Maiden Holder ton defies England, saves Windies: 1st Test, Day 5 (Antigua)

James Anderson ovetook Sir Ian Botham as England's highest Test wicket-taker but the star was paceman Jason Holder who struck his maiden first class century to save the West Indies.

Holder (103 not out) added 105 with captain Denesh Ramdin, who scored 57, while Devon Smith made 65.

England 399 (Bell 143, Root 83, Stokes 79, Roach 4-94) and 333 for 7 dec (Ballance 122, Buttler 59*, Root 59) drew with West Indies 294 (Blackwood 112*, Tredwell 4-47) and 350 for 7 (Holder 103*, Smith 65, Ramdin 57).

April 2015