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The West Indian cricket team toured England in 1976, spending virtually the whole of the 1976 English cricket season in England. West Indies also played one match in Ireland in July. Having drawn the 1973-74 series in the West Indies, England started the series in confident mood, with their captain Tony Greig arrogantly proclaiming before TV cameras that England would make West Indies "grovel". Greig was never allowed to forget that comment though in a subsequent interview many years later he recounted that his comment was born out of frustration with the journalist interviewing him at Hove in early season 1976. Greig felt that the interviewer was concentrating too much on the West Indies fast bowling attack and not discussing England's strengths. Even in an interview with Sky Sports "Saturday Story" only around a year before Greig died, he was prepared to apologise on camera for his remark - even some 35 years after he had originally made it. Greig's comments left the West Indians, players and fans alike so fired up, that by the end of the test series it was the England team that was on its knees. From start to finish, the international matches were dominated by the West Indies, captained by Clive Lloyd. England could do little to contain the destructive batting of Gordon Greenidge and Viv Richards, nor defend against the ferocious pace bowling of Michael Holding, Andy Roberts, Vanburn Holder and Wayne Daniel. Richards, so impudent with the bat, smashed 829 runs in four Tests, but missed the 2nd Test due to illness. High points for England were centuries for Tony Greig and Alan Knott in the 4th Test, a double century by Dennis Amiss in the 5th Test, and the bowling of John Snow, Bob Willis and Derek Underwood. But these individual performances by Englishmen could not save them from the relentlessness of the West Indies onslaught. The highlights of the tour were five Test matches and three One Day Internationals against the English cricket team. After the first two Tests were drawn, giving England a false sense of hope, the West Indies easily won the remaining three Tests to take the five-match Test series 3-0, and retain the Wisden Trophy. West Indies also won all 3 of the ODIs. West Indies also played numerous matches against the first-class counties and other minor teams. ==Touring Party== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「West Indian cricket team in England in 1976」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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