English cricket team in the West Indies in 2016–17

The England cricket team toured the West Indies in February and March 2017 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches.[1] England won the series 3–0 and was the first time that England had whitewashed the West Indies in an ODI series in the West Indies.[2]

Not to be confused with West Indian cricket team in England in 2017.

English cricket team in the West Indies in 2016–17
 
  West Indies England
Dates 25 February – 9 March 2017
Captains Jason Holder Eoin Morgan
One Day International series
Results England won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs Jonathan Carter (137) Joe Root (195)
Most wickets Ashley Nurse (6) Liam Plunkett (10)
Player of the series Chris Woakes (Eng)

Squads
 West Indies[3]  England[4]

David Willey was ruled out of the tour following an operation on his shoulder, with Steven Finn named as his replacement.[5] Alex Hales was added to England's squad after he recovered from a hand fracture.[6] Ahead of the ODI matches, the West Indies reduced their squad from fifteen players to thirteen, dropping Shane Dowrich and Miguel Cummins.[7] However, Cummins was added back in the West Indies squad for the third ODI as a replacement for Shannon Gabriel, who was ruled out due to a side strain he suffered in the 2nd ODI.[8] Tom Curran was added to England's squad as a back-up for Jake Ball, who suffered a knee injury during the second tour match.[9]

Tour matches

List A match: UWI Vice Chancellor's XI v England
25 February 2017
Scorecard
England 
379/8 (50 overs)
v
UWI Vice Chancellor's XI
262 (39.5 overs)
Eoin Morgan 95 (84)
Jermaine Levy 4/100 (10 overs)
Chadwick Walton 121 (109)
Steven Finn 2/22 (4 overs)
England won by 117 runs
Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts
Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Nigel Duguid (WI)
  • UWI Vice Chancellor's XI won the toss and elected to field.
  • Cameron Pennyfeather (UWI Vice Chancellor's XI) made his List A debut.

List A match: West Indies Cricket Board President's XI v England
27 February 2017
Scorecard
v
 England
234/8 (48.5 overs)
Jahmar Hamilton 73 (90)
Ben Stokes 3/35 (7 overs)
Jonny Bairstow 86 (97)
Andre McCarthy 2/4 (2 overs)
England won by 2 wickets
Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts
Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Nigel Duguid (WI)
  • West Indies Cricket Board President's XI won the toss and elected to bat.

ODI series

1st ODI
3 March 2017
Scorecard
England 
296/6 (50 overs)
v
 West Indies
251 (47.2 overs)
Eoin Morgan 107 (116)
Ashley Nurse 2/57 (10 overs)
Jason Mohammed 72 (91)
Liam Plunkett 4/40 (8.2 overs)
England won by 45 runs
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua
Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Eoin Morgan (Eng)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
  • Jason Holder (WI) played in his 50th ODI.[10]
  • Eoin Morgan set a new record for the most hundreds by an England captain in ODIs (5).[11]

2nd ODI
5 March 2017
Scorecard
West Indies 
225 (47.5 overs)
v
 England
226/6 (48.2 overs)
Jason Mohammed 50 (73)
Liam Plunkett 3/32 (7.5 overs)
Joe Root 90* (127)
Ashley Nurse 3/34 (10 overs)
England won by 4 wickets
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua
Umpires: Nigel Duguid (WI) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
Player of the match: Joe Root (Eng)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Nigel Duguid (WI) stood in his first ODI as an umpire.
  • Steven Finn (Eng) took his 100th wicket in ODIs.[12]

3rd ODI
9 March 2017
Scorecard
England 
328 (50 overs)
v
 West Indies
142 (39.2 overs)
Alex Hales 110 (107)
Alzarri Joseph 4/76 (10 overs)
Jonathan Carter 46 (77)
Chris Woakes 3/16 (8 overs)
England won by 186 runs
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Alex Hales (Eng)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
  • This was the West Indies' largest defeat, in terms of runs, at home in an ODI.[2]

References
  1. "England ODIs to be held in Antigua, Barbados". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  2. "Hales, Root hundreds set England up for 186-run rout". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  3. "Kieran Powell back in WI squad after two years". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  4. "Hales ruled out of West Indies ODI tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  5. "Willey out of West Indies tour after shoulder operation". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  6. "Alex Hales is to join England on their West Indies tour". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  7. "Dowrich, Cummins trimmed from ODI squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  8. "WI seek ranking points, England momentum". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  9. "Tom Curran called up to England ODI squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  10. "West Indies Vs England Live Score (1st ODI)". First Sport. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  11. "Morgan ton, seamers seal England win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  12. "Root, Woakes avert collapse as England seal series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
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