The West Indies cricket team toured England in August and September 2017 to play three Test matches competing for the Wisden Trophy, one Twenty20 International (T20I) and five One Day Internationals (ODIs).
Ahead of the Test series, the West Indies played first-class warm-up matches against Derbyshire, Essex and Kent. They also played a two-day match against Leicestershire, as they did not get to the final of the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast.
In October 2016 the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed that the first Test at Edgbaston would be played as a day/night game. Tom Harrison, chief executive of the ECB, said that "we are excited by the prospect of staging our first ever day-night Test match". Following the Edgbaston Test match, both England's Alastair Cook and Neil Snowball, CEO of Warwickshire County Cricket Club, said that the "jury is out" with regard to holding another day/night Test in England. The ECB considered it a success, with the possibility of having a day/night Test as an annual fixture. England won the Test series 2–1, with James Anderson taking his 500th wicket in the third match.
The West Indies won the one-off T20I match at the Riverside Ground by 21 runs. In the opening ODI match, England won by 7 wickets, meaning that the West Indies would need to play in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament, as they were not able to qualify directly for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. England's preparation for the fourth ODI was disrupted following the arrest of Ben Stokes in Bristol after the third ODI. Following the incident, both Stokes and Alex Hales were suspended by the ECB, meaning they would not be considered for selection for England until further notice. Despite this, England went on to win the ODI series 4–0.
Squads TestsODIsT20Is Joe Root (c) Ben Stokes (vc) Jonny Bairstow (wk) Alastair Cook James Anderson Stuart Broad Dawid Malan Mark Stoneman Moeen Ali Toby Roland-Jones Mason Crane Chris Woakes Tom Westley Jason Holder (c) Kraigg Brathwaite (vc) Devendra Bishoo Jermaine Blackwood Roston Chase Miguel Cummins Shane Dowrich (wk) Shannon Gabriel Shimron Hetmyer Kyle Hope Shai Hope (wk) Alzarri Joseph Kieran Powell Raymon Reifer Kemar Roach Eoin Morgan (c) Jos Buttler (wk) Jonny Bairstow Jake Ball Sam Billings Moeen Ali Tom Curran Alex Hales Dawid Malan Liam Plunkett Joe Root Ben Stokes Jason Roy Adil Rashid David Willey Chris Woakes Jason Holder (c) Sunil Ambris Devendra Bishoo Carlos Brathwaite Miguel Cummins Chris Gayle Kyle Hope Shai Hope (wk) Alzarri Joseph Evin Lewis Jason Mohammed Ashley Nurse Rovman Powell Marlon Samuels Jerome Taylor Kesrick Williams Eoin Morgan (c) Jonny Bairstow Jos Buttler (wk) Jake Ball Tom Curran Liam Dawson Alex Hales David Willey Dawid Malan Liam Plunkett Joe Root Jason Roy Adil Rashid Chris Jordan Carlos Brathwaite (c) Ronsford Beaton Chris Gayle Evin Lewis Jason Mohammed Sunil Narine Ashley Nurse Kieron Pollard Rovman Powell Marlon Samuels Jerome Taylor Chadwick Walton (wk) Kesrick Williams Sam Billings was added to the England squad ahead of the fourth ODI, and Dawid Malan before the fifth, following the arrest of Ben Stokes and his and Alex Hales's subsequent suspension. Carlos Brathwaite was added to the West Indies' squad for the fifth ODI as a replacement for Jason Holder who went home to attend a funeral. Jason Mohammed was made captain for the match in Holder's absence.
Tour matches First-class: Essex vs West Indies
First-class: Kent vs West Indies
First-class: Derbyshire vs West Indies
Two-day: Leicestershire vs West Indies
Test series 1st Test
2nd Test
3rd Test
T20I series Only T20I
ODI series 1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
4th ODI
5th ODI
Notes
References
External links Series home at ESPN Cricinfo