England v West Indies 2017 – Head to Head stats in Tests

There was a time when England, despite possessing best set of players in their history failed to defeat the West Indies in Test cricket. The dominance of the Caribbean side gradually waned and both the sides are differentiated by a mile in terms of quality in the longest format at the moment. However, the Windies can take some positive from the fact that they had defeated the Brits in their most recent meeting in this format but since then, their game has depleted in while England is a side to beat at home.

Since 2000, West Indies have managed to beat the English team in only three Test matches with a win percentage of 10. Between 1980 and 1999, they maintained such dominance over England, that they could win just 7 Tests out of the 50 meetings.

England-West Indies in Test cricket – Period summary:

England-West Indies in Test cricket – Results summary:

West Indies have a good record at the venues of the first two Test matches of the series Edgbaston and Leeds. Their most recent and only Test win in England since 2000 came at Edgbaston, which is the venue of the day/night fixture.

England-West Indies in Test cricket – Venue summary:

West Indies have won more series against England than they lost in Test cricket. However, the Windies team hasn’t won a series in England in the last 28 years. The series between the two sides was named after Wisden publisher John Wisden & co as “The Wisden Trophy” from 1964.

England-West Indies in Test cricket – Series summary:

England amassed the highest total in the contest 849/10 way back in 1930. However, they managed to post 600+ totals against them only on two other occasions while the Windies have done it on 7 instances. In the lowest totals list, the Caribbeans own 6 of the top 10 entries.

Highest team totals in England-West Indies Tests:

Highest lowest totals in England-West Indies Tests:

In the individual records lists of the England-West Indies Test matches, the top 7 in both batting and bowling are occupied by West Indian players while the English players managed to make two entries in the top 10. Among the current players, only Alastair Cook (1435) and James Anderson (53) have scored over 1000 runs and picked 50 wickets respectively in the Tests between the two sides.

Highest run-getters in England-West Indies Tests:

Highest wicket-takers in England-West Indies Tests:

(Stats as on August 16, 2017)