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The West Indies cricket team toured England in July 2024 to play three Test matches against England.[1][2] The teams contested the Richards-Botham Trophy and formed a part of the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship.[3] In July 2023, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed the fixtures, as a part of the 2024 home schedule.[4][5]
| West Indian cricket team in England in 2024 | |||
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| England | West Indies | ||
| Dates | 10 July – 30 July 2024 | ||
| Captains | Ben Stokes | Kraigg Brathwaite | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | England won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Joe Root (291) | Kavem Hodge (216) | |
| Most wickets | Gus Atkinson (22) | Jayden Seales (13) | |
| Player of the series | Gus Atkinson (Eng) | ||
England won the series 3–0.[6]
On 27 June 2024, Kemar Roach was ruled out of the series with a knee injury;[9] Jeremiah Louis was named as his replacement.[10] On 24 July 2024, Jeremiah Louis was ruled out of the series with a hamstring injury,[11] Akeem Jordan was named as his replacement.[12]
England's James Anderson was named for the first Test match only, after which he retired from Test cricket.[13] On 13 July 2024, Mark Wood was added to the England squad for the second Test.[14][15]
3-day warm-up match
1st Test
10–12 July 2024 Scorecard |
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Gus Atkinson, Jamie Smith (Eng) and Mikyle Louis (WI) all made their Test debuts.
- James Anderson (Eng) played in his last Test match.[16]
- Chris Woakes (Eng) took his 150th wicket in Tests.[17]
- Gus Atkinson (Eng) became the twelfth player to take two five-wicket hauls on his Test debut, and also registered the second-best bowling figures on Test debut by an English cricketer.[18]
- Ben Stokes (Eng) took his 200th wicket in Tests.[19]
- World Test Championship points: England 12, West Indies 0
2nd Test
18–21 July 2024 Scorecard |
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Kavem Hodge (WI) scored his first century in Tests.[20]
- This was the first time England had scored 400 runs in both innings of a Test match.
- World Test Championship points: England 12, West Indies 0
3rd Test
26–28 July 2024 Scorecard |
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87/0 (7.2 overs) Ben Stokes 57* (28) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jayden Seales (WI) took his 50th wicket in Tests.[21][22]
- Joe Root (Eng) scored his 12,000th run in Tests.[23]
- Alzarri Joseph (WI) took his 100th wicket in Tests.[24]
- Ben Stokes scored the fastest half-century for England in Tests.[25]
- World Test Championship points: England 12, West Indies 0
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