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West Indies v England - 1st Test - at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica - 1989/90 - Match Preview Pitch: 106 - Slightly uneven track, dry and dusty and difficult to "read". Should help the bowlers more than the batsmen, probably the quickies the most and some sort of positive result is likely...

West Indies breaking Team News 1989/90...Home Side lose their Captain to Injury...Viv Richards to miss 1st Test with Back Strain In form West Indies batsman and captain Viv Richards has been ruled out of the 1st Test at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica with a Back Strain blamed on bowling too...

West Indies Test Squad for the 6 Test series v England 1989/90 C.G.Greenidge D.L.Haynes (vc) P.V.Simmons RM R.B.Richardson C.A.Best OB C.L.Hooper OB I.V.A.Richards (c) OB (injured for 1st Test) A.L.Logie K.L.T.Arthurton SLA P.J.L.Dujon (wk) D.Williams (wk) E.A.E.Baptiste RFM R.A.Harper OB...

Jamaica v England XI - 4 day match - at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica - 1989/90 - Jamaica 2nd Innings Match Drawn Man of the Match: M.C.Neita In a very brief Jamaica 2nd innings England XI opening bowler Gladstone Small grabbed a wicket in his 1st over before a shower ruled out the remaining...

Jamaica v England XI - 4 day match - at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica - 1989/90 - England XI 2nd Innings With showers continuing to interrupt play the England XI took some well needed batting practice before a token declaration 45 minutes before Stumps on Day 4 to let their seamers have a...

Jamaica v England XI - 4 day match - at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica - 1989/90 The highlight of the Jamaica first innings was an unbeaten 129* to middle order batsman Mark Neita which saw his side to a 1st innings lead of 147. Opener Wayne Lewis 71, middle order batsman Cleveland Davidson 74...

Jamaica v England XI - 4 day match - at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica - 1989/90 - England XI 1st Innings Toss: England XI The England XI won the Toss and took first use of a Good Batting Wicket but rather wasted their chance to cash in with a big score or two, most batsmen getting starts then...

Jamaica v England XI - 4 day match - at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica - 1989/90 - Match Preview Pitch: 6 - A dry solid looking strip that would make an ideal bowler's graveyard except is unlikely that you could get a spade to penetrate the surface. There is every prospect that the wicket will...

Windward Islands v England XI - 4 day match - at Arnos Vale, Kingstown, St Vincent - 1989/90 - England XI 2nd Innings England XI won by 4 wickets Man of the Match: P.J.Newport A nerveless unbeaten 76* by youngster Nasser Hussain and some late hitting by allrounder Phil Newport saw the England...

Windward Islands v England XI - 4 day match - at Arnos Vale, Kingstown, St Vincent - 1989/90 - Windward Islands 2nd Innings Windward Islands opener Lance John made 71 to help wipe of the deficit before a century to Number 4 James Pierre gave his team a decent chance of pulling of a surprise...

Windward Islands v England XI - 4 day match - at Arnos Vale, Kingstown, St Vincent - 1989/90 - England XI 1st Innings With the England X leading by just 5 at 220/9 and perennial number 11 Devon Malcolm new to the crease the match appeared evenly poised. A fighting 99 run last wicket stand...

Windward Islands v England XI - 4 day match - at Arnos Vale, Kingstown, St Vincent - 1989/90 - Windward Islands 1st Innings Toss: England XI England XI won the Toss and with the pitch offering some Excessive Bounce early in the match and conditions Humid elected to bowl first. The WIndward...

Windward Islands v England XI - 4 day match - at Arnos Vale, Kingstown, St Vincent - 1989/90 - Match Preview Pitch: 77 - Very much a "home" pitch prepared for the enjoyment of fast bowlers and the discomfort of batsmen. This is a rock hard surface, promising a fast and high bounce. Both runs...

Zimbabwe v England A - 3rd 50 over match - at Harare Sports Club, Harare - 1989/90 - Match Summary Toss: Zimbabwe England A won by 5 wickets Man of the Match: J.A.Afford Zimbabwe Vs England A Zimbabwe 1st Innings 162/9 Closed (Overs 50) A Flower 68 SL Watkin 2/31 JA Afford 4/22 England A...

Zimbabwe v England A - 3rd 50 over match - at Harare Sports Club, Harare - 1989/90 - England A Innings England A won by 5 wickets Man of the match: J.A.Afford England A lead 5 match series 3-0 England A opener John Stephenson gave the chase a bright start with 60 and middle order batsman...