BRIDGETOWN – West Indies, inspired by career-best bowling figures of eight for 60 by off-spinner Roston Chase emphatically thrashed England by 381 runs on the fourth day of the first Wisden Trophy cricket Test at Kensington Oval here Saturday.
Set 628 runs for victory, England were dismissed for 246 in 80.4. overs, 44 minutes after the tea interval at 3:44 p.m. as the Windies took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
The figures by the 26-year-old Chase were the best by a Barbadian spinner in Test cricket.
Resuming from 217 for six at tea, England’s demise was swift as Jos Buttler was spectacularly caught at short mid-wicket by a diving John Campbell off Chase for 26.
Wicket-keeper Ben Foakes also fell to another stunning catch at short leg by Shimron Hetmyer off Chase for five.
Chase gained his seventh wicket when Kraigg Brathwaite caught Adil Rashid on the second attempt on the mid-wicket boundary for one.
Fittingly, Chase took the final wicket when Sam Curry was brilliantly stumped down the leg side by stand-in wicket-keeper Shai Hope for 17.
It was the Windies’ sixth victory over England in 16 Tests at the iconic venue where they visitors have only won thrice with the other seven drawn.
Earlier, England starting the day on 56 without loss, lost openers Keaton Jennings for a patient 14 and Rory Burns for the top score of 84 as they went to lunch on 134 for two. Burns hit 15 fours off 133 balls in 206 minutes at the crease.
On resumption, England’s slide continued when they lost the wickets of Jonny Bairstow (30), captain Joe Root (22), Ben Stokes (34) and Moeen Ali (0) to stare defeat in the face.
After fast-bowler Shannon Gabriel removed Bairstow to a leg-side catch by wicket-keeper Hope, Chase, added three more scalps.
He induced Root to edge to Darren Bravo at slip before trapping Stokes leg before wicket and in the last over before tea, Moeen steered an off break to Jason Holder at the second of two slips.
Summarised Scores
West Indies 289 in 101.3 overs (Shimron Hetmyer 81, Shai Hope 57, Roston Chase 54, John Campbell 44, Kraigg Brathwaite 40; James Anderson 5-46, Ben Stokes 4-46) and 415-6 dec’d in 103.1 overs (Jason Holder 202 not out, Shane Dowrich 116 not out, John Campbell 33, Shimron Hetmyer 31, Kraigg Brathwaite 24; Moeen Ali 3-78, Ben Stokes 2-81). England 77 in 30.2 overs (Keaton Jennings 17; Kemar Roach 5-17, Jason Holder 2-15, Alzarri Joseph 2-20) and 246 in 80.4 overs (Rory Burns 84, Ben Stokes 34, Jonny Bairstow 30, Jos Buttler 26, Joe Root 22; Roston Chase 8-60 in 21.4 overs).
