West Indies vs England Cricket Series 2008-09
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West Indies vs England Cricket Series 2008-09
England will play 5 ODIs, 4 Tests and one T20 during the West Indies tour starting January 25, 2009.
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Cricket Matches Schedule
- Wed, 4 - Sun, 8 February 2009: West Indies v England 1st Test at Jamaica
- Fri, 13 - Tue, 17 February 2009: West Indies v England 2nd Test at Antigua
- Sun, 15 - Thu, 19 February 2009: West Indies v England 3rd Test at St John's
- Thu, 26 Feb - Mon, 2 March 2009: West Indies v England 4th Test at Barbados
- Fri, 6 - Tue, 10 March 2009: West Indies v England 5th Test at Trinidad
- Sun, 15 March 2009: West Indies v England Twenty20 at Trinidad
- Fri, 20 March 2009: West Indies v England 1st ODI at Guyana
- Sun, 22 March 2009: West Indies v England 2nd ODI at Guyana
- Fri, 27 March 2009: West Indies v England 3rd ODI at Barbados
- Sun, 29 March 2009: West Indies v England 4th ODI at Barbados
- Fri, 03 April 2009(D/N): West Indies v England 5th ODI at St Lucia
West Indies vs England Cricket Series 2008-09
West Indies v England 2nd Test at Antigua
WI v ENG, 2nd Test, Antigua: Second test abandoned due to poor outfield (WI 1:0)
14 Feb, 2009
The second Test between England and West Indies was abandoned after just 10 balls because of a dangerous outfield.
Only 45 minutes of action was possible at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground before play was called off with England at 7-0 in their first innings. The second Test will be recorded as an abandoned match with the game on Sunday to be considered as the third Test of what is now a five-match series. The ARG hosted 21 Tests between 1981 and 2006 before the Sir Vivian Richards Ground replaced it two years ago ahead of the World Cup.
West Indies bowlers constantly struggled to keep their feet on the soft SVRG outfield which had been smothered in layers of sand after heavy rain.
England captain Andrew Strauss, who was on six when play was abandoned, believes the Antigua Recreation Ground would be safer.
In the 2007 World Cup, the game between the West Indies and Australia was played over two days because of rain with ground staff mopping up the outfield by treading down on small squares of sponge.
In 1998, the first Test against England in Kingston was called off after less than an hour's play after both captains agreed that the pitch was unfit for play.
West Indies lead this series 1-0 after they bowled out England for their third-lowest total in Tests of 51 in the second innings at Kingston.
WI v ENG, 2nd Test, Antigua: England 7-0 (1.4 overs) v West Indies match abandoned
West Indies vs England Cricket Series 2008-09
West Indies v England 2nd Test at Antigua
Scores
West Indies won the toss and decided to field
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7 for 0 (1.4 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Strauss | not out | 6 |
8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cook | not out | 1 |
2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 0 | |||||
| Total | for 0 | 7 | (1.4 ovs) | |||
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Umpires: D J Harper, A L Hill
West Indies: Gayle (Captain), DS Smith, Sarwan, Chanderpaul, Nash, Hinds, Ramdin (Wicket Keeper), Taylor, Powell, Benn, Edwards
England: Strauss (Captain), Cook, Shah, Pietersen, Collingwood, Flintoff, Prior (Wicket Keeper), Broad, Sidebottom, Anderson, Panesar