West Indies and England are the two teams that like to play an attacking brand of cricket. There is a great history between the two teams. England is the country that gave birth to cricket. They were also involved in the inaugural matches of test and ODI format. West Indies are the winners of the first two World Cups. They defeated England in the 1979 Cricket World Cup final to clinch the World Cup. It took England years to win their first World Cup title. We will look at the top ten players from the men in maroon who scored the most runs against England in the ODI matches.
1. Chris Gayle
The Universe boss played his first ODI match against England in 2000. He was a part of 36 ODIs for the Caribbean nation against the English side. Gayle holds the record for the most runs against England in ODI matches for West Indies. He loved playing against this team in ODIs. He scored 1632 runs at an average of 51 with the help of eight fifties and four centuries. Gayle's highest score against them is 162.
2. Vivian Richards
Sir Vivian Richards played 36 ODI matches against England starting from 1976. Viv was a permanent member of the Windies ODI side. In the 36 ODIs, he scored 1619 runs at an average of 57, making him one of the best batters against the English team. Viv hit 11 half-centuries and three centuries against them with the best score of an unbeaten 189.
3. Desmond Haynes
Desmond Haynes comes at number three on this list. He played his first ODI match against England in 1979 and was a part of 35 ODI matches against them. He scored 1185 runs at an average of 37 and hit six half-centuries and two centuries. Haynes' highest score against them was an unbeaten 138.
4. Gordon Greenidge
Gordon Greenidge first appeared against the England ODI team in 1976. He made 30 appearances against the English side in the ODI matches. The former West Indies opening batter scored 958 runs at an average of 35. Gordon hit six half-centuries against them in his career with the highest score of an unbeaten 98. His last ever ODI also came against England.
5. Richie Richardson
Richie Richardson made his first appearance against the English ODI side in 1984. He went on to play 35 ODI matches against them and scored 957 runs. The former West Indies skipper scored those runs at an average of 30. He hit six half-centuries and a century with the best score of an unbeaten 108 against them.
6. Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Shivnarine Chanderpaul made his first appearance against the England ODI team in 1997. He made 25 appearances against them and scored 908 runs. The legendary left-handed batter scored the runs at an average of 47 with the help of five fifties and two tons. Shiv's best performance against them came in the form of an unbeaten 116.
7. Brian Lara
Brian Lara played his first ODI game against England in 1991. He went on to play for 29 games against the English side in the ODIs. The prince of Port Spain scored 795 runs at an average of 30 against them with the help of six half-centuries and one century. His best performance against the Brits was a 110. Lara also played his final One Day match against England.
8. Carl Hooper
Carl Hooper first played against the England ODI team in 1987. The former West Indies allrounder was a part of 25 matches against the English ODI side. Hooper scored 693 runs at an average of 36 with the help of three half-centuries and a century against them. Hooper's highest score was an unbeaten 100.
9. Dwayne Bravo
The famous West Indies allrounder appeared in 26 ODI matches against the England team. He first played against them in 2004, which was also his debut ODI match. The champion player scored 674 runs at an average of 42 with the help of four fifties and one hundred. His best performance came in the form of an unbeaten 112.
10. Ramnaresh Sarwan
Ramnaresh Sarwan played 20 ODI matches against England. He first appeared in 2000 against them while donning the ODI jersey. Sarwan scored 631 runs at an average of 37. He hit four fifties and one hundred against the English ODI side, with his best performance of an unbeaten 104.
