The English and the West Indians have been facing each other on the cricket field since 1928. Looking at the history of this fixture, it is clear that the West Indians have dominated in Test and Twenty20 Internationals, with the English having an upper hand in the One Day Internationals.
ENG vs WI Head to Head - Overall Stats
Both the teams have faced each other a total of 236 times across all the three formats over the last 92 years. Out of these 236 meetings, the West Indians have emerged victorious 117 times. On the other hand, the English side has bagged 113 wins. Looking at the overall picture, this rivalry is almost balanced with West Indies having a very slight edge due to their performance in red-ball cricket.
Format | Test | ODI | T20I |
Matches Played | 110 | 102 | 24 |
England Won | 51 | 52 | 10 |
West Indies Won | 59 | 44 | 14 |
England Win % | 46.36 | 54.16 | 41.66 |
West Indies Win % | 53.63 | 45.83 | 58.33 |
West Indies vs England Head to Head - Tests
The first-ever meeting of these two teams took place on June 23, 1928, at the Lord’s. England won that match by an innings and 58 runs. The first victory for West Indies came in 1930 at Georgetown. The team from the Caribbean dominated from the 1970s to the early 1990s. But the beginning of the new millennium saw the tide changed.
Matches Played | 110 |
England Won | 51 |
West Indies Won | 59 |
Tied | 0 |
Drawn | 0 |
England Win % | 46.36 |
West Indies Win % | 53.63 |
Draw % | 0 |
First Played On | June 23, 1928 |
Last Played On | 24 March 2022 |
England vs West Indies Head to Head - ODI
ODI is the format where the English have an upper hand over the West Indies. The first limited overs match between these teams was played on 5 September 1973, which was won by England. Out of the 102 ODI matches played between these two sides, England leads with 52 wins. The latest meeting between them took place in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup. The match was won by eventual champions England by 8 wickets.
Matches Played | 102 |
England Won | 52 |
West Indies Won | 44 |
Tied | 0 |
No Result | 6 |
England WIn % | 54.16 |
West Indies Win % | 45.83 |
First Played On | September 5, 1973 |
Last Played On | June 14, 2019 |
West Indies vs England Head to Head - T20I
Two time ICC Twenty20 World Cup champions West Indies have an upper hand in the shortened format of the game. The first T20I between these two teams was played in 2007 at The Oval. West Indies emerged as the winner by 15 runs. In the last six T20I encounters between these two, each side has won three matches.
Matches Played | 24 |
England Won | 10 |
West Indies Won | 14 |
Tied | 0 |
No Result | 0 |
England Win % | 41.66 |
West Indies Win % | 58.33 |
First Played On | June 28, 2007 |
Last Played On | January 31, 2022 |