- A huge six from Shamar Joseph damaged part of the roof of Trent Bridge
- His maximum blow caused a number of tiles to come loose and fall down towards the fans
- Joseph’s devastating batting helped the West Indians end their first innings 41 runs ahead of England
Shamar Joseph played the role of devastating finisher at the end of the West Indians’ first innings against England at Trent Bridge on Saturday.
The Guyanese tail-ender – who was the only Windies batsman with a strike-rate of over 100 – did some damage to England’s scorecard by hitting five fours and two sixes as part of a knock of 33 off 27 balls.
Unfortunately he also caused damage to the roof of the pub in Trent Bridge when one of his huge sixes dislodged a number of roof tiles.
Then the tiles from the roof slid and fell towards the unsuspecting fans, who had to take evasive action.
Joseph was dismissed shortly afterwards when his leading edge was caught against Mark Wood’s bowling ball by Gus Atkinson.
Shamar Joseph hit two sixes during a Test match between England and West Indies on Saturday
One of those sixes resulted in the ball damaging the roof of the Trent Bridge Taverners Club
Several tiles then slid off the roof and fell towards a group of spectators sitting nearby
Joseph’s 27-ball knock of 33 runs helped the West Indians close their first innings on 457
But his fine finishing helped the tourists take a 41-run lead after they were all out for 457.
Joshua Da Silva remained unbeaten with 82 runs from 122 balls.
He and Joseph scored 71 runs together, the second highest number of runs ever for the West Indians for the 10th wicket in a Test match against England.
Kavem Hodge was previously top scorer with 120, while Alick Athanaze and Kraigg Brathwaite scored 82 and 48 points respectively.
Before his heroics with the bat, Joseph had ended England’s first innings by taking the wicket of Shoaib Bashir.
That was his only wicket in 11.3 overs, in which he bowled at an economy rate of 3.82.
