West Indian cricket team in England in 2004
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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
. That was followed by 3 first-class matches and 4 Tests.
England won the Test series by 4-0, the first time England has ever won all the Tests in one series against West Indies.
New Zealand won the NatWest Series, beating West Indies by 107 runs in the final.
English cricket team
The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...
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
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
. That was followed by 3 first-class matches and 4 Tests.
England won the Test series by 4-0, the first time England has ever won all the Tests in one series against West Indies.
New Zealand won the NatWest Series, beating West Indies by 107 runs in the final.
- 1st Test at Lord's Cricket GroundLord's Cricket GroundLord's Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board , the European Cricket Council and, until August 2005, the...
, 22 July-26 July: England won by 210 runs. - 2nd Test at Edgbaston Cricket GroundEdgbaston Cricket GroundEdgbaston Cricket Ground, also known as the County Ground or Edgbaston Stadium, is a cricket ground in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England...
, 29 July-2 August: England won by 256 runs. - 3rd Test at Old Trafford, 12 August-16 August: England won by 7 wickets.
- 4th Test at The OvalThe OvalThe Kia Oval, still commonly referred to by its original name of The Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth. In the past it was also sometimes called the Kennington Oval...
, 19 August-23 August: England won by 10 wickets.