England will face the West Indies in a three-match Test series. The home series for England will start on Wednesday (July 10) at the Lord’s. After suffering a humiliating defeat by a margin of 1-4 against India in the five-match series played at the start of 2024, England would like to make a comeback in front of home fans and keep alive its hopes of reaching the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 final.

The first Test at the Home of Cricket will be a special one for English fans, as it is going to be the last international match for legendary pacer James Anderson. The 41-year-old Anderson has 700 wickets to his name in 187 Tests played so far, and he would like to finish his career with a win.

The upcoming series between England and the West Indies is expected to see a close contest between the two teams, as the visitors are also on a high after securing a famous win over Australia at the Gabba in the last Test played in January 2024.

Ahead of the start of the Test series between England and the West Indies, here’s a look at how these two teams have performed against each other in the 163 Tests played so far:

• Most wins: West Indies (59 wins in 163 Tests).
• Highest total: 849 for 10 in 258.2 overs by England in Kingston, April 1930.
• Lowest total: 46 all out in 19.1 overs by England in Port of Spain, March 1994.
• Biggest win (by runs): The West Indies beat England by 425 runs in Manchester (July 1976).
• Biggest win (by innings): England beat the West Indies by an innings and 283 runs in Leeds (May 2007).
• Smallest win: England beat the West Indies by 26 runs in Port of Spain (March–April 1974).
• Most runs: 3214 runs in 36 Tests by Sir Garfield Sobers of the West Indies.
• Highest score: 400 not out from 582 balls by Brian Lara (West Indies) in St. Johns (April 2004).
• Highest average (minimum 10 Tests): 79.09 by Leonard Hutton of England (1661 runs in 13 Tests).
• Most 100s: 10 centuries in 36 Tests by Sir Garfield Sobers of the West Indies.
• Most 50s: 16 half-centuries in 36 Tests by Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies).
• Most ducks: 11 zeros in 34 Tests by Curtly Ambrose (West Indies).
• Most sixes: 34 sixes in 34 Tests by Vivian Richards (West Indies).
• Most sixes (in an inning): 8 sixes by Jason Holder (WI) during his 202-run knock in Bridgetown (January 2019).
• Most runs in a series: 829 runs in four Tests of the 1976 series by Vivian Richards (West Indies).
• Most wickets: 164 wickets in 34 Tests by Curtly Ambrose (West Indies).
• Best bowling figures (in an innings): 8 wickets for 45 runs in 22.4 overs by Curtly Ambrose (WI) in Bridgetown (April 1990).
• Best bowling figures (in a match): 14 wickets for 149 runs in 53.4 overs by Michael Holding (WI) at The Oval in August 1996.
• Most five-wicket hauls: 8 in 34 Tests by Curtly Ambrose (West Indies).
• Most 10 wickets in a match: 2 each by Stuart Broad, Fred Trueman (both England), Lance Gibbs, Alf Valentine, and Curtly Ambrose (all three from the West Indies).
• Most wickets in a series: 35 wickets in five Tests of the 1988 series by Malcolm Marshall of the West Indies.
• Most dismissals: 94 (90 catches, 4 stumpings) in 28 Tests by Deryck Murray (West Indies).
• Most catches: 45 catches in 30 Tests by Brian Lara (West Indies).
• Highest partnership: 411 runs for the 4th wicket between Peter May and Colin Cowdrey of England at Edgbaston, Birmingham (May–June 1957).
• Most matches: 36 Tests each by Garfield Sobers, Viv Richards, Desmond Haynes, Courtney Walsh, and Shivnarine Chanderpaul (all five from the West Indies).
• Most wins as captain: 13 wins in 19 Tests by Vivian Richards (West Indies).

In the last Test series played between the West Indies and England in March 2022, the Windies beat the English team by 10 wickets in the third Test played at St. George’s to win the three-match series by a margin of 1-0.