West Indian cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1930–31
Appearance
The West Indies cricket team toured New Zealand and Australia from November 1930 to March 1931 and played a five-match Test series against the Australia national cricket team. Australia won the series 4–1. Australia were captained by Bill Woodfull and the West Indies by Jackie Grant. In addition, the West Indians played nine first-class matches against Australian state teams and, in November, one match in New Zealand against Wellington.[1]
Test series summary
First Test
12–16 December 1930 (timeless match)
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172/0 (55.3 overs)
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 14 December was taken as a rest day.
- LS Birkett and GC Grant (both WIN), and A Hurwood (AUS) made their Test debuts.
Second Test
1–5 January 1931 (timeless match)
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- 4 January was taken as a rest day.
- There was no play on the second day.
Third Test
16–20 January 1931 (timeless match)
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- 18 January was taken as a rest day.
Fourth Test
Fifth Test
27 February–4 March 1931 (timeless match)
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 1 March was taken as a rest day.
- There was no play on the fourth day.
- KE Rigg (AUS) made his Test debut.
References
- ^ "West Indies in Australia and New Zealand 1930–31". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
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External links
- West Indies in Australia and New Zealand 1930-31 at CricketArchive
- West Indies to Australia 1930-31 at Test Cricket Tours
Annual reviews
Further reading
- Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979
- Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993
- Ray Robinson, On Top Down Under, Cassell, 1975
Categories:
- 1930 in Australian cricket
- 1930 in New Zealand cricket
- 1930 in West Indian cricket
- 1931 in Australian cricket
- 1931 in West Indian cricket
- Australian cricket seasons from 1918–19 to 1944–45
- International cricket competitions from 1918–19 to 1945
- New Zealand cricket seasons from 1918–19 to 1944–45
- West Indian cricket tours of Australia
- West Indian cricket tours of New Zealand
- International cricket tour of Australia stubs
- International cricket tour of New Zealand stubs