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Holder, Chase help Windies thrash England by 381 runs in first Test

Hosts go 1-0 up in the three-match series

Holder, Chase help Windies thrash England by 381 runs in first Test PHOTO COURTESY: West Indies Cricket

Off-spinner Roston Chase took eight wickets as West Indies routed England by 381 runs in the first Test at Kensington Oval on Saturday.

Set an improbable 628 to win, England were dismissed for 246 in the final session of the fourth day as West Indies celebrated their third biggest Test win in terms of runs.

The England top-order batsmen all got starts but only opener Rory Burns (84) turned it into a big score.

The second test in the three-test series starts on Thursday in North Sound on the island of Antigua.