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West Indies v England
England in West Indies 1997/98 (1st Test)
VenueSabina Park, Kingston on 29th January 1998 (5-day match)
Balls per over6
TossEngland won the toss and decided to bat
ResultMatch drawn
UmpiresSA Bucknor, S Venkataraghavan
Third umpireJR Gayle
RefereeBN Jarman

England first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
*MA Athertonc Campbell b Walsh2710--
+AJ Stewartnot out92656--
MA Butcherc SC Williams b Walsh011--
N Hussainc Hooper b Ambrose11822--
GP Thorpenot out01021--
JP Crawleydid not bat 
AJ Hollioakedid not bat 
AR Caddickdid not bat 
DW Headleydid not bat 
ARC Fraserdid not bat 
PCR Tufnelldid not bat 
Extras(4 b, 1 nb)5
Total(3 wickets, 56 minutes, 10.1 overs)17
Fall of wickets:
1-4 (Atherton, 2.1 ov), 2-4 (Butcher, 2.2 ov), 3-9 (Hussain, 7.2 ov)
West Indies bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Walsh5.11102--
Ambrose5   331-1
West Indies first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
SC Williamsdid not bat 
SL Campbelldid not bat 
*BC Laradid not bat 
S Chanderpauldid not bat 
CL Hooperdid not bat 
JC Adamsdid not bat 
+D Williamsdid not bat 
NAM McLeandid not bat 
IR Bishopdid not bat 
CEL Ambrosedid not bat 
CA Walshdid not bat 
Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in one.
--> AJ Stewart (1) passed 20000 runs in First-Class Matches when he reached 1
--> NAM McLean made his debut in Test Matches
After England players had been hit 7 times in the first 10 overs, the game was suspended whilst the pitch conditions were discussed
56 minutes of play were complete when the game was held up
After 90 minutes of discussions the game was officially abandoned.
An additional Test was scheduled for 5-9 February at Port-of-Spain

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