West Indies win series
NZPA-Reuter Leeds The West Indies cricketers won the five-match test series against England when the final test at Headingley ended in a draw yesterday. The only decisive finish of the series came in the opening match at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, which the tourists won by two wickets. The West Indies hopes of a second victory yesterday were effectively dashed by an opening stand of 95 between Graham Gooch and Geoff Boycott. Resuming at 22 for no
wicket yesterday Gooch and Boycott took their side to within seven runs of making the West Indies bat again before Gooch was out for 55.
The early dismissals of Boycott and Mike Gatting in the afternoon session threatened another England batting collapse but a sound 30 by Wayne Larkins and a gutsy unbeaten 43 by Brian Rose, batting with a painful thigh injury, steered England out of danger.
When the match ended England had reached 227 for six to lead by. 125 runs.
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