Dates 1 March – 5 May 2004 Player of the series Stephen Harmison | Captains Michael Vaughan | |
Result England won the 4-match series 3–0 Most runs Butcher 296
Thorpe 274
Vaughan 245 Most wickets Harmison 23
Hoggard 13
Flintoff 11 | ||
The England cricket team toured West Indies from 1 March to 5 May 2004 as part of the 2003–04 West Indian cricket season. The tour included four Tests and seven One Day Internationals.
Contents
1st Test 11 March – 15 March
Ramnaresh Sarwan recorded a pair in this test.
2nd Test 19 March – 23 March
The second test win meant that England retained the Wisden Trophy.
3rd Test 1 April – 3 April
Matthew Hoggard claimed a hat-trick in the West Indies 2nd innings. Hoggard got Ramnaresh Sarwan (caught), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (lbw) and Ryan Hinds (caught) in successive deliveries. This was the 33rd hat-trick in test cricket and the 10th hat-trick for an English man.
4th Test 10 April – 14 April
Brian Lara's 400 not out is the highest score in Test cricket. His 400 consisted of 582 balls and is the fifth longest innings in Test cricket lasting 778 minutes (12 hours 58 minutes). He hit 43 fours and 4 sixes.