HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FIRST TEST BETWEEN ENGLAND AND WEST INDIES AT SOUTHAMPTON – SECOND DAY’S PLAY
At stumps on the first day’s play, RO Burns’ aggregate runs read 999. One more run would fetch him 1000 runs. He added ten more runs to his overnight score of 20 and was dismissed for 30. His run aggregate read 1009 and he became the 104th England batsman to total 1000 plus runs in tests. He also became the 28th England opening batsman to reach the landmark.
JO Holder of West Indies returned with six for 42 in the ongoing first test against England at Southampton to provide the 47th occasion of a captain capturing six or more wickets in a test innings. It also provides the seventh occasion of a West Indies captain capturing six or more wickets in a test innings. It also provides the tenth occasion of a captain capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against England. It also provides the eighth occasion of a captain capturing six or more wickets in a test innings on English soil. It also provides the fifth occasion of a visiting captain capturing six or more wickets in a test innings on English soil. It also provides the eleventh occasion of a captain capturing six or more wickets in the first innings of a test.
JO Holder with his six for 42 in the first innings of this test earned the distinction of becoming the first West Indies captain to capture six or more wickets against England. It also provides the sixth occasion of West Indies captain to capture six or more wickets on away soil
JO Holder’s six for 42 in the first innings of this test provides the 38th occasion of a West Indies bowler to capture six or more wickets in an innings against England. It also provides the 27th occasion of West Indies bowler to capture six or more wickets against England in England
JO Holder’s six for 42 in the first innings of this test provides the 106th occasion of a West Indies bowler to capture six or more wickets in an innings. It also provides the 61st occasion of West Indies bowler to capture six or more wickets on away soil.
KC Brathwaite has an aggregate of 3496 runs prior to the start of the series. He completed 3500 runs when he was on four during his knock of 20 not out at the end of the second day’s play. His run aggregate read 3516. He became the 20th West Indian batsman to score 3500 runs.