West Indian cricket team in England in 1950
The West Indies cricket team toured England in the 1950 season to play a four-match Test series against England.
West Indies won the series 3-1 with no matches drawn. The second Test at Lord's was the first time that the West Indies had won a match in England; in that match Ramadhin took 5 wickets for 66 runs and 6 for 86, whilst Valentine took 4/48 and 3/79.[1]
West Indies team
The following players were selected for the tour:
- John Goddard, (captain)
- Robert Christiani
- Gerry Gomez
- Hines Johnson
- Prior Jones
- Roy Marshall
- Lance Pierre
- Allan Rae
- Sonny Ramadhin
- Jeff Stollmeyer
- Kenneth Trestrail
- Alf Valentine
- Clyde Walcott
- Everton Weekes
- Cecil Williams
- Frank Worrell
Eleven of the sixteen players in the team had appeared in Test cricket before the tour. Ramadhin and Valentine made their Test debuts in this series. Marshall played Test cricket in a different series after this tour was over. Trestrail and Williams never played Test cricket.
Test series summary
- 1st Test at Old Trafford – England won by 202 runs
- 2nd Test at Lord's – West Indies won by 326 runs
- 3rd Test at Trent Bridge – West Indies won by 10 wickets
- 4th Test at The Oval – West Indies won by an innings and 56 runs
References
- ^ Frindall, Bill (1995). The Wisden Book of Test Cricket, volume I: 1877-1977. London: Headline. p. 326. ISBN 0-7472-1117-5.
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External sources
Annual reviews
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