| Main Home | Country Home | Players | Records | Matches |
England v West Indies @ Kennington Oval, London
4, 5, 6, 8 August 1988 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: HD Bird, KE Palmer
Match Result: West Indies won by 8 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Graham Gooch | c Gus Logie b Curtly Ambrose | 9 | 25 | 35 | 2 | - |
| 2. Tim Curtis | c Jeff Dujon b Winston Benjamin | 30 | 121 | 155 | 4 | - |
| 3. Rob Bailey | c Jeff Dujon b Curtly Ambrose | 43 | 144 | 203 | 3 | - |
| 4. Robin Smith | c Roger Harper b Malcolm Marshall | 57 | 162 | 210 | 8 | - |
| 5. Matthew Maynard | c Jeff Dujon b Curtly Ambrose | 3 | 6 | 8 | - | - |
| 6. David Capel | c Malcolm Marshall b Roger Harper | 16 | 40 | 49 | 2 | - |
| +7. Jack Richards | c Gus Logie b Roger Harper | 0 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| 8. Derek Pringle | c Jeff Dujon b Malcolm Marshall | 1 | 16 | 17 | - | - |
| 9. Phil DeFreitas | c Desmond Haynes b Roger Harper | 18 | 26 | 31 | 2 | - |
| 10. Neil Foster | c sub b Malcolm Marshall | 7 | 11 | 15 | 1 | - |
| 11. John Childs | not out | 0 | 5 | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-12 (Graham Gooch), 2-77 (Tim Curtis), 3-116 (Rob Bailey), 4-121 (Matthew Maynard), 5-160 (David Capel), 6-160 (Jack Richards), 7-165 (Derek Pringle), 8-196 (Phil DeFreitas), 9-198 (Robin Smith), 205 (Neil Foster). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 0w, 15nb, 0pen) 21 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 90.3 ovs) 205 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Malcolm Marshall | 24.3 | 3 | 64 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Curtly Ambrose | 20 | 6 | 31 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Courtney Walsh | 10 | 1 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Winston Benjamin | 14 | 2 | 33 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roger Harper | 21 | 7 | 50 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Carl Hooper | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gordon Greenidge | c Phil DeFreitas b Neil Foster | 10 | 0 | 35 | - | - |
| 2. Desmond Haynes | c Jack Richards b Neil Foster | 2 | 22 | 27 | - | - |
| 3. Carl Hooper | c Graham Gooch b Neil Foster | 11 | 27 | 49 | - | 1 |
| *4. Sir Viv Richards | c Tim Curtis b Neil Foster | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
| 5. Gus Logie | c Graham Gooch b Neil Foster | 47 | 79 | 130 | 5 | - |
| +6. Jeff Dujon | lbw b Derek Pringle | 64 | 0 | 150 | 7 | - |
| 7. Roger Harper | run out ( > > ) | 17 | 53 | 81 | 1 | - |
| 8. Malcolm Marshall | c & b John Childs | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
| 9. Curtly Ambrose | not out | 17 | 23 | 31 | 2 | - |
| 10. Winston Benjamin | b Derek Pringle | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Courtney Walsh | c Phil DeFreitas b Derek Pringle | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-9 (Desmond Haynes), 2-16 (Gordon Greenidge), 3-16 (Sir Viv Richards), 4-57 (Carl Hooper), 5-126 (Gus Logie), 6-155 (Jeff Dujon), 7-156 (Malcolm Marshall), 8-167 (Roger Harper), 9-168 (Winston Benjamin), 183 (Courtney Walsh). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 59 ovs) 183 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Neil Foster | 16 | 2 | 64 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil DeFreitas | 13 | 4 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Pringle | 17 | 4 | 45 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Capel | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Childs | 6 | 1 | 13 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Graham Gooch | c Gordon Greenidge b Curtly Ambrose | 84 | 240 | 430 | 8 | 1 |
| 2. Tim Curtis | lbw b Malcolm Marshall | 15 | 50 | 69 | 2 | - |
| 3. Rob Bailey | b Winston Benjamin | 3 | 18 | 24 | - | - |
| 4. Robin Smith | lbw b Winston Benjamin | 0 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| 5. Neil Foster | c Gus Logie b Winston Benjamin | 34 | 80 | 106 | 5 | - |
| 6. Matthew Maynard | c & b Winston Benjamin | 10 | 28 | 28 | 1 | - |
| 7. David Capel | lbw b Courtney Walsh | 12 | 33 | 38 | 2 | - |
| +8. Jack Richards | c Jeff Dujon b Courtney Walsh | 3 | 24 | 35 | - | - |
| 9. Derek Pringle | b Roger Harper | 8 | 43 | 55 | 1 | - |
| 10. Phil DeFreitas | c Desmond Haynes b Roger Harper | 0 | 6 | 7 | - | - |
| 11. John Childs | not out | 0 | 24 | 47 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-50 (Tim Curtis), 2-55 (Rob Bailey), 3-55 (Robin Smith), 4-108 (Neil Foster), 5-125 (Matthew Maynard), 6-139 (David Capel), 7-157 (Jack Richards), 8-175 (Derek Pringle), 9-177 (Phil DeFreitas), 202 (Graham Gooch). |
| Extras | 3b, 15lb, 0w, 15nb, 0pen) 33 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 89.1 ovs) 202 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Malcolm Marshall | 25 | 6 | 52 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Curtly Ambrose | 24.1 | 10 | 50 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Winston Benjamin | 22 | 4 | 52 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Courtney Walsh | 12 | 5 | 21 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roger Harper | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gordon Greenidge | c Jack Richards b John Childs | 77 | 0 | 219 | 10 | - |
| 2. Desmond Haynes | not out | 77 | 237 | 358 | 6 | - |
| 3. Carl Hooper | b Neil Foster | 23 | 55 | 55 | 2 | 1 |
| 4. Gus Logie | not out | 38 | 59 | 80 | 6 | - |
| *5. Sir Viv Richards | ||||||
| +6. Jeff Dujon | ||||||
| 7. Roger Harper | ||||||
| 8. Malcolm Marshall | ||||||
| 9. Curtly Ambrose | ||||||
| 10. Winston Benjamin | ||||||
| 11. Courtney Walsh |
| FOW | 1-131 (Gordon Greenidge), 2-162 (Carl Hooper). |
| Extras | 2b, 3lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 91 ovs) 226 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Neil Foster | 18 | 3 | 52 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil DeFreitas | 17 | 2 | 46 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Childs | 40 | 16 | 79 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Pringle | 13 | 4 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Capel | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Graham Gooch, Tim Curtis, Rob Bailey, Robin Smith, Neil Foster, Matthew Maynard, David Capel, Jack Richards, Derek Pringle, Phil DeFreitas, John Childs