200 plus runs partnerships by West Indies batsmen against England in a test innings – KJ Brathwaite and SD Hope add 246 runs for the fourth wicket at Leeds
KG Brathwaite and SD Hope of West Indies added 246 runs for the fourth wicket in the ongoing test against England at Leeds to provide the 73rd occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a two hundred plus runs partnership against various oppositions in a test innings. It also provides the 29th such occasion against England. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GA Headley, RK Nunes | 2 | 227 | 4 | v England | Kingston | 03 Apr 1930 |
| 2 | IM Barrow, GA Headley | 2 | 200 | 1 | v England | Manchester | 22 Jul 1933 |
| 3 | GA Headley, JED Sealy | 3 | 202 | 1 | v England | Kingston | 14 Mar 1935 |
| 4 | GE Gomez, CL Walcott | 6 | 211 | 3 | v England | Lord’s | 24 Jun 1950 |
| 5 | ED Weekes, FMM Worrell | 4 | 283 | 2 | v England | Nottingham | 20 Jul 1950 |
| 6 | JKC Holt, FMM Worrell | 2 | 222 | 3 | v England | Bridgetown | 06 Feb 1954 |
| 7 | ED Weekes, FMM Worrell | 3 | 338 | 1 | v England | Port of Spain | 17 Mar 1954 |
| 8 | GS Sobers, FMM Worrell | 4 | 399 | 2 | v England | Bridgetown | 06 Jan 1960 |
| 9 | DAJ Holford, GS Sobers | 6 | 274* | 3 | v England | Lord’s | 16 Jun 1966 |
| 10 | SM Nurse, GS Sobers | 5 | 265 | 1 | v England | Leeds | 04 Aug 1966 |
| 11 | RB Kanhai, SM Nurse | 3 | 273 | 1 | v England | Port of Spain | 14 Mar 1968 |
| 12 | RB Kanhai, GS Sobers | 4 | 250 | 1 | v England | Georgetown | 28 Mar 1968 |
| 13 | AI Kallicharran, CH Lloyd | 4 | 208 | 1 | v England | The Oval | 26 Jul 1973 |
| 14 | RC Fredericks, LG Rowe | 1 | 206 | 2 | v England | Kingston | 16 Feb 1974 |
| 15 | AI Kallicharran, LG Rowe | 2 | 249 | 2 | v England | Bridgetown | 06 Mar 1974 |
| 16 | AI Kallicharran, IVA Richards | 3 | 303 | 1 | v England | Nottingham | 03 Jun 1976 |
| 17 | DL Haynes, IVA Richards | 2 | 223 | 2 | v England | Lord’s | 19 Jun 1980 |
| 18 | HA Gomes, IVA Richards | 3 | 206 | 2 | v England | Birmingham | 14 Jun 1984 |
| 19 | HA Gomes, CG Greenidge | 2 | 287* | 4 | v England | Lord’s | 28 Jun 1984 |
| 20 | CG Greenidge, DL Haynes | 1 | 298 | 2 | v England | St John’s | 12 Apr 1990 |
| 21 | S Chanderpaul, BC Lara | 5 | 219 | 1 | v England | St John’s | 16 Apr 1994 |
| 22 | BC Lara, RR Sarwan | 3 | 232 | 1 | v England | St John’s | 10 Apr 2004 |
| 23 | RD Jacobs, BC Lara | 6 | 282* | 1 | v England | St John’s | 10 Apr 2004 |
| 24 | BC Lara, RR Sarwan | 3 | 209 | 2 | v England | Birmingham | 29 Jul 2004 |
| 25 | CH Gayle, RR Sarwan | 2 | 202 | 2 | v England | Kingston | 04 Feb 2009 |
| 26 | D Ramdin, RR Sarwan | 6 | 261 | 2 | v England | Bridgetown | 26 Feb 2009 |
| 27 | S Chanderpaul, BP Nash | 5 | 234 | 2 | v England | Port of Spain | 06 Mar 2009 |
| 28 | DJG Sammy, MN Samuels | 7 | 204 | 1 | v England | Nottingham | 25 May 2012 |
| 29 | KC Brathwaite, SD Hope | 4 | 246 | 2 | v England | Leeds | 25 Aug 2017 |
This partnership provides the fifth occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership for the fourth wicket against England. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | ED Weekes, FMM Worrell | 4 | 283 | 2 | v England | Nottingham | 20 Jul 1950 |
| 2 | GS Sobers, FMM Worrell | 4 | 399 | 2 | v England | Bridgetown | 06 Jan 1960 |
| 3 | RB Kanhai, GS Sobers | 4 | 250 | 1 | v England | Georgetown | 28 Mar 1968 |
| 4 | AI Kallicharran, CH Lloyd | 4 | 208 | 1 | v England | The Oval | 26 Jul 1973 |
| 5 | KC Brathwaite, SD Hope | 4 | 246 | 2 | v England | Leeds | 25 Aug 2017 |
It also provides the 13th occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership against England in England. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | IM Barrow, GA Headley | 2 | 200 | 1 | v England | Manchester | 22 Jul 1933 |
| 2 | GE Gomez, CL Walcott | 6 | 211 | 3 | v England | Lord’s | 24 Jun 1950 |
| 3 | ED Weekes, FMM Worrell | 4 | 283 | 2 | v England | Nottingham | 20 Jul 1950 |
| 4 | DAJ Holford, GS Sobers | 6 | 274* | 3 | v England | Lord’s | 16 Jun 1966 |
| 5 | SM Nurse, GS Sobers | 5 | 265 | 1 | v England | Leeds | 04 Aug 1966 |
| 6 | AI Kallicharran, CH Lloyd | 4 | 208 | 1 | v England | The Oval | 26 Jul 1973 |
| 7 | AI Kallicharran, IVA Richards | 3 | 303 | 1 | v England | Nottingham | 03 Jun 1976 |
| 8 | DL Haynes, IVA Richards | 2 | 223 | 2 | v England | Lord’s | 19 Jun 1980 |
| 9 | HA Gomes, IVA Richards | 3 | 206 | 2 | v England | Birmingham | 14 Jun 1984 |
| 10 | HA Gomes, CG Greenidge | 2 | 287* | 4 | v England | Lord’s | 28 Jun 1984 |
| 11 | BC Lara, RR Sarwan | 3 | 209 | 2 | v England | Birmingham | 29 Jul 2004 |
| 12 | DJG Sammy, MN Samuels | 7 | 204 | 1 | v England | Nottingham | 25 May 2012 |
| 13 | KC Brathwaite, SD Hope | 4 | 246 | 2 | v England | Leeds | 25 Aug 2017 |
It also provides the second occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership against England at Leeds. Prior to this SM Nurse and GS Sobers had added 265 runs for the fifth wicket in Aug 1966.
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SM Nurse, GS Sobers | 5 | 265 | 1 | v England | Leeds | 04 Aug 1966 |
| 2 | KC Brathwaite, SD Hope | 4 | 246 | 2 | v England | Leeds | 25 Aug 2017 |
It also provides the first 200 plus runs partnership by West Indies batsmen for the fourth wicket against England at Leeds thus constitute a record partnership at Leeds. The previous best was 143 runs between RB Kanhai and GS Sobers in Jul 1963
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | KC Brathwaite, SD Hope | 4 | 246 | 2 | v England | Leeds | 25 Aug 2017 |
| 2 | RB Kanhai, GS Sobers | 4 | 143 | 1 | v England | Leeds | 25 Jul 1963 |
It also provides the sixth occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership for the fourth wicket on away soil. The last occasion when West Indies batsmen had posted a 200 plus runs partnership on away soil was against India at Bengaluru in Nov 1974, which incidentally was Bengaluru’s first ever test. Thus it took 42 years and nine months for the West Indies batsmen to post a 200 plus runs partnership on away soil. All the six occasions are listed below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GE Gomez, CL Walcott | 4 | 267 | 1 | v India | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 2 | ED Weekes, FMM Worrell | 4 | 283 | 2 | v England | Nottingham | 20 Jul 1950 |
| 3 | BF Butcher, RB Kanhai | 4 | 217 | 1 | v India | Kolkata | 31 Dec 1958 |
| 4 | AI Kallicharran, CH Lloyd | 4 | 208 | 1 | v England | The Oval | 26 Jul 1973 |
| 5 | CG Greenidge, CH Lloyd | 4 | 207 | 3 | v India | Bengaluru | 22 Nov 1974 |
| 6 | KC Brathwaite, SD Hope | 4 | 246 | 2 | v England | Leeds | 25 Aug 2017 |
It also provides the 13th occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership for the fourth wicket. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GE Gomez, CL Walcott | 4 | 267 | 1 | v India | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 2 | ED Weekes, FMM Worrell | 4 | 283 | 2 | v England | Nottingham | 20 Jul 1950 |
| 3 | CL Walcott, FMM Worrell | 4 | 213 | 2 | v India | Kingston | 28 Mar 1953 |
| 4 | BF Butcher, RB Kanhai | 4 | 217 | 1 | v India | Kolkata | 31 Dec 1958 |
| 5 | GS Sobers, FMM Worrell | 4 | 399 | 2 | v England | Bridgetown | 06 Jan 1960 |
| 6 | RB Kanhai, GS Sobers | 4 | 250 | 1 | v England | Georgetown | 28 Mar 1968 |
| 7 | AI Kallicharran, CH Lloyd | 4 | 208 | 1 | v England | The Oval | 26 Jul 1973 |
| 8 | CG Greenidge, CH Lloyd | 4 | 207 | 3 | v India | Bengaluru | 22 Nov 1974 |
| 9 | HA Gomes, CH Lloyd | 4 | 237 | 2 | v India | Port of Spain | 11 Mar 1983 |
| 10 | IVA Richards, RB Richardson | 4 | 235 | 2 | v India | Kingston | 28 Apr 1989 |
| 11 | S Chanderpaul, WW Hinds | 4 | 284 | 1 | v South Africa | Georgetown | 31 Mar 2005 |
| 12 | S Chanderpaul, BP Nash | 4 | 220 | 2 | v South Africa | Basseterre | 18 Jun 2010 |
| 13 | KC Brathwaite, SD Hope | 4 | 246 | 2 | v England | Leeds | 25 Aug 2017 |