London, May 22:

England and West Indies drew the first Test on Monday with only 20 of the 98 scheduled overs bowled on the final day at Lord’s due to bad light and rain.

Chris Gayle hit an unbeaten 47 and Daren Ganga 31 not out to take the West Indies to 89-0 at stumps, still 311 behind England. Gayle hit seven fours from 64 balls, while Ganga had four boundaries in 69 deliveries. The second match in the four-Test series starts on Friday at Headingley in Leeds.

The West Indies resumed on 7-0, but rain stopped play only eight overs later. An early lunch was taken with West Indies on 42-0. On Sunday, Kevin Pietersen hit 109 and Alastair Cook 65 to allow England to declare on 284-8 for a lead of 400 runs.

Panesar, who took 6-129 in the first innings, became just the fifth England spinner to take five wickets at Lord’s, as the West Indies made 437. England had declared at 553-5 in their first innings.