WorldNews Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 [attach=full]20515[/attach]West Indies’ seventh-wicket pair of Denesh Ramdin and Jason Holder were holding up England’s push for victory at tea on the final day of the first Test at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Friday. Set an improbable target of 438, the home side reached 268 for six at the interval with captain Ramdin and new one-day international skipper Holder both unbeaten on 48. They had come together early in the afternoon session with the cause seemingly lost after first innings centurion Jermaine Blackwood fell to medium-pacer Chris Jordan for 31. A swift afternoon capitulation appeared inevitable when the West Indies lost three important wickets in a morning session highlighted by James Anderson equalling flamboyant former all-rounder Sir Ian Botham’s mark of 383 as the most wickets by an England cricketer in Tests. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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