England win third Test and end 36-year wait

Sunday, April 4, 2004

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AFP): England beat the West Indies by eight wickets here on Saturday to win the third Test and secure their first series triumph in Caribbean for 36 years.

England, already 2-0 up in the four-match series, wrapped up victory at the Kensington Oval late on the third day when they made 93-2 in their second innings with Mark Butcher hitting the winning runs to finish 12 not out.

Marcus Trescothick had made 42 off 61 balls before being caught by Ridley Jacobs off Corey Collymore while skipper Michael Vaughan was dismissed in the same manner for 32.

Earlier, England had bowled out the West Indies for just 94 with paceman Matthew Hoggard taking a hat-trick in a four wicket haul.

Only West Indies skipper Brian Lara offered any resistance top-scoring with 33 despite twice needing treatment on an injured left arm but even he wasn't able to prevent Michael Vaughan's men from celebrating an historic triumph.

"Everyone has put so much work in, it's been one huge team effort," said Vaughan.

"We owe a big thanks to Graham Thorpe for the way he played on Friday. That century got us out of trouble and I thought in the conditions today our bowlers were brilliant.

"But the real credit goes to Thorpey. He played a gem of a knock. He got us back in the game. We could quite easily have been rolled over for 150.

"We owe a lot to him."

Vaughan also paid tribute to the whole squad.

"The team has worked really hard and we've always had individuals who have put their hands up and given outstanding displays. When the going's got tough, the tough have got going.

"I'm delighted for Hoggy as well."

Now England have their sights set on becoming the first team to clinch a whitewash in the Caribbean in next week's final Test in Antigua.

The last Test will be contested at the Antigua Recreation Ground in St. John's, Antigua, from April 10, where England will attempt to become the first side to complete a Test series whitewash over West Indies in the Caribbean.

England won the first Test in Jamaica by 10 wickets and the second Test in Trinidad by 7 wickets.

Scoreboard at the end of the third Test:

West Indies 1st Innings 224 (R. Sarwan 63; A. Flintoff 5-58)
England 1st Innings 226 (G. Thorpe 119 not out; F. Edwards 4-70)

West Indies 2nd Innings (overnight 21 for one)
C. Gayle b Harmison 15
D. Ganga c Thorpe b Hoggard 11
B. Lara c Vaughan b Harmison 33
R. Sarwan c Giles b Hoggard 5
S. Chanderpaul lbw b Hoggard 0
R. Hinds c Flintoff b Hoggard 0
R. Jacobs c Butcher b Flintoff 1
T. Best c Trescothick b Flintoff 12
P. Collins run out (Hussain) 1
C. Collymore not out 6
F. Edwards c Hussain b Harmison 2
Extras (lb5, nb3) 8
Total (all out, 42.1 overs) 94

Fall of wickets: 1-19, 2-34, 3-45, 4-45, 5-45, 6-48, 7-80, 8-81, 9-85, 10-94
Bowling: Hoggard 14-4-35-4 (1nb), Harmison 15.1-5-34-3, Flintoff 13-4-20-2 (2nb)

England 2nd innings (target: 93 runs)
M. Trescothick c Jacobs b Collymore 42
M. Vaughan c Jacobs b Collymore 32
M. Butcher not out 13
N. Hussain not out 0
Extras (lb3, w1, nb2) 6
Total (2 wkts, 20 overs) 93

Fall of wickets: 1-57, 2-91
Bowling: Edwards 6-0-32-0, Best 3-0-18-0 (1w), Collymore 7-2-24-2, Collins 4-0-16-0 (2nb)
Did not bat: G. Thorpe, A. Flintoff, C. Read, A. Giles, M. Hoggard, S. Jones, S. Harmison.

Result: England won by eight wickets
Umpires: D. Hair, R. Koertzen, TV Replays: B. Doctrove
Match Referee: M Procter.

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