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West Indies v England
Marylebone Cricket Club in West Indies 1967/68 (1st Test)
VenueQueen's Park Oval, Port of Spain on 19th, 20th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th January 1968 (5-day match)
Balls per over6
TossEngland won the toss and decided to bat
ResultMatch drawn
UmpiresRG Gosein, HBD Jordan
Close of play day 1England (1) 244/2 (Cowdrey 72*, Barrington 71*)
Close of play day 2England (1) 546/7 (Titmus 11*, Brown 12*)
Close of play day 3West Indies (1) 195/3 (Kanhai 66*, Lloyd 36*)
Close of play day 4West Indies (1) 363 all out
England first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
G Boycottlbw b Holford68 15610- 
JH Edrichc Murray b Gibbs25 1134- 
*MC Cowdreyc Murray b Griffith72 21812- 
KF Barringtonc Griffith b Gibbs143 390142 
TW Graveneyb Gibbs118 25020- 
+JM Parkslbw b Sobers42 735- 
BL D'Oliveirab Griffith32 544- 
FJ Titmuslbw b Griffith15 493- 
DJ Brownnot out22 513- 
RNS Hobbsc Butcher b Griffith2 17-- 
IJ Jonesc Murray b Griffith2 2-- 
Extras(8 b, 11 lb, 7 nb, 1 w)27
Total(all out, 200.5 overs)568
Fall of wickets:
1-80 (Edrich), 2-110 (Boycott), 3-244 (Cowdrey), 4-432 (Barrington), 5-471 (Graveney), 6-511 (Parks), 7-527 (D'Oliveira), 8-554 (Titmus), 9-566 (Hobbs), 10-568 (Jones, 200.5 ov)
West Indies bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Hall28   5920--
Sobers26   5831--
Griffith29.513695--
Gibbs63   151473--
Holford43   11211--
Lloyd8   3170--
Camacho3   1120--
West Indies first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
SM Nursec Graveney b Titmus41 1756- 
GS Camachoc Graveney b Brown22 883- 
RB Kanhaic Cowdrey b D'Oliveira85 2508- 
BF Butcherlbw b Brown14 262- 
CH Lloydb Jones118 273171 
*GS Sobersc Graveney b Barrington17 852- 
DAJ Holfordrun out4 61- 
+DL Murrayc D'Oliveira b Hobbs16 332- 
CC Griffithc Parks b Jones18 432- 
WW Hallnot out10 511- 
LR Gibbsb Jones1 11-- 
Extras(4 b, 6 lb, 7 nb)17
Total(all out, 135 overs)363
Fall of wickets:
1-50 (Camacho), 2-102 (Nurse), 3-124 (Butcher), 4-240 (Kanhai), 5-290 (Sobers), 6-294 (Holford), 7-329 (Murray), 8-352 (Lloyd), 9-357 (Griffith), 10-363 (Gibbs, 135 ov)
England bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Brown22   3652--
Jones19   5633--
D'Oliveira27   13491--
Titmus34   9911--
Hobbs15   1341--
Barrington18   6441--
West Indies second innings (following on)RunsBallsMins4s6s
SM Nurseb Titmus42 856- 
GS Camachoc Graveney b Barrington43 1115- 
BF Butcherlbw b Brown52 1456- 
RB Kanhaic and b Hobbs37 657- 
CH Lloydc Titmus b Jones2 4-- 
DAJ Holfordb Titmus1 35-- 
*GS Sobersnot out33 1155- 
+DL Murraylbw b Brown0 3-- 
CC Griffithb Brown0 1-- 
WW Hallnot out26 904- 
LR Gibbsdid not bat      
Extras(5 lb, 2 nb)7
Total(8 wickets, 90 overs)243
Fall of wickets:
1-70 (Nurse), 2-100 (Camacho), 3-164 (Kanhai), 4-167 (Lloyd), 5-178 (Holford), 6-180 (Butcher), 7-180 (Murray), 8-180 (Griffith)
England bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Brown14   4273--
Jones15   3321--
D'Oliveira5   2210--
Barrington15   0691--
Hobbs13   2441--
Titmus27   13422--
Cowdrey1   010--
Notes
--> GS Camacho made his debut in Test matches
--> G Boycott (1) 50 in 75 balls
--> MC Cowdrey (1) 50 in 145 balls
--> KF Barrington (1) 50 in 91 balls, 97 minutes
--> KF Barrington (1) 100 in 258 balls, 298 minutes with 11 fours and 2 sixes
--> TW Graveney (1) 50 in 82 balls, 92 minutes
--> TW Graveney (1) 100 in 173 balls, 205 minutes with 19 fours
--> RB Kanhai (1) 50 in 135 balls
--> CH Lloyd (1) 50 in 98 balls, 104 minutes
--> CH Lloyd (1) passed his previous highest score of 82 in Test matches
--> CH Lloyd (1) made his first century in Test matches
--> CH Lloyd (1) 100 in 195 balls, 224 minutes with 15 fours and 1 six
--> GS Sobers (1) passed 16000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 3
--> BF Butcher (2) 50 in 109 balls with 6 fours
--> BF Butcher (2) passed 2000 runs in Test matches when he reached 42
--> GS Camacho made his debut for West Indies in First-Class matches
--> FJ Titmus made his debut in West Indies in Test matches
--> JH Edrich made his debut in West Indies in Test matches
--> DL Murray made his debut in West Indies in Test matches
--> IJ Jones made his debut in West Indies in Test matches
--> G Boycott made his debut in West Indies in Test matches
--> DJ Brown made his debut in West Indies in Test matches
--> DAJ Holford made his debut in West Indies in Test matches
--> BL D'Oliveira made his debut in West Indies in Test matches
--> CH Lloyd made his debut in West Indies in Test matches
--> RNS Hobbs made his debut in West Indies in Test matches
Graveney's century won him the Walter Lawrence Trophy.