Highlights of the final day’s play of the Manchester test between England and West Indies
BA Stokes of England scored 176 and 78 not out against West Indies in the ongoing test at Manchester to provide the 20th occasion of an England batsman scoring a century and a fifty in a test against West Indies. The list includes centuries in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | A Sandham | 152 | 51 | Win | Bridgetown | 11 Jan 1930 |
| 2 | EH Hendren | 77 | 205* | Win | Port of Spain | 01 Feb 1930 |
| 3 | EH Hendren | 56 | 123 | Win | Georgetown | 21 Feb 1930 |
| 4 | A Sandham | 325 | 50 | Win | Kingston | 03 Apr 1930 |
| 5 | L Hutton | 73 | 165* | Win | The Oval | 19 Aug 1939 |
| 6 | MC Cowdrey | 114 | 97 | Win | Kingston | 17 Feb 1960 |
| 7 | MC Cowdrey | 148 | 71 | Win | Port of Spain | 14 Mar 1968 |
| 8 | G Boycott | 99 | 112 | Win | Port of Spain | 30 Mar 1974 |
| 9 | AW Greig | 116 | 76* | Win | Leeds | 22 Jul 1976 |
| 10 | GA Gooch | 73 | 146 | Win | Nottingham | 02 Jun 1988 |
| 11 | AJ Stewart | 118 | 143 | Win | Bridgetown | 08 Apr 1994 |
| 12 | MA Atherton | 83 | 108 | Win | The Oval | 31 Aug 2000 |
| 13 | MP Vaughan | 103 | 101* | Win | Lord’s | 22 Jul 2004 |
| 14 | ME Trescothick | 105 | 107 | Win | Birmingham | 29 Jul 2004 |
| 15 | AN Cook | 105 | 65 | Win | Lord’s | 17 May 2007 |
| 16 | AN Cook | 60 | 106 | Win | Manchester | 07 Jun 2007 |
| 17 | AN Cook | 94 | 139* | Win | Bridgetown | 26 Feb 2009 |
| 18 | MJ Prior | 131* | 61 | Win | Port of Spain | 06 Mar 2009 |
| 19 | BA Stokes | 100 | 58 | Win | Leeds | 25 Aug 2017 |
| 20 | BA Stokes | 176 | 78* | Win | Manchester | 16 Jul 2020 |
BA Stokes of England scored 176 and 78 not out against West Indies in the ongoing test at Manchester to provide the tenth occasion of an England batsman scoring a century and a fifty in a test against West Indies at home. The list includes centuries in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | L Hutton | 73 | 165* | Win | The Oval | 19 Aug 1939 |
| 2 | AW Greig | 116 | 76* | Win | Leeds | 22 Jul 1976 |
| 3 | GA Gooch | 73 | 146 | Win | Nottingham | 02 Jun 1988 |
| 4 | MA Atherton | 83 | 108 | Win | The Oval | 31 Aug 2000 |
| 5 | MP Vaughan | 103 | 101* | Win | Lord’s | 22 Jul 2004 |
| 6 | ME Trescothick | 105 | 107 | Win | Birmingham | 29 Jul 2004 |
| 7 | AN Cook | 105 | 65 | Win | Lord’s | 17 May 2007 |
| 8 | AN Cook | 60 | 106 | Win | Manchester | 07 Jun 2007 |
| 9 | BA Stokes | 100 | 58 | Win | Leeds | 25 Aug 2017 |
| 10 | BA Stokes | 176 | 78* | Win | Manchester | 16 Jul 2020 |
JE Root was dismissed run out for 22 in England’s second innings to provide the 27th occasion of an England captain dismissed run out in a test innings. It also provides the 15th occasion of an England captain dismissed run out in a test innings at home
JE Root was dismissed run out for 22 in England’s second innings to provide the seventh occasion of an England captain dismissed run out in a test innings against West Indies . It also provides the fourth occasion of an England captain dismissed run out in a test innings at home against West Indies.
It also provides the second occasion of an England captain dismissed run out in a test innings against West Indies at Manchester. MA Atherton was the other captain to be dismissed for an identical score of 22 against West Indies at Mancheter in Jul 1995.
BA Stokes scored 78 not out and JS Buttler scored zero in England’s second innings of the just concluded test against West Indies at Manchester to provide the 12th occasion of England openers scoring zero and fifty in a test innings against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | No | Player | Runs | I | Oppo | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 1 | L Hutton | 73 | 1 | Win | The Oval | 19 Aug 1939 |
| 2 | WW Keeton | 0 | 1 | Win | The Oval | 19 Aug 1939 | |
| 2 | 1 | MA Atherton | 144 | 1 | Win | Georgetown | 17 Mar 1994 |
| 2 | AJ Stewart | 0 | 1 | Win | Georgetown | 17 Mar 1994 | |
| 3 | 1 | AN Cook | 105 | 1 | Win | Bridgetown | 01 May 2015 |
| 2 | IJL Trott | 0 | 1 | Win | Bridgetown | 01 May 2015 | |
| 4 | 1 | JH Edrich | 0 | 2 | Win | Georgetown | 28 Mar 1968 |
| 2 | G Boycott | 116 | 2 | Win | Georgetown | 28 Mar 1968 | |
| 5 | 1 | ME Trescothick | 0 | 2 | Win | Manchester | 12 Aug 2004 |
| 2 | AJ Strauss | 90 | 2 | Win | Manchester | 12 Aug 2004 | |
| 6 | 1 | RT Simpson | 0 | 3 | Win | Manchester | 08 Jun 1950 |
| 2 | WJ Edrich | 71 | 3 | Win | Manchester | 08 Jun 1950 | |
| 7 | 1 | G Pullar | 54 | 3 | Win | Port of Spain | 25 Mar 1960 |
| 2 | MC Cowdrey | 0 | 3 | Win | Port of Spain | 25 Mar 1960 | |
| 8 | 1 | MA Atherton | 0 | 3 | Win | Georgetown | 17 Mar 1994 |
| 2 | AJ Stewart | 79 | 3 | Win | Georgetown | 17 Mar 1994 | |
| 9 | 1 | AJ Strauss | 0 | 3 | Win | Manchester | 07 Jun 2007 |
| 2 | AN Cook | 106 | 3 | Win | Manchester | 07 Jun 2007 | |
| 10 | 1 | BA Stokes | 78* | 3 | Win | Manchester | 16 Jul 2020 |
| 2 | JC Buttler | 0 | 3 | Win | Manchester | 16 Jul 2020 | |
| 11 | 1 | L Hutton | 77 | 4 | Win | Bridgetown | 06 Feb 1954 |
| 2 | W Watson | 0 | 4 | Win | Bridgetown | 06 Feb 1954 | |
| 12 | 1 | AN Cook | 59* | 4 | Win | St George’s | 21 Apr 2015 |
| 2 | IJL Trott | 0 | 4 | Win | St George’s | 21 Apr 2015 |
BA Stokes scored 78 not out and JS Buttler scored zero in England’s second innings of the just concluded test against West Indies at Manchester to provide the fourth occasion of England openers scoring zero and fifty in a test innings against West Indies at Manchester All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | No | Player | Runs | I | Oppo | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 1 | RT Simpson | 0 | 3 | Win | Manchester | 08 Jun 1950 |
| 2 | WJ Edrich | 71 | 3 | Win | Manchester | 08 Jun 1950 | |
| 2 | 1 | ME Trescothick | 0 | 2 | Win | Manchester | 12 Aug 2004 |
| 2 | AJ Strauss | 90 | 2 | Win | Manchester | 12 Aug 2004 | |
| 3 | 1 | AJ Strauss | 0 | 3 | Win | Manchester | 07 Jun 2007 |
| 2 | AN Cook | 106 | 3 | Win | Manchester | 07 Jun 2007 | |
| 4 | 1 | BA Stokes | 78* | 3 | Win | Manchester | 16 Jul 2020 |
| 2 | JC Buttler | 0 | 3 | Win | Manchester | 16 Jul 2020 |
England declared its innings closed in both innings of this test to provide a total of 38 occasions of England declaring its innings closed in a test against West Indies. It also provides the sixth occasion of England declaring its both innings closed in a test against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | No | Team | Score | Overs | Inns | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 1 | Eng | 164/7d | 55.2×8 | 1 | Win | Manchester | 22 Jul 1939 |
| 2 | Eng | 128/6d | 38.0×8 | 3 | Win | Manchester | 22 Jul 1939 | |
| 2 | 1 | Eng | 553/5d | 142.0 | 1 | Win | Lord’s | 17 May 2007 |
| 2 | Eng | 284/8d | 66.5 | 3 | Win | Lord’s | 17 May 2007 | |
| 3 | 1 | Eng | 566/9d | 165.2 | 1 | Win | St John’s | 15 Feb 2009 |
| 2 | Eng | 221/8d | 50.0 | 3 | Win | St John’s | 15 Feb 2009 | |
| 4 | 1 | Eng | 600/6d | 153.2 | 1 | Win | Bridgetown | 26 Feb 2009 |
| 2 | Eng | 279/2d | 81.0 | 3 | Win | Bridgetown | 26 Feb 2009 | |
| 5 | 1 | Eng | 546/6d | 158.5 | 1 | Win | Port of Spain | 06 Mar 2009 |
| 2 | Eng | 237/6d | 38.4 | 3 | Win | Port of Spain | 06 Mar 2009 | |
| 6 | 1 | Eng | 469/9d | 162.0 | 1 | Win | Manchester | 16 Jul 2020 |
| 2 | Eng | 129/3d | 19.0 | 3 | Win | Manchester | 16 Jul 2020 |
J Blackwood of West Indies scored zero and 55 against England at Manchester to provide the 32nd occasion of West Indies batsman scoring a duck and a fifty in a test against England. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JA Small | 0 | 52 | Eng | Lord’s | 23 Jun 1928 |
| 2 | CA Roach | 50 | 0 | Eng | Manchester | 21 Jul 1928 |
| 3 | IM Barrow | 105 | 0 | Eng | Manchester | 22 Jul 1933 |
| 4 | KL Wishart | 52 | 0 | Eng | Georgetown | 14 Feb 1935 |
| 5 | JB Stollmeyer | 59 | 0 | Eng | Lord’s | 24 Jun 1939 |
| 6 | GE Gomez | 86 | 0 | Eng | Bridgetown | 21 Jan 1948 |
| 7 | W Ferguson | 0 | 56* | Eng | Bridgetown | 21 Jan 1948 |
| 8 | FMM Worrell | 0 | 76* | Eng | Bridgetown | 06 Feb 1954 |
| 9 | FMM Worrell | 81 | 0 | Eng | Birmingham | 30 May 1957 |
| 10 | JDC Goddard | 0 | 61 | Eng | Nottingham | 04 Jul 1957 |
| 11 | GS Sobers | 81 | 0 | Eng | The Oval | 18 Aug 1966 |
| 12 | SM Nurse | 0 | 70 | Eng | The Oval | 18 Aug 1966 |
| 13 | GS Sobers | 0 | 113* | Eng | Kingston | 08 Feb 1968 |
| 14 | RC Fredericks | 0 | 64 | Eng | Manchester | 12 Jun 1969 |
| 15 | CA Davis | 103 | 0 | Eng | Lord’s | 26 Jun 1969 |
| 16 | RC Fredericks | 0 | 138 | Eng | Lord’s | 17 Jun 1976 |
| 17 | RC Fredericks | 0 | 50 | Eng | Manchester | 08 Jul 1976 |
| 18 | CL King | 0 | 58 | Eng | Leeds | 22 Jul 1976 |
| 19 | CG Greenidge | 0 | 85* | Eng | The Oval | 12 Aug 1976 |
| 20 | IVA Richards | 0 | 182* | Eng | Bridgetown | 13 Mar 1981 |
| 21 | DL Haynes | 0 | 109 | Eng | Bridgetown | 05 Apr 1990 |
| 22 | RB Richardson | 104 | 0 | Eng | Birmingham | 25 Jul 1991 |
| 23 | KLT Arthurton | 0 | 52 | Eng | Bridgetown | 08 Apr 1994 |
| 24 | CL Hooper | 0 | 73* | Eng | Leeds | 08 Jun 1995 |
| 25 | KLT Arthurton | 75 | 0 | Eng | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1995 |
| 26 | WW Hinds | 59 | 0 | Eng | Lord’s | 29 Jun 2000 |
| 27 | S Chanderpaul | 50 | 0 | Eng | Bridgetown | 01 Apr 2004 |
| 28 | D Ramdin | 55 | 0 | Eng | Ch-le-St | 14 May 2009 |
| 29 | RL Chase | 54 | 0 | Eng | Bridgetown | 23 Jan 2019 |
| 30 | SO Dowrich | 0 | 116* | Eng | Bridgetown | 23 Jan 2019 |
| 31 | RL Chase | 0 | 102* | Eng | Gros Islet | 09 Feb 2019 |
| 32 | J Blackwood | 0 | 55 | Eng | Manchester | 16 Jul 2020 |
J Blackwood of West Indies scored zero and 55 against England at Manchester to provide the 20th occasion of West Indies batsman scoring a duck and a fifty in a test against England in England. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JA Small | 0 | 52 | Eng | Lord’s | 23 Jun 1928 |
| 2 | CA Roach | 50 | 0 | Eng | Manchester | 21 Jul 1928 |
| 3 | IM Barrow | 105 | 0 | Eng | Manchester | 22 Jul 1933 |
| 4 | JB Stollmeyer | 59 | 0 | Eng | Lord’s | 24 Jun 1939 |
| 5 | FMM Worrell | 81 | 0 | Eng | Birmingham | 30 May 1957 |
| 6 | JDC Goddard | 0 | 61 | Eng | Nottingham | 04 Jul 1957 |
| 7 | GS Sobers | 81 | 0 | Eng | The Oval | 18 Aug 1966 |
| 8 | SM Nurse | 0 | 70 | Eng | The Oval | 18 Aug 1966 |
| 9 | RC Fredericks | 0 | 64 | Eng | Manchester | 12 Jun 1969 |
| 10 | CA Davis | 103 | 0 | Eng | Lord’s | 26 Jun 1969 |
| 11 | RC Fredericks | 0 | 138 | Eng | Lord’s | 17 Jun 1976 |
| 12 | RC Fredericks | 0 | 50 | Eng | Manchester | 08 Jul 1976 |
| 13 | CL King | 0 | 58 | Eng | Leeds | 22 Jul 1976 |
| 14 | CG Greenidge | 0 | 85* | Eng | The Oval | 12 Aug 1976 |
| 15 | RB Richardson | 104 | 0 | Eng | Birmingham | 25 Jul 1991 |
| 16 | CL Hooper | 0 | 73* | Eng | Leeds | 08 Jun 1995 |
| 17 | KLT Arthurton | 75 | 0 | Eng | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1995 |
| 18 | WW Hinds | 59 | 0 | Eng | Lord’s | 29 Jun 2000 |
| 19 | D Ramdin | 55 | 0 | Eng | Ch-le-St | 14 May 2009 |
| 20 | J Blackwood | 0 | 55 | Eng | Manchester | 16 Jul 2020 |
J Blackwood of West Indies scored zero and 55 against England at Manchester to provide the sixth occasion of West Indies batsman scoring a duck and a fifty in a test against England at Manchester. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | CA Roach | 50 | 0 | Eng | Manchester | 21 Jul 1928 |
| 2 | IM Barrow | 105 | 0 | Eng | Manchester | 22 Jul 1933 |
| 3 | RC Fredericks | 0 | 64 | Eng | Manchester | 12 Jun 1969 |
| 4 | RC Fredericks | 0 | 50 | Eng | Manchester | 08 Jul 1976 |
| 5 | J Blackwood | 0 | 55 | Eng | Manchester | 16 Jul 2020 |
SO Dowrich of West Indies collected a pair in the second test at Manchester against England to provide the 52nd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman collecting a pair in the annals of test cricket.
SO Dowrich of West Indies collected a pair in the second test at Manchester against England to provide the 13th occasion of a West Indies wicket keeper batsman collecting a pair in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AP Binns | Win | Aus | Kingston | 26 Mar 1955 |
| 2 | FCM Alexander | Win | Eng | The Oval | 22 Aug 1957 |
| 3 | JL Hendriks | Win | Eng | The Oval | 18 Aug 1966 |
| 4 | DL Murray | Win | Ind | Bengaluru | 22 Nov 1974 |
| 5 | DA Murray | Win | Pak | Multan | 30 Dec 1980 |
| 6 | PJL Dujon | Win | Pak | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 1986 |
| 7 | D Williams | Win | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1992 |
| 8 | JR Murray | Win | Pak | Port of Spain | 16 Apr 1993 |
| 9 | CO Browne | Win | Srl | Kingstown | 20 Jun 1997 |
| 10 | D Williams | Win | Eng | Port of Spain | 13 Feb 1998 |
| 11 | RD Jacobs | Win | Ind | Mumbai | 09 Oct 2002 |
| 12 | RD Jacobs | Win | Eng | Birmingham | 29 Jul 2004 |
| 13 | SO Dowrich | Win | Eng | Manchester | 16 Jul 2020 |
SO Dowrich of West Indies collected a pair in the second test at Manchester against England to provide the 14th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman collecting a pair in the annals of test cricket against England. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JJ Kelly | Aus | Eng | Sheffield | 03 Jul 1902 |
| 2 | KC James | NZl | Eng | Christchurch | 10 Jan 1930 |
| 3 | IA Colquhoun | NZl | Eng | Auckland | 25 Mar 1955 |
| 4 | LV Maddocks | Aus | Eng | Leeds | 12 Jul 1956 |
| 5 | FCM Alexander | Win | Eng | The Oval | 22 Aug 1957 |
| 6 | Imtiaz Ahmed | Pak | Eng | Dhaka | 19 Jan 1962 |
| 7 | JL Hendriks | Win | Eng | The Oval | 18 Aug 1966 |
| 8 | RW Marsh | Aus | Eng | Nottingham | 28 Jul 1977 |
| 9 | WK Lees | NZl | Eng | Christchurch | 24 Feb 1978 |
| 10 | D Williams | Win | Eng | Port of Spain | 13 Feb 1998 |
| 11 | RD Jacobs | Win | Eng | Birmingham | 29 Jul 2004 |
| 12 | Kamran Akmal | Pak | Eng | Nottingham | 29 Jul 2010 |
| 13 | GC Wilson | Ire | Eng | Lord’s | 24 Jul 2019 |
| 14 | SO Dowrich | Win | Eng | Manchester | 16 Jul 2020 |
SO Dowrich of West Indies collected a pair in the second test at Manchester against England to provide the second occasion of a wicket keeper batsman collecting a pair in the annals of test cricket at Manchester. Both such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | TA Ward | SAF | Aus | Manchester | 27 May 1912 |
| 2 | SO Dowrich | Win | Eng | Manchester | 16 Jul 2020 |
SO Dowrich of West Indies collected a pair in the second test at Manchester against England to provide the fifth occasion of a West Indies wicket keeper batsman collecting a pair in the annals of test cricket against England in Eng;and. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | FCM Alexander | Win | Eng | The Oval | 22 Aug 1957 |
| 2 | JL Hendriks | Win | Eng | The Oval | 18 Aug 1966 |
| 3 | D Williams | Win | Eng | Port of Spain | 13 Feb 1998 |
| 4 | RD Jacobs | Win | Eng | Birmingham | 29 Jul 2004 |
| 5 | SO Dowrich | Win | Eng | Manchester | 16 Jul 2020 |
SSJ Brookes of West Indies scored 68 and 62 against England at Manchester to provide the 36th occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test. It also provides the 15th occasion of West Indies batsmen scoring half centuries in both innings of a test.
England won the second test at Manchester by 113 runs to provide England’s 50th victory against West Indies.
England has carved 110 test wins against Australia and 64 test wins against South Africa.
England became the second team in the annals of test cricket to win 50 plus tests against three oppositions after Australia. Australia has won 146 tests against England, 52 tests against South Africa and 58 tests against West Indies.
England has won 34 tests against West Indies at home prior to the start of the second test. The win at Manchester fetched England its 35th win at home against West Indies. England has carved 53 test wins at home against Australia
England became the second team in the annals of test cricket to win 35 plus home tests against two oppositions after Australia. Australia has won 95 home tests against England and 37 home tests against West Indies.