West Indies vs England Tests 2019: West Indies Win 2-1 (First Win Over England Since 2009) — Holder 202* and 295-Run 7th-Wicket World Record, Roach 18 Wickets Player of Series, Chase 8/60, Wood 5/41 at St Lucia
West Indies won the three-match Wisden Trophy Test series against England in January-February 2019 by 2-1 — their first Test series win over England since 2009. Kemar Roach was Player of the Series with 18 wickets. 1st Test Barbados (Jan 23-26): WI won by 381 runs — WI 289 & 415/6d; ENG 77 & 246. Roach 5/17 (5 wickets for 4 runs in 27 balls); Holder 202* (third-highest score by a No. 8 in Test history); Dowrich 116*; Holder-Dowrich 295-run unbroken 7th-wicket stand (world record); Chase 8/60 in ENG 2nd innings (best WI spinner since 1971); Anderson 5/46 (200th away wicket). England followed on. 2nd Test Antigua (Jan 31-Feb 2): WI won by 10 wickets (3 days). 3rd Test St Lucia (Feb 9-12): England won by 232 runs — Wood 5/41 (maiden 5-for); Root 122; Chase 102*; Holder absent (suspended); Shannon Gabriel ICC ban (abusive language to Root). First Test in St Lucia.
West Indies won the three-match Wisden Trophy Test series against England in January-February 2019 by 2-1 — their first Test series win over England since 2009. Kemar Roach was Player of the Series with 18 wickets. 1st Test Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados (Jan 23-26): West Indies won by 381 runs — WI 289 & 415/6d; ENG 77 & 246. Roach took 5/17 in England's 1st innings — 5 wickets for 4 runs in 27 balls. Jason Holder scored 202* (out of the West Indies 2nd innings total of 415/6d) alongside Shane Dowrich (116*) — their unbroken 7th-wicket stand of 295 was a world record for an unbroken 7th-wicket partnership in Test cricket, surpassing the 259 by VVS Laxman and MS Dhoni for India in 2010. Holder's 202* was the third-highest score ever made by a No. 8 batsman in Test history. Roston Chase took 8/60 in England's 2nd innings — the best figures by a West Indies spinner since 1971. James Anderson took 5/46 in West Indies' 1st innings — his 200th Test wicket taken away from home. England followed on. Player of the Match: Holder. 2nd Test Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua (Jan 31 – Feb 2): West Indies won by 10 wickets — ENG 187 & 132; WI 306 & 17/0. Roach took 4/30 in England's 2nd innings; Holder took 4/43 in the 1st innings. Joe Denly made his Test debut for England. Completed in 3 days. Player of the Match: Roach. 3rd Test Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, St Lucia (Feb 9-12): England won by 232 runs — WI 154 & 252; ENG 277 & 361/5d. Root scored 122 — reaching 2,000 Test runs as England captain. Stokes scored 79. Chase scored 102* in West Indies' 2nd innings. Mark Wood took 5/41 — his maiden Test five-wicket haul. Holder was absent (suspended for slow over-rate); Kraigg Brathwaite captained West Indies. During the match, Shannon Gabriel was charged under the ICC Code of Conduct for abusive language directed at Root; Root's audible response — 'there's nothing wrong with being gay' — was captured on stump microphones. Gabriel was subsequently suspended for 4 matches. This was the first Test match ever played in Saint Lucia.
Holder 202* and the 295-Run 7th-Wicket World Record at Barbados
Jason Holder's 202* at Barbados — the first Test double century by a West Indian since Shivnarine Chanderpaul's 203* in 2012 — came when West Indies, leading by 212 runs on 1st innings (after England's remarkable 5/17 collapse from Roach), were building a declaration total. Holder, batting at No. 8, combined with Shane Dowrich (116*) for an unbroken 295-run 7th-wicket partnership — surpassing the 259 set by Laxman and Dhoni for India vs South Africa in 2010 and becoming the new world record for an unbroken 7th-wicket stand in Tests. Holder hit 22 fours and 8 sixes in a 229-ball innings that demonstrated the batting depth West Indies could draw on. His 202* was also the third-highest score in Tests by a No. 8 batsman in history. West Indies declared at 415/6, setting England 603 to win; Roston Chase then took 8/60 to dismiss England for 246, sealing a 381-run win — West Indies' largest home victory by runs against England.
Roach 5/17 and Chase 8/60: West Indies' Bowling Demolition at Barbados
England's 1st innings total of 77 at Barbados — their lowest in the Caribbean at that time — was the product of Kemar Roach's 5/17, in which he took 5 wickets for 4 runs in just 27 deliveries. The collapse forced England to follow on 212 runs behind; their 2nd innings resistance (246) was then ended by Roston Chase's 8/60 — the best figures by a West Indies spinner since Lance Gibbs's era in the early 1970s. Chase's 8/60, combined with Roach's first-innings destruction, confirmed that West Indies could win with both fast bowling and orthodox spin when conditions and confidence aligned. Roach's 18 series wickets built across all three Tests made him a consistent wicket-taker whether West Indies were winning or (in the 3rd Test) losing; his variety and pace in Caribbean conditions was the engine of the series result.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2019 West Indies vs England Test series?
West Indies won 2-1 — their first Test series win over England since 2009. WI won Test 1 at Barbados by 381 runs (Holder 202*; Holder-Dowrich 295 unbroken 7th-wkt world record; Chase 8/60; Roach 5/17) and Test 2 at Antigua by 10 wickets. England won Test 3 at St Lucia by 232 runs (Wood 5/41; Root 122). Roach was Player of the Series with 18 wickets.
What records did Jason Holder set at Barbados in 2019?
Holder's 202* (off 229 balls) was the third-highest score by a No. 8 batsman in Test history. He and Shane Dowrich (116*) added an unbroken 295-run 7th-wicket partnership — a world Test record for an unbroken 7th-wicket stand, surpassing the 259 by Laxman and Dhoni set in 2010. West Indies declared at 415/6; England were beaten by 381 runs.