West Indies vs England, Lord’s 1963: A thriller where all four results were possible till the very end

Brief scores:

West Indies 301 (Rohan Kanhai 73, Joe Solomon 56, Conrad Hunte 44, Garry Sobers 42; Fred Trueman 6 for 100) and 229 (Basil Butcher 133; Fred Trueman 5 for 52, Derek Shackleton 4 for 72) drew with England 297 (Ken Barrington 80, Ted Dexter 70, Fred Titmus 52*; Charlie Griffith 5 for 91) and 228 for 9 (Brian Close 70, Ken Barrington 60; Wes Hall 4 for 93).

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