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Wisden Trophy
The Wisden Trophy is awarded to the winner of the Test cricket series played between England and the West Indies. It was first awarded in 1963 to commemorate the hundredth edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Series are played in accordance with the International Cricket Council's future tours...
Test cricket
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
series played between England and West Indies which dates back to 1963. It is usually played alternately in England and West Indies, although early series were predominately played in England. "The Wisden Trophy" series varies between three and six Tests.
In the series' 44 year history, the trophy has changed hands on three occasions (1968, 1973 and 2000). The West Indies won the first Wisden Trophy in 1963 and held the cup until 1968. England then held the trophy for a brief period between 1968 and 1973. After the 1973 series the West Indies retained the trophy for 27 years. This included a 16 year period (1974–1990) where the West Indies did not lose a Test. The new millennium
Millennium
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proved to be the turning point in the series as England won the 2000 Wisden Trophy 3–1 to regain the trophy. They have successfully defended the trophy three times and have not lost a Test since the 2000 series.
The next Wisden Trophy series will take place in the West Indies in 2009 and will consist of four Test matches. Overall, the West Indians have won 12 Wisden Trophy series, England have won six Wisden Trophy series and there have been three drawn series. A total of 21 Wisden Trophy series have been played.
List of Wisden Trophy series
| Series | Season | Host | Tests Test cricket Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days... |
England | West Indies | Draw | Series result | Holder at the end of the series | Notes | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 1963 West Indian cricket team in England in 1963 The West Indian cricket team in England in 1963 played 30 first-class matches of which they won 15, lost 2 and drew 13. West Indies played five Tests and won the series against England by three matches to one, with one game drawn.... |
England | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | West Indies | West Indies | |||||||||||
| 2 | 1966 West Indian cricket team in England in 1966 The West Indies cricket team toured England in the 1966 season to play a five-match Test series against England. West Indies won the series 3-1 with one match drawn.... |
England | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 1967–68 | West Indies | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | England | England | |||||||||||
| 4 | 1969 West Indian cricket team in England in 1969 The West Indies cricket team toured England in the 1969 season to play a three-match Test series against England. England won the series 2-0 with one match drawn.... |
England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 1973 West Indian cricket team in England in 1973 The West Indian cricket team in England in 1973 played 17 first-class matches including three Tests. The team won the series against England by two matches to nil, with one drawn game... |
England | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | West Indies | West Indies | |||||||||||
| 6 | 1973–74 | West Indies | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Series drawn | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 1976 West Indian cricket team in England in 1976 The West Indian cricket team toured England in 1976, spending virtually the whole of the 1976 English cricket season in England. West Indies also played one match in Ireland in July.... |
England | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | West Indies | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 1980 West Indian cricket team in England in 1980 The West Indian cricket team toured England in 1980, spending virtually the whole of the 1980 English cricket season in England. West Indies also played two matches in Ireland and two in Scotland.... |
England | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | 1980–81 | West Indies | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | The Second Test of this series was abandoned due the Guyanese Government revoking Robin Jackman Robin Jackman Robin Jackman is a former English cricketer, who played in four Tests and fifteen ODIs for England from 1974 to 1983. He was a seam bowler and useful tail-end batsman. During a first-class career lasting from 1966 to 1982, he took 1,402 wickets... 's visa. |
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| 10 | 1984 West Indian cricket team in England in 1984 The West Indian cricket team in England in 1984 played three One Day Internationals and five Tests. West Indies beat England 2-1 in the ODI series and then whitewashed England in the Test series, winning 5-0... |
England | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 11 | 1985–86 | West Indies | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 12 | 1988 West Indian cricket team in England in 1988 The West Indian cricket team played 16 first-class cricket matches in England in 1988, under the captaincy of Viv Richards. The West Indies enjoyed tremendous success during the tour, while England endured a "disastrous summer" of continuous change.... |
England | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 13 | 1989–90 | West Indies | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 14 | 1991 West Indian cricket team in England in 1991 The West Indian cricket team in England in 1991 played three one day internationals and five Tests.The test series was drawn 2-2.* – England won by 115 runs* – match drawn... |
England | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Series drawn | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 1993–94 English cricket team in West Indies in 1993-94 England came into the First Test with some confidence, having enjoyed a largely successful series of warm-up matches and winning the first One-day International. Captain Mike Atherton was in particularly good form with the bat at the top of the order... |
West Indies | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | West Indies | ||||||||||||
| 16 | 1995 West Indian cricket team in England in 1995 The first Test saw the home side opt for five specialist bowlers, but there was no place for Angus Fraser despite his performances down-under in the winter. Instead a debut was handed to Peter Martin, who had impressed with a four-wicket haul on his ODI debut, and Devon Malcolm was included on the... |
England | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Series drawn | ||||||||||||
| 17 | 1997–98 English cricket team in West Indies in 1997-98 The West Indian cricket team toured West Indies from 16 January to 8 April 1998 as part of the 1997-98 cricket season. The tour included six Tests and five One Day Internationals... |
West Indies | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | West Indies | First Test was abandoned after the field of play was deemed to be too dangerous due to the highly irregular bounce of the pitch. | |||||||||||
| 18 | 2000 West Indian cricket team in England in 2000 The West Indian cricket team toured England in the 2000 cricket season. West Indies played five Tests against England, two in June and three in August, with a triangular One Day International series involving Zimbabwe in July.... |
England | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | England | England | |||||||||||
| 19 | 2003–04 English cricket team in West Indies in 2003-04 -2nd Test 19th March – 23rd March:The second test win meant that England retained the Wisden Trophy.-3rd Test 1st April – 3rd April:Matthew Hoggard claimed a hat-trick in the West Indies 2nd innings. Hoggard got Ramnaresh Sarwan , Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ryan Hinds in successive deliveries... |
West Indies | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 20 | 2004 West Indian cricket team in England in 2004 The West Indies cricket team toured England from 19 June to 31 August 2004. The tour began with 3 One-day matches against county teams, followed by the NatWest Series against England and New Zealand... |
England | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 21 | 2007 West Indian cricket team in England in 2007 The West Indian cricket team toured England from 12 May to 7 July 2007 as part of the 2007 English cricket season. The tour included four Tests, two Twenty20 international matches and three One Day Internationals... |
England | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 22 | 2009 English cricket team in West Indies in 2008–09 The English cricket team toured the West Indies from 25 January 2009 until 3 April 2009. Initially, it was intended that they play four Test matches, one Twenty20 International and five One Day Internationals against the West Indies cricket team... |
West Indies | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | West Indies | West Indies | Second Test was abandoned after 10 balls due to a dangerous outfield. |
23 | 2009 West Indian cricket team in England in 2009 Day 1: Ravi Bopara made his second century , and England closed the day with 289/7. Fidel Edwards took 4 wickets for 53 runs.Day 2: England closed the first innings with 377 runs. West Indies only scored 152 runs in their innings, and Strauss enforced the follow on. West Indies closed the day with... |
England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | England | England | |
| Total | – | – | 105 | 28 | 43 | 34 | – | – | |||||||||||
Summary of results
| Played | Won by England |
Won by West Indies |
Drawn |
All Tests | 105 | 28 (26.7%) | 43 (41.0%) | 34 (32.4%) | |
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| Tests in England | 62 | 20 (32.3%) | 26 (41.9%) | 16 (25.8%) | |||||
| Tests in West Indies | 43 | 8 (18.6%) | 17 (39.5%) | 18 (41.9%) |
All series | 23 | 7 (30.4%) | 13 (56.5%) | 3 (13.0%) |
| Series in England | 14 | 5 (35.7%) | 7 (50.0%) | 2 (14.3%) | |||||
| Series in West Indies | 9 | 2 (22.2%) | 6 (66.7%) | 1 (11.1%) | |||||
List of captains
The table below is a list of cricket captainsCaptain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
for each team in the Wisden Trophy
Wisden Trophy
The Wisden Trophy is awarded to the winner of the Test cricket series played between England and the West Indies. It was first awarded in 1963 to commemorate the hundredth edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Series are played in accordance with the International Cricket Council's future tours...
. The list is in chronological order of appearance.
| England captains Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... |
West Indies captains Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... |
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| Number | Captain Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... |
Year(s) | Tests Test cricket Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days... in series |
Total Tests Test cricket Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days... |
Number | Captain Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... |
Year(s) | Tests Test cricket Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days... in series |
Total Tests Test cricket Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days... |
| 1 | Ted Dexter Ted Dexter Edward Ralph Dexter CBE is a former English cricketer... |
1963 West Indian cricket team in England in 1963 The West Indian cricket team in England in 1963 played 30 first-class matches of which they won 15, lost 2 and drew 13. West Indies played five Tests and won the series against England by three matches to one, with one game drawn.... |
1–5 | 5 | 1 | Frank Worrell Frank Worrell Sir Frank Mortimer Maglinne Worrell is sometimes referred to by his nickname of Tae and was a West Indies cricketer and Jamaican senator... |
1963 West Indian cricket team in England in 1963 The West Indian cricket team in England in 1963 played 30 first-class matches of which they won 15, lost 2 and drew 13. West Indies played five Tests and won the series against England by three matches to one, with one game drawn.... |
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| 2 | Mike Smith | 1966 West Indian cricket team in England in 1966 The West Indies cricket team toured England in the 1966 season to play a five-match Test series against England. West Indies won the series 3-1 with one match drawn.... |
1 | 1 | 2 | Garry Sobers | 1966 West Indian cricket team in England in 1966 The West Indies cricket team toured England in the 1966 season to play a five-match Test series against England. West Indies won the series 3-1 with one match drawn.... , 1967–68, 1969 West Indian cricket team in England in 1969 The West Indies cricket team toured England in the 1969 season to play a three-match Test series against England. England won the series 2-0 with one match drawn.... |
1–5, 1–5, 1–3 | 13 |
| 3 | Colin Cowdrey Colin Cowdrey Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, CBE , better known as Colin Cowdrey, was the Captain of Oxford University, Kent County Cricket Club and the England cricket team in a career that lasted from 1950 to 1976... |
1966 West Indian cricket team in England in 1966 The West Indies cricket team toured England in the 1966 season to play a five-match Test series against England. West Indies won the series 3-1 with one match drawn.... , 1967–68 |
2–4, 1–5 | 8 | |||||
| 4 | Brian Close Brian Close Dennis Brian Close , usually known as Brian Close, is a former cricketer who is the youngest man ever to play Test cricket for England. He was picked for the Test team to play against New Zealand, in July 1949, when he was 18 years old. Close went on to play 22 Test matches for England,... |
1966 West Indian cricket team in England in 1966 The West Indies cricket team toured England in the 1966 season to play a five-match Test series against England. West Indies won the series 3-1 with one match drawn.... |
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| 5 | Ray Illingworth Ray Illingworth Raymond Illingworth, CBE is a former English cricketer, cricket commentator and cricket administrator. He was one of only nine players to have taken 2,000 wickets and made 20,000 runs in First class cricket, and the last one to do so... |
1969 West Indian cricket team in England in 1969 The West Indies cricket team toured England in the 1969 season to play a three-match Test series against England. England won the series 2-0 with one match drawn.... , 1973 West Indian cricket team in England in 1973 The West Indian cricket team in England in 1973 played 17 first-class matches including three Tests. The team won the series against England by two matches to nil, with one drawn game... |
1–3, 1–3 | 6 | 3 | Rohan Kanhai Rohan Kanhai Rohan Bholalall Kanhai is a former West Indian Cricket player of Indo-Guyanese descent. He is widely considered as one of the best batsmen of the 1960s. Kanhai featured in several great West Indian teams, playing with, among others, Sir Garfield Sobers, Roy Fredericks, Lance Gibbs, and Alvin... |
1973 West Indian cricket team in England in 1973 The West Indian cricket team in England in 1973 played 17 first-class matches including three Tests. The team won the series against England by two matches to nil, with one drawn game... , 1973–74 |
1–3, 1–5 | 8 |
| 6 | Mike Denness Mike Denness Mike Denness is a former Scottish cricketer who played for England, Scotland, Essex and Kent. Scotland did not have a representative international team at the time of Denness' career, so he could only play for England at Test and ODI level. Denness became the first Scotsman to captain England... |
1973–74 | 1–5 | 5 | |||||
| 7 | Tony Greig Tony Greig Anthony "Tony" William Greig is a former English Test cricketer and currently a commentator.Born in Queenstown, South Africa, Greig qualified to play for England by virtue of his Scottish father. He was a tall batting all-rounder who bowled both medium pace and off spin. He became captain of the... |
1976 West Indian cricket team in England in 1976 The West Indian cricket team toured England in 1976, spending virtually the whole of the 1976 English cricket season in England. West Indies also played one match in Ireland in July.... |
1–5 | 5 | 4 | Clive Lloyd Clive Lloyd Clive Hubert Lloyd CBE AO is a former West Indies cricketer. He captained the West Indies between 1974 and 1985 and oversaw their rise to become the dominant Test-playing nation, a position that was only relinquished in the latter half of the 1990s... |
1976 West Indian cricket team in England in 1976 The West Indian cricket team toured England in 1976, spending virtually the whole of the 1976 English cricket season in England. West Indies also played one match in Ireland in July.... , 1980 West Indian cricket team in England in 1980 The West Indian cricket team toured England in 1980, spending virtually the whole of the 1980 English cricket season in England. West Indies also played two matches in Ireland and two in Scotland.... , 1980–81, 1984 West Indian cricket team in England in 1984 The West Indian cricket team in England in 1984 played three One Day Internationals and five Tests. West Indies beat England 2-1 in the ODI series and then whitewashed England in the Test series, winning 5-0... |
1–5, 1–5, 1–4, 1–5 | 19 |
| 8 | Ian Botham Ian Botham Sir Ian Terence Botham OBE is a former England Test cricketer and Test team captain, and current cricket commentator. He was a genuine all-rounder with 14 centuries and 383 wickets in Test cricket, and remains well-known by his nickname "Beefy"... |
1980 West Indian cricket team in England in 1980 The West Indian cricket team toured England in 1980, spending virtually the whole of the 1980 English cricket season in England. West Indies also played two matches in Ireland and two in Scotland.... , 1980–81 |
1–5, 1–4 | 9 | |||||
| 9 | David Gower David Gower David Ivon Gower OBE is a former English cricketer who became a commentator for Sky Sports. Although he eventually rose to the captaincy of the England cricket team during the 1980s, he is best known for being one of the most stylish left-handed batsmen of the modern era. Gower played 117 Test... |
1984 West Indian cricket team in England in 1984 The West Indian cricket team in England in 1984 played three One Day Internationals and five Tests. West Indies beat England 2-1 in the ODI series and then whitewashed England in the Test series, winning 5-0... , 1985–86 |
1–5, 1–5 | 10 | 5 | Viv Richards Viv Richards Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards, KNH, OBE is a former West Indian cricketer. Better known by his second name, Vivian or, more popularly, simply as Viv or King Viv Richards was voted one of the five Cricketers of the Century in 2000, by a 100-member panel of experts, along with Sir Donald... |
1985–86, 1988 West Indian cricket team in England in 1988 The West Indian cricket team played 16 first-class cricket matches in England in 1988, under the captaincy of Viv Richards. The West Indies enjoyed tremendous success during the tour, while England endured a "disastrous summer" of continuous change.... , 1989–90, 1991 West Indian cricket team in England in 1991 The West Indian cricket team in England in 1991 played three one day internationals and five Tests.The test series was drawn 2-2.* – England won by 115 runs* – match drawn... |
1–5, 1–5, 1 and 3–4, 1–5 | 18 |
| 10 | Mike Gatting Mike Gatting Michael "Mike" William Gatting OBE is a former English cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Middlesex and for England from 1977 to 1995, captaining the national side in twenty-three Test matches between 1986 and 1988... |
1988 West Indian cricket team in England in 1988 The West Indian cricket team played 16 first-class cricket matches in England in 1988, under the captaincy of Viv Richards. The West Indies enjoyed tremendous success during the tour, while England endured a "disastrous summer" of continuous change.... |
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| 11 | John Emburey John Emburey John Ernest Emburey is a former English cricketer, who played for Middlesex, Northamptonshire, Western Province, Berkshire and England.... |
1988 West Indian cricket team in England in 1988 The West Indian cricket team played 16 first-class cricket matches in England in 1988, under the captaincy of Viv Richards. The West Indies enjoyed tremendous success during the tour, while England endured a "disastrous summer" of continuous change.... |
2–3 | 2 | |||||
| 12 | Chris Cowdrey Chris Cowdrey Christopher Stuart "Chris" Cowdrey is an English former cricketer. Cowdrey played for Kent, Glamorgan and England as an all-rounder... |
1988 West Indian cricket team in England in 1988 The West Indian cricket team played 16 first-class cricket matches in England in 1988, under the captaincy of Viv Richards. The West Indies enjoyed tremendous success during the tour, while England endured a "disastrous summer" of continuous change.... |
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| 13 | Graham Gooch Graham Gooch Graham Alan Gooch OBE DL is a former cricketer who captained Essex and England. He was one of the most successful international batsmen of his generation, and through a career spanning from 1973 until 2000, he became the most prolific run scorer of all time with 67,057 runs... |
1988 West Indian cricket team in England in 1988 The West Indian cricket team played 16 first-class cricket matches in England in 1988, under the captaincy of Viv Richards. The West Indies enjoyed tremendous success during the tour, while England endured a "disastrous summer" of continuous change.... , 1989–90, 1991 West Indian cricket team in England in 1991 The West Indian cricket team in England in 1991 played three one day internationals and five Tests.The test series was drawn 2-2.* – England won by 115 runs* – match drawn... |
5, 1–2, 1–5 | 8 | |||||
| 14 | Allan Lamb Allan Lamb Allan Joseph Lamb is a former England cricketer and captain who played for the first class teams of Western Province and Northamptonshire, the latter as an Overseas player... |
1989–90 | 3–4 | 2 | 6 | Desmond Haynes Desmond Haynes Desmond Leo Haynes is a West Indian cricketer and cricket coach. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1991. Haynes formed a formidable partnership with Gordon Greenidge for the West Indies cricket team in Test cricket during 1980s. Between them they managed 16 century stands, four in excess of... |
1989–90 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Michael Atherton | 1993–94 English cricket team in West Indies in 1993-94 England came into the First Test with some confidence, having enjoyed a largely successful series of warm-up matches and winning the first One-day International. Captain Mike Atherton was in particularly good form with the bat at the top of the order... , 1995 West Indian cricket team in England in 1995 The first Test saw the home side opt for five specialist bowlers, but there was no place for Angus Fraser despite his performances down-under in the winter. Instead a debut was handed to Peter Martin, who had impressed with a four-wicket haul on his ODI debut, and Devon Malcolm was included on the... , 1997–98 English cricket team in West Indies in 1997-98 The West Indian cricket team toured West Indies from 16 January to 8 April 1998 as part of the 1997-98 cricket season. The tour included six Tests and five One Day Internationals... |
1–5, 1–6, 1–6 | 17 | 7 | Richie Richardson Richie Richardson Richard Benjamin Richardson is a retired West Indies cricketer and a former captain of the West Indian cricket team.Richardson was born in Five Islands Village, Antigua. He began his career with the Leewards Islands in 1982 as an opener and after his second season he was called up by the West... |
1993–94 English cricket team in West Indies in 1993-94 England came into the First Test with some confidence, having enjoyed a largely successful series of warm-up matches and winning the first One-day International. Captain Mike Atherton was in particularly good form with the bat at the top of the order... , 1995 West Indian cricket team in England in 1995 The first Test saw the home side opt for five specialist bowlers, but there was no place for Angus Fraser despite his performances down-under in the winter. Instead a debut was handed to Peter Martin, who had impressed with a four-wicket haul on his ODI debut, and Devon Malcolm was included on the... |
1–4, 1–6 | 10 |
| 8 | Courtney Walsh Courtney Walsh Courtney Andrew Walsh is a former international cricketer who represented the West Indies from 1984 to 2001, captaining the West Indies in 22 Test matches... |
1993–94 English cricket team in West Indies in 1993-94 England came into the First Test with some confidence, having enjoyed a largely successful series of warm-up matches and winning the first One-day International. Captain Mike Atherton was in particularly good form with the bat at the top of the order... |
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| 9 | Brian Lara Brian Lara Brian Charles Lara, TC, OCC, AM is a former West Indian international cricket player. Lara is generally regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time... |
1997–98 English cricket team in West Indies in 1997-98 The West Indian cricket team toured West Indies from 16 January to 8 April 1998 as part of the 1997-98 cricket season. The tour included six Tests and five One Day Internationals... , 2003–04 English cricket team in West Indies in 2003-04 -2nd Test 19th March – 23rd March:The second test win meant that England retained the Wisden Trophy.-3rd Test 1st April – 3rd April:Matthew Hoggard claimed a hat-trick in the West Indies 2nd innings. Hoggard got Ramnaresh Sarwan , Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ryan Hinds in successive deliveries... , 2004 West Indian cricket team in England in 2004 The West Indies cricket team toured England from 19 June to 31 August 2004. The tour began with 3 One-day matches against county teams, followed by the NatWest Series against England and New Zealand... |
1–6, 1–4, 1–4 | 14 | |||||
| 16 | Nasser Hussain Nasser Hussain Nasser Hussain OBE is a former Essex and England cricketer.Beginning his career in a strong Essex side in the late 1980s, he was an outstanding fielder and a stylish but inconsistent batsman. In first-class cricket from 1987 to 2004 Hussain scored 20,698 runs in 334 matches at an average of 42.06,... |
2000 West Indian cricket team in England in 2000 The West Indian cricket team toured England in the 2000 cricket season. West Indies played five Tests against England, two in June and three in August, with a triangular One Day International series involving Zimbabwe in July.... |
1 and 3–5 | 4 | 10 | Jimmy Adams Jimmy Adams James Clive "Jimmy" Adams is a former Jamaican cricketer, who represented the West Indies as player and captain during his career. He was a steady left-handed batsman, useful left-arm orthodox spin bowler and good fielder, especially in the gully position... |
2000 West Indian cricket team in England in 2000 The West Indian cricket team toured England in the 2000 cricket season. West Indies played five Tests against England, two in June and three in August, with a triangular One Day International series involving Zimbabwe in July.... |
1–5 | 5 |
| 17 | Alec Stewart Alec Stewart Alec James Stewart OBE is a retired English cricketer, a right-handed batsman-wicketkeeper and former captain of the England cricket team... |
2000 West Indian cricket team in England in 2000 The West Indian cricket team toured England in the 2000 cricket season. West Indies played five Tests against England, two in June and three in August, with a triangular One Day International series involving Zimbabwe in July.... |
2 | 1 | |||||
| 18 | Michael Vaughan Michael Vaughan Michael Paul Vaughan OBE is a retired cricketer who represented Yorkshire and England. A classically elegant right-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner, Vaughan was ranked one of the best batsmen in the world following the 2002/3 Ashes, in which he scored 633 runs, including three centuries... |
2003–04 English cricket team in West Indies in 2003-04 -2nd Test 19th March – 23rd March:The second test win meant that England retained the Wisden Trophy.-3rd Test 1st April – 3rd April:Matthew Hoggard claimed a hat-trick in the West Indies 2nd innings. Hoggard got Ramnaresh Sarwan , Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ryan Hinds in successive deliveries... , 2004 West Indian cricket team in England in 2004 The West Indies cricket team toured England from 19 June to 31 August 2004. The tour began with 3 One-day matches against county teams, followed by the NatWest Series against England and New Zealand... , 2007 West Indian cricket team in England in 2007 The West Indian cricket team toured England from 12 May to 7 July 2007 as part of the 2007 English cricket season. The tour included four Tests, two Twenty20 international matches and three One Day Internationals... |
1–4, 1–4, 2–4 | 11 | |||||
| 19 | Andrew Strauss Andrew Strauss Andrew John Strauss, OBE is an English cricketer who plays county cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club and is the captain of England's Test cricket team. A fluent left-handed opening batsman, Strauss favours scoring off the back foot, mostly playing cut and pull shots... |
2007 West Indian cricket team in England in 2007 The West Indian cricket team toured England from 12 May to 7 July 2007 as part of the 2007 English cricket season. The tour included four Tests, two Twenty20 international matches and three One Day Internationals... , 2008–09 English cricket team in West Indies in 2008–09 The English cricket team toured the West Indies from 25 January 2009 until 3 April 2009. Initially, it was intended that they play four Test matches, one Twenty20 International and five One Day Internationals against the West Indies cricket team... |
1 and 1–5 | 6 | 11 | Ramnaresh Sarwan Ramnaresh Sarwan Ramnaresh Ronnie Sarwan is a West Indian cricketer of Indo-Guyanese origin and a member of the West Indies cricket team.... |
2007 West Indian cricket team in England in 2007 The West Indian cricket team toured England from 12 May to 7 July 2007 as part of the 2007 English cricket season. The tour included four Tests, two Twenty20 international matches and three One Day Internationals... |
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| 12 | Daren Ganga Daren Ganga Daren Ganga is a West Indian cricketer of East Indian descent. He is a right-handed top order batsman and part-time right-arm offbreak bowler. After debuting as a 19 year old he has found himself in and out of the West Indies team, playing regularly for and at times captaining the West Indies A... |
2007 West Indian cricket team in England in 2007 The West Indian cricket team toured England from 12 May to 7 July 2007 as part of the 2007 English cricket season. The tour included four Tests, two Twenty20 international matches and three One Day Internationals... |
2–4 | 3 | |||||
| 13 | Chris Gayle Chris Gayle Christopher Henry "Chris" Gayle is a Jamaican cricketer who currently plays international cricket for the West Indies. He captained the West Indies' side from 2007 to 2010. He plays domestic cricket for Jamaica, and has also represented Worcestershire, the Western Warriors and the Kolkata Knight... |
2008–09 English cricket team in West Indies in 2008–09 The English cricket team toured the West Indies from 25 January 2009 until 3 April 2009. Initially, it was intended that they play four Test matches, one Twenty20 International and five One Day Internationals against the West Indies cricket team... |
1–5 | 5 | |||||
Team records
Higher innings totals were scored outside The Wisden Trophy era. In the 1930 timeless TestTimeless Test
A timeless Test is a match of Test cricket played under no limitation of time, which means the match is played until one side wins or the match is tied, with theoretically no possibility of a draw. The format means that it is not possible to play defensively for a draw when the allotted time runs...
England scored 849 on their first innings at Sabina Park
Sabina Park
Sabina Park is the home of the Kingston Cricket Club, and is the only Test cricket ground in Kingston, Jamaica and is often referred to as "The Holiday Home of Cricket"....
. Other high scores include West Indies 681/8 declaration
Declaration and forfeiture
In the sport of cricket a declaration occurs when a captain declares his team's innings closed and a forfeiture is when a captain chooses to forfeit an innings. Declaration and forfeiture are covered in Law 14 of the Laws of cricket...
in 1954 at the Queen's Park Oval
Queen's Park Oval
Queen's Park Oval, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, is currently the largest capacity cricket ground in the West Indies and has hosted more Test matches than any other ground in the Caribbean. It also hosted a number of matches in the 2007 Cricket World Cup. It is privately owned by the...
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| Rank | Runs Run (cricket) In the sport of cricket, a run is the basic unit of scoring. Runs are scored by a batsman, and the aggregate of the scores of a team's batsmen constitutes the team's score. A batsman scoring 50 or 100 runs , or any higher multiple of 50 runs, is considered a particular achievement... | Team | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 751/5 (dec) (202 overs) | West Indies | 2004 |
| 2 | 749/9 (dec) (194.4 overs) | West Indies | 2009 |
| 3 | 692/8 (dec) (163 overs) | West Indies | 1995 |
| 4 | 687/8 (dec) (182.5 overs) | West Indies | 1976 |
| 5 | 652/8 (dec) (168.4 overs) | West Indies | 1973 |
| 6 | 606 (143 overs) | West Indies | 1984 |
| Rank | Runs Run (cricket) In the sport of cricket, a run is the basic unit of scoring. Runs are scored by a batsman, and the aggregate of the scores of a team's batsmen constitutes the team's score. A batsman scoring 50 or 100 runs , or any higher multiple of 50 runs, is considered a particular achievement... | Team | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 (19.1 overs) | England | 1994 |
| 2 | 47 (25.3 overs) | West Indies | 2004 |
| 3 | 51 (33.2 overs) | England | 2009 |
| 4 | 54 (26.4 overs) | West Indies | 2000 |
| 5 | 61 (26.2 overs) | West Indies | 2000 |
| 6 | 71 (32.5 overs) | England | 1976 |
Batting records
Brian LaraBrian Lara
Brian Charles Lara, TC, OCC, AM is a former West Indian international cricket player. Lara is generally regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time...
is the record holder in the Wisden Trophy for most runs with 2983 runs. Garry Sobers did make 3214 runs against England however his first 1069 runs occurred before the Wisden Trophy was established meaning he has only scored
2145 runs in the Wisden Trophy. Andy Sandham
Andy Sandham
Andrew Sandham was an English cricketer, a right-handed batsman who played 14 Test matches between 1921 and 1930. He scored over 40,000 first-class runs, but bowled only very rarely; he took just 18 wickets in his career.Sandham made his Surrey debut in 1911, and was capped in 1913...
scored 325 runs against the West Indies in 1930 (which at the time was a world record) but this was before the inception of the Wisden Trophy and is therefore not a Wisden Record.
| Rank | Runs Run (cricket) In the sport of cricket, a run is the basic unit of scoring. Runs are scored by a batsman, and the aggregate of the scores of a team's batsmen constitutes the team's score. A batsman scoring 50 or 100 runs , or any higher multiple of 50 runs, is considered a particular achievement... | Player | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2983 (51 inns.) |  Brian LaraBrian Lara Brian Charles Lara, TC, OCC, AM is a former West Indian international cricket player. Lara is generally regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time... |
1994–04 |
| 2 | 2969 (50 inns.) | Viv Richards Viv Richards Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards, KNH, OBE is a former West Indian cricketer. Better known by his second name, Vivian or, more popularly, simply as Viv or King Viv Richards was voted one of the five Cricketers of the Century in 2000, by a 100-member panel of experts, along with Sir Donald... |
1976–91 |
| 3 | 2392 (59 inns.) | Desmond Haynes Desmond Haynes Desmond Leo Haynes is a West Indian cricketer and cricket coach. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1991. Haynes formed a formidable partnership with Gordon Greenidge for the West Indies cricket team in Test cricket during 1980s. Between them they managed 16 century stands, four in excess of... |
1980–94 |
| 4 | 2318 (48 inns.) | Gordon Greenidge Gordon Greenidge Cuthbert Gordon Greenidge MBE is a former member of the West Indies cricket team.Greenidge was an opening batsman for the West Indies. He began his Test career against India at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore in 1974 and continued playing internationally until 1991. He was half of the West... |
1976–90 |
| 5 | 2205 (53 inns.) |  Geoffrey BoycottGeoffrey Boycott Geoffrey Boycott OBE is a former Yorkshire and England cricketer. In a prolific and sometimes controversial playing career from 1962 to 1986, Boycott established himself as one of England's most successful opening batsmen... |
1966–81 |
| Rank | High score | Player | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 400* Not out In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress... (582) |
Brian Lara Brian Lara Brian Charles Lara, TC, OCC, AM is a former West Indian international cricket player. Lara is generally regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time... |
2004 |
| 2 | 375 (538) | Brian Lara Brian Lara Brian Charles Lara, TC, OCC, AM is a former West Indian international cricket player. Lara is generally regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time... |
1994 |
| 3 | 302 (430) | Lawrence Rowe Lawrence Rowe Lawrence George Rowe is a former West Indian cricketer.Lawrence, also known as "Yagga", was an elegant right-handed batsman described by Michael Holding, his team mate, as "the best batsman I ever saw". It was felt that his ability was so extraordinary that Sobers believed he could have been the... |
1974 |
| 4 | 291 (386) | Viv Richards Viv Richards Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards, KNH, OBE is a former West Indian cricketer. Better known by his second name, Vivian or, more popularly, simply as Viv or King Viv Richards was voted one of the five Cricketers of the Century in 2000, by a 100-member panel of experts, along with Sir Donald... |
1976 |
| 5 | 291 (452) | Ramnaresh Sarwan Ramnaresh Sarwan Ramnaresh Ronnie Sarwan is a West Indian cricketer of Indo-Guyanese origin and a member of the West Indies cricket team.... |
2009 |
Other batting feats include: Viv Richards
Viv Richards
Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards, KNH, OBE is a former West Indian cricketer. Better known by his second name, Vivian or, more popularly, simply as Viv or King Viv Richards was voted one of the five Cricketers of the Century in 2000, by a 100-member panel of experts, along with Sir Donald...
56 ball century in the fifth Test of the 1985–86 series is the fastest Test century (in terms of balls faced). Andy Roberts scored 25 runs in one over in the first Test of the 1980–81 series. This is the fourth most runs in a single over at Test level. The over went 46266L
Leg bye
In the sport of cricket, a leg bye is a run scored by the batting team when the batsman has not hit the ball with his bat, but the ball has hit the batsman's body or protective gear.-Scoring leg byes:...
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Bowling records
Sobers took 102 wickets against England, however 18 of these wickets occurred before the Wisden Trophy and therefore meant that he only took 84 wickets in the Wisden Trophy records. Alf ValentineAlf Valentine
Alfred Louis Valentine, April 28, 1930–11 May 2004 , was a West Indian cricketer in the 1950s and 1960s. He is most famous for his performance in the West Indies' 1950 tour of England, which was immortalised in the Victory Calypso.-The 1950 tour:...
claimed 33 wickets (from 422.3 overs) for the West Indies in the 1950 tour against England before the Wisden Trophy was established.
| Rank | Wickets | Player | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 164 (8284 balls) | Curtly Ambrose Curtly Ambrose Curtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose is a former West Indian cricketer. His skill was as a right-arm fast bowler, especially in partnership with Courtney Walsh... |
1988–00 |
| 2 | 145 (8818 balls) | Courtney Walsh Courtney Walsh Courtney Andrew Walsh is a former international cricketer who represented the West Indies from 1984 to 2001, captaining the West Indies in 22 Test matches... |
1986–00 |
| 3 | 127 (5790 balls) | Malcolm Marshall Malcolm Marshall By 1984 Marshall was seen as one of the finest bowlers in the world, and he demoralised England that summer, especially at Headingley, where he ran through the order in the second innings to finish with 7-53, despite having broken his thumb whilst fielding in the first innings... |
1980–91 |
| 4 | 100 (8841 balls) | Lance Gibbs Lance Gibbs Lancelot Richard Gibbs is a former West Indies cricketer, one of the most successful spin bowlers in Test cricket history. He took 309 Test wickets, only the second player to pass 300, the first spinner to pass that milestone, and had an exceptional economy rate of under two runs per over... |
1963–74 |
| 5 | 96 (4486 balls) | Michael Holding Michael Holding Michael Anthony Holding is a former West Indian cricketer. One of the fastest bowlers ever to play Test cricket, he was nicknamed 'Whispering Death' by umpires due to his quiet approach to the bowling crease... |
1976–86 |
| Rank | Wickets | Player | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 (203.1 overs) | Malcolm Marshall Malcolm Marshall By 1984 Marshall was seen as one of the finest bowlers in the world, and he demoralised England that summer, especially at Headingley, where he ran through the order in the second innings to finish with 7-53, despite having broken his thumb whilst fielding in the first innings... |
1988 |
| 2 | 34 (220.2 overs) | Courtney Walsh Courtney Walsh Courtney Andrew Walsh is a former international cricketer who represented the West Indies from 1984 to 2001, captaining the West Indies in 22 Test matches... |
2000 |
| 3 | 34 (236.4 overs) | Fred Trueman Fred Trueman Frederick Sewards Trueman OBE was an English cricketer, generally acknowledged as one of the greatest fast bowlers in history. A bowler of genuinely fast pace who was widely known as Fiery Fred, Trueman played first-class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1949 until he retired in 1968... |
1963 |
| 4 | 32 (223.5 overs) | Charlie Griffith Charlie Griffith Charles Christopher Griffith is a former West Indian cricketer who played in 28 Tests from 1960 to 1969. He formed a lethal fast bowling partnership with Wes Hall during the 1960s... |
1963 |
| 5 | 30 (205.5 overs) | Curtly Ambrose Curtly Ambrose Curtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose is a former West Indian cricketer. His skill was as a right-arm fast bowler, especially in partnership with Courtney Walsh... |
1997–98 |
Other bowling feats include: Dominic Cork
Dominic Cork
Dominic Gerald Cork is a former English cricketer. Cork is a right-handed lower-order batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium, and is renowned for his swing and seam control. Making his début in first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1990, he was selected to play for England in 1992, aged 21. He...
's hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
in the fourth Test of the 1995 series dismissing Richie Richardson
Richie Richardson
Richard Benjamin Richardson is a retired West Indies cricketer and a former captain of the West Indian cricket team.Richardson was born in Five Islands Village, Antigua. He began his career with the Leewards Islands in 1982 as an opener and after his second season he was called up by the West...
(bowled
Bowled
Bowled is a method of dismissing a batsman in the sport of cricket. This method of dismissal is covered by Law 30 of the Laws of cricket.A batsman is out bowled if his wicket is put down by a ball delivered by the bowler...
), Junior Murray
Junior Murray
Junior Randalph Murray is a West Indian cricketer.One of a handful of Grenadians to play Test cricket for the West Indies, Junior Murray was a wicketkeeper batsman...
(lbw
Leg before wicket
In the sport of cricket, leg before wicket is one of the ways in which a batsman can be dismissed. An umpire will rule a batsman out LBW under a series of circumstances which primarily include the ball striking the batsman's body when it would otherwise have continued on to hit the batsman's...
) and Carl Hooper
Carl Hooper
Carl Llewellyn Hooper is a former West Indian cricket player and captain.-Career:He was a right-handed batsman and off-spin bowler, who came to prominence in the late 1980s in a side that included such players as Gordon Greenidge, Desmond Haynes, Malcolm Marshall and Courtney Walsh and represented...
(lbw). Matthew Hoggard
Matthew Hoggard
Matthew James Hoggard MBE is an English cricketer. The 6' 2" Hoggard is a right arm fast-medium bowler and right-handed batsman. He played international cricket for England cricket team from 2000-2008, playing both Test cricket and One Day International cricket. He is currently the captain of...
's hat-trick in the third Test of the 2003–04 series dismissing Ramnaresh Sarwan
Ramnaresh Sarwan
Ramnaresh Ronnie Sarwan is a West Indian cricketer of Indo-Guyanese origin and a member of the West Indies cricket team....
(caught), Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Shivnarine "Shiv" Chanderpaul is a cricketer, and former captain of the West Indies cricket team. He is the first Indo-Caribbean in the West Indies team to play 100 Tests for the West Indies and has captained them in 14 Tests and 16 One Day Internationals...
(lbw) and Ryan Hinds
Ryan Hinds
Ryan O'Neal Hinds is a West Indian cricketer. He is a left-hand batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox bowler.Hinds made his debut for Barbados during the 1998 Commonwealth Games, aged just 17...
(caught). The over
Over (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, an over is a set of six consecutive balls bowled in succession. An over is normally bowled by a single bowler. However, in the event of injury preventing a bowler from completing an over, it is completed by a teammate....
finished 000WWW.
Andrew Caddick
Andrew Caddick
Andrew Richard Caddick is a retired cricketer who played for England as a fast-medium bowler. At 6 ft 5in, Caddick was a successful bowler for England for a decade, taking 13 five-wicket hauls in Test matches...
's four wicket over in the fourth Test of the 2000 series. This was the sixth time at Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
level of this occurring. In the over he dismissed Ridley Jacobs
Ridley Jacobs
Ridley Detamore Jacobs , is a left-handed batsman who was a regular fixture in the West Indian cricket team in the 1990s and 2000s. He made his Test match debut on his 31st birthday, playing in 65 Tests in six years...
(lbw), Nixon McLean
Nixon McLean
Nixon Alexei McNamara McLean is a West Indian cricketer. He is a right-arm fast medium bowler and a left-handed batsman...
(bowled), Curtly Ambrose
Curtly Ambrose
Curtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose is a former West Indian cricketer. His skill was as a right-arm fast bowler, especially in partnership with Courtney Walsh...
(bowled) and Reon King
Reon King
Reon Dane King has played 19 Tests and 50 One Day Internationals for the West Indies.An athletic paceman from Guyana with a slinky run sometimes compared to Michael Holding's, King bowls through that run rather than setting himself at the crease, but was still considered to be West Indies' fastest...
(bowled) and the over finished W0WW0nb
No ball
In the sport of cricket a no ball is a penalty against the fielding team, usually as a result of an illegal delivery by the bowler. The delivery of a no ball results in one run to be added to the batting team's score, and an additional ball must be bowled...
W.
Captaincy records
John GoddardJohn Goddard
John Douglas Claude Goddard was a cricketer and one-time captain of the West Indies Test side.Goddard was born in Fontabelle, St Michael, Barbados. He captained the West Indian team through several tours, including West Indies' maiden tours of India and New Zealand. His first stretch as a...
won five Test matches as captain for West Indies but this occurred between 1948 and 1957 before the Wisden Trophy was established.
| Rank | Most Test Test cricket Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days... matches | Player | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Clive Lloyd Clive Lloyd Clive Hubert Lloyd CBE AO is a former West Indies cricketer. He captained the West Indies between 1974 and 1985 and oversaw their rise to become the dominant Test-playing nation, a position that was only relinquished in the latter half of the 1990s... |
1976–84 |
| 2 | 18 | Viv Richards Viv Richards Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards, KNH, OBE is a former West Indian cricketer. Better known by his second name, Vivian or, more popularly, simply as Viv or King Viv Richards was voted one of the five Cricketers of the Century in 2000, by a 100-member panel of experts, along with Sir Donald... |
1985–91 |
| 3 | 17 | Michael Atherton |
1993–98 |
| 4 | 14 | Brian Lara Brian Lara Brian Charles Lara, TC, OCC, AM is a former West Indian international cricket player. Lara is generally regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time... |
1997–04 |
| 5 | 13 | Garry Sobers |
1966–69 |
| Rank | Most wins | Player | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 (from 18 matches) | Viv Richards Viv Richards Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards, KNH, OBE is a former West Indian cricketer. Better known by his second name, Vivian or, more popularly, simply as Viv or King Viv Richards was voted one of the five Cricketers of the Century in 2000, by a 100-member panel of experts, along with Sir Donald... |
1985–91 |
| 2 | 11 (from 19 matches) | Clive Lloyd Clive Lloyd Clive Hubert Lloyd CBE AO is a former West Indies cricketer. He captained the West Indies between 1974 and 1985 and oversaw their rise to become the dominant Test-playing nation, a position that was only relinquished in the latter half of the 1990s... |
1976–84 |
| 3 | 10 (from 11 matches) | Michael Vaughan Michael Vaughan Michael Paul Vaughan OBE is a retired cricketer who represented Yorkshire and England. A classically elegant right-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner, Vaughan was ranked one of the best batsmen in the world following the 2002/3 Ashes, in which he scored 633 runs, including three centuries... |
2003–07 |
| 4 | 5 (from 10 matches) | Richie Richardson Richie Richardson Richard Benjamin Richardson is a retired West Indies cricketer and a former captain of the West Indian cricket team.Richardson was born in Five Islands Village, Antigua. He began his career with the Leewards Islands in 1982 as an opener and after his second season he was called up by the West... |
1993–95 |
| 5 | 4 (from 17 matches) | Michael Atherton |
1993–98 |