West Indian cricket team in England in 1995
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The West Indian cricket team toured England from 13 May to 3 September 1995 as part of the 1995 English cricket season. The tour included six Tests and three One Day Internationals. The Test series was drawn 2–2 while the ODI series finished 2–1 to England. The first ODI match of the series was the 1,000th ODI to be played.[1]
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West Indian cricket team in England in 1995 | |||
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West Indies | England | ||
Dates | 13 May – 3 September 1995 | ||
Captains | Richie Richardson | Mike Atherton | |
Test series | |||
Result | 6-match series drawn 2–2 | ||
Most runs | Brian Lara (765) | Graham Thorpe (506) | |
Most wickets | Ian Bishop (27) | Dominic Cork (26) | |
Player of the series | Mike Atherton and Brian Lara | ||
One Day International series | |||
Results | England won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
Most runs | Brian Lara (120) | Mike Atherton (227) | |
Most wickets | Winston Benjamin (4) | Peter Martin (6) | |
Player of the series | Mike Atherton and Junior Murray |
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This was Ray Illingworth's first series in charge as England Team Manager as well as Chairman of Selectors, having sacked Keith Fletcher earlier in the year after the Ashes defeat.