Lead by twin hundreds to young left handed batsman Brian Lara, and a brutal display of fast bowling by Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh, West Indies won the first match of the tournament, defeating England by 223 runs.
At various stages the West Indies were under pressure with the bat, but Lara's innings of 139 and 123, and a debut hundred to Adams meant the West Indies had enough runs to play with.
Set 322 to win on an uneven pitch showing signs of variable bounce, England were gunned down for 98, Courtney Walsh taking 5-28 and finishing with 9 wickets for the match.
Ambrose was not far behind, the West Indian pair being a class above the plucky but ultimately outclassed England attack.
Gooch top scored for England in the first innings in a brutal counterattack, but England would be disappointed their batsmen overall didn't show the pluck and fight lower order pair Russell and Pringle displayed in the first innings.
Toss: West Indies
Pitch: 19
West Indies 326 all out (105.4 overs)
(D.L.Haynes 32, B.C.Lara 139, R.B.Richardson 46, K.L.T.Arthurton 35, C.E.L.Ambrose 44; D.A.Reeve 3-53, D.R.Pringle 3-55, P.C.R.Tufnell 2-72)
England 319 all out (79.4 overs)
(G.A.Gooch 86, R.A.Smith 46, R.C.Russell 51, D.R.Pringle 56; C.E.L.Ambrose 3-88, C.A.Walsh 4-87)
West Indies 314 all out (77.5 overs)
(B.C.Lara 123, K.L.T.Arthurton 26, J.C.Adams 128*; D.A.Reeve 2-56, D.R.Pringle 2-53, P.C.R.Tufnell 4-103)
England 98 all out (42.4 overs)
(A.J.Lamb 20; C.E.L.Ambrose 4-18, C.A.Walsh 5-28)
West Indies won by 223 runs.
Man of the Match: B.C.Lara
Points: West Indies 23 pts (3 Bat, 4 Bowl), England 6 pts (3 Bat, 3 Bowl)
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