2–1. The West Indies were captained by Viv Richards, and England by Graham Gooch. England's victory in the First Test at Kingston was their first over the West Indies since the 1973–74 series. The Second Test, scheduled as England’s first at Bourda since the 1973–74 tour (due to the Guyanese government’s refusal to admit Robin Jackman in 1980–81[1] and to admit anyone who had played or coached in apartheid South Africa in 1985–86),[2] was abandoned without a ball being bowled. The Third Test, in which the West Indies were captained by Desmond Haynes, resulted in a draw; following an injury to Gooch in that match, Allan Lamb replaced him as captain for the final two Tests, both of which were won by the West Indies.

In addition to the Tests, the teams played a five-match Limited Overs International (LOI) series which the West Indies won 3–0.[3] A further two LOIs were scheduled to replace the abandoned Test in Guyana.

Test match summary

First Test

  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 27 February was taken as a rest day.
  • There was no play on the fourth day.
  • N Hussain and AJ Stewart (both ENG) made their Test debuts.

Second Test

  • 13 March was planned as a rest day.
  • The match was abandoned on the rest day. It was replaced by two one-day matches on the scheduled fourth and fifth days.[4]

Third Test

  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • 26 March was taken as a rest day.
  • EA Moseley (WIN) made his Test debut.

Fourth Test

  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • 9 April was taken as a rest day.

Fifth Test

  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 13 April was taken as a rest day.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.

ODI series summary

West Indies won the Cable and Wireless Series 3–0, with two no results.

1st ODI

  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • CC Lewis (ENG) and EA Moseley (WIN) made their ODI debuts.

2nd ODI

  • England won the toss and elected to field.

3rd ODI

  • England won the toss and elected to bat.

4th ODI

  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 48 overs per side.

5th ODI

  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced before play started to 38 overs per side.

Georgetown Test Match replacement ODIs

When the Georgetown Test was washed out, two replacement One-Day Internationals were arranged for the scheduled fourth and fifth days of the match; the first of these was itself washed out. These did not count towards the Cable and Wireless ODI Series.

1st ODI

  • No toss made

2nd ODI

  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 49 overs per side.
  • CB Lambert (WIN) made his ODI debut.

References

  1. ^ "New Zealand win a thriller at the Basin: February 28 down the years". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. ^ Woodcock, John (31 August 1985). "Guyana not included for tour of W Indies". The Times. p. 27.
  3. ^ "England in the West Indies 1990". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  4. ^ "West Indies v England 1989-90: Second Test". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1991. Retrieved 4 January 2022 – via ESPNcricinfo.


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