Read the highlights of West Indies vs England 3rd ODI 1994 - England tour of West Indies 5-match one-day international series of the 3rd ODI match played between England and West Indies at Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent on 02nd March 1994.
Half-centuries from Top-order batsmen Desmond Haynes, Phil Simmons, Brian Lara and Richie Richardson's whirlwind 26-ball 52* sets up to West Indies' record-breaking 165-run victory over England and clinch three-match series with 2-1 in a one-sided game of the third & final ODI.
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West Indies scored massive total of 313-6 in 50 overs with top scorer by Desmond Haynes hit 83 off 95-balls including 8-fours & 2-sixes, Phil Simmons struck 63 off 99-balls including 7-fours & a six.
Brian Lara blasted a 60 off 41-balls including 5-fours with strike rate of 146.34, Richie Richardson hammered a unbeaten 52 off 26-balls included 6-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 200.
Keith Arthurton struck 28 off 25-balls including a six and Roger Harper hit a unbeaten 15 off 12-balls contained a four with strike rate of 125.
England best bowler by Phil Tufnell, Steve Watkin both took 2-wickets and one for Angus Fraser.
England scored 148-9 in the allotted 50 overs with top scorer by Graeme Hick cracked a 32 off 85-balls including two boundaries.
Mike Atherton scored a unbeaten 19 off 41-balls including a boundary, Robin Smith hit 18 off 35-balls included 3-fours and Nasser Hossain scored 16 off 28-balls without a boundary.
West Indies best bowler by Brian Lara picked up 2-wickets for 5-runs in 2-overs with economy rate of 2.50, Anderson Cummins, Roger Harper both captured 2-wickets, Keith Arthurton, Curtly Ambrose and Kenny Benjamin each took one-wickets.
Desmond Haynes named Player of the match for his masterclass batting performance to scored a 83 off facing 95-balls including 8-fours & 2-sixes.
This match reported by PA via The Canberra Times
Mike Atherton and his humiliated England cricket team crawled away from Arnos Vale after taking one of the biggest hammerings of all time.
On a ground famous for low scoring, West Indies roared to 6-313 in the third one-day international the highest total made against England in limited-overs cricket.
Then the shell-shocked tourists mustered just 9-148 in reply to lose by 165 runs, England's biggest defeat in run-margin terms in a 222-game history of one-day internationals.
But England manager Keith Fletcher insisted that his team had the character to bounce back.
"We've played poorly, and there are no excuses but I don't think heads will drop," Fletcher said. "We've got back-to-back games in Trinidad this weekend and we can still win 3-2."
Atherton did his side few favours by choosing to field first. A relaid pitch threw him or his advisers - by playing respectably enough from the start before gradually getting lower and slower.
But the skipper could not be blamed for bowling that was simply wretched. On the evidence of this display, replacements are urgently needed whether or not knee-injury victim Devon Malcolm returns.
Openers Desmond Haynes and Phil Simmons were given every possible encouragement to launch the Windies' ferocious assault with a record-breaking stand of 145.
Then Brian Lara stormed to 60 with contemptuous ease before captain Richie Richardson, playing his 200th one-day international, upstaged them all by clubbing an unbeaten 52 off just 26 balls.
The skipper's awesome innings included six fours and two sixes and 18 of his runs came during one over from Alan Igglesden, which cost 23 in total.
It was sheer brutality against an England attack apparently incapable of defending itself. And the biggest worry of all is that it might have done irreparable damage to the confidence of Atherton's bowlers.
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