Chris Gayle's England affair

NatWest Series 2009

Gayle struggled for form although he did manage to score at a strike rate greater than 100

West Indies toured England for a short tour comprising two Test matches, three ODIs and a T20I before the ICC World Twenty20 in 2009. After the first ODI at Leeds resulted in a washout, England won both the remaining ODIs, at Bristol and Birmingham, by 6 wickets and 58 runs respectively.

In the second ODI at Bristol, Gayle scored 31 (28), with the help of three fours and two sixes, before being knocked down by Graeme Swann. He failed to lead from the front as he scored 42 runs in two matches at an average of 21 and a strike rate of 110.52, the first time that he scored runs at a strike rate above 100 in a series in England.