England Champions vs West Indies Champions Head-to-Head Ahead of World Championship of Legends 2025

England Champions vs West Indies Champions WCL Overall Head-to-Head 

The England Legends and West Indies Legends only faced each other in the first season of the World Championships of the Legends (WCL) 2024. In which the West Indies Champions beat the England Champions and won the match by 5 wickets at the County Ground in Northampton. 

The table below shows ENG-C vs WI-C head-to-head records ahead of WCL 2025 -

England Champs vs West Indies Champs Squad

England Champs squad

Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali, Ian Bell, Alastair Cook, Ravi Bopara, Samit Patel,  Chris Tremlett, Liam Plunkett, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Ajmal Shahzad, Phil Mustard, Tim Ambrose, Stuart Meaker, Ryan Sidebottom, Usman Afzaal. 

West Indies Champs Squad

Chris Gayle, Ashley Nurse, Fidel Edwards, Lendl Simmons, Kieron Pollard,  Chadwick Walton (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, Sulieman Benn, Dave Mohammad, Dwayne Smith. 

County Ground, Northampton WCL Stats and Records

The County Ground Northampton is one of the premier grounds in England, and has hosted a total of 7 matches during the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2024. It served as a key venue for this star-studded T20 tournament featuring retired cricket legends. 

In the first season of the WCL 2025, the tournament witnessed 7 thrilling matches, including three double headers with matches like Pakistan Champions’ 68-run victory over India Champions and South Africa Champions’ chase of 254/5 against England Champions. 

The pitch favoured batsmen, with 4 wins for teams batting first and 3 for teams chasing, reflecting its balanced nature. The venue is once again ready to host the upcoming match between England Champs and West Indies Champions in the ongoing WCL 2025, which starts on July 22. 

Here is the overview of the County Ground, Northampton WCL records and stats ahead of the upcoming ENG-C vs WI-C match no. 4 of WCL 2025:

Pitch Report of County Ground, Northampton, Ahead of EDC vs WIC 

The pitch at County Ground, Northampton, has been largely batting-friendly, supporting high-scoring matches. The average first innings score across the 7 matches was approximately 182.6 runs, indicating a surface contributing to aggressive batting. The highest total recorded was 254/5 by South Africa Champions against England Champions, showcasing the potential for big scores, while the lowest was 149/7 by England Champions against India Champions, suggesting occasional assistance for bowlers, particularly in the latter stages. 

The pitch offers good pace and bounce, plus its short boundaries and quick outfield, favour batsmen for hitting big strokes. Chasing has been competitive, with 3 out of 7 matches won by teams bowling first, indicating the pitch remains consistent under lights. Overall, batting first after winning the toss slightly increased the chances of winning. But chasing teams also succeeded, suggesting a balanced pitch where strategy and execution outweigh toss advantage. 

England Champs vs West Indies Champs Top Players

Here are the top players for both WIC and ENGC in the upcoming 4th match of the WCL 2025.

England Champions Top Players

As expected Eoin Morgan did his best in the last match between England Champs vs Australia Champs at , came at number five, scored 44 runs off 37 balls including 3 fours and 2 sixes. Allrounder Ravi Bopara also contributed with his 36 runs off 32 balls, and strengthened the middle batting line-up. Bopara is a right-arm medium pacer known for his slower and cutter deliveries, and could be a key player in the next game against the West Indies. Pacer Liam Plunkett is another top bowler in the squad, known for his speed and taking early wickets. His skills to break the momentum between batters and break partnerships, restrict the opposing team from chasing the high scores, especially in the limited-overs game. 

West Indies Champions Top Players

In the previous game against South Africa 

Lendl Simmons and Chadwick Walton are the two top batters scoring 28 off 21 balls and 27 off 21 balls consecutively. Simmons, known for his explosive batting, is a good option for the West Indies to build high scores. Walton is an all-rounder who could play with both bat and ball will significantly aid the role in the West Indies innings.

West Indies' bowling side is also strong with Fidel Edwards, who scalped two wickets of South Africa, and Sheldon Cottrell took two wickets, plus an impressive run out shows his fielding skills.