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1966 West Indies in England

    May 04 - 06 1966

  • Match drawn
    County Ground, New Road, Worcester
    Worcestershire
    206/7
    Worcestershire
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians

    • May 07 - 10 1966

  • Match drawn
    The University Parks, Oxford
    Oxford University
    160 and 211/8
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    381/7d
    Scorecard

    • May 11 - 13 1966

  • Match drawn
    Trent Bridge, Nottingham
    Nottinghamshire
    259/6d
    Nottinghamshire
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    335/7d and 81/3
    Scorecard

    • May 14 - 17 1966

  • Match drawn
    Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
    Marylebone Cricket Club
    383/8d and 67/2 (target: 213)
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    349/9d and 246/9d
    Scorecard

    • May 18 - 20 1966

  • Match drawn
    Old Trafford, Manchester
    Lancashire
    296/4
    Lancashire
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    295/8d
    Scorecard

    • May 21 - 24 1966

  • West Indians won by 174 runs
    FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge
    Cambridge University
    220 and 120 (target: 295)
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    345 and 169/6d
    Scorecard

    • May 25 - 27 1966

  • Match drawn
    Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford
    Yorkshire
    177/6d and 64/3
    Yorkshire
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    168
    Scorecard

    • May 28 - 31 1966

  • West Indians won by an innings and 32 runs
    County Ground, Derby
    Derbyshire
    105 and 234 (f/o)
    Derbyshire
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    371/2d
    Scorecard

    • Jun 02 - 04 1966

  • 1st Test West Indies won by an innings and 40 runs
    Old Trafford, Manchester
    England
    167 and 277 (f/o)
    England
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies
    484
    Scorecard

    • Jun 08 - 10 1966

  • Match drawn
    County Ground, Bristol
    Gloucestershire
    332/9d and 103/9d
    Gloucestershire
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    151 and 284/6 (target: 285)
    Scorecard

    • Jun 11 - 13 1966

  • Sussex won by 9 wickets
    County Ground, Hove
    Sussex
    185 and 6/1 (target: 6)
    Sussex
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    123 and 67
    Scorecard

    • Jun 16 - 21 1966

  • 2nd Test Match drawn
    Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
    England
    355 and 197/4 (target: 284)
    England
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies
    269 and 369/5d
    Scorecard

    • Jun 25 - 28 1966

  • Match drawn
    Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea
    Essex
    230 and 75/4
    Essex
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    354/6d
    Scorecard

    • Jun 30 - Jul 05 1966

  • 3rd Test West Indies won by 139 runs
    Trent Bridge, Nottingham
    England
    325 and 253 (target: 393)
    England
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies
    235 and 482/5d
    Scorecard

    • Jul 06 - 08 1966

  • Match drawn
    Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
    Middlesex
    243/8d and 85/2 (target: 187)
    Middlesex
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    187/8d and 242
    Scorecard

    • Jul 09 - 12 1966

  • West Indians won by an innings and 56 runs
    St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
    Kent
    202 and 124 (f/o)
    Kent
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    382
    Scorecard

    • Jul 16 - 19 1966

  • Match drawn
    County Ground, Taunton
    Somerset
    158 and 187/6 (f/o)
    Somerset
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    445/5d
    Scorecard

    • Jul 20 - 22 1966

  • Match abandoned without a ball bowled
    Kennington Oval, Kennington
    Surrey
    Surrey
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians

    • Jul 22 1966

  • West Indians won by 7 wickets with 71 balls remaining
    Kennington Oval, Kennington
    Surrey
    188/9 (60 ov)
    Surrey
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    191/3 (48.1/60 ov)

    • Jul 23 - 25 1966

  • Northamptonshire won by 4 wickets
    County Ground, Northampton
    Northamptonshire
    159 and 136/6 (target: 131)
    Northamptonshire
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    126 and 163
    Scorecard

    • Jul 27 - 29 1966

  • Match drawn
    Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
    Marylebone Cricket Club President's XI
    164 and 182/5
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    227
    Scorecard

    • Jul 30 - Aug 02 1966

  • Match drawn
    St Helen's, Swansea
    Glamorgan
    337/8d and 53/2d
    Glamorgan
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    193 and 33/2 (target: 198)
    Scorecard

    • Aug 04 - 08 1966

  • 4th Test West Indies won by an innings and 55 runs
    Headingley, Leeds
    England
    240 and 205 (f/o)
    England
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies
    500/9d
    Scorecard

    • Aug 13 - 16 1966

  • West Indians won by 10 wickets
    Edgbaston, Birmingham
    Warwickshire
    173 and 315
    Warwickshire
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    441 and 50/0 (target: 48)
    Scorecard

    • Aug 18 - 22 1966

  • 5th Test England won by an innings and 34 runs
    Kennington Oval, Kennington
    England
    527
    England
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies
    268 and 225
    Scorecard

    • Aug 24 - 26 1966

  • West Indians won by 7 wickets
    Grace Road, Leicester
    Leicestershire
    179 and 207
    Leicestershire
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    234 and 155/3 (target: 153)

    • Aug 27 - 30 1966

  • Match drawn
    County Ground, Southampton
    Hampshire
    103/2d and 142/2 (target: 223)
    Hampshire
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    191 and 134/5d
    Scorecard

    • Aug 31 - Sep 02 1966

  • Match drawn
    Central Recreation Ground, Hastings
    AER Gilligan's XI
    70/4
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    351

    • Sep 03 - 06 1966

  • TN Pearce's XI won by 2 wickets
    North Marine Road, Scarborough
    TN Pearce's XI
    300/5d and 277/8 (target: 277)
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    234 and 342/8d
    Scorecard

    • Sep 10 1966

  • West Indians won by 19 runs
    Edgbaston, Birmingham
    Warwickshire
    238 (47.1/50 ov)
    Warwickshire
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    257/4 (50 ov)
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Batting

Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF RR DR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s Bnd% Dot Dot%
GS Sobers WI 1966-1966 20 26 4 1377 174 62.59 1210+ 3.58* 172.8* 4 3 2 95+ 1+ 7.93* 843+ 69.6*
SM Nurse WI 1966-1966 21 28 2 1280 155 49.23 None None None 3 9 1 None None None None None
BF Butcher WI 1966-1966 21 26 2 1130 209* 47.08 None None None 3 3 2 None None None None None
RB Kanhai WI 1966-1966 21 30 1 1067 192* 36.79 None None None 3 2 2 None None None None None
CC Hunte WI 1966-1966 21 29 0 981 206 33.82 None None None 2 5 4 None None None None None
MC Carew WI 1966-1966 19 30 1 798 132 27.51 None None None 1 3 1 None None None None None
DAJ Holford WI 1966-1966 21 27 7 770 107* 38.50 None None None 2 3 1 None None None None None
PD Lashley WI 1966-1966 19 25 3 722 78 32.81 None None None 0 7 1 None None None None None
EDAS McMorris WI 1966-1966 17 25 3 634 157* 28.81 None None None 2 1 2 None None None None None
JS Solomon WI 1966-1966 18 21 4 585 104* 34.41 None None None 1 3 0 None None None None None
TW Graveney Eng/Worc 1966-1966 5 8 1 500 165 71.42 1119+ 2.46* 186.5* 2 1 0 49+ 1+ 4.46* 852+ 76.1*
C Milburn Eng/MCC/Nthamp 1966-1966 6 11 3 463 126* 57.87 472+ 4.01* 78.6* 1 3 1 45+ 7+ 11.01* 337+ 71.3*
G Boycott Eng/PearXI/York 1966-1966 6 11 0 436 131 39.63 None None None 1 3 1 None None None None None
DL Amiss Eng/MCCPXI/Warwic 1966-1966 4 6 1 388 160* 77.60 None None None 1 2 0 None None None None None
RC Brancker WI 1966-1966 17 19 1 329 37 18.27 None None None 0 0 3 None None None None None

Bowling

Player Team Span Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10 Dot Dot% 4s 6s Bnd%
GS Sobers WI 1966-1966 20 33 3447 1281 61 9/49 9/47 21.00 2.22 56.5 1 3 0 None None None None None
CC Griffith WI 1966-1966 18 31 2214 1050 52 6/59 7/81 20.19 2.84 42.5 4 2 0 None None None None None
DAJ Holford WI 1966-1966 21 28 3102 1510 52 8/52 12/115 29.03 2.92 59.6 1 3 1 None None None None None
LR Gibbs WI 1966-1966 18 28 3712 1217 49 6/39 10/106 24.83 1.96 75.7 1 4 1 None None None None None
WW Hall WI 1966-1966 20 35 2670 1298 40 4/63 6/157 32.45 2.91 66.7 3 0 0 None None None None None
RA Cohen WI 1966-1966 18 31 1701 969 40 6/71 6/71 24.22 3.41 42.5 0 1 0 None None None None None
RC Brancker WI 1966-1966 17 21 2044 894 34 7/78 7/95 26.29 2.62 60.1 0 2 0 None None None None None
K Higgs Eng/Lanc/MCC/PearXI 1966-1966 8 13 2002 881 31 6/91 8/173 28.41 2.64 64.5 2 1 0 1066+ 75.0* 55+ 1+ 3.94*
JA Snow Eng/Sussex 1966-1966 4 7 1003 498 23 7/29 11/47 21.65 2.97 43.6 2 1 1 615+ 73.8* 50+ 2+ 6.24*
MC Carew WI 1966-1966 19 23 1470 591 19 5/80 6/122 31.10 2.41 77.3 0 1 0 None None None None None
PD Lashley WI 1966-1966 19 22 1034 446 15 3/15 3/51 29.73 2.58 68.9 0 0 0 None None None None None
BR Knight Eng/Essex/PearXI 1966-1966 3 5 582 310 9 2/17 4/169 34.44 3.19 64.6 0 0 0 219+ 71.5* 18+ 0+ 5.88*
DL Underwood Eng/Kent/MCCPXI/PearXI 1966-1966 5 7 952 400 9 3/56 4/118 44.44 2.52 105.7 0 0 0 None None None None None
BL D'Oliveira Eng/Worc 1966-1966 5 7 960 329 8 2/51 4/128 41.12 2.05 120.0 0 0 0 790 82.2 43 0 4.47
DJ Brown Eng/MCC/Warwic 1966-1966 4 6 660 302 8 3/37 5/107 37.75 2.74 82.5 0 0 0 None None None None None

First-class

Batting

Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF RR DR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s Bnd% Dot Dot%
GS Sobers WI 1966-1966 18 25 3 1349 174 61.31 1210+ 3.58* 172.8* 4 3 2 95+ 1+ 7.93* 843+ 69.6*
SM Nurse WI 1966-1966 19 26 1 1105 155 44.20 None None None 2 8 1 None None None None None
BF Butcher WI 1966-1966 19 25 2 1105 209* 48.04 None None None 3 3 2 None None None None None
RB Kanhai WI 1966-1966 19 28 1 1028 192* 38.07 None None None 3 2 2 None None None None None
CC Hunte WI 1966-1966 19 27 0 970 206 35.92 None None None 2 5 3 None None None None None
DAJ Holford WI 1966-1966 19 26 6 759 107* 37.95 None None None 2 3 1 None None None None None
MC Carew WI 1966-1966 18 29 1 720 132 25.71 None None None 1 2 1 None None None None None
PD Lashley WI 1966-1966 18 24 2 647 78 29.40 None None None 0 6 1 None None None None None
EDAS McMorris WI 1966-1966 17 25 3 634 157* 28.81 None None None 2 1 2 None None None None None
JS Solomon WI 1966-1966 17 21 4 585 104* 34.41 None None None 1 3 0 None None None None None
TW Graveney Eng/Worc 1966-1966 5 8 1 500 165 71.42 1119+ 2.46* 186.5* 2 1 0 49+ 1+ 4.46* 852+ 76.1*
C Milburn Eng/MCC/Nthamp 1966-1966 6 11 3 463 126* 57.87 472+ 4.01* 78.6* 1 3 1 45+ 7+ 11.01* 337+ 71.3*
G Boycott Eng/PearXI/York 1966-1966 6 11 0 436 131 39.63 None None None 1 3 1 None None None None None
RC Brancker WI 1966-1966 16 19 1 329 37 18.27 None None None 0 0 3 None None None None None
DL Amiss Eng/MCCPXI/Warwic 1966-1966 3 5 1 312 160* 78.00 None None None 1 1 0 None None None None None

Bowling

Player Team Span Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10 Dot Dot% 4s 6s Bnd%
GS Sobers WI 1966-1966 18 31 3339 1235 60 9/49 9/47 20.58 2.21 55.6 1 3 0 None None None None None
DAJ Holford WI 1966-1966 19 27 3042 1459 51 8/52 12/115 28.60 2.87 59.6 1 3 1 None None None None None
CC Griffith WI 1966-1966 16 29 2142 998 49 6/59 7/81 20.36 2.79 43.7 4 2 0 None None None None None
LR Gibbs WI 1966-1966 17 27 3652 1190 47 6/39 10/106 25.31 1.95 77.7 1 4 1 None None None None None
RA Cohen WI 1966-1966 18 31 1701 969 40 6/71 6/71 24.22 3.41 42.5 0 1 0 None None None None None
WW Hall WI 1966-1966 19 34 2634 1280 39 4/63 6/157 32.82 2.91 67.5 3 0 0 None None None None None
RC Brancker WI 1966-1966 16 20 1984 861 33 7/78 7/95 26.09 2.60 60.1 0 2 0 None None None None None
K Higgs Eng/Lanc/MCC/PearXI 1966-1966 8 13 2002 881 31 6/91 8/173 28.41 2.64 64.5 2 1 0 1066+ 75.0* 55+ 1+ 3.94*
JA Snow Eng/Sussex 1966-1966 4 7 1003 498 23 7/29 11/47 21.65 2.97 43.6 2 1 1 615+ 73.8* 50+ 2+ 6.24*
MC Carew WI 1966-1966 18 22 1410 531 17 5/80 6/122 31.23 2.25 82.9 0 1 0 None None None None None
PD Lashley WI 1966-1966 18 21 974 407 14 3/15 3/51 29.07 2.50 69.5 0 0 0 None None None None None
BR Knight Eng/Essex/PearXI 1966-1966 3 5 582 310 9 2/17 4/169 34.44 3.19 64.6 0 0 0 219+ 71.5* 18+ 0+ 5.88*
DL Underwood Eng/Kent/MCCPXI/PearXI 1966-1966 5 7 952 400 9 3/56 4/118 44.44 2.52 105.7 0 0 0 None None None None None
BL D'Oliveira Eng/Worc 1966-1966 5 7 960 329 8 2/51 4/128 41.12 2.05 120.0 0 0 0 790 82.2 43 0 4.47
AR Windows Glouc 1966-1966 1 2 241 141 8 8/78 8/141 17.62 3.51 30.1 0 1 0 None None None None None

List A one-day

Batting

Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100s 50s 0s
SM Nurse WI 1966-1966 2 2 1 175 102* 175.00 1 1 0
MJ Edwards Surrey 1966-1966 1 1 1 108 108* None 1 0 0
MC Carew WI 1966-1966 1 1 0 78 78 78.00 0 1 0
DL Amiss Warwic 1966-1966 1 1 0 76 76 76.00 0 1 0
PD Lashley WI 1966-1966 1 1 1 75 75* None 0 1 0
RW Barber Warwic 1966-1966 1 1 0 63 63 63.00 0 1 0
RB Kanhai WI 1966-1966 2 2 0 39 21 19.50 0 0 0
GS Sobers WI 1966-1966 2 1 1 28 28* None 0 0 0
AC Smith Warwic 1966-1966 1 1 0 26 26 26.00 0 0 0
BF Butcher WI 1966-1966 2 1 0 25 25 25.00 0 0 0
MJ Stewart Surrey 1966-1966 1 1 0 21 21 21.00 0 0 0
Younis Ahmed Surrey 1966-1966 1 1 0 18 18 18.00 0 0 0
JA Jameson Warwic 1966-1966 1 1 0 17 17 17.00 0 0 0
RN Abberley Warwic 1966-1966 1 1 0 16 16 16.00 0 0 0
JH Edrich Surrey 1966-1966 1 1 0 14 14 14.00 0 0 0

Bowling

Player Team Span Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
CC Hunte WI 1966-1966 2 2 115 61 6 4/38 4/38 10.16 3.18 19.1 1 0 0
CC Griffith WI 1966-1966 2 2 72 52 3 3/26 3/26 17.33 4.33 24.0 0 0 0
TW Cartwright Warwic 1966-1966 1 1 60 54 2 2/54 2/54 27.00 5.40 30.0 0 0 0
LR Gibbs WI 1966-1966 1 1 60 27 2 2/27 2/27 13.50 2.70 30.0 0 0 0
MC Carew WI 1966-1966 1 1 60 60 2 2/60 2/60 30.00 6.00 30.0 0 0 0
GS Sobers WI 1966-1966 2 2 108 46 1 1/13 1/13 46.00 2.55 108.0 0 0 0
PD Lashley WI 1966-1966 1 1 60 39 1 1/39 1/39 39.00 3.90 60.0 0 0 0
RC Brancker WI 1966-1966 1 1 60 33 1 1/33 1/33 33.00 3.30 60.0 0 0 0
DAJ Holford WI 1966-1966 2 1 60 51 1 1/51 1/51 51.00 5.10 60.0 0 0 0
SM Nurse WI 1966-1966 2 1 12 22 1 1/22 1/22 22.00 11.00 12.0 0 0 0
GG Arnold Surrey 1966-1966 1 1 60 30 1 1/30 1/30 30.00 3.00 60.0 0 0 0
RI Jefferson Surrey 1966-1966 1 1 60 33 1 1/33 1/33 33.00 3.30 60.0 0 0 0
RAE Tindall Surrey 1966-1966 1 1 30 25 1 1/25 1/25 25.00 5.00 30.0 0 0 0
DJ Brown Warwic 1966-1966 1 1 60 46 1 1/46 1/46 46.00 4.60 60.0 0 0 0
RV Webster Warwic 1966-1966 1 1 60 61 1 1/61 1/61 61.00 6.10 60.0 0 0 0

Tests

Batting

Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF RR DR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s Bnd% Dot Dot%
GS Sobers WI 1966-1966 5 8 1 722 174 103.14 1210 3.58 172.8 3 2 1 95 1 7.93 843 69.6
SM Nurse WI 1966-1966 5 8 0 501 137 62.62 916 3.28 114.5 1 4 1 57 3 6.55 663 72.3
TW Graveney Eng 1966-1966 4 7 1 459 165 76.50 1119 2.46 186.5 2 1 0 49 1 4.46 852 76.1
BF Butcher WI 1966-1966 5 8 1 420 209* 60.00 813 3.09 116.1 1 1 0 51 1 6.39 558 68.6
RB Kanhai WI 1966-1966 5 8 0 324 104 40.50 783 2.48 97.8 1 1 1 34 0 4.34 621 79.3
C Milburn Eng 1966-1966 4 8 2 316 126* 52.66 472 4.01 78.6 1 1 1 45 7 11.01 337 71.3
BL D'Oliveira Eng 1966-1966 4 6 0 256 88 42.66 527 2.91 87.8 0 3 0 35 4 7.40 413 78.3
MC Cowdrey Eng 1966-1966 4 8 0 252 96 31.50 681 2.22 85.1 0 2 0 27 0 3.96 549 80.6
CC Hunte WI 1966-1966 5 8 0 243 135 30.37 597 2.44 74.6 1 0 0 32 0 5.36 475 79.5
DAJ Holford WI 1966-1966 5 8 2 227 105* 37.83 709 1.92 118.1 1 0 0 17 1 2.53 569 80.2
G Boycott Eng 1966-1966 4 7 0 186 71 26.57 386 2.89 55.1 0 2 1 20 1 5.44 293 75.9
JM Parks Eng 1966-1966 4 8 0 181 91 22.62 410 2.64 51.2 0 1 1 17 1 4.39 308 75.1
K Higgs Eng 1966-1966 5 8 0 147 63 18.37 501 1.76 62.6 0 1 0 10 3 2.59 426 85.0
JT Murray Eng 1966-1966 1 1 0 112 112 112.00 264 2.54 264.0 1 0 0 13 0 4.92 207 78.4
RW Barber Eng 1966-1966 2 3 0 97 55 32.33 183 3.18 61.0 0 1 0 13 0 7.10 140 76.5

Bowling

Player Team Span Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10 Dot Dot% 4s 6s Bnd%
K Higgs Eng 1966-1966 5 8 1420 611 24 6/91 8/173 25.45 2.58 59.1 2 1 0 1066 75.0 55 1 3.94
LR Gibbs WI 1966-1966 5 9 1642 520 21 6/39 10/106 24.76 1.90 78.1 0 3 1 1391 84.7 64 7 4.32
GS Sobers WI 1966-1966 5 9 1618 545 20 5/41 8/80 27.25 2.02 80.9 1 1 0 1324 81.8 57 2 3.64
WW Hall WI 1966-1966 5 9 1053 555 18 4/105 6/157 30.83 3.16 58.5 2 0 0 808 76.7 71 4 7.12
CC Griffith WI 1966-1966 5 9 867 438 14 4/34 6/96 31.28 3.03 61.9 1 0 0 660 76.1 44 0 5.07
JA Snow Eng 1966-1966 3 5 833 451 12 4/82 5/106 37.58 3.24 69.4 1 0 0 615 73.8 50 2 6.24
BL D'Oliveira Eng 1966-1966 4 7 960 329 8 2/51 4/128 41.12 2.05 120.0 0 0 0 790 82.2 43 0 4.47
RW Barber Eng 1966-1966 2 3 307 182 6 3/49 5/127 30.33 3.55 51.1 0 0 0 224 72.9 27 1 9.12
FJ Titmus Eng 1966-1966 3 4 486 190 5 5/83 5/83 38.00 2.34 97.2 0 1 0 395 81.2 27 0 5.55
DAJ Holford WI 1966-1966 5 7 545 302 5 3/34 4/83 60.40 3.32 109.0 0 0 0 396 72.6 37 4 7.52
BR Knight Eng 1966-1966 1 2 306 169 4 2/63 4/169 42.25 3.31 76.5 0 0 0 219 71.5 18 0 5.88
R Illingworth Eng 1966-1966 2 4 378 165 4 2/22 4/62 41.25 2.61 94.5 0 0 0 295 78.0 20 0 5.29
DA Allen Eng 1966-1966 1 1 187 104 2 2/104 2/104 52.00 3.33 93.5 0 0 0 142 75.9 15 1 8.55
IJ Jones Eng 1966-1966 2 3 444 259 1 1/64 1/159 259.00 3.50 444.0 0 0 0 309 69.5 29 0 6.53
MC Carew WI 1966-1966 1 1 18 11 1 1/11 1/11 11.00 3.66 18.0 0 0 0 14 77.7 2 0 11.11