England Cricket Team vs West Indies Cricket Team Timeline

The England vs West Indies cricket rivalry is steeped deep into the colonial era, when cricket was an indication of dominance and power rather than a tool of amusement and sportiness. With unforgettable moments, bone-chilling finishes, close chases, and legendary individual performances, the England Cricket Team vs West Indies Cricket Team timeline brings thrilling experiences for the fans. These riveting face-offs are one of the most anticipated and celebrated rivalries in international cricket. The West Indies have long been a fierce rival, offering a special fusion of talent and entertainment to the cricketing world with their flair and ferocity. England, on the other hand, the introducers of cricket, have a history of legendary cricket teams and matches, with rivalries around the world getting attention for their dominance.

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ODI Matches	T20I Matches
1st ODI Date: May 29, Thursday Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham Time: 5:00 AM IST	1st T20I Date: Jun 06, Friday Venue: Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Time: 10:30 AM IST
2nd ODI Date: Jun 01, Sunday Venue: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Time: 3:00 AM IST	2nd T20I Date: Jun 08, Sunday Venue: County Ground, Bristol Time: 6:30 AM IST
3rd ODI Date: Jun 03, Tuesday Venue: Kennington Oval, London Time: 5:00 AM IST	3rd T20I Date: Jun 10, Tuesday Venue: The Rose Bowl, Southampton Time: 10:30 AM IST

Early Encounters: 1920s to 1950

1928 England v West Indies: The two teams met first time for a Test series in England in 1928. England whitewashed the West Indies on their home ground, demonstrating their cricketing skills. The Three Lions won the first game by an innings and 58 runs, the second by an innings and 30 runs, and the third by an innings and 71 runs.

1929-1930 West Indies v England: The two teams met in Guyana for the 3rd match of the 4-match Test series. This match is iconic in the England vs West Indies cricket rivalry as this was the first time West Indies won a game against England. The Windies, led by Clifford Roach (209), restricted England to 145 runs in the first innings while scoring 471. In the second innings, West Indies gathered 290, while England stretched the game to 327 runs. Hence, the West Indies clinched victory by 289 runs.

1934-1935 West Indies v England: The first ever series won by the West Indies in cricket came in 1935. West Indies won the series 2-1. Of 4 matches played, Windies won the 2nd Test by 217 runs, and the 4th by an innings and 161 runs. England clinched victory in the first game by 4 wickets, and the third game concluded in a draw. George Headley scored his career high of 270* in the fourth game.

1950 England v. West Indies: West Indies claimed the 4-match series played in England by 3-1. Led by Godfrey Evans (104) and William Edrich (71) in the first and second innings, respectively, England won the first game by 202 runs. The West Indies won against England by 326 runs in the second match, by 10 wickets in the third match, and by an innings and 56 runs in the fourth match.

1950s to 1970s: The Era of Tough Battles

1957 England v West Indies: England won the 5-match Test series 3-0. While the 1st and 3rd matches finished in a draw, the remaining were won by England. West Indies lost the second game by an innings and 36 runs, while the 4th match was lost by an innings and 5 runs. The fifth match went in favor of England by an innings and 237 runs, thanks to Tom Graveney (164) and Peter Richardson (107).

1963 England v West Indies: The first Test of the series was fun to watch as West Indies scored 501 in the first innings, and England scored 205 & 296 in the first and second innings respectively, bringing both sides to equal run totals. However, Windies scored a run in their second innings and won the game.

1969 England v West Indies: England won the three-match Test series 2-0, which was contested on English soil. England won the first match at Old Trafford by 10 wickets, thanks to Geoff Boycott’s knock of 128 runs. Although the second game was a draw, players from both sides performed exceptionally well. The Three Lions won the 3rd match by 30 runs.

1973 England v West Indies: The two nations met in Leeds for their first One Day International match. England won the game by 1 wicket. Opting to bat first, the West Indies team were bundled out at 181, while the Englishmen completed the run chase with 9 wickets down, thanks to Michael Denness, who scored 66.

1976 England v West Indies: The 3rd ODI series between both teams was a significant one as West Indies clean-swept England on their homeland. In the first game, Viv Richards guided his team to win by six wickets with an undefeated 119 runs. In the second match also, Viv Richards led his side with 97 to claim the game by 36 runs. In the third game, Clive Lloyd anchored the side with 79 runs to clinch the match by 50 runs.

1979 Prudential World Cup: In 1979, West Indies defeated England by 92 runs to win their second straight World Cup. Viv Richards played an unbeaten knock of 138 to contribute significantly to the Windies’ total of 286. They limited England to 194 to claim the title.

1979-1980 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: The two teams participated in the Benson & Hedges World Series Cup finals in 1979 and 1980, both of which were won by the West Indies. In the 1st final, West Indies won by 2 runs, while in the second, West Indies won by 8 wickets. In Final 1, the West Indies posted a total of 215, while limiting England to 213. In the Final 2, England batted first and scored 208. Gordon Greenidge’s innings of 98* and Viv Richards’ 65 helped the West Indies easily finish the run chase.

1980 to 2000: The Dominance of the West Indies

1984 England v West Indies: The 5-match Test series was won by West Indies on English soil, which demonstrated the growing dominance of West Indies on the Englishmen on their own soil. Larry Gomes, Viv Richards, Gordon Greenidge, Desmond Haynes, and Jeff Dujon were key batters for the Indies during the series. Joel Garner, Malcolm Marshall, Roger Harper, and Michael Holding produced the best bowling figures in the series for the West Indies team.

1991 England v West Indies: England played a 3-match ODI series against West Indies in England. Demonstrating their cricketing skills, they whitewashed the Windies, winning the first match by 1 wicket, the second by 9 runs, and the third by 7 wickets. Michael Atherton, Allan Lamb, Graham Gooch, Neil Fairbrother, Graeme Hick, Chris Lewis, Ian Botham, and Richard Illingworth proved notable for ENgland in the series.

1997-1998 Akai-Singer Champions Trophy: The final of the trophy was held at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on 19th December, 1997. England, led by Graham Thorpe (66*), completed the run chase with 7 wickets down, in 48.1 overs, winning the match by 3 wickets.

1997-1998 West Indies v England: The 5-match ODI series was won by West Indies 4-1. While England won the 1st match by 16 runs, thanks to Nicholas Knight (122), West Indies won the remaining 4 games. This series, yet again, proved the prowess of the Windies in the sport.

2000 to 2015: England Surged Back to the Power

2003-2004 West Indies v England: Both teams met in the West Indies to play a 4-match Test series. England claimed the series 3-0. Winning the 1st game by 10 wickets, the 2nd by 7 wickets, and the 3rd by 8 wickets, England proved their mastery in the sport.

2004 ICC Champions Trophy: West Indies became the new cricket champions after winning the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy final. Despite a century by Marcus Trescothick, England could amass a total of 217. West Indies, with the team effort, completed the run chase of 218 in 48.5 overs, losing 8 wickets. Ian Bradshaw was named player of the match for taking two crucial wickets, including Michael Vaughan, and playing a cameo, scoring 34 off 51 balls to clinch victory for his side.

2004 England v West Indies: In the four-match Test series played in England, England dominated the West Indies. Dwayne Bravo made his debut in the first Test, Sylvester Joseph in the second, and Ian Bell in the fourth. The new addition to the team made the matches fiercer and challenging. Robert Key, Michael Vaughan, Andrew Strauss, Marcus Trescothick, and Graham Thorpe were top batters for England, while Ashley Giles, Matthew Hoggard, and Steve Harmison were key bowlers. Andrew Flintoff stunned fans with both batting and bowling attacks.

2007 England v West Indies: The England vs West Indies cricket rivalry intensified when the Three Lions and Windies met in London to play the 1st T20I match on 28th June, 2007. West Indies were invited to bat first, and they played an innings of 208, while limiting England to 193, despite an impressive batting performance by Paul Collingwood (79), and won by 15 runs.

2006-2007 ICC World Cup: In the 48th match of the ICC event, England won the match by 1 wicket. After winning the toss, the English bowled first, limiting the West Indies’ innings to 300. The Three Lions completed the run chase of 301 in 49.5 overs with 9 wickets down. Kevin Pietersen was named man of the match for scoring a century off 91 balls.

2009 England v West Indies: The 2-match Test series was completed with the Three Lions defeating West Indies. Graeme Swann played a cameo in the first game by scoring 63 in the first, clinching the game for England from the hands of West Indies. He also took 3 wickets each in both innings. James Anderson took 5 and 4 wickets in the first and second innings of the second match, respectively, to claim victory for England by an innings and 83 runs.

2011 England v West Indies: The first match of the series was thrilling to watch as England invited West Indies to bat first, and bundled them out for 125. Alex Hales and Craig Kieswetter played an innings of 128 to clinch victory for their side. However, in the next match played in London, the West Indies defeated England by 25 runs. The Windies were returned to the pavilion for 113, losing 5 wickets, and restricted England to 88.

2013-2014 West Indies v England: West Indies won the first match of the 3-match ODI series, however, England clinched the series 2-1. The Windies won the first match by 15 runs, thanks to an impressive knock of 87 by Dwayne Bravo. while England won the second match by 3 wickets, and the third by 25 runs, thanks to Joe Root (107) and Jos Buttler (99).

2015 to Recent Encounters

2015-2016 ICC World Twenty20: The final of the ICC World T20 2015 was held in Kolkata, India on 3rd April, 2016. Windies won the final by 4 wickets, thanks to Marlon Samuels’ unbeaten 85 off 66 balls.

2017 England v West Indies: The second match ended with no result due to rain; however, in all four other games, England won. Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Liam Plunkett, and Chris Woakes were key players for England.

2018-2019 West Indies v England: West Indies won the 3-match series 2-1. By 381 runs and 10 wickets, respectively, the Windies won the first and second Test matches. England prevailed by 232 runs in the third Test. In the England vs. West Indies rivalry, Jason Holder’s undefeated 202 in the opening Test is legendary.

2021-2022 West Indies v England: The 5-match T20I series was claimed by West Indies 3-2. This series demonstrated the tough and close competition between the two. Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran, Romario Shepherd, Rovman Powell, Kieron Pollard, Jason Holder, and Akeal Hosein were key players from the West Indies. Moeen Ali, Tom Banton, Jason Roy, and Phil Salt were top cricketers from England.

2024 England v West Indies: Englishmen clean-swept the Windies in the 3-match Test series held in England. They prevailed by an innings and 114 runs in the first game, 241 runs in the second, and 10 wickets in the third.

The England Cricket Team vs West Indies Cricket Team timeline has evolved over the years and has seen years of ups and downs, with both having periods of dominance at times. With more games of theirs coming up, fans and analysts are expecting a fierce competition, close chases with nail-biting finishes. Despite having a slight edge over England in Tests, England has tightly gripped its supremacy over the Windies in the ODI format.