The England cricket team toured the West Indies in February and March 2017 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches.[1] England won the series 3–0 and was the first and only time that England had whitewashed the West Indies in an ODI series in the West Indies.[2]
English cricket team in the West Indies in 2016–17 | |||
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West Indies | England | ||
Dates | 25 February – 9 March 2017 | ||
Captains | Jason Holder | Eoin Morgan | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | England won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
Most runs | Jonathan Carter (137) | Joe Root (195) | |
Most wickets | Ashley Nurse (6) | Liam Plunkett (10) | |
Player of the series | Chris Woakes (Eng) |
Squads
West Indies[3] | England[4] |
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David Willey was ruled out of the tour following an operation on his shoulder, with Steven Finn named as his replacement.[5] Alex Hales was added to England's squad after he recovered from a hand fracture.[6] Ahead of the ODI matches, the West Indies reduced their squad from fifteen players to thirteen, dropping Shane Dowrich and Miguel Cummins.[7] However, Cummins was added back in the West Indies squad for the third ODI as a replacement for Shannon Gabriel, who was ruled out due to a side strain he suffered in the 2nd ODI.[8]Tom Curran was added to England's squad as a back-up for Jake Ball, who suffered a knee injury during the second tour match.[9]
Tour matches
List A match: UWI Vice Chancellor's XI v England
25 February 2017 Scorecard |
v | UWI Vice Chancellor's XI 262 (39.5 overs) | |
- UWI Vice Chancellor's XI won the toss and elected to field.
- Cameron Pennyfeather (UWI Vice Chancellor's XI) made his List A debut.
List A match: West Indies Cricket Board President's XI v England
27 February 2017 Scorecard |
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- West Indies Cricket Board President's XI won the toss and elected to bat.
ODI series
1st ODI
3 March 2017 Scorecard |
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Jason Holder (WI) played in his 50th ODI.[10]
- Eoin Morgan set a new record for the most hundreds by an England captain in ODIs (5).[11]
2nd ODI
5 March 2017 Scorecard |
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nigel Duguid (WI) stood in his first ODI as an umpire.
- Steven Finn (Eng) took his 100th wicket in ODIs.[12]