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England v West Indies @ Lord's, London
23, 24, 25, 27 August 1973 (five-day match)
Toss: West Indies (bat)
Umpires: HD Bird, CS Elliott
Match Result: West Indies won by an innings and 226 runs
1st Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Roy Fredericks | c Derek Underwood b Bob Willis | 51 | 0 | 96 | 9 | - |
| +2. Deryck Murray | b Bob Willis | 4 | 19 | 23 | - | - |
| *3. Rohan Kanhai | c Tony Greig b Bob Willis | 157 | 0 | 339 | 21 | - |
| 4. Clive Lloyd | c & b Bob Willis | 63 | 0 | 134 | 7 | 1 |
| 5. Alvin Kallicharran | c Geoff Arnold b Ray Illingworth | 14 | 48 | 40 | 1 | - |
| 6. Garry Sobers | not out | 150 | 0 | 288 | 19 | - |
| 7. Maurice Foster | c Bob Willis b Tony Greig | 9 | 0 | 57 | 1 | - |
| 8. Bernard Julien | c & b Tony Greig | 121 | 143 | 171 | 18 | 2 |
| 9. Keith Boyce | c Dennis Amiss b Tony Greig | 36 | 46 | 50 | 6 | - |
| 10. Vanburn Holder | not out | 23 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 1 |
| 11. Lance Gibbs |
| FOW | 1-8 (Deryck Murray), 2-87 (Roy Fredericks), 3-225 (Clive Lloyd), 4-256 (Alvin Kallicharran), 5-339 (Rohan Kanhai), 6-373 (Maurice Foster), 7-604 (Bernard Julien), 8-610 (Keith Boyce). |
| Extras | 1b, 14lb, 1w, 8nb, 0pen) 24 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 168.4 ovs) 652 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Geoff Arnold | 35 | 6 | 111 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Willis | 35 | 3 | 118 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Greig | 33 | 2 | 180 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 34 | 6 | 105 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Illingworth | 31.4 | 3 | 114 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | c Rohan Kanhai b Vanburn Holder | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | - |
| 2. Dennis Amiss | c Garry Sobers b Vanburn Holder | 35 | 0 | 104 | 5 | - |
| 3. Brian Luckhurst | c Deryck Murray b Keith Boyce | 1 | 6 | 7 | - | - |
| 4. Frank Hayes | c Roy Fredericks b Vanburn Holder | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 | - |
| 5. Keith Fletcher | c Garry Sobers b Lance Gibbs | 68 | 0 | 159 | 7 | - |
| 6. Tony Greig | c Garry Sobers b Keith Boyce | 44 | 91 | 109 | 6 | - |
| *7. Ray Illingworth | c Garry Sobers b Lance Gibbs | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| +8. Alan Knott | c Deryck Murray b Keith Boyce | 21 | 0 | 53 | 2 | - |
| 9. Geoff Arnold | c Deryck Murray b Keith Boyce | 5 | 11 | 14 | - | - |
| 10. Bob Willis | not out | 5 | 56 | 58 | - | - |
| 11. Derek Underwood | c Lance Gibbs b Vanburn Holder | 12 | 0 | 34 | 1 | - |
| FOW | . |
| Extras | 6b, 4lb, 3w, 17nb, 0pen) 30 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 73 ovs) 233 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Vanburn Holder | 15 | 3 | 56 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Boyce | 20 | 7 | 50 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bernard Julien | 11 | 4 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Gibbs | 18 | 3 | 39 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Garry Sobers | 8 | 0 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Maurice Foster | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | c Alvin Kallicharran b Keith Boyce | 15 | 0 | 84 | 1 | - |
| 2. Dennis Amiss | c Garry Sobers b Keith Boyce | 10 | 0 | 62 | 1 | - |
| +3. Alan Knott | c Deryck Murray b Keith Boyce | 5 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
| 4. Brian Luckhurst | c Garry Sobers b Bernard Julien | 12 | 50 | 64 | 2 | - |
| 5. Frank Hayes | c Vanburn Holder b Keith Boyce | 0 | 14 | 18 | - | - |
| 6. Keith Fletcher | not out | 86 | 0 | 175 | 12 | - |
| 7. Tony Greig | lbw b Bernard Julien | 13 | 19 | 26 | 2 | - |
| *8. Ray Illingworth | c Rohan Kanhai b Lance Gibbs | 13 | 0 | 35 | 2 | - |
| 9. Geoff Arnold | c Roy Fredericks b Lance Gibbs | 1 | 11 | 12 | - | - |
| 10. Bob Willis | c Roy Fredericks b Bernard Julien | 0 | 6 | 4 | - | - |
| 11. Derek Underwood | b Lance Gibbs | 14 | 0 | 53 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-32 (Dennis Amiss), 2-38 (Alan Knott), 3-42 (Geoff Boycott), 4-49 (Frank Hayes), 5-63 (Brian Luckhurst), 6-87 (Tony Greig), 7-132 (Ray Illingworth), 8-143 (Geoff Arnold), 9-146 (Bob Willis), 193 (Derek Underwood). |
| Extras | 9b, 0lb, 1w, 14nb, 0pen) 24 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 65.3 ovs) 193 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Vanburn Holder | 14 | 4 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Boyce | 16 | 5 | 49 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bernard Julien | 18 | 2 | 69 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Gibbs | 13.3 | 3 | 26 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Garry Sobers | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Geoff Boycott, Dennis Amiss, Alan Knott, Brian Luckhurst, Frank Hayes, Keith Fletcher, Tony Greig, Ray Illingworth, Geoff Arnold, Bob Willis, Derek Underwood