The fast bowler captured seven for 12 from 12.3 overs -- the best bowling analysis at Sabina Park -- to sink West Indies for their lowest Test total of 47.

The visitors wrapped up a sensational victory about 20 minutes before lunch to take a 1-0 lead in the four-Test series when openers Michael Vaughan, the England captain, and left-hander Marcus Trescothick ran a bye that took them to the modest target of 20.

West Indies continued from their overnight position of eight without loss and folded like a deck of cards in 25.3 overs to fall for their lowest total since Australia dismissed them for 51 at Port of Spain, venue for the next Test, five years ago.

New Zealand hold the dubious distinction of being bowled out for the lowest total in the history of the game. They were shot out for 26 by England in Auckland in 1954-55.

Gaining appreciable bounce from the hard, true surface, Harmison made life very difficult for the West Indies batsmen.

He got support at the other end from Matthew Hoggard, who was getting the ball to swing both ways and kept up the pressure with tight bowling.

Chris Gayle trying to break free from the shackles placed on him early was brilliantly caught at third slip by a leaping Graham Thorpe off Harmison for nine top edging a cut.

West Indies vice-captain Ramnaresh Sarwan bagged a pair when he was adjudged lbw to Harmison for zero playing back and across to a ball moving back.

He might have been a little unfortunate to receive such a verdict from umpire Daryl Harper as the height might have been open to question.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul was promoted to four, no doubt to shield Lara and his dislocated little finger on the right hand, but he was bowled by Harmison for a duck playing on a back foot defensive shot to a short, rising delivery.

Lara was forced to make his entry at five and hardly had time to test his finger when he was caught at second slip off Hoggard for a duck also.

They still had not erased the first innings deficit of 28 when Hoggard held a firm return catch to send Devon Smith, the first innings century-maker, who had watched the carnage at the other end, on his way for 12 to leave West Indies on 21 for five.

As he is apt to do, Ridley Jacobs tried to hit West Indies out the hole with the top score of 15 and ensured that England would have to bat again when he drove Hoggard through mid-on for the second of his three boundaries.

He and left-hander Ryan Hinds added 20 for the sixth wicket, but West Indies would lose their last five wickets for two runs in the space of 24 balls.