History of cricket in the West Indies from 1918–19 to 1945

This article describes the history of cricket in the West Indies from 1919 to 1945.

Inter-Colonial Tournament

The 1891–92 season had seen the first Inter-Colonial Tournament in the West Indies and these took place irregularly until the Second World War, winners in the inter-war period being:

1922-23 – Barbados
1923-24 – Barbados
1924-25 – Trinidad and Tobago
1925-26 – Trinidad and Tobago
1926-27 – Barbados
1928-29 – Trinidad and Tobago
1929-30 – British Guiana
1931-32 – Trinidad and Tobago
1933-34 – Trinidad and Tobago
1934-35 – British Guiana
1935-36 – British Guiana
1936-37 – Trinidad and Tobago
1937-38 – British Guiana
1938-39 – Trinidad and Tobago

After the war, there was no inter-country competition until the foundation of the Shell Shield in 1965, though the teams played occasional matches against each other in the intervening period.

English tours of the West Indies

Between the two World Wars, various English teams toured the West Indies. The 1929–30 team was the first to play Test cricket in the West Indies. West Indies was already capable of competing at the highest level with players like George Headley and Learie Constantine.

England 1925-26

LH Tennyson's XI 1926-27

LH Tennyson's XI 1927-28

Sir Julien Cahn's XI 1928-29

England 1929-30

1st Test at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados – match drawn
2nd Test at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – England won by 167 runs
3rd Test at Bourda, Georgetown – West Indies won by 289 runs
4th Test at Sabina Park, Kingston – match drawn

Lord Tennyson's XI 1931-32

England 1934-35

1st Test at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados – England won by 4 wickets
2nd Test at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – West Indies won by 217 runs
3rd Test at Bourda, Georgetown – match drawn
4th Test at Sabina Park, Kingston – West Indies won by an innings and 161 runs

v t e International cricket tours of the West Indies
Test and One Day International tours
Afghanistan	2017
Australia	1954–55 1964–65 1972–73 1977–78 1983–84 1990–91 1994–95 1998–99 2003 2008 2011–12 2015 2021
Bangladesh	2004 2009 2014 2018 2022 2024-25
England	1929–30 1934–35 1947–48 1953–54 1959–60 1967–68 1973–74 1980–81 1985–86 1989–90 1993–94 1997–98 2003–04 2008–09 2013–14 2014–15 2016–17 2018–19 2021–22 2023–24 2024-25
India	1952–53 1961–62 1970–71 1975–76 1982–83 1988–89 1996–97 2001–02 2006 2009 2011 2016 2017 2019 2022 2023
Ireland	2009–10 2013–14 2019–20 2021–22
New Zealand	1971–72 1984–85 1995–96 2002 2012 2014 2022
Pakistan	1957–58 1976–77 1987–88 1992–93 2000 2005 2011 2013 2016–17 2021
South Africa	1992 2001 2004–05 2010 2021 2024
Sri Lanka	1995–96 1997 2003 2007–08 2018 2020–21
Zimbabwe	1999–2000 2006 2009–10 2012–13
Tournaments hosted
Multiple teams	2007 2010 2013 2016 USA/West Indies 2024
Other tours
American	1887–88 1909 2004
Australian (WSC)	1978–79
Bermudian	1957–58 1982–83 1992–93 1993–94 2012–13
Canadian	1976 1984–85 1987–88 1988–89 2009–10 2011–12 2012–13
Dutch	2001
English	1894–95 (Lucas) 1896–97 (Priestley) 1896–97 (Hawke) 1901–02 (Bennett) 1904–05 (Brackley) 1910–11 1912–13 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1931–32 1955–56 1956–57 1960–61 1969–70 1974–75 1991–92
Multi-national	1966–67
Scottish	2005–06
Sri Lankan	1995–96