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KC Brathwaite scored 75 in West Indies first innings to provide the 123rd occasion of West Indies opening batsman scoring a fifty against England. It also provides the 68th occasion of West Indies opening batsman scoring a fifty against England in England.

KC Brathwaite scored 75 in West Indies first innings to provide the 70th occasion of West Indies opening batsman batting at number one scoring a fifty against England. It also provides the 40^th occasion of West Indies opening batsman batting at number one scoring a fifty against England in England.

KC Brathwaite’s run aggregate against England at the end of this test read 751. He became the 30^th West Indies batsman to total 750 plus runs against England, He also became the eighth West Indies opening batsman total 750 plus runs against England,

His 75 in the first innings of this test provides the fifth fifty against England. He became the eight West Indies opening batsman to score five or more fifties. Others are – DL Haynes {18}, CG Greenidge {15}, RC Fredericks {14}, CH Gayle {10}, JB Stollmeyer {07}, SL Campbell {07} and CC Hunte {05}

SO Dowrich was dismissed for a duck to provide the 28^th occasion of a West Indies wicketkeeper batsman scoring a duck in a test innings against England. It also provides the 15^th occasion of a West Indies wicketkeeper batsman scoring a duck in a test innings against England in England

SO Dowrich became the third West Indies wicketkeeper batsman to score a duck in a test innings against England at Manchester. Others are IM Barrow in Jul 1933 and JR Marray in Jul 1995

J Blackwood batting at number seven and SO Downright batting at number eight scored ducks in West Indies innings to provide the fourth occasion of West Indies batsmen batting at number seven and eight scoring zeroes in a test innings against England. The other three occasions are – FCM Alexander and DT Dewdney at The Oval in Aug 1957, GS Sobers and JL Hendricks at The Oval in Aug 1966 and EAE Baptiste and RA Harper in Jul 1984.

It is interesting to note one of the batsmen who was dismissed for a zero was the wicket keeper batsman in three of the captioned four occasions. FCM Alexander The Oval in Aug 1957, JL Hendricks at The Oval in Aug 1966 and SO Dowrich at Manchester in Jul  2020

RL Chase’s all round  performance of 5 for 172 and 51 in this test provides the eighth occasion of a West Indies cricketer scoring 50 plus runs and capturing five or more wickets in a test against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	Si	W	R	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	LN Constantine	79	–	5	75	Eng	The Oval	19 Aug 1939
2	GS Sobers	174	–	5	41	Eng	Leeds	04 Aug 1966
3	KD Boyce	72	–	11	147	Eng	The Oval	26 Jul 1973
4	MD Marshall	72	–	6	69	Eng	Nottingham	02 Jun 1988
5	CH Gayle	–	82	5	34	Eng	Birmingham	29 Jul 2004
6	DJ Bravo	77	–	6	55	Eng	Manchester	12 Aug 2004
7	RL Chase	54	–	8	60	Eng	Bridgetown	23 Jan 2019
8	RL Chase	51	–	5	172	Eng	Manchester	16 Jul 2020

RL Chase became the first West Indies cricketer to score 50 plus runs and capture five or more wickets in a test against England on two occasions. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	Si	W	R	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	RL Chase	54	–	8	60	Eng	Bridgetown	23 Jan 2019
2	RL Chase	51	–	5	172	Eng	Manchester	16 Jul 2020

RL Chase became the second West Indies cricketer scoring 50 plus runs and capturing five or more wickets in a test against England at Manchester after DJ Bravo. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	Si	W	R	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	DJ Bravo	77	–	6	55	Eng	Manchester	12 Aug 2004
2	RL Chase	51	–	5	172	Eng	Manchester	16 Jul 2020

RL Chase’s five for 172 and 51 in this test provides the 221^st occasion of a cricketer scoring a fifty and capture five or more wickets in a test. It also provides the 27^th occasion of a West Indies cricketer performing such a feat. All such 27 occasions are tabulated belo

No	Player	FI	SI	W-R	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	LN Constantine	79	–	5-75	Eng	The Oval	19 Aug 1939
2	DS Atkinson	219	–	5-56	Aus	Bridgetown	14 May 1955
3	DS Atkinson	60	–	5-66	NZl	Wellington	03 Mar 1956
4	OG Smith	100	–	5-90	Ind	Delhi	06 Feb 1959
5	WW Hall	50	–	5-63	Aus	Brisbane	09 Dec 1960
6	GS Sobers	64	–	5-120	Aus	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961
7	WW Hall	50*	–	5-20	Ind	Port of Spain	04 Apr 1962
8	GS Sobers	104	50	5-63	Ind	Kingston	13 Apr 1962
9	GS Sobers	174	–	5-41	Eng	Leeds	04 Aug 1966
10	KD Boyce	72	–	11-147	Eng	The Oval	26 Jul 1973
11	DR Parry	–	65	5-15	Aus	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978
12	MD Marshall	54	–	6-37	Ind	Kolkata	10 Dec 1983
13	MD Marshall	57	–	5-82	Aus	Brisbane	23 Nov 1984
14	MD Marshall	55	–	5-86	Aus	Melbourne	22 Dec 1984
15	MD Marshall	63	–	7-80	NZl	Bridgetown	26 Apr 1985
16	MD Marshall	72	–	6-69	Eng	Nottingham	02 Jun 1988
17	CL Hooper	81	67	5-116	Ind	Nagpur	01 Dec 1994
18	CL Hooper	81	–	5-26	Srl	Kingstown	20 Jun 1997
19	CH Gayle	–	82	5-34	Eng	Birmingham	29 Jul 2004
20	DJ Bravo	77	–	6-55	Eng	Manchester	12 Aug 2004
21	CH Gayle	–	50	5-91	Pak	Bridgetown	26 May 2005
22	DJ Bravo	–	64	6-84	Aus	Adelaide	25 Nov 2005
23	RL Chase	–	137*	5-121	Ind	Kingston	30 Jul 2016
24	JO Holder	74	–	5-41	Srl	Bridgetown	23 Jun 2018
25	JO Holder	52	–	5-56	Ind	Hyd-RGS	12 Oct 2018
26	RL Chase	54	–	8-60	Eng	Bridgetown	23 Jan 2019
27	RL Chase	51	–	5-172	Eng	Manchester	16 Jul 2020

RL Chase became the third West Indian cricketer to score a fifty and capture five or more wickets in a test on three occasions, Others are GS Sobers {03} and MD Marshall {05}. The following table lists the performance of these three bowlers

No	Player	FI	SI	W-R	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	GS Sobers	64	–	5-120	Aus	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961
2	GS Sobers	104	50	5-63	Ind	Kingston	13 Apr 1962
3	GS Sobers	174	–	5-41	Eng	Leeds	04 Aug 1966
1	MD Marshall	54	–	6-37	Ind	Kolkata	10 Dec 1983
2	MD Marshall	57	–	5-82	Aus	Brisbane	23 Nov 1984
3	MD Marshall	55	–	5-86	Aus	Melbourne	22 Dec 1984
4	MD Marshall	63	–	7-80	NZl	Bridgetown	26 Apr 1985
5	MD Marshall	72	–	6-69	Eng	Nottingham	02 Jun 1988
1	RL Chase	–	137*	5-121	Ind	Kingston	30 Jul 2016
2	RL Chase	54	–	8-60	Eng	Bridgetown	23 Jan 2019
3	RL Chase	51	–	5-172	Eng	Manchester	16 Jul 2020

SO Dowrich of West Indies and JS Buttler of England scored ducks in this test to provide the fourth occasion of tival wivket keeper scoring zeroes in a test in England-West Indies test series. The other three such occasions were witnessed at Georgetowin in 1934-35, at Kingston in 1959-50 and at Georgetown in 1997-98. Manchester became the first venue in England to witness such an instance.

JS Buttler scored a duck in this test in England’s second innings to provide the fifth occasion of an England wicketkeeper opening batsman scoring a duck in a test innings. It also provides the first occasion of an England wicketkeeper opening batsman scoring a duck in a test innings at home. The five such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	HR Butt	0	3	SAF	Port Elizabeth	13 Feb 1896
2	JH Board	0	2	SAF	Cape Town	24 Mar 1906
3	RT Spooner	0	4	Ind	Kanpur	12 Jan 1952
4	AJ Stewart	0	2	Ind	Kolkata	29 Jan 1993
5	JC Buttler	0	3	Win	Manchester	16 Jul 2020

JS Buttler scored a duck in this test in England’s second innings to provide the first occasion of an England wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a duck in a test innings against West Indies. It also provides the first   occasion of an England wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a duck in a test innings against West Indies at home

JS Buttler scored a duck in this test in England’s second innings to provide the first occasion of an England wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a duck in a test innings against West Indies. It also provides the first   occasion of an England wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a duck in a test innings against West Indies at home

DP Sibley completed his century and was dismissed for 120. His century provides the 57^th occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a century against West Indies. It also provides the 29th occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a century against West Indies at home.

DP Sibley became the third England opening batsman to score a century against West Indies at Manchester. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	G Boycott	128	1	Win	Manchester	12 Jun 1969
2	AN Cook	106	3	Win	Manchester	07 Jun 2007
3	DP Sibley	120	1	Win	Manchester	16 Jul 2020

DP Sibley’s 120 provides the eleventh occasion of an England opening batsman batting at number two scoring a century against West Indies at home. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AH Bakewell	107	1	Win	The Oval	12 Aug 1933
2	C Washbrook	114	4	Win	Lord’s	24 Jun 1950
3	C Washbrook	102	3	Win	Nottingham	20 Jul 1950
4	C Milburn	126*	4	Win	Lord’s	16 Jun 1966
5	DL Amiss	203	2	Win	The Oval	12 Aug 1976
6	MA Atherton	113	1	Win	Nottingham	10 Aug 1995
7	AJ Strauss	137	1	Win	Lord’s	22 Jul 2004
8	AN Cook	105	1	Win	Lord’s	17 May 2007
9	AN Cook	106	3	Win	Manchester	07 Jun 2007
10	AN Cook	160	1	Win	Ch-le-St	14 May 2009
11	DP Sibley	120	1	Win	Manchester	16 Jul 2020

DP Sibley’s 120 represent his second century of his eight test career. Prior to this he had scored 133 not out against at Capetown in Jan 2020.

BA Stokes scored 176 in England’s first innings to provide his tenth century. All his centuries are tabulated below in the descending order of the runs scored

No	Runs	Pos	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	258	6	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016
2	176	5	1	v West Indies	Manchester	16 Jul 2020
3	135*	5	4	v Australia	Leeds	22 Aug 2019
4	128	6	1	v India	Rajkot	09 Nov 2016
5	120	6	4	v Australia	Perth	13 Dec 2013
6	120	5	1	v South Africa	Port Elizabeth	16 Jan 2020
7	115*	5	3	v Australia	Lord’s	14 Aug 2019
8	112	6	1	v South Africa	The Oval	27 Jul 2017
9	101	6	3	v New Zealand	Lord’s	21 May 2015
10	100	6	1	v West Indies	Leeds	25 Aug 2017

It also provides his second century against West Indies after his 100 at Leeds in Aug 2017.

BA Stokes’176 provides the 20^th occasion of an England batsman batting at number five scoring a century against West Indies

It also provides the eleventh occasion of an England batsman batting at number five scoring a century against West Indies at home. All such occasions are tabulated below in the  descending order of the runs scored

No	Player	Runs	Pos	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	BA Stokes	176	5	1	Win	Manchester	16 Jul 2020
2	MC Cowdrey	154	5	3	Win	Birmingham	30 May 1957
3	MC Cowdrey	152	5	2	Win	Lord’s	20 Jun 1957
4	DR Jardine	127	5	2	Win	Manchester	22 Jul 1933
5	DCS Compton	120	5	2	Win	Lord’s	24 Jun 1939
6	GP Thorpe	114	5	2	Win	Manchester	12 Aug 2004
7	AJ Lamb	113	5	4	Win	Lord’s	16 Jun 1988
8	PD Collingwood	111	5	1	Win	Lord’s	17 May 2007
9	AJ Stewart	105	5	2	Win	Manchester	03 Aug 2000
10	AJ Lamb	100*	5	2	Win	Manchester	26 Jul 1984
11	AJ Lamb	100	5	1	Win	Leeds	12 Jul 1984

BA Stokes’s 176 represent the highest score by an England batsman batting at number against West Indies at home. The previous best was 154 by MC Cowdrey at Birmingham in May 1957.

Thus BA Stokes with his 176 improved the record of 154 by MC Cowdrey after a period of 63 years. It also provides the third occasion of an England batsman scoring 150 plus runs batting at number five against West Indies at home

No	Player	Runs	Pos	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	BA Stokes	176	5	1	Win	Manchester	16 Jul 2020
2	MC Cowdrey	154	5	3	Win	Birmingham	30 May 1957
3	MC Cowdrey	152	5	2	Win	Lord’s	20 Jun 1957

BA Stokes became the fifth England batsman to score a century against West Indies while batting at number five at Manchester.

No	Player	Runs	Pos	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	BA Stokes	176	5	1	Win	Manchester	16 Jul 2020
2	DR Jardine	127	5	2	Win	Manchester	22 Jul 1933
3	GP Thorpe	114	5	2	Win	Manchester	12 Aug 2004
4	AJ Stewart	105	5	2	Win	Manchester	03 Aug 2000
5	AJ Lamb	100*	5	2	Win	Manchester	26 Jul 1984

BA Stokes’ 176 provide the 15^th occasion of an England batsman batting at number five scoring 175 plus runs against various oppositions. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of the runs scored

No	Player	Runs	Pos	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	RE Foster	287	5	2	Aus	Sydney	11 Dec 1903
2	E Paynter	216*	5	1	Aus	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938
3	KWR Fletcher	216	5	1	NZl	Auckland	20 Feb 1975
4	IT Botham	208	5	1	Ind	The Oval	08 Jul 1982
5	J Hardstaff jnr	205*	5	2	Ind	Lord’s	22 Jun 1946
6	DI Gower	200*	5	1	Ind	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979
7	GP Thorpe	200*	5	3	NZl	Christchurch	13 Mar 2002
8	JE Root	200*	5	1	Srl	Lord’s	12 Jun 2014
9	IR Bell	199	5	1	SAF	Lord’s	10 Jul 2008
10	GB Legge	196	5	1	NZl	Auckland	21 Feb 1930
11	PD Collingwood	186	5	1	Pal	Lord’s	13 Jul 2006
12	MW Gatting	183*	5	1	Ind	Birmingham	03 Jul 1986
13	CP Mead	182*	5	1	Aus	The Oval	13 Aug 1921
14	JE Root	182*	5	2	Win	St George’s	21 Apr 2015
15	BA Stokes	176	5	1	Win	Manchester	16 Jul 2020

It also provides the second such occasion against West Indies. JE Root has scored 182 not out at St George’s in April 2015.

DP Sibley-BA Stokes added 260 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 101^st occasion of England batsmen posting 200 plus runs in a test innings. It also provides the 61st occasion of England batsmen posting 200 plus runs in a test innings at home.

DP Sibley-BA Stokes added 260 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 18th occasion of England batsmen posting 200 plus runs in a test innings for the fourth wicket. It also provides the eleventh occasion of England batsmen posting 200 plus runs in a test innings for the fourth wicket at home.

DP Sibley-BA Stokes added 260 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 18^th occasion of England batsmen posting 200 plus runs in a test innings against West Indies. It also provides the eleventh occasion of England batsmen posting 200 plus runs in a test innings against West Indies at home.

DP Sibley-BA Stokes added 260 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the fifth occasion of England batsmen posting 200 plus runs in a test innings against West Indies for the fourth wicket. It also provides the third occasion of England batsmen posting 200 plus runs in a test innings against West Indies for the fourth wicket at home.

The following table lists the seven 200 plus runs partnerships posted by England batsmen for various wickets and teams at Manchester

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	GP Thorpe, MP Vaughan	3	267	2	Pak	Manchester	31 May 2001
2	DP Sibley, BA Stokes	4	260	1	Win	Manchester	16 Jul 2020
3	Barrington,Dexter	3	246	2	Aus	Manchester	23 Jul 1964
4	FE Woolley, RES Wyatt	3	245	1	SAF	Manchester	27 Jul 1929
5	Compton,WJEdrich	3	228	2	SAF	Manchester	05 Jul 1947
6	MA Atherton, AJ Stewart	3	226	3	SAF	Manchester	02 Jul 1998
7	MA Atherton, GA Gooch	1	225	1	Ind	Manchester	09 Aug 1990

DP Sibley-BA Stokes added 260 runs for the fourth wicket in this game provides record partnership by England batsmen for the fourth wicket at Manchester. The previous best was 179 between AJ Stewert-ME Trescothick against West Indies in Aug 2000.

DP Sibley-BA Stokes added 260 runs for the fourth wicket in this game provides the first occasion of England batsmen posting 200 plus runs for the fourth wicket at Manchester.

RL Chase captured five for 172 in England’s innings to provide the 96^th occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against England. It also provides 61^st occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against England in England

RL Chase captured five for 172 in England’s innings to provide the 24^th occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against England. It also provides 14th occasion of a West Indies spin bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against England in England

RL Chase captured five for 172 in England’s innings to provide the eighth occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing five or more wickets conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings against England.

No	Player	O	M	R	W	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	OC Scott	80.2	13	266	5	1	Eng	Kingston	03 Apr 1930
2	RL Chase	44.0	3	172	5	1	Eng	Manchester	16 Jul 2020
3	W Ferguson	39.0	5	137	5	1	Eng	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948
4	S Ramadhin	81.2	25	135	5	3	Eng	Nottingham	20 Jul 1950
5	W Ferguson	40.0	6	116	5	3	Eng	Georgetown	03 Mar 1948
6	S Ramadhin	67.0	34	113	6	1	Eng	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954
7	LR Gibbs	57.2	15	108	6	3	Eng	Port of Spain	02 Feb 1974
8	AL Valentine	50.0	14	104	8	1	Eng	Manchester	08 Jun 1950

It also provides the third occasion of a West Indies spin bowler capturing five or more wickets conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings against England in England

No	Player	O	M	R	W	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
2	RL Chase	44.0	3	172	5	1	Eng	Manchester	16 Jul 2020
4	S Ramadhin	81.2	25	135	5	3	Eng	Nottingham	20 Jul 1950
8	AL Valentine	50.0	14	104	8	1	Eng	Manchester	08 Jun 1950

RL Chase is now the most expensive bowler in terms of runs conceded against England in England with his 5 for 172 in England’s first innings.

England posted a total of 469 for 9 declared to provide the 45^th occasion of England posting a total of 400 plus runs against West Indies in a test innings. It also provides the 26th occasion of England posting a total of 400 plus runs against West Indies in a test innings in England.

England posted a total of 469 for 9 declared to provide the 23rd occasion of England posting a total of 450 plus runs against West Indies in a test innings. It also provides the 13th occasion of England posting a total of 450 plus runs against West Indies in a test innings in England.

England posted a total of 469 for 9 declared to provide the highest team total by England against West Indies in a test innings at Manchester. The previous best was 437 all out in Jul 1995

England posted a total of 469 for 9 declared to provide the highest team total by England against West Indies in the first innings of a test at Manchester. The previous best was 413 all out in Jun 1969.

Thus England posted a team total of 400 plus in the first innings of a test at Manchester against West Indies after a lapse of 51 years.

West Indies won the toss and decided to field in this test to provide the 103^rd occasion of West Indies doing so,  It also provides the 28th occasion of West Indies doing so against England and also provides the 14^th occasion West Indies doing so against England in England.

It also provides the third occasion of West Indies doing so against England in a test at Manchester. All the three occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Toss	Bat	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	West Indies	won	2nd	v England	Manchester	22 Jul 1939
2	West Indies	won	2nd	v England	Manchester	10 Jul 1980
3	West Indies	won	2nd	v England	Manchester	16 Jul 2020

The previous occasion of West Indies inserting England after it had won the toss at Manchester was 40 years ago –  in July 1980.

It is interesting to note that the interval of West Indies inserting England at Manchester in the first two occasions was 41 years and the interval between the second and third occasion is 40 years.

Z Crawley collected a duck in England’s first innings to provide the 143^rd occasion of an England batsman batting at number three scoring a duck in a test innings. It also provides the 73^rd occasion of England batsman batting at number three scoring a duck in a test innings on home soil.

Z Crawley collected the first ball duck in England’s first innings to provide the 20th occasion of an England batsman batting at number three scoring a duck in a test innings with data of first ball ducks wherever available. It also provides the 13th occasion of England batsman batting at number three scoring a first ball duck in a test innings on home soil with data of first ball ducks wherever available.

Z Crawley collected the first ball duck in England’s first innings to provide the third occasion of an England batsman batting at number three scoring a duck in a test innings against West Indies with data of first ball ducks wherever available. It also provides the first occasion of England batsman batting at number three scoring a first ball duck in a test innings on home soil against West Indies with data of first ball ducks wherever available.

Z Crawley collected the first ball duck in England’s first innings to provide the fourth occasion of an England batsman batting at number three scoring a duck in a test innings at Manchester with data of first ball ducks wherever available. All the four such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	BF	Inns	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	RES Wyatt	0	1	1	Aus	Manchester	06 Jul 1934
2	GA Gooch	0	1	1	NZl	Manchester	30 Jun 1994
3	JE Root	0	1	4	Aus	Manchester	04 Sep 2019
4	Z Crawley	0	1	1	Win	Manchester	16 Jul 2020

Z Crawley collected the first ball duck in England’s first innings to provide the first occasion of an England batsman batting at number three scoring a duck in a test innings at Manchester against West Indies with data of first ball ducks wherever available.

JE Root is captaining England on 40^th occasion. He became the seventh captain to lead England on 40 plus occasions,

No	Player	Mat	Runs	HS	C	W	5	Ct
1	AN Cook	59	4844	263	12	1	0	68
2	MA Atherton	54	3815	185*	8	1	0	33
3	MP Vaughan	51	3170	166	9	1	0	27
4	AJ Strauss	50	3343	169	9	–	–	60
5	N Hussain	45	2487	155	5	0	0	27
6	PBH May	41	3080	285*	10	–	–	28
7	JE Root	40	3028	226	6	13	0	49

JE Root was playing his 10th test against West Indies. He became the 12^th England cricketer to appear in more than ten tests against West Indies.

No	Player	Mat	Runs	HS	C	W	5	Ct	St
1	DB Close	11	574	70	0	1	0	9	0
2	PD Collingwood	11	857	161	4	1	0	18	0
3	PAJ DeFreitas	11	239	55*	0	33	0	4	0
4	GR Dilley	11	71	28	0	36	1	2	0
5	MJ Hoggard	11	105	38	0	34	0	4	0
6	DR Pringle	11	261	46*	0	28	3	4	0
7	BA Stokes	11	703	100	1	28	1	13	0
8	ME Trescothick	11	675	107	2	0	0	15	0
9	DL Amiss	10	1130	262*	4	–	–	2	0
10	ER Dexter	10	866	136*	2	12	0	2	0
11	PI Pocock	10	84	23	0	22	1	4	0
12	JE Root	10	826	182*	3	3	0	13	0

DP Sibley and BA Stokes added 126 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 35^th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket against West Indies in a test innings. It also provides the 20^th such occasion by England batsmen on home soil against West Indies and sixth such occasion in a test at Manchester.

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	WR Hammond, DR Jardine	4	120	2	Win	Manchester	21 Jul 1928
2	RA Smith, GP Thorpe	4	104	2	Win	Manchester	27 Jul 1995
3	AJ Stewart, ME Trescothick	4	179	2	Win	Manchester	3 Aug 2000
4	AJ Strauss, GP Thorpe	4	177	2	Win	Manchester	12 Aug 2004
5	A Flintoff, RWT Key	4	120*	4	Win	Manchester	12 Aug 2004
6	DP Sibley, BA Stokes	4	126*	1	Win	Manchester	16 Jul 2020

DP Sibley and BA Stokes added 126 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the first occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket against West Indies in the first innings of the Manchester test.

It also provides the fourth such occasion by England batsmen against West Indies in the first innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	RA Smith, GP Thorpe	4	111	1	Win	Lord’s	22 Jun 1995
2	IR Bell, MP Vaughan	4	146	1	Win	The Oval	19 Aug 2004
3	AN Cook, DJ Malan	4	162	1	Win	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
4	DP Sibley, BA Stokes	4	126*	1	Win	Manchester	16 Jul 2020

DP Sibley scored 86 not out to provide the 76^th occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty against West Indies at home. It also provides 48th occasion of an England batsman scoring a half century against West Indies at home.

DP Sibley scored zero and 50 in this test.  He became the second England opening batsman after ME Tresothick to score a exact half century and a duck in a test. ME Trescothick had scored 50 and zero against Pakistan at Lahore in Nov 2005

DP Sibley scored zero and 50 in this test.  He became the first England opening batsman to score a exact half century and a duck in a test at home.

DP Sibley scored zero and 50 in this test.  He became the eighth opening batsman to score a exact half century and a duck in a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. DP Sibley is the first opening batsman to perform such a feat against West Indies in the annals of test cricket.

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	CA Roach	50	0	Win	Eng	Manchester	21 Jul 1928
2	RC Fredericks	0	50	Win	Eng	Manchester	08 Jul 1976
3	DL Haynes	0	50	Win	Aus	Adelaide	07 Dec 1984
4	ST Jayasuriya	0	50	Srl	NZl	Dunedin	07 Mar 1997
5	ME Trescothick	50	0	Eng	Pak	Lahore	29 Nov 2005
6	KC Brathwaite	50	0	Win	Ban	Dhaka	29 Oct 2011
7	FDM Karunaratne	0	50	Srl	SAF	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017
8	DP Sibley	0	50	Eng	Win	Southampton	08 Jul 2020

West Indies gained a lead of 114 runs over England’s first innings score of 204 to provide the 15^th occasion of West Indies gaining the first innings lead over England in a test played in England.

KC Brathwaite scored 65 in West Indies’ first innings to provide the 26^th occasion of his scoring a fifty in his test career; It also represents 12^th fifty on away soil.

SO Dowrich scored 61 in West Indies’ first innings to provide the eleventh occasion of his scoring a fifty in his test career. He now occupies the joint fourth position among the West Indies wicket keepers who have scored most fifties in tests. DL Murray has scored eleven fifties. PJL Dujon {21}, D Ramdin {19} and RD Jacobs {17} are the other three wicket keepers who have scored more fifties than SO Dowrich and DL Murray.

BA Stokes’ tally of wickets in tests read 151 at the end of West Indies’ first innings. He became the 24^th England bowler to capture 150 plus wickets.

BA Stokes’ tally of wickets in tests against West Indies read 26 at the end of West Indies’ first innings. He became the 29^th England bowler to capture 25 plus wickets in tests against West Indies

Z Crawley’s 76 in this game represent his second test half century in five tests and eight innings. It represents his highest test score and was an improvement over his 66 against South Africa at Johannesburg in Jan 2020.

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 104^th England batsman to total 1000 plus runs in tests. He also became the 28^th 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 47^th 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 27^th 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 20^th West Indian batsman to score 3500 runs.

JO Holder of West Indies returned with six for 42 in the ongoing first test against England at Southampton to provide the 47^th occasion of a captain capturing six or more wickets in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	W	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	G Giffen	6	155	3	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	29 Dec 1894
2	MA Noble	7	100	1	Aus	Eng	Sydney	26 Feb 1904
3	AER Gilligan	6	7	2	Eng	SAF	Birmingham	14 Jun 1924
4	EP Nupen	6	87	4	SAF	Eng	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1930
5	GOB Allen	7	80	3	Eng	Ind	The Oval	15 Aug 1936
6	GO Rabone	6	68	2	NZl	SAF	Cape Town	01 Jan 1954
7	IWG Johnson	7	44	3	Aus	Win	Georgetown	26 Apr 1955
8	DS Atkinson	7	53	3	Win	NZl	Auckland	09 Mar 1956
9	Fazal Mahmood	6	34	2	Pak	Win	Dhaka	06 Mar 1959
10	Fazal Mahmood	6	66	4	Pak	Win	Dhaka	06 Mar 1959
11	R Benaud	6	70	4	Aus	Eng	Manchester	27 Jul 1961
12	R Benaud	6	115	2	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962
13	JR Reid	6	60	2	NZl	SAF	Dunedin	28 Feb 1964
14	GS Sobers	6	73	4	Win	Aus	Brisbane	06 Dec 1968
15	Intikhab Alam	7	52	2	Pak	NZl	Dunedin	07 Feb 1973
16	Intikhab Alam	6	127	2	Pak	NZl	Auckland	16 Feb 1973
17	BS Bedi	6	71	4	Ind	Eng	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977
18	RGD Willis	6	101	3	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	10 Jun 1982
19	Imran Khan	7	52	1	Pak	Eng	Birmingham	29 Jul 1982
20	Imran Khan	8	60	3	Pak	Ind	Karachi	23 Dec 1982
21	Imran Khan	6	98	1	Pak	Ind	Faisalabad	03 Jan 1983
22	Imran Khan	6	35	2	Pak	Ind	Hyd-Pak	14 Jan 1983
23	N Kapil Dev	6	77	2	Ind	Win	Delhi	29 Oct 1983
24	N Kapil Dev	9	83	3	Ind	Win	Ahmedabad	12 Nov 1983
25	N Kapil Dev	8	106	1	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	13 Dec 1985
26	Imran Khan	6	46	3	Pak	Win	Karachi	20 Nov 1986
27	Imran Khan	7	40	3	Pak	Eng	Leeds	02 Jul 1987
28	Imran Khan	6	129	2	Pak	Eng	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987
29	Imran Khan	7	80	1	Pak	Win	Georgetown	02 Apr 1988
30	AR Border	7	46	1	Aus	Win	Sydney	26 Jan 1989
31	Waqar Younis	7	91	2	Pak	Zim	Karachi	01 Dec 1993
32	Waqar Younis	6	44	4	Pak	Zim	Karachi	01 Dec 1993
33	CA Walsh	6	79	1	Win	Ind	Mumbai	18 Nov 1994
34	CA Walsh	7	37	2	Win	NZl	Wellington	10 Feb 1995
35	CA Walsh	6	18	3	Win	NZl	Wellington	10 Feb 1995
36	Wasim Akram	6	48	1	Pak	Zim	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1996
37	Naimur Rahman	6	132	2	Ban	Ind	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000
38	SM Pollock	6	30	1	SAF	Srl	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001
39	SM Pollock	6	56	3	SAF	Ind	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001
40	Waqar Younis	6	55	1	Pak	Ban	Dhaka	09 Jan 2002
41	DL Vettori	6	56	2	NZl	Win	Dunedin	11 Dec 2008
42	HMRKB Herath	8	63	4	Srl	Zim	Harare	06 Nov 2016
43	HMRKB Herath	6	59	4	Srl	Ban	Galle	07 Mar 2017
44	S Al Hasan	6	33	3	Ban	Win	Kingston	12 Jul 2018
45	JO Holder	6	59	4	Win	Ban	Kingston	12 Jul 2018
46	Rashid Khan	6	49	4	Afg	Ban	Chattogram	05 Sep 2019
47	JO Holder	6	42	1	Win	Eng	Southampton	08 Jul 2020

JO Holder of West Indies returned with six for 42 in the ongoing first test against England at Southampton to provide the seventh occasion of a West Indies captain capturing six or more wickets in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	W	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	DS Atkinson	7	53	3	Win	NZl	Auckland	09 Mar 1956
2	GS Sobers	6	73	4	Win	Aus	Brisbane	06 Dec 1968
3	CA Walsh	6	79	1	Win	Ind	Mumbai	18 Nov 1994
4	CA Walsh	7	37	2	Win	NZl	Wellington	10 Feb 1995
5	CA Walsh	6	18	3	Win	NZl	Wellington	10 Feb 1995
6	JO Holder	6	59	4	Win	Ban	Kingston	12 Jul 2018
7	JO Holder	6	42	1	Win	Eng	Southampton	08 Jul 2020

JO Holder of West Indies returned with six for 42 in the ongoing first test against England at Southampton to provide the tenth occasion of a captain capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against England. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	W	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	G Giffen	6	155	3	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	29 Dec 1894
2	MA Noble	7	100	1	Aus	Eng	Sydney	26 Feb 1904
3	EP Nupen	6	87	4	SAF	Eng	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1930
4	R Benaud	6	70	4	Aus	Eng	Manchester	27 Jul 1961
5	R Benaud	6	115	2	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962
6	BS Bedi	6	71	4	Ind	Eng	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977
7	Imran Khan	7	52	1	Pak	Eng	Birmingham	29 Jul 1982
8	Imran Khan	7	40	3	Pak	Eng	Leeds	02 Jul 1987
9	Imran Khan	6	129	2	Pak	Eng	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987
10	JO Holder	6	42	1	Win	Eng	Southampton	08 Jul 2020

JO Holder of West Indies returned with six for 42 in the ongoing first test against England at Southampton to provide the eighth occasion of a captain capturing six or more wickets in a test innings on English soil. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	W	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AER Gilligan	6	7	2	Eng	SAF	Birmingham	14 Jun 1924
2	GOB Allen	7	80	3	Eng	Ind	The Oval	15 Aug 1936
3	R Benaud	6	70	4	Aus	Eng	Manchester	27 Jul 1961
4	RGD Willis	6	101	3	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	10 Jun 1982
5	Imran Khan	7	52	1	Pak	Eng	Birmingham	29 Jul 1982
6	Imran Khan	7	40	3	Pak	Eng	Leeds	02 Jul 1987
7	Imran Khan	6	129	2	Pak	Eng	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987
8	JO Holder	6	42	1	Win	Eng	Southampton	08 Jul 2020

JO Holder of West Indies returned with six for 42 in the ongoing first test against England at Southampton to provide the fifth occasion of a visiting captain capturing six or more wickets in a test innings on English soil. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	W	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	R Benaud	6	70	4	Aus	Eng	Manchester	27 Jul 1961
2	Imran Khan	7	52	1	Pak	Eng	Birmingham	29 Jul 1982
3	Imran Khan	6	129	2	Pak	Eng	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987
4	Imran Khan	7	40	3	Pak	Eng	Leeds	02 Jul 1987
5	JO Holder	6	42	1	Win	Eng	Southampton	08 Jul 2020

JO Holder of West Indies returned with six for 42 in the ongoing first test against England at Southampton to provide the eleventh occasion of a captain capturing six or more wickets in the first innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	W	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	MA Noble	7	100	1	Aus	Eng	Sydney	26 Feb 1904
2	Imran Khan	7	52	1	Pak	Eng	Birmingham	29 Jul 1982
3	Imran Khan	6	98	1	Pak	Ind	Faisalabad	03 Jan 1983
4	N Kapil Dev	8	106	1	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	13 Dec 1985
5	Imran Khan	7	80	1	Pak	Win	Georgetown	02 Apr 1988
6	AR Border	7	46	1	Aus	Win	Sydney	26 Jan 1989
7	CA Walsh	6	79	1	Win	Ind	Mumbai	18 Nov 1994
8	Wasim Akram	6	48	1	Pak	Zim	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1996
9	SM Pollock	6	30	1	SAF	Srl	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001
10	Waqar Younis	6	55	1	Pak	Ban	Dhaka	09 Jan 2002
11	JO Holder	6	42	1	Win	Eng	Southampton	08 Jul 2020

England won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 405^th occasion of England doing so in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 227^th occasion of England doing so in a home test.

England won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 62nd occasion of England doing so against West Indies in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 36th occasion of England doing so in a home test against West Indies.

West Indies lost the toss and were asked to field first in this test to provide the 197^th occasion of West Indies asked to do so in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 108^th occasion of West Indies asked to so in an away test.

West Indies lost the toss and were asked to field first in this test to provide the 62nd occasion of West Indies asked to do so against England in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 36th occasion of West Indies asked to so in an away test against England.

England lost its first wicket without a run on the board to provide the 121^st occasion of England losing its first wicket without scoring. It also provides 49^th occasion England losing its first wicket without scoring in a home test

England lost its first wicket without a run on the board to provide the 18^th occasion of England losing its first wicket without scoring against West Indies. It also provides ninth occasion England losing its first wicket without scoring against West Indies in a home test

BA Stokes who led England in this test in the absence of JE Root became the 81st captain to lead England in tests. He also became the 55^th captain to lead England in tests at home

BA Stokes who led England in this test in the absence of JE Root became the 33rd captain to lead England in tests against West Indies. He also became the 26^th captain to lead England in tests against West Indies at home

DP Sibley’s duck in this test provides the 50^th occasion of England’s opening batsman collecting a duck against West Indies in a test. It also provides the 23rd occasion of England’ opening batsman collecting a duck against West Indies in a home test.

DP Sibley’s duck in this test provides the 247thoccasion of England’s opening batsman to collecting a duck against in a test. It also provides the 103rd occasion of England’ opening batsman collecting a duck in a home test.

DP Sibley was dismissed bowled for a duck in this test provides the 71^st occasion of England’s opening batsman dismissed bowled for a duck in a test. It also provides the 22nd occasion of England’ opening batsman dismissed bowled for a duck in a home test.

DP Sibley was dismissed bowled for a duck in this test provides the 15thoccasion of England’s opening batsman dismissed bowled for a duck in a test against West Indies. It also provides the sixth occasion of England’ opening batsman dismissed bowled for a duck in a home test against West Indies

At stumps on the first day’s play, RO Burns’ aggregate runs read 999. One more run would fetch him 1000 runs and with it he would become the 104^th England batsman to total 1000 plus runs in tests. He would also become the 28^th England opening batsman to reach the landmark.

JM Anderson has an aggregate of 82 wickets against West Indies prior to the start of the series. Five more wickets would fetch him 87 wickets and with it the distinction of becoming England’s highest wicket taker against West Indies. FS Trueman has an aggregate of 86 wickets

Eight more wickets would fetch JM Anderson 90 wickets against West Indies. He would  earn the distinction of becoming the second highest wicket taker against West Indies. GD McGrath has captured 110 wickets, JM Anderson would also become the second bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 90 plus wickets against West Indies.

KAJ Roach is all set to become the seventh West Indies bowler to join the 200 plus wicket takers club. He has an aggregate of 193 wickets prior to the start of the series. Seven more wickets would fetch him 200 wickets in tests. Other West Indian bowlers who have captured 200 plus wickets are – CA Walsh {519}, CEL Ambrose {405}, MD Marshall {376}, J Garner {259}, MA Holding {249}, GS Sobers {235} and AME Roberts {202}

KAJ Roach has captured five plus wickets in an innings on nine occasions. One more five wicket haul would fetch him ten five wicket hauls. He would then become the ninth West Indies bowler to capture five plus wicket hauls on ten or more occasions. Other West Indies bowlers are –

No	Player	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Ave	5
1	CEL Ambrose	98	179	22103	8501	405	20.99	22
2	MD Marshall	81	151	17584	7876	376	20.94	22
3	CA Walsh	132	242	30019	12688	519	24.44	22
4	LR Gibbs	79	148	27115	8989	309	29.09	18
5	MA Holding	60	113	12680	5898	249	23.68	13
6	FH Edwards	55	97	9602	6249	165	37.87	12
7	AME Roberts	47	90	11135	5174	202	25.61	11
8	S Ramadhin	43	76	13939	4579	158	28.98	10
9	KAJ Roach	56	100	10020	5238	193	27.13	09

JM Anderson of England has captured 46 wickets at home against West Indies prior to the start of the series. He needs four more wickets for his 50 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the sixth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus wickets at home against West Indies. Others are- GD McGrath {60}, FS Trueman {56},  DK Lillee (55}, N Kapil Dev {54} and SM Pollock {50}

JM Anderson of England has captured 46 wickets at home against West Indies prior to the start of the series. He needs four more wickets for his 50 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the second England bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus wickets at home against West Indies after FS Trueman. FS Trueman has captured 56 wickets.

JM Anderson of England has captured 584 wickets prior to the start of the series. He needs 16 more wickets for his 600 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the fourth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 600 plus wickets.  Others are- M Muralidharan {800}, SK Warne {708} and A Kumble {619}

Perhaps for the first time, England team will be having two pace bowlers with 300  plus wickets in a home test. JM Anderson has an aggregate of 368 wickets at home and SCJ Broad has an aggregate of 305 wickets at home.

SCJ Broad has an aggregate of 485 wickets prior to the start of the series. He requires 15 more wickets for his 500 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the seventh    bowler to capture 500 plus wickets in the annals of test cricket. The following table lists all the bowlers who have captured 500 plus wickets

No	Player	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	5	10
1	M Muralitharan	133	230	44039	18180	800	67	22
2	SK Warne	145	273	40705	17995	708	37	10
3	A Kumble	132	236	40850	18355	619	35	08
4	JM Anderson	151	282	32779	15670	584	28	03
5	GD McGrath	124	243	29248	12186	563	29	03
6	CA Walsh	132	242	30019	12688	519	22	03

If SCJ Broad gets 500 wickets, then England will become the second team to have two bowlers with 500 plus wickets. Australia is the other team with SK Warne {708} and GD McGrath {563}

If SCJ Broad gets 500 wickets England will become the  first team to have two pace bowlers with 500 plus wickets.

SCJ Broad has an aggregate 3211 runs and 485 wickets prior to the start of the series. He requires 15 more wickets for his 500 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the second cricketer to score 3000 plus runs and capture 500 wickets in tests. SK Warne has scored 3154 runs and captured 708 wickets

SCJ Broad has an aggregate 3211 runs and 485 wickets prior to the start of the series. He requires 15 more wickets for his 500 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the first fast bowler to perform the feat of scoring 3000 plus runs and capture 500 wickets in tests.

JM Anderson has pouched 93 catches prior to the start of the series apart from scoring 1185 runs and 584 wickets. He needs seven more catches for his 100 catches. He is all set to become the second all rounder in the annals of test cricket to score 1000 plus runs, capture 100 plus wicket and pouch 100 plus catches. SK Warne is the other cricketer to perform such a feat. He has scored 3154 runs, captured 708 wickets and pouched 125 catches

JM Anderson has pouched 93 catches prior to the start of the series He needs seven more catches for his 100 catches. He is all set to become tenth England fieldsman to pouch 100 plus catches. The following table lists the England fieldsmen with 100 plus catches.

No	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Dis
1	AN Cook	2006-2018	161	300	175
2	AJ Strauss	2004-2012	100	189	121
3	IT Botham	1977-1992	102	179	120
4	MC Cowdrey	1954-1975	114	214	120
5	JE Root	2012-2020	092	174	114
6	WR Hammond	1927-1947	085	154	110
7	GP Thorpe	1993-2005	100	179	105
8	GA Gooch	1975-1995	118	211	103
9	IR Bell	2004-2015	118	223	100

KC Brathwaite has an aggregate of 3496 runs prior to the start of the series. He requires four more runs for his 3500 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the 20^th West Indian batsman to score 3500 runs.

England has won 49 tests against West Indies prior to the start of the series. One more test win would fetch England its 50^th win against West Indies. England has carved 110 test wins against Australia and 64 test wins against South Africa.

England would become 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 series. One more test win would fetch England its 35^th win at home against West Indies. England has carved 53 test wins at home against Australia

England would become 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.

JE Root of England has an aggregate of 803 runs against West Indies prior to the start of the series. He requires 197 runs to total 1000 plus runs against West Indies. If he gets them, then he would become the 17^th England batsman to aggregate 1000 plus runs against West Indies.

JE Root has scored seven fifties against West Indies prior to the start of the series. Three more fifties in the ensuing series would fetch him ten fifties. If he gets them, then he would become the tenth England batsman to score ten fifties against West Indies.

SCJ Broad has scored six zeroes against West Indies prior to the start of the series. He needs one more zero to collect his seventh duck against West Indies and share the record for most ducks against West Indies by England batsmen with PI Pollock, JA Snow and DL Underwood

BA Stokes who will be leading England in the first test in the absence of JE Root will become the 81st captain to lead England in tests. He will also become the 55^th captain to lead England in tests at home

BA Stokes who will be leading England in the first test in the absence of JE Root will become the 33rd captain to lead England in tests against West Indies. He will also become the 26^th captain to lead England in tests against West Indies at home

BA Stokes will become the fourth captain to lead England at Southampton. Others are – AN Cook, AJ Strauss and JE Root

JE Root has led England in 39 tests prior to the start of the series. One more test would fetch him 40 captaincy assignments. He would then become the seventh captain to lead England in 40 plus tests. Others are – AN Cook {59}, MA Atherton {54}, MP Vaughan {51}, AJ Strauss {50}, N Hussain {45} and PBH May {41}

JE Root has pouched 114 catches as a fieldsman other than wicketkeepers prior to the start of the series. Eight more catches would fetch him 122 catches and with it the distinction of becoming the second England fieldsman to pouch most catches. AN Cook has the record with 175 catches. JE Root would go past MC Cowdrey {120}, IT Botham {120} and AJ Strauss {121} on his way to occupy the second place.

JE Root has pouched 68 catches at home as a fieldsman other than wicketkeepers prior to the start of the series. Two more catches would fetch him 70 catches and with it the distinction of becoming the fourth England fieldsman to pouch 70 plus catches at home. Others are – AN Cook {113}, AJ Strauss {83} and MC Cowdrey {70}

JE Root has pouched 13 catches against West Indies as a fieldsman other than wicketkeepers prior to the start of the series. Two more catches would fetch him 15 catches and with it the distinction of becoming the 19th England fieldsman to pouch 15 or more catches against West Indies.

Southampton will be hosting its fourth test and the first between England and West Indies.

JO Holder has an aggregate of 1898 runs prior to the start of the series. He needs 102 more runs for his 2000 test runs. If he gets it, he would then become the 38^th West Indies batsman to total 2000 plus test runs.

JO Holder of West Indies has scored 1518 runs and captured 90 wickets while leading West Indies. Ten more wickets would fetch him 100 wickets and with it he would earn the distinction of becoming the second West Indies captain to score 1500 runs and capture 100 wickets. GS Sobers is the other West Indies captain who has scored 3528 runs and captured 117 wickets

JO Holder of West Indies has scored 1518 runs and captured 90 wickets while leading West Indies. Ten more wickets would fetch him 100 wickets and with it he would earn the distinction of becoming the fourth captain in the annals of test cricket to score 1500 runs and capture 100 wickets. Others are GS Sobers, Imran Khan and DL Vettori.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Runs	Wkts
1	GS Sobers	Win	39	3528	117
2	Imran Khan	Pak	48	2408	187
3	DL Vettori	NZl	32	1917	116
4	JO Holder	Win	32	1518	090

If JO Holder achieves the captioned double, then West Indies will become the only team in the annals of test cricket to have two captains scoring 1500 runs and 100 wickets.

JO Holder of West Indies has captured 90 wickets while leading West Indies. Ten more wickets would fetch him 100 wickets and with it he would earn the distinction of becoming the ninth captain in the annals of test cricket to capture 100 wickets. The following table furnishes the bowlers

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	5	10
1	Imran Khan	Pak	48	71	9211	3790	187	12	4
2	R Benaud	Aus	28	56	10720	3559	138	9	0
3	GS Sobers	Win	39	69	10860	3978	117	3	0
4	DL Vettori	NZl	32	54	9275	3873	116	6	0
5	N Kapil Dev	Ind	34	58	6718	2925	111	4	1
6	Wasim Akram	Pak	25	46	5444	2499	107	3	1
7	BS Bedi	Ind	22	39	7279	2631	106	8	1
8	SM Pollock	SAF	26	50	5833	2201	103	4	1
9	JO Holder	Win	32	55	5300	2230	090	6	1

If JO Holder captured 100 wickets, then West Indies will become the third team in the annals of test cricket to have two captains capturing 100 wickets. India and Pakistan are the other two teams.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	5	10
1	N Kapil Dev	Ind	34	58	6718	2925	111	4	1
2	BS Bedi	Ind	22	39	7279	2631	106	8	1
1	Imran Khan	Pak	48	71	9211	3790	187	12	4
2	Wasim Akram	Pak	25	46	5444	2499	107	3	1
1	GS Sobers	Win	39	69	10860	3978	117	3	0
2	JO Holder	Win	32	55	5300	2230	090	6	1