LONDON, Jul 12, CMC – In the end, West Indies failed to ruin the farewell of Jimmy Anderson after fellow pacer Gus Atkinson completed another memorable spell and propelled hosts England to a 1-0 lead in the Richards-Botham Trophy series with an innings and 114 runs win in the first Test on Friday.
Gudakesh Motie, batting at nine, ended with the top score of 31 not out for the Caribbean side and enabled the visitors to extend their second innings for a little more than an hour into the third day of the contest at Lord’s before they were bowled out for 136.
Hopes of a rearguard action from West Indies to take a little shame off their performance in the Test failed to materialise after Test newcomer Atkinson bagged three of the last four wickets and finished with five for 61 from 14 overs – and match figures of 12 for 106 to earn the Player-of-the-Match award.
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