England thrashed West Indies by 113 runs in the second Test of the Wisden Trophy at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester.
England thrashed West Indies by 113 runs in the second Test of the Wisden Trophy at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester.
Ben Stokes gave an all-round performance of 254 runs and three wickets, including the key wicket of Jermaine Blackwood in the second Test.
While England levelled the three-match series against West Indies and the third and final Test will be played from July 24 at Manchester, some records were made and broken during the second Test.
1. Ben Stokes achieves unique feat in Test cricket
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* Ben Stokes scored 10 Test hundreds and has taken 150 Test wickets. He joined Jacques Kallis, Sir Ian Botham, Sir Garfield Sobers and Ravi Shastri.
* Stokes even scored the fastest fifty by an England opener in Tests (36 balls)
* Stokes became the only player to score over 250 runs and take a wicket in a Test match for England
2. West Indies bowlers records
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* West Indies spinner spinner Roston Chase completed his third five-wicket haul in Test cricket with figures of 172/5 (first innings). He became the only third Caribbean spinner to record a five-for in England in the last 50 years (Roger Harper, 1984 and Chris Gayle, 2004).
* Seamer Kemar Roach clinched a Test wicket after a space of 521 balls (86.5 overs).
3. 100 Test wickets for Chris Woakes
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* Chris Woakes took his 100th Test wicket in his 34th match
* He became the 9th player to take 100 Test wickets and 100 ODI wickets for England.
4. Dom Sibley and Ben Stokes partnership
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* Dom Sibley scored his second Test century and his first on home soil
* Stokes and Sibley hold the Test record for the highest fourth-wicket partnership (260) at Old Trafford.
