England return to winning ways against Windies

England won their first match of the Natwest Series when they defeated West Indies by seven wickets in their day-night ODI at Headingley her...

England won their first match of the Natwest Series when they defeated West Indies by seven wickets in their day-night ODI at Headingley here today.

England, chasing just 160 for victory, won with 28 overs to spare. Andrew Strauss was 44 not out and the recalled Andrew Flintoff 21 not out after opener Marcus Trescothick had made 55.

Pace bowlers Stephen Harmison and James Anderson took three wickets apiece as England bowled out the West Indies. Harmison, for the second time in successive matches, took career-best one-day figures, finishing with three for 31 while Anderson took three for 37.

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West Indies were all out with 59 balls of their innings left.

Brief scores

West Indies

: 159 in 40.1 overs (R Sarwan 46, R Powell 36, C Gayle 23; S Harmison 3/31, J Anderson 3/37) vs England 160/3 (M Trescothick 55, A Strauss 44 n.o, A Flintoff 21 n.o.; D Bravo 2/29)

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