England win after fairytale day for James Anderson
ByReuters
Published 25/04/2015 at 21:22 GMT
A devastating spell from seam bowler James Anderson set England up for a nine-wicket triumph in the second test against West Indies on Saturday as the tourists went 1-0 up in the three-match series.
England's James Anderson celebrates the wicket of Jason Holder.
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Anderson ripped through the West Indies middle order in the opening session of the fifth and final day, making excellent use of the new ball to record figures of four for 43.
The Lancastrian also claimed two catches and ran out Jason Holder as the home team were bowled out for 307.
That left England chasing a small target of 143 to win and captain Alastair Cook (59 not out) and Gary Ballance (81 not out) helped them clinch their first test victory on foreign soil since beating India in Kolkata in December 2012.
To add to West Indian misery promising all-rounder Jason Holder was stretchered off the field after landing badly on his ankle in his delivery stride.
Holder is now a major doubt for the last test in Barbados that starts on Friday.
While there will be a Caribbean inquest into the way the home team allowed one poor session to cost them the match, most of the credit for the momentum shift must go to Anderson.
He claimed the important wicket of Kraigg Brathwaite for 116 after the centurion could not keep down a sharply rising delivery and was caught by Joe Root in the gully.
In addition, the paceman removed Shivnarine Chanderpaul for seven and Marlon Samuels for 37.
Anderson also caught Jermaine Blackwood at mid-off for 10 off Chris Jordan, ran out Holder for two and snaffled up Kemar Roach's chip to mid-on as he fell to spinner Moeen Ali for 10.
Moeen also trapped skipper Denesh Ramdin lbw for 28 and removed last man Shannon Gabriel in identical fashion.
Jonathan Trott was the only batsman to fall in England's second innings. He went for a duck after chopping a delivery from Gabriel on to his stumps.
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