England vs West Indies 3rd ODI 1976 Article

Read the article of England vs West Indies 3rd ODI 1976 - West Indies tour of England (Prudential Trophy) 3-match one-day international series of the 3rd ODI match played between West Indies and England at Lord's, London in 30th & 31st August 1976.

Fantastic hitting from Clive Lloyd's 59-ball 79, Forties from Gordon Greenidge and Lawrence Rowe before Vanburn Holder's historic five-wicket haul helped to West Indies domineering 50-run victory over England, despite a Derek Randall's impressive 29-ball 39 and clinch the their historic first-ever 3-0 whitewash in a another reserved day match of the third ODI.

Match Stats :

West Indies' 50-run win was their largest victory by terms of runs in One-day internationals, previous biggest win by 50-runs against England in this series' second ODI. West Indies' 223 was their fourth highest score in One-day international and It is their highest total against England in ODIs, previous highest was 221 at Lord's in this series' second ODI. England's 173 was their fourth lowest in the completed innings in One-day internationals. Vanburn Holder became the first West Indies bowler to claimed a five-wicket in One-day international cricket history and overall the fourth player in ODIs. This is the second reserved day used match in One-day internationals.

West Indies scored 223-9 in 32 overs - match reduced 55 to 32-overs per side - due to torrential rain - with top scorer by Clive Lloyd hammered a 79 off 59-balls including 7-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 133.89.

Lawrence Rowe struck 45 off 42-balls including 5-fours, Gordon Greenidge scored 42 off 41-balls included 4-fours & a six and Deryck Murray 27.

England best bowler by Mike Hendrick, John Lever both took 2-wickets, Derek Underwood, Ian Botham and Tony Greig each took one-wickets.

England scored 173 for all-out in 31.4 overs with top scorer by Dennis Amiss 47 off 54-balls - who fell three-run short of his half-century - including 7-fours.

Derek Randall blasted a 39 off 29-balls including 8-fours with strike rate of 134.48, Barry Wood scored 34 off 49-balls included 5-fours and Ian Botham 20.

West Indies best bowler by Vanburn Holder claimed a career-best 5-wicket haul for 50-runs in 10-overs, Roy Fredericks takes 2-wickets for 10-runs in 10-overs, Bernard Julien took 2-wickets and one for Viv Richards.

Clive Lloyd named Player of the match for his hard-hitting 79 off 59-balls.

The difference between the sides was emphasized by the final distribution of prize money. The West Indies players shared £5,150 while England's 14 strong teammates had to be content with £200 between them, Viv Richards player of the series for West Indies and the sum earned by Derek Randall awarded as the home team's man of the series.

                   

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