trophy trophy awarded winner test cricket series played england west_indies awarded commemorate edition series played accordance future tours programme varying lengths time tours series drawn country holding trophy retains trophy named famous publisher presented gaining approval presented victorious team symbol victory returns lord trophy series awarded leading wicket series england currently hold trophy held trophy years beating west indies regain successfully defended trophy times west_indies regained trophy recent series west_indies winning early originally planned consist test matches extra match arranged second test abandoned overs play ground unfit england regained trophy winning test series tour coming soon england toured west_indies replaced previously announced tour sri_lanka turn arranged replace originally scheduled tour trophies trophy approval presented trophy contested similar manner ashes trophy centimetres high similar distance base centre image left smaller figure batsman taking guard right bowler delivery stride directly plaque english west indian teams plaque reads named west indian bowler trophy awarded leading wicket series player wins receives marshall record wickets set stands earn table lists players won trophy history list trophy records listing trophy records inaugural trophy growing caribbean following england west_indies entered series popular touring nations wickets set commanding wicket win west_indies second match lord chiefly remembered dramatic ending results possible going final match england required runs win wickets left fourth ball run meant come broken arm balls match remaining face ball match ended draw test saw claim wickets ensuring england won runs fourth final test meant west_indies won tests series finished final test saw pitch invasion scored winning runs west_indies result great success series england future home test program revised west_indies return earlier originally planned introducing twin tours countries play tests england course season series captain west_indies england captains test second fourth test fifth test test series west_indies team strong previous series deficiencies exceptional round performance scored centuries test matches claimed wicket innings tests test went west_indies england innings claimed wickets test butcher ensured west_indies won lead series fourth test saw best performance scored runs followed taking team lead final test england gained victory largely tenth wicket partnership main difference teams outstanding round performance scored runs average taking wickets taking catches early series trophy series place west_indies series showed sinister west_indies riot occurring drawn second test english team attacked conclusion final test despite problems england largely better team leadership batting weakened west indian attack difference sides drawn test second match game halves england developed run lead half way stage west indies butcher caught dismissal caused riot point onwards england struggled spin bowling narrowly avoiding defeat wickets test saw drawn match slow batting west_indies taking days score runs included spell runs hour england took lead fourth test game like winning win mainly decision declare west indies second innings good batting sixth wicket partnership ensured final game ended draw england maintained lead win series tour test series captains england west indies west_indies team suffering loss form weaker england won test claiming wickets draw followed lord england won final match dramatic fashion west_indies seemingly strong position required runs victory suffered late innings collapse butcher lloyd fell minutes ultimately led england winning runs win series england begin dominate west_indies key west indian players butcher retiring england captain win trophy years west_indies revival test series saw west indies establish superior team won test oval runs bat bowling match main contributions win drawn match risk abandoned umpire threatened withdraw disputed decisions final test match lord dominated west_indies team posting huge total declaring getting centuries england looked liked matching total dismissed innings second losing innings runs england second biggest defeat test cricket series finished west_indies regained trophy series west_indies tests west indian team regarded better draw series surprise won test series sided contest test notable controversial run triggered protests england managed secure draws tests thanks second test rain prevented result fourth test match queen park oval close game england winning runs primarily taking wickets bowling spin boycott scoring runs match england series finished richards series england entered series great confidence english captain saying players west indians threat proved soon apparent england answer batting bowling tests ended draws test onwards west indies took control richards scoring runs tests supported holding took wickets tests including test final test west_indies won series series mainly remembered richards batting scored runs average test matches fourth fifth test series commentator allegedly said describing west indian bowler holding bowling english batsmen records according commentator saying sources stated said prepared line saying new era late 70s 80s golden era west_indies cricket team team dominating forms cricket west_indies came series recently winning cricket world cup generally regarded best team test level lose test matches 1980s captained england team west indies test series series hampered rain match produce positive result test trent bridge close contest dramatic ending saw dropped catches west_indies requiring runs final hours play west_indies achieved target wickets hand largely england went west_indies test series tests second test abandonment caused revoked government involvement south_africa regime series dominated west indies holding claimed wickets series england suffered innings defeat test lost runs failed register innings tests strong batting performances rain enabled england draw final tests series ended west_indies series series occurred west_indies beat england series dubbed occurred england second west_indies instrumental wins richards batting bowling partnership claimed england wickets fall series players west_indies taken called years earlier result arguably better prepared having faced stronger opposition captains series west_indies leading england consecutive defeats men caribbean series began hit head resulting hospitalised prove common theme series english batsmen struggled cope west_indies england threatened west indian player step control match scored england declaration win second test series decided leeds west indies gained lead final test oval saw west indies record visiting nation test series fifth test cricket inflicted england england series west_indies ended west_indies winning test comfortably closest match seven wicket victory like previous series english batsmen provided little resistance west indian averaging poor performances injury ensured easy series win west_indies attitude played defeat big players showing certain reluctance net training chairman peter questioned team attitude called greater resolve view shared general public time west_indies won tests similar manner england struggling bowling marshall test england morale suffered innings defeat largely day performance losing wickets wicket defeat followed fourth richards produced fastest century test cricket final test reached balls confirm west indies superiority result west_indies won consecutive tests england second team australia achieve multiple home test series summer captains tour saw beginning bowling partnership trouble batsmen world years england hand entered series low expectations confidence reflected team selections players series england captains test ended west indian dominance won match test drawn rain series finished west_indies pace attack main difference teams marshall dangerous bowler taking wickets average included test bowled broken left hand marshall supported bowling yielded wickets series teams decline great west indian players richards marshall soon retire dominance test stage nearing end england close gap late 70s 80s series west_indies england dominated west_indies won fourteen tests large margins series season prove closer contests series halves saw england close taking shock lead series denied wet afternoon queens park oval injuries key bowler batsman changed course series dramatically west indies fought win tests thanks pace attack eventually won series infamous incident occurred fourth test series given umpire allegedly intimidated richards appeal notable series debuts test england wicket keeper test series kept wicket decline west_indies batting line coupled loss ensured series closer contest tour richards retired end fifth test debuts test england won test largely thanks second innings innings rated greatest test innings second test drawn west_indies won matches wickets century fourth match played key roles final test england won wickets forcing west indies follow time years level series test commentator famously described hit wicket dismissal saying enters world stage series characterised opening pair stewart new england captain provided greatest resistance west indian attack pair scored runs series ended series wickets average awarded man series england lost tests included second innings test talk series england secured victory fourth test centuries wickets main contributors win time years visiting nation won oval main highlight series come final test antigua broke test world record score set years earlier scoring congratulated present ground record broken end scored exceptional runs average months later break class batting record runs scoring durham test debut second test series maiden half century batting partner record breaking scoring combining fifth wicket partnership test series teams evenly matched west indies force england rise key players west indies bishop england strong opening pair plus young decisive england test victories series inconsistent performances saw dominate test play poorly lose bishop combined wickets tests ensured west_indies won matches commanding margins contributed greatly england second fourth test victories taking second test hat trick fourth claiming wickets richardson bowled remaining tests dominated batsmen centuries scored series finished west_indies retaining trophy men series west indies runs average debut second test achieved best bowling figures english debut came fourth test series west indian team relied increasingly provide wickets seen primary source runs angus played important role england form later tests performance suffered series started controversial fashion test abandoned pitch deemed dangerous highly irregular bounce result abandoned match additional match arranged series extended tests close matches followed teams level england faded second half series west indies scored decisive victories winning fourth runs wider margin innings runs series england regain trophy selected west indies captain captained england test series dominated ball bowler claiming wicket haul seven occasions centuries west_indies started winning test comfortably innings runs led runs innings second test turning point came second innings match west indies bowled lowest innings time england won test seized initiative series winning fourth fifth tests thanks wicket regain trophy period years notable marcus second tests respectively highest batting average player series england came west_indies defence trophy recently appointed captain england having stepped months previously led west_indies challenge series dominated england bowling attack bowling figures best achieved main cause west indian second innings collapse test lowest innings west_indies test level pattern repeated test west_indies produced good innings bat poorly second partly hat trick caught caught west indies facing going final test antigua accused english fourth test saw come score stayed minutes faced balls process making world record test innings declaring victory game ended draw result drawn match criticised stated west_indies innings revolved score let test match slip personal gain series finished england english dominance england dominated series claimed english trophy history england won test comfortably west indian struggled wickets bowling averages lower meant england won seven consecutive tests time years series beginning run england win ashes following year leading performer england averaging bat claiming wickets leading wicket series series saw test debut final test series compiled maiden half century main highlights west indies batting performance scoring runs average highest series wickets recent retirement captain west_indies injured fielding second test given england test returned injury lead remaining tests england largely better team batting won larger margin west indies suffered greatly absence second test losing match innings runs biggest defeat test history england retained trophy old taking lead ultimately won series named west indian player series scored runs average impressed round performance claiming wickets scoring runs taking catches england saw emergence english wicket keeper score test century debut claimed wickets received award englishman series took wickets present west_indies regains loses trophy despite england going series favourites west_indies won series winning match remaining matches ended draws series originally intended test series abandonment second test conditions field stadium antigua led rapid inclusion additional game staged antigua recreation ground resulting match test series match series replaced originally scheduled tour previously announced tour sri_lanka england regained trophy win summary results list trophy records listing trophy records team win series hold trophy drawn series results previous holders retaining trophy date total trophy series played west_indies winning england remaining series drawn west_indies retaining trophy occasion series year history trophy changed hands occasions twice england regaining trophy west_indies regained april test matches played west_indies winning times times matches drawn scorer trophy series runs leading wicket wickets match venues series usually england west indies country matches held following grounds england grounds old lord oval trent bridge riverside ground west indies grounds queen park oval sir stadium
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