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Tour of England
1984 Captain: Clive
Lloyd
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27th official Test tour
Twelfth Test-playing tour by West
Indies to England
(May - August 1984)
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The West Indians became the first
touring team in England to achieve a five-nil clean sweep (soon called a
'blackwash') in a full Test series.
The success belonged to the fast bowlers. Allan Lamb alone resisted
them successfully, and serious injuries were suffered by Andy Lloyd and
Paul Terry in facing fast, short-pitched deliveries. The over rate was very
slow but the West Indies Board rejected an English TCCB proposal that 96
overs should be bowled in each Test day's play.
The tourists also possessed batting in
depth.
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Other West Indies tours
Previous tour
India 1983-84
Next tour
Australia
1984-85
Next England tour
1988
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Members of the Test tour party
(16 + 1)
Opening batsmen: Gordon Greenidge,
Desmond Haynes
Middle-order batsmen: Viv Richards, Richie Richardson,
Larry Gomes, Clive Lloyd, Gus Logie
Wicket-keepers
Jeffrey Dujon, Thelston
Payne
Spin bowler:
Roger Harper
Fast Bowlers:
Eldine Baptiste, Joel Garner, Michael
Holding, Malcolm Marshall, Milton Small (replaced by Winston Davis),
Courtney Walsh.
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E A E Baptiste
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L
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24
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RFM
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P J L Dujon
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J
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28
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WK
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J Garner
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B
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31
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RF
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H A Gomes
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T
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30
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LHB
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C G Greenidge
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B
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33
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RHB opener
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R A Harper
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G
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21
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OB
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D L Haynes
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B
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28
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RHB opener
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M A Holding
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J
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30
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RF
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C H Lloyd
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G
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39
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LHB captain
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A L Logie
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T
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23
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LHB
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M D Marshall
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B
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26
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RF
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T R O Payne
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B
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27
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second
WK
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I V A Richards
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L
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32
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RHB vice-captain
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R B Richardson
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L
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22
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RHB
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M A Small
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B
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20
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RFM
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C A Walsh
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J
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21
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RF
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Regional representation :
B - Barbados (6)
G - Guyana (2)
J - Jamaica (3)
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- Leeward Islands (3)
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- Trinidad & Tobago (2)
W
- Windward Islands (1 r)
Average age of team at time of first Test match (17
May 1984) 25 yrs
11 months
ODI Member of the squad for NatWest one-day series
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Regional representation
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Barbados
6, Jamaica
3, Leeward Islands 3 (all from
Antigua), Trinidad & Tobago 2, Guyana 2. The reinforcement Winston
Davis was from the Windward islands.
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Test Appearances made before the tour
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Lloyd
100, Richards 63, Greenidge
52, Holding 45, Haynes 40,
Garner 37, Gomes 35, Marshall 27, Dujon 19, Logie 9, Davis 8,
Harper 6, Richardson 6, Baptiste 4, Small 1,
Payne 0, Walsh 0.
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Team Officials
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Jackie
Hendriks
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Manager
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Walter
St Hill
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Assistant manager
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Dennis
Waight
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Physiotherapist
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Tony
Smith
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Baggage / driver
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Selectors
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C L
Walcott (chairman), J L Hendriks, A G Ganteaume
and C H Lloyd met in Antigua on 10 April, the rest day of the fourth Test
match against Australia at St John's. The team was selected on Tuesday but
the names were not released until late on Friday evening.
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Selection
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Unavailable: All members of the 'rebel' tour of South
Africa.
Lloyd
described banning those players as 'a blessing in disguise', allowing one
or two fine, younger players to become established earlier than they
otherwise might.
Tour Party Announced : 13 April 1984.
Not selected :
Ralston Otto (Antigua), 26, who scored the
highest run aggregate (572) since the Shell Shield's inception in 1966
; George Ferris ; Michael Worrell (Barbados wicket-keeper).
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Travel
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On
13 May 1984 the team flew from Barbados to Heathrow Airport, London.
Between
the third and fourth Test matches Garner was allowed to return to Barbados
to attend the funeral of his uncle who had been murdered.
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On-tour selection panel
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Clive
Lloyd, Vivian
Richards, Gordon Greenidge, Michael Holding, Jackie Hendriks.
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Reinforcements
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Because
Milton Small returned home early with a knee injury,
Winston W
Davis
(St Vincent), 25, was conscripted from Glamorgan. He played in one Test and 3 other matches
but his county needed him
back in mid-August when SR Barwick was unfit.
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Fixtures/Results
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Worcester
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Worcestershire
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Drawn
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Taunton
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Somerset
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Won
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Somerset
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Glamorgan
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Won
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â€
Liverpool
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Lancashire
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Won
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§ Old Trafford
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England (1st one-day)
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Won
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§ Trent Bridge
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England (2nd one-day)
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Lost
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§ Lord's
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England (3rd one-day)
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Won
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â€
Arundel
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Duchess of Norfolk's XI
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Won
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â€
Oxford
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Oxford & Cambridge Universities (2-day)
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Drawn
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Milton Keynes
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Northamptonshire
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Drawn
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EDGBASTON
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ENGLAND First Test
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WON
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â€
Dublin
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Ireland (2-day)
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Drawn
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Chelmsford
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Essex
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Drawn
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LORD'S
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ENGLAND Second Test
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WON
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â€
Colwyn Bay
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League Cricket Conference
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Drawn
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Leicester
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Leicestershire
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Drawn
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HEADINGLEY
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ENGLAND Third Test
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WON
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â€
West Bromwich
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Minor Counties (2-day)
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Drawn
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Derby
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Derbyshire
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Won
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OLD
TRAFFORD
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ENGLAND Fourth Test
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WON
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Trent Bridge
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Nottinghamshire
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Drawn
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Lord's
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Middlesex
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Drawn
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KENNINGTON
OVAL
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ENGLAND Fifth Test
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WON
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Gillingham
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Kent
(Woolmer's benefit)
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Won
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Taunton
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Somerset (McCoombe's benefit)
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Lost
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The West Indians played an additional
match at Taunton on 17 August at the end of the tour in memory of 'Jock' McCoombe, Somerset's liaison officer, who died in
April. The match raised £5000 for his family.
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§ ODIs: and Quadrangular Series in Ireland
†not first-class
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Test appearances on tour
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5
- Baptiste, Dujon, Garner,
Gomes, Greenidge, Harper,
Haynes, Lloyd, Richards,
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- Holding, Marshall,
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1 - Davis, Small.
0 - Logie, Payne,
Richardson, Walsh.
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Highlights
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• Michael Holding (at The Oval) bowled
off his long run up for the last time and took 5-43
• Desmond Haynes played a great innings
of 125 at The Oval to keep the West Indies on top.
• West Indies achieved the first clean
sweep in a five Test series in England, winning all 5 matches
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Tour Summary
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Aban
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Test
Matches
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5
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5
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0
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0
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Other
first-class matches
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9
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3
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0
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6
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†Minor matches
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8
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3
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1
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4
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One-day internationals
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3
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2
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1
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0
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All
Matches
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25
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13
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2
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10
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Return to West Indies
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Departure was on 19 August 1984.
Courtney Walsh joined Gloucestershire
for the last month of the season.
None of the seven other tourists contracted to first-class counties
appeared for them during 1984.
Holding arrived home in Jamaica on
Wednesday evening 22 August.
In
order to take a holiday, Lloyd delayed until September his return to
Guyana. He then led a team in two
40-over matches to celebrate the 5-0 victory over England:
Bourda,
Guyana M A
Holding's XI beat C H Lloyd's XI
Shaw
Park, Tobago H A
Gomes's XI beat C H Lloyd's XI
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