Watch the highlights of England vs West Indies 2nd ODI 1991 - West Indies tour of England (Texaco Trophy) 3-match one-day international series of the 2nd ODI match played between West Indies and England at Old Trafford, Manchester in 25th May 1991.
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| Allan Lamb hit sparking half-century © DM Mordecai / YouTube |
Graham Gooch, Michael Atherton and Allan Lamb's Half-centuries before Chris Lewis and Derek Pringle's combined 5-wickets helped to England narrow 9-run victory over West Indies, despite a captain Viv Richards' fighting 78 and took an unassailable 2-0 lead to seal the series in the second ODI.
England scored 270-4 in the allotted 55 overs with top scorer by Michael Atherton cracked a 74 off 123-balls including 6-fours.
Allan Lamb blasted a 62 off 50-balls, Graham Gooch 54 off 110-balls included 4-fours and Graeme Hick hit 29 off 44-balls contained two boundaries.
West Indies best bowler by Curtly Ambrose took 2-wickets and one for Patrick Patterson - Carl Hooper
West Indies scored 261-8 in 55 overs with top scorer by Viv Richards struck 78 off 84-balls including 6-fours & 2-sixes.
Carl Hooper scored 48 off 89-balls - who fell two-run short of his half-century - including three boundaries, Phil Simmons cracked a 28 off 52-balls included a boundary.
Gus Logie scored 24 off 21-balls including 2-fours, Malcolm Marshall hit 22 off 15-balls contained one-six & a four and Jeff Dujon cracked a 21 off 29-balls with 3-fours.
England best bowler by Chris Lewis picked up 3-wickets, Derek Pringle took 2-wickets and one for Graham Gooch.
Allan Lamb named Player of the match for his sparkling batting performance to scored a 62 off 50-balls including 10-fours with strike rate of 124.
This match reported by AFP via The Canberra Times
England won the Texaco Trophy when they beat the West Indies by nine runs at Old Trafford here on Saturday - and not even Caribbean skipper Viv Richards could stop them.
Richards hit two sixes and six fours in a superb 78 but when Chris Lewis had him lbw at 208 in the 49th over, the West Indies' challenge could not be maintained.
Gus Logie and Malcolm Marshall did their best to carry on the fight by adding 42 in just over five overs. But a total of 8-261 meant England took a 2-0 series lead with victory by nine runs. The third match is at Lord's on Monday.
England's total of 4-270 was its highest in the 41st international between the two countries, and it was based on a superb opening stand of 156 by Graham Gooch and Mike Atherton, plus an explosive 50-ball 62 from Allan Lamb. Lamb, coming in after Gooch and Atherton had departed in successive overs, dominated a partnership of 102 with Graeme Hick and won the man-of-the-match award.
Gordon Greenidge was unable to open the West Indies innings after straining ligaments in his left knee in the field, limping out at number eight with a runner in a last-ditch bid for victory.
Phil DeFreitas, as at Edgbaston, produced a miserly opening spell. With just eight coming from his first six overs, the West Indies were soon falling behind the clock.
At 3-69 in the 22nd over, the match seemed all over. But Richards found a willing partner in Carl Hooper and the pair added 121 in 25 overs.
Although 88 were needed from the last 10, it was a target which looked within reach while they were together. Lewis then struck a double blow by removing both in successive overs and cool bowling in the closing overs by Pringle and DeFreitas made sure of a victory for England.
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