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West Indies v England @ Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
13, 14, 15, 17, 18 March 1981 (five-day match)
Toss: England (field)
Umpires: DM Archer, D Sang Hue
Match Result: West Indies won by 298 runs
1st Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gordon Greenidge | c Graham Gooch b Robin Jackman | 14 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 1 |
| 2. Desmond Haynes | c David Bairstow b Robin Jackman | 25 | 41 | 85 | 4 | - |
| 3. Sir Viv Richards | c Ian Botham b Graham Dilley | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
| 4. Everton Mattis | lbw b Ian Botham | 16 | 36 | 55 | 3 | - |
| *5. Clive Lloyd | c Graham Gooch b Robin Jackman | 100 | 0 | 238 | 17 | - |
| 6. Larry Gomes | c Ian Botham b Graham Dilley | 58 | 166 | 234 | 6 | - |
| +7. David Murray | c David Bairstow b Graham Dilley | 9 | 18 | 28 | 1 | - |
| 8. Andy Roberts | c David Bairstow b Ian Botham | 14 | 0 | 44 | 2 | - |
| 9. Joel Garner | c David Bairstow b Ian Botham | 15 | 39 | 48 | 1 | - |
| 10. Michael Holding | c Mike Gatting b Ian Botham | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Colin Croft | not out | 0 | 10 | 18 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-24 (Gordon Greenidge), 2-25 (Sir Viv Richards), 3-47 (Desmond Haynes), 4-65 (Everton Mattis), 5-219 (Clive Lloyd), 6-224 (Larry Gomes), 7-236 (David Murray), 8-258 (Andy Roberts), 9-258 (Michael Holding), 265 (Joel Garner). |
| Extras | 4b, 6lb, 2w, 2nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 90.1 ovs) 265 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Graham Dilley | 23 | 7 | 51 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 25.1 | 5 | 77 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Robin Jackman | 22 | 4 | 65 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 18 | 4 | 45 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graham Gooch | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graham Gooch | b Joel Garner | 26 | 35 | 53 | 3 | - |
| 2. Geoff Boycott | b Michael Holding | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - |
| 3. Mike Gatting | c Gordon Greenidge b Andy Roberts | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| 4. David Gower | c Everton Mattis b Colin Croft | 17 | 46 | 60 | 2 | - |
| 5. Roland Butcher | c Sir Viv Richards b Colin Croft | 17 | 35 | 42 | 2 | - |
| *6. Ian Botham | c David Murray b Michael Holding | 26 | 40 | 53 | 4 | - |
| 7. Peter Willey | not out | 19 | 74 | 121 | 3 | - |
| +8. David Bairstow | c Everton Mattis b Michael Holding | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 9. John Emburey | c Clive Lloyd b Andy Roberts | 0 | 10 | 11 | - | - |
| 10. Robin Jackman | c Andy Roberts b Colin Croft | 7 | 40 | 67 | - | - |
| 11. Graham Dilley | c Larry Gomes b Colin Croft | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-6 (Geoff Boycott), 2-11 (Mike Gatting), 3-40 (Graham Gooch), 4-55 (David Gower), 5-72 (Roland Butcher), 6-94 (Ian Botham), 7-94 (David Bairstow), 8-97 (John Emburey), 9-122 (Robin Jackman), 122 (Graham Dilley). |
| Extras | 1b, 1lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 47.5 ovs) 122 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Andy Roberts | 11 | 3 | 29 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Holding | 11 | 7 | 16 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin Croft | 13.5 | 2 | 39 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joel Garner | 12 | 5 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gordon Greenidge | lbw b Graham Dilley | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 2. Desmond Haynes | lbw b Ian Botham | 25 | 74 | 124 | 3 | - |
| 3. Colin Croft | c Geoff Boycott b Robin Jackman | 33 | 74 | 106 | 3 | - |
| 4. Sir Viv Richards | not out | 182 | 0 | 383 | 23 | 2 |
| 5. Everton Mattis | c Roland Butcher b Robin Jackman | 24 | 69 | 97 | 2 | - |
| 6. Larry Gomes | run out ( > > ) | 34 | 80 | 112 | 6 | - |
| *7. Clive Lloyd | lbw b Ian Botham | 66 | 0 | 136 | 8 | 2 |
| 8. Andy Roberts | c David Bairstow b Ian Botham | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| +9. David Murray | not out | 5 | 13 | 15 | - | - |
| 10. Joel Garner | ||||||
| 11. Michael Holding |
| FOW | 1-0 (Gordon Greenidge), 2-57 (Colin Croft), 3-71 (Desmond Haynes), 4-130 (Everton Mattis), 5-212 (Larry Gomes), 6-365 (Clive Lloyd), 7-365 (Andy Roberts). |
| Extras | 3b, 7lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 109 ovs) 379 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Graham Dilley | 25 | 3 | 111 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 29 | 5 | 102 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Robin Jackman | 25 | 5 | 76 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 24 | 7 | 57 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Willey | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graham Gooch | c Joel Garner b Colin Croft | 116 | 210 | 310 | 13 | - |
| 2. Geoff Boycott | c Joel Garner b Michael Holding | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
| 3. Mike Gatting | b Michael Holding | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 4. David Gower | b Sir Viv Richards | 54 | 103 | 144 | 7 | - |
| 5. Roland Butcher | lbw b Sir Viv Richards | 2 | 29 | 27 | - | - |
| *6. Ian Botham | c Clive Lloyd b Andy Roberts | 1 | 25 | 17 | - | - |
| 7. Peter Willey | lbw b Colin Croft | 17 | 68 | 91 | 1 | - |
| +8. David Bairstow | c David Murray b Colin Croft | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| 9. John Emburey | b Joel Garner | 9 | 57 | 74 | 2 | - |
| 10. Robin Jackman | b Joel Garner | 7 | 46 | 53 | - | - |
| 11. Graham Dilley | not out | 7 | 9 | 12 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Geoff Boycott), 2-2 (Mike Gatting), 3-122 (David Gower), 4-134 (Roland Butcher), 5-139 (Ian Botham), 6-196 (Peter Willey), 7-198 (David Bairstow), 8-201 (Graham Gooch), 9-213 (Robin Jackman), 224 (John Emburey). |
| Extras | 1b, 3lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 91.2 ovs) 224 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Andy Roberts | 20 | 6 | 42 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Holding | 19 | 6 | 46 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin Croft | 19 | 1 | 65 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joel Garner | 16.2 | 6 | 39 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sir Viv Richards | 17 | 6 | 24 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
West Indies:
Gordon Greenidge, Desmond Haynes, Colin Croft, Sir Viv Richards, Everton Mattis, Larry Gomes, Clive Lloyd, Andy Roberts, David Murray, Joel Garner, Michael Holding