By Jonathan Agnew BBC cricket correspondent

Hoggard and Thorpe can finally celebrate making history

It is ironic that the Kensington Oval - known as Fortress Kensington because of the years of home domination here - is the ground where West Indies surrendered their proud record against England.

For England, on the wrong end of so many series here and at home, it could not have been more appropriate that 36 years of history should end here.

But this, only the latest in a remarkable series of West Indies' batting collapses, was as disappointing as it was inevitable.

Interestingly, the scenario at the start of play was incredibly similar to the one at Sabina Park in the first Test which resulted in their being blown away for just 47.

They managed to double that, but confidence in their batting line-up is clearly non-existent, and this was to become the seventh time in six years that they have been bowled out for less than 100.

As England's batsmen were given the opportunity to wrap up the series, they did so at a canter

The morning belonged to one of England's unsung heroes - Matthew Hoggard.

Making the ball swing away from the bat just enough, he found the edge of Ganga's bat when only 13 runs had been added.

And then he ripped out the middle order with the first hat-trick by an Englishman for five years.

First, Sarwan swished at a full, wide outswinger and was caught by Giles in the gully for five.

Chanderpaul, the left hander, shuffled in front of his stumps and was plumb lbw first ball.

Then, after an unprepared Hinds had finally finished fiddling with his gloves, Hoggard bowled a ball of perfect line which Hinds edged to the bucket-handed Flintoff at second slip.

Freddie rarely misses anything these days, and the cheer from thousands of England supporters brought the house down while, at the non-striker's end, Brian Lara sunk to his knees in despair.

Brian Lara had a bruising time on the final day

The game was up - and everyone knew it.

Three overs later, Flintoff found some extra bounce, and a startled Jacobs edged to Butcher in the slips and the West Indies had collapsed to 48-6 - a lead of just 46.

Lara tried his best to take as much of the strike as possible, and took some nasty blows to his hands in the process.

With Best he added 32, but after one of several breaks for rain, Flintoff found Best's outside edge and, for once, Flintoff was supported by his slip fielders.

Lara was ninth out, mis-timing a rather desperate looking pull to mid on, and as soon as England's batsmen were given the opportunity to wrap up the series, they did so at a canter.