England in West Indies, 2009 Live Cricket Matches Schedule , Date, Time Table & Fixtures.
To yesterday's usual array of switch-hits and reverse sweeps can now be added a sort of French cricket paddle sweep of a kind probably not seen since the days of Hambledon and Silver Billy Beldham.
England in West Indies 2009 This article is more than 11 years old.
Strauss juggled his bowling.
At the end, with the shadows lengthening, it was West Indies, just as they had done in Antigua, who survived England's brave late charge to reach 114 for eight, drawing the match and taking the series by one match to none.Earlier, thanks to a century from Kevin Pietersen, remarkably his first of a series that has seen 17 in all, and a rattling 61 from Matt Prior, by lunchtime Andrew Strauss was able to declare yet again (the fifth time he had done so in six innings). West Indies … And so a series came down to the last.
Fidel Edwards took 4 wickets for 53 runs.
Nerves jangled. This article is more than 11 years old. He now has more shots than Jesse Ryder on a night out in a Christchurch club and appears to be expanding the repertoire. West Indies have been desperate to survive ever since Jerome Taylor bowled them to victory in the first Test in Jamaica.
Anderson, his main strike bowler now, changed ends and yorked Daren Powell, a batting hero of Antigua.
Swann was especially impressed with and pleased for
Swann struck another resounding blow, having Shivnarine Chanderpaul lbw, the game's most steadfast stonewaller departed. Day 2: England closed the first innings with 377 runs. Now came Fidel Edwards, his partner in that famous rearguard. At the start of the summer, the English players at a meeting identified this West Indian visit as pivotal to their momentum-making efforts for The first ODI was abandoned at 15:00, after torrential morning rain left the newly relaid outfield saturated.England won the toss and chose to field, bowling strongly and defensively, with Stuart Broad taking four for 46 and Paul Collingwood three for 16 from six overs.
The fifth, all that was necessary with the clock run down, safely blocked, and bedlam broke out.In the morning session, England were able to add 157 runs at better than a run a ball to set up their final charge, despite a desultory over-rate redolent of Desmond Haynes's match-saving go-slow on this ground in 1990-91.In this context, Pietersen's innings was outstanding, suited to the situation. Anderson, not seeking the yorker that did for Powell, let him get off strike, so Ramdin, who was to survive for 87 balls for his 17, could play out the penultimate over. West Indies in England, 2009 May 07 - May 17.
England in West Indies 2009. ICC World Cup Qualifiers Apr 02 - Apr 18.