West Indies' biggest partnership in England since 1984

Kraigg Brathwaite and Shai Hope added 246 for the fourth wicket
England v West Indies, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley, 2nd day August 26, 2017

1984 - Last time West Indies had a bigger partnership in England than the 246 runs between Kraigg Brathwaite and Shai Hope. Larry Gomes and Gordon Greenidge shared an unbeaten second-wicket partnership of 287 in their famous chase at Lord's. This is West Indies' first double-century partnership since Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Denesh Ramdin added 200 at Hamilton in 2013-14.

2008 - Last instance of a double-century partnership at Headingley for any pair - 212 between AB de Villiers and Ashwell Prince. England haven't had such a partnership at the venue since 1967 whereas visiting pairs have had seven such stands including the one in this match.

6 - Centuries for Braithwaite in Tests. Since his debut, only Darren Bravo and Chanderpaul, eight each, have more hundreds for West Indies. He's still 24 and only Graeme Smith (11) and Alastair Cook (7) had more centuries as openers before their 25th birthday.

3 - Number of away countries in which Braithwaite has hit hundreds - 106 in Port Elizabeth in South Africa in 2014-15, 142 not out in Sharjah in UAE in 2016-17 and this one at Headingley. No other opener has scored centuries in more away countries in the last three years, although Cook, Dean Elgar and KL Rahul have all matched Brathwaite's tally in that time.

2004 - Last time a West Indies opener scored a century in England - Chris Gayle made 105 at The Oval. Brathwaite's 134 is highest by a West Indies opener in England since Greenidge's 223 at Old Trafford in 1984.

147* - Hope's score, at the end of the day, is so far the highest score by a West Indies batsman in England since Brian Lara's 179 at The Oval in 1995.

2004 - Last instance of West Indies getting a first-innings lead in England - although on that occasion, at Old Trafford, they went on to lose by seven wickets. The most recent occasion when they led on first innings against England was in Bridgetown in 2009.

18.18 - Braithwaite's srike rate against James Anderson, scoring eight runs from 44 balls. He had a strike rate of nearly 50 and above against all other bowlers. Hope had a strike rate of less than 35 against Ben Stokes and Tom Westley.

1 - Number of bigger fourth-wicket partnerships for West Indies after being three-down for less than 50. Gerry Gomez and Clyde Walcott added 267 in Delhi in 1948-49. Against England, only Don Bradman and Bill Ponsford's 388, which also came at Headingley, in 1934 is higher than the one in this match.

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