BRIDGETOWN, May 6: Marcus Trescothick smashed 82 off 57 balls as England eased to a five-wicket victory over West Indies to win the seventh and final One-day International on Wednesday and draw the series 2-2 (partly reported in Thursday's edition).
Ramnaresh Sarwan hit a brilliant, unbeaten 104 as West Indies amassed 261 for six from their 50 overs. But Trescothick got England off to a flying start before Andrew Strauss hit 66 as England reached 262 for five with 16 balls to spare.
Paul Collingwood, with 46 not out and Chris Read, with an unbeaten 23, saw England home. Trescothick hit 12 fours and a six in his 82 to take the game away from West Indies after they had rallied from a slow start to set a challenging total.
Trescothick, who made a superb century in the fifth match of the series in St Lucia on Saturday, took the attack to West Indies. Paceman Mervyn Dillon was the main victim of Trescothick's aggression, the fast bowler going for 59 from his first eight overs.
Captain Michael Vaughan was adjudged caught behind off Ravi Rampaul for 14, though television replays suggested he did not hit it. With Trescothick firing on all cyclinders, England's 100 came up in the 14th over.
Just when he looked set for a second century in three matches, Trescothick fell to one of the rarer dismissals in cricket, stumped off a wide for 82 from the bowling of Gayle, who again bowled superbly, his eight overs costing just 27.
Scoreboard
WEST INDIES:
C.H. Gayle b Anderson 41
S. Chanderpaul c Anderson b Harmison 3
R.L. Powell run out 9
R.R. Sarwan not out 104
B.C. Lara c Read b Clarke 8
D.R. Smith lbw b Gough 39
D.J.J. Bravo b Flintoff 11
R.D. Jacobs not out 32
EXTRAS (LB-6, W-5, NB-3) 14
TOTAL (for six wkts, 50 overs) 261
FALL OF WKTS: 1-16, 2-57, 3-57, 4-90, 5-159, 6-193.
DID NOT BAT: I.D.R. Bradshaw, R. Rampaul, M. Dillon.
