Some games in Cricket history have seen the ball take its toll on the bat
#6 West Indies (47 vs England at Kingston, 2004)
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Steve Harmison bowled with venom
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West Indies won the toss and opted to bat and courtesy of a brilliant century by Devon Smith and a fluent 84 by Ryan Hinds West Indies posted a competitive 311 in their 1st innings.
In reply, useful contributions from Mark Butcher, Naseer Hussain and Andrew Flintoff ensured England took a small but crucial 28 runs lead.
What transpired in the 2nd innings of West Indies batting was nothing less than a fairytale. The tall lanky fast bowler Steve Harmison was simply unplayable as he finished with a career-best figures of 7/12. His fiery spell included the wickets of Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul that broke the backbone of West Indies batting.
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Mathew Hoggard supported him well and accounted for the most priced wicket in the Windies line-up, Brain Lara. West Indies were unable to recover from the early jolts and were bowled out for their lowest ever Test score of 47.
Chasing a mere 20 runs to win, England completed the victory with utmost ease without losing a wicket. The victory also ensured England took a 1-0 lead in the 4 match series.
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