The history of the West Indian cricket team begins in the 1880s when the first combined West Indian team was formed and toured Canada and the United States.^{[62] [63]} In the 1890s, the first representative sides were selected to play visiting English sides. Administered by the West Indies Cricket Board ("WICB"),^[1] and known colloquially as The Windies, the West Indies cricket team represents a sporting confederation of English-speaking Caribbean countries. The game of cricket has a known history spanning from the 16th century to the present day, with international matches played since 1844, although the official history of international Test cricket began in 1877. ... This is a history of cricket from its origins up to the time when it became a major English sport towards the end of the 17th century. ... This is a continuation of the history of cricket from the first great match in 1697 through the early decades of the 18th Century to the year 1725 when the mists of time began to part. ... This is an overview of cricket through the 18th century from 1726 when newspaper reports became more frequent and more detailed to the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815. ... The legendary WG Grace, who played Test cricket until he was aged 50. ... The history of Test cricket between 1884 and 1889 was one of English dominance over the Australians. ... Test matches (matches of Test cricket) in the 19th century were somewhat different affairs than what they are today. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... This article is about the sport. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... West Indies redirects here. ...

The WICB joined the sport's international ruling body, the Imperial Cricket Council, in 1926,^[2] and played their first official international match, which in cricket is called a Test, in 1928.^[3] Although blessed with some great players in their early days as a Test nation, their successes remained sporadic until the 1960s, by which time the side had changed from a white-dominated to a black-dominated side. By the 1970s, the West Indies had a side recognised as unofficial world champions, a title they retained throughout the 1980s.^[4] During these glory years, the Windies were noted for their four-man fast bowling attack, backed up by some of the best batsmen in the world. The 1980s saw them set a then-record streak of 11 consecutive Test victories in 1984 and inflict two 5–0 "blackwashes" against the old enemy of England. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, however, West Indian cricket declined, in part due to the rise in popularity of basketball, athletics and football in West Indian countries, and the team today is struggling to regain its past glory.^[5] ICC logo // History The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the governing body for international Test match and One-day International cricket. ... For the womens version of the game, see Womens Test cricket. ... Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. ... Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell A batsman in the sport of cricket is, depending on context: Any player in the act of batting. ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... This article is about the sport. ... A womens 400 m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Finland. ... Soccer redirects here. ...

In their early days in the 1930s, the side represented the British colonies of the West Indies Federation plus British Guyana. The current side represents the now independent states of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago, and the British dependencies of Anguilla, Montserrat and the British Virgin Islands along with the U.S. Virgin Islands and St. Maarten.^[1] National teams also exist for the various different islands, which, as they are all separate countries, very much keep their local identities and support their local favourites. These national teams take part in the West Indian first-class competition, the Carib Beer Cup (earlier known as the Busta Cup, Shell Shield and various other names).^[6] It is also common for other international teams to play the island teams for warm-up games before they take on the combined West Indies team. Flag Motto To dwell together in unity Anthem God Save the Queen Capital Chaguaramas Language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy Queen Elizabeth II Governor-General Lord Hailes Prime minister Grantley Herbert Adams¹ History  - Established January 3, 1958  - Disestablished May 31, 1962 Area  - 1960 20,253 km² Population  - 1960 est. ... British Guiana was the name of the British colony on the northern coast of South America, now the independent nation of Guyana. ... Location of the British Overseas Territories The British Overseas Territories are fourteen[1] territories which the United Kingdom considers to be under its sovereignty, but not as part of the United Kingdom itself. ... Motto Semper pro grediens (Latin) Anthem O sweet Saint-Martins Land Capital (and largest city) Philipsburg Official languages Dutch, English Government See Politics of the Netherlands Antilles  -  Administrator Franklyn Richards constitutional monarchy part of the Netherlands Antilles, separate country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands as from December 15... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Carib Beer Cup is the current name of the first class cricket competition in the West Indies which is contested between the six teams with permanent first class status. ...

Early tours

The first major international cricket played in the West Indies was between local, often predominantly white, sides and English tourists – the Middlesex player Robert Slade Lucas toured the West Indies with a team in 1894-95,^[7] and two years later Arthur Priestley took a team to Barbados, Trinidad, and Jamaica, which included, for the first time, a match against a side styled "All West Indies", which the West Indians won.^[8] Lord Hawke's English team, including several English Test players, toured around the same time, playing Trinidad, Barbados and British Guiana (now Guyana).^[9] Then in 1900 the white Trinidadian Aucher Warner, the brother of future England captain Pelham Warner, led a touring side to England, but none of the matches on this tour were given first-class status.^[10] Two winters later, in 1901-02, the Hampshire wicketkeeper Richard Bennett's XI went to the West Indies, and played three games against teams styled as the "West Indies", which the hosts won 2–1.^[11] In 1904-05, Lord Brackley's XI toured the Caribbean – winning both its games against "West Indies".^[12] Middlesex County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club in England, named after the historic county of Middlesex in which their home ground, Lords Cricket Ground in London, is located. ... Robert Slade Lucas (born July 17, 1867, Teddington, Middlesex, died January 5, 1942, Franklands Village, Haywards Heath, Sussex) was an English cricketer who played for Middlesex. ... A team of Amateurs under the captaincy of Mr. ... This article is a review of the 1894-95 West Indian cricket season. ... Sir Arthur Alexander Priestley (born November 9, 1865, Kensington, London, died April 10, 1933, Monaco) was an English politician and cricketer. ... Martin Bladen Hawke (16 August 1860-10 October 1938), from 1887 known as Lord Hawke was an English cricketer who, Wisden wrote, strode the cricketing world like a colossus for half a century, as a player and administrator, and one who played a major part in the modernisation of the... For the womens version of the game, see Womens Test cricket. ... The 1900 English cricket season saw Yorkshire finish as the only unbeaten county. ... Robert Stewart Aucher Warner (born 9 May 1859 in Trinidad, died 1 December 1944 at Nynehead Court, Taunton, Somerset) was a West Indian cricketer. ... Sir Pelham Francis Warner, affectionately and better known as Plum Warner, or the Grand Old Man of English cricket was born on 2 October 1873 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and died on 30 January 1963 at West Lavington, Sussex. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... This article is a review of the 1901-02 West Indian cricket season. ... Hampshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Hampshire. ... A wicket keeper in characteristic position, ready to face a delivery. ... Richard Alexander Bennett (born December 12, 1872, Holdenhurst, Bournemouth, Hampshire, died July 16, 1953, Thornbury Park, Gloucestershire) was an English cricketer who played for Hampshire from 1896 to 1899. ... This article is a review of the 1904-05 West Indian cricket season. ... John Francis Granville Scrope Egerton, 4th Earl of Ellesmere MVO KJStJ (14 November 1872–24 August 1944) was a British peer and soldier, known as Viscount Brackley before 1914. ...

The tours to England continued in 1906 when Harold Austin led a West Indian side to England.^[13] His side played a number of county teams, and drew their game against an "England XI". However, that England XI only included one contemporary Test player – wicketkeeper Dick Lilley – and he had not been on England's most recent tour, their 1905–6 tour of South Africa. The Marylebone Cricket Club, which had taken over responsibility for arranging all official overseas England tours,^[14] visited the West Indies in 1910-11,^[15] and 1912-13 but after that there was no international cricket of any note until the West Indian team went to England in 1923. This tour did not include a game against an England team, but there was an end-of-season game against HDG Leveson-Gower's XI against a virtual England Test side at the Scarborough cricket festival, a traditional end-of-season game against a touring side at the English seaside resort of Scarborough, which Leveson-Gower's XI won by only four wickets.^[16] 1925-26 saw another MCC tour of the West Indies.^[17] The 1906 English cricket season saw the Championship decided on the very last day with Kent just pipping Yorkshire for the title. ... Sir Harold Bruce Gardiner Austin (born 15 July 1877 in Enmore, St Michael, Barbados, died 27 July 1943 at Collymore Rock, St Michael, Barbados) was a West Indian politician and cricketer. ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... In the UK, County cricket is the domestic form of the sport of cricket that is considered to be first-class cricket. ... Arthur Frederick Augustus Lilley (born November 28, 1866, Holloway Head, Warwickshire, died November 17, 1929, Sandy Park, Bristol) was an English cricketer who played in 35 Tests from 1896 to 1909. ... The English cricket team toured South Africa in the 1905-06 season CricketArchive Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians - various publications Playfair Cricket Annual Wisden Cricketers Almanack 2006 Categories: | | | | | | | ... Lords 2005 The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), founded in 1787, is a private members club and was the original governing body of cricket in England and across the world. ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... This article is a review of the 1910-11 West Indian cricket season. ... This article is a review of the 1912-13 West Indian cricket season. ... Yorkshire continued its dominance in the 1923 English cricket season. ... Sir Henry Dudley Gresham (Shrimp) Leveson-Gower (pronounced Loosen Gore) (8 May 1873-1 February 1954) was an English cricketer who played for Oxford University and Surrey as well as England. ... This article is on the English seaside resort. ... M*A*S*H, see Sticky Wicket (M*A*S*H episode). ... This article is a review of the 1925-26 West Indian cricket season. ...

The MCC was eager to promote cricket throughout the British Empire, and on 31 May 1926 the West Indian Cricket Board, along with their New Zealand and Indian counterparts, was elected to the Imperial Cricket Conference (ICC), which previously consisted of the MCC and representatives of Australia and South Africa.^[18] Election to full membership of the ICC meant the West Indies could play official Test matches,^[19] which is the designation given to the most important international games, and the Windies became the fourth team actually to play a recognised Test match on 23 June 1928 when they took on England at Lord's in London.^[2] They did not, however, enjoy immediate success – the West Indies lost all three 3-day Tests in that 1928 tour by a long way, failing to score 250 runs in any of their six innings in that series. They also failed to dismiss England for under 350 runs in a series completely dominated by England.^[20] is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the womens version of the game, see Womens Test cricket. ... is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Media Centre at Lords Cricket Ground Lords Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in St Johns Wood in London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The West Indian cricket team that toured England in the 1928 season was the first to play Test cricket. ... An innings, or inning, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably baseball and cricket – during which one team attempts to score while the other team attempts to prevent the first from scoring. ...

The early Tests (1930s and 1940s)

The West Indies team that toured Australia in 1930-31.^[21]

The West Indies played 19 Tests in the 1930s in four series against England and one against Australia. The first four of these were played against an England team led by the Honourable Freddie Calthorpe that toured in 1929–30. However, as Harold Gilligan was leading another English team to New Zealand at exactly the same time, this was not a full-strength England side. The series ended one-all, with the West Indies first ever Test victory being recorded on 26 February 1930. West Indians George Headley scored the most runs (703) in the rubber and Learie Constantine took the most wickets (18).^[22] Image File history File links West_Indies_cricket_team_1930-31. ... Image File history File links West_Indies_cricket_team_1930-31. ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... The Honourable Frederick (Freddie) Somerset Gough Calthorpe (27 May 1892-19 November 1935) was an English cricketer who played for Sussex, Cambridge University, Warwickshire and England. ... Alfred Herbert Harold Gilligan (29 June 1896-5 May 1978) was an English cricketer who played for Sussex and England. ... is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Stub | West Indian cricketers | Jamaica cricketers | West Indian test cricketers | West Indian batsmen | Wisden Cricketers of the Year ... Learie Nicholas Constantine, Baron Constantine, MBE (21 September 1901 –1 July 1971) was a cricketer, broadcast journalist, administrator, lawyer, and politician. ...

The Windies toured Australia in 1930–31.^[23] They lost the Test series 4–1. The fifth and final Test showed some promise – batting first, the West Indies spent the first three days earning a 250-run lead with five wickets down in their second innings. A bold declaration was backed up by their bowlers, as Herman Griffith took four wickets and West Indies won by 30 runs to their first overseas Test victory. By the time the team left, they had left a good impression of themselves with the Australian public, although at first the team were faced with several cultural differences – for example, their hosts did not at first appreciate that the tourists' Roman Catholic beliefs would mean they would refuse to play golf on Sundays or engage in more ribald behaviour. The West Indian sides of the time were always led by white men, and the touring party to Australia comprised seven whites and eleven "natives", and the West Indian Board of Control wrote to their Australian counterparts saying "that all should reside at the same hotels". Australia at the time was implementing its "White Australia" policy, with the Australian Board having to guarantee to the Government that the non-whites would leave at the end of the tour. When the West Indians arrived in Sydney, the whites were immediately given a different hotel from the blacks. They complained, and thereafter their wishes were met. The tour lost a lot of money, part of which was down to the Great Depression then engulfing Australia.^[24] The West Indians won four and lost eight of their 14 first-class fixtures. In the sport of cricket a declaration occurs when a captain declares his teams innings closed and a forfeiture is when a captain chooses to forfeit an innings. ... Herman Clarence Griffith (December 1, 1893-March 18, 1980) was a West Indian cricketer who played in West Indies first test in their inaugural Test tour of England and was one of the dominant bowlers on that tour. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... This article is about the sport. ... This badge from 1906 shows the use of the expression White Australia at that time The White Australia Policy, the policy of excluding all non white people from the Australian continent, was the official policy of all governments and all mainstream political parties in Australia from the 1890s to the... For other uses, see The Great Depression (disambiguation). ...

1933 saw another tour of England. Their hosts had just come back from defeating Australia in the infamous Bodyline series,^[25] where England's aggressive bowling at the body with a legside field attracted much criticism. England won the three-Test series of three-day Tests against the Windies 2–0. The second, drawn, Test at Old Trafford, Manchester, provided an intriguing footnote to the Bodyline controversy when Manny Martindale and Learie Constantine bowled Bodyline – fast, short-pitched balls aimed at the body – against the Englishmen, the only time they faced it in international cricket.^[26] The tactic did not work, as Douglas Jardine, the English captain who ordered his players to bowl it against the Australians, did not flinch as he scored his only Test century, making 127 out of England's 374.^[27] In the 1933 English cricket season, Yorkshires dominance continued with a third successive championship. ... Bill Woodfull evades a Bodyline ball. ... Old Trafford cricket ground has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since 1856. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... Emmanuel Alfred Martindale (born November 25, 1909, Saint Lucy Parish, Barbados, died 17 March 1972, Saint Peter Parish, Barbados) was a West Indian cricketer who played in 10 Tests from 1933 to 1939. ... Learie Nicholas Constantine, Baron Constantine, MBE (21 September 1901 –1 July 1971) was a cricketer, broadcast journalist, administrator, lawyer, and politician. ... Douglas Robert Jardine (23 October 1900, Bombay - 18 June 1958, Montreux) was a British cricketer and captain of the controversial 1932-33 Bodyline tour of Australia. ... This is a list of all English national cricket captains, comprising all of the men, boys and women who have captained an English national cricket team at official international level. ...

Learie Constantine^[28]

Another England tour of the West Indies followed in 1934–35.^[29] England won the first Test in Barbados on a poor pitch, affected by rain, and in a match where 309 runs were scored, England took a four-wicket victory. Both sides declared one of their innings closed to have their bowlers take advantage of the poor pitch. The second Test saw the Windies win by 217 runs, and a drawn third Test saw the series go to a decider at Sabina Park in Jamaica. A massive 270 not out from George Headley saw the Windies declare on 535 for 7. Despite a century from Les Ames, England could not avoid going down by an innings and 161 runs – the West Indies had secured their first Test series victory. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (491x640, 46 KB)Learie Constantine, Weste Indian cricketer of the 1930s source: http://image. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (491x640, 46 KB)Learie Constantine, Weste Indian cricketer of the 1930s source: http://image. ... In the sport of cricket a declaration occurs when a captain declares his teams innings closed and a forfeiture is when a captain chooses to forfeit an innings. ... Sabina Park is a historic cricket ground in Kingston, Jamaica in the West Indies. ... Categories: Stub | West Indian cricketers | Jamaica cricketers | West Indian test cricketers | West Indian batsmen | Wisden Cricketers of the Year ... Leslie Ethelbert George Ames (born 3 December 1905 in Elham, Kent; died 27 February 1990 in Canterbury, Kent) was an outstanding wicket-keeper and batsman for the England cricket team and Kent County Cricket Club. ...

The West Indies toured England in 1939.^[30] England won the first Test at Lord's easily by 8 wickets, then there was a rain-affected draw in Manchester, and finally a high-scoring draw at the Oval in mid-August. The highlight of the series for the West Indies was George Headley scoring hundreds in both innings in the Lord's Test. With the clouds of World War II seemingly about to envelope Europe, the rest of the tour was cancelled and the Windies returned home. They would play no more Tests until 21 January 1948 saw the start of the first Test the West Indies played since the War,^[31] which resulted in a draw against the MCC side from England. The second Test was also drawn, with George Carew and Andy Ganteaume both making centuries. Ganteaume was then dropped, ending with a Test average of 112 – the highest in Test history.^[32] The West Indies won the final two Tests chasing sub-100 totals, and wrapped up the series 2–0, their first away-series victory. The Media Centre at Lords Cricket Ground Lords Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in St Johns Wood in London. ... The famous gasometers, which are now listed buildings. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... George Carew (d. ... Andrew Gordon Ganteaume (born January 22, 1921 in Belmont, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) was a West Indian cricketer, an opening batsman. ...

In 1948, West Indies toured newly independent India^[33] for the first time for a five Test tour. The tour was preceded by a non-Test tour of Pakistan^[34] and followed by a similar short tour of Ceylon.^[35] After three high-scoring draws against the Indians, the West Indians wrapped up the fourth by an innings before a thrilling fifth Test, which left the Indians six runs away from victory with two wickets in hand as time ran out, so that the West Indies thus won the rubber 1–0. Carrying on from his hundred in the series against England, Everton Weekes set a record of scoring hundreds in five successive Test innings.^[36] Everton de Courcy Weekes (born 26 February 1925, Pickwick Gap, Westbury, St Michael, Barbados) was a West Indian cricketer. ...

The post-War period (1950s)

1950 saw another tour of England, the series saw the emergence for the West Indies of their great spinning duo, Sonny Ramadhin and Alf Valentine.^[37] England won the first Test by 202 runs, but Valentine and Ramadhin's bowling would win the series for the visitors. The second Test saw the Windies put on 326 thanks to 106 from Allan Rae before Valentine (4 for 48) and Ramadhin (5 for 66) skittled England in the first innings. A mammoth 168 from Clyde Walcott saw England set a theoretical target of 601. Ramadhin's 6 for 86 and Valentine's 3 for 79 dismissed the hosts for 274. The spinning duo took 12 wickets, Frank Worrell made 261 and Everton Weekes 129 as the third Test went the Windies way by 10 wickets, the fourth saw 14 wickets from Valentine and Ramadhin and centuries from Rae and Worrell as England were defeated by an innings. The West Indies won the series 3–1.^[38] Sonny Ramadhin (born May 1, 1929) was a West Indian cricketer, and a dominant bowler of the 1950s . ... Alfred Louis Valentine (born 28 April 1930 in Kingston, Jamaica, died 11 May 2004 in Orlando, Florida) was a West Indian cricketer in the 1950s and 1960s. ... Allan Fitzroy Rae (30 September 1922 - 27 February 2005) played 15 tests for the West Indies. ... Clyde Leopold Walcott (born 17 January 1926 in St. ... Sir Frank Mortimer Maglinne Worrell (born 1 August 1924, Bridgetown Barbados, died 13 March 1967, Kingston, Jamaica) was a West Indian cricketer and Jamaican senator. ... Everton de Courcy Weekes (born 26 February 1925, Pickwick Gap, Westbury, St Michael, Barbados) was a West Indian cricketer. ...

In 1951–52 the Windies visited Australia. The first Test saw a narrow defeat by three wickets, with the two spinners seemingly continuing their form with twelve wickets between them. The second Test was lost by seven wickets, as Australia replied to the Windies 362 and 290 with 567 (which included centuries from Lindsay Hassett and Keith Miller) and 137 for 2. 6 wickets from Worrell in the third Test saw Australia dismissed for only 82, and the Windies eventually won by six wickets to pull back to two-one down in the series. The fourth Test saw the series lost in a narrow defeat. Worrell, batting with an injured hand, scored 108 and helped the Windies to 272 before Australia made 216 in reply. 203 from the Windies left Australia a target of 260. 5 wickets from Valentine helped reduced the Aussies to 222 for 9, 38 short with 1 wicket remaining. It didn't happen, as some brilliant running between the wicket for Australia by Bill Johnston and Doug Ring saw West Indies lose their composure and the match. The fifth Test saw three batting collapses, as Australia (116 and 377) beat Windies (78 and 213) by 202 runs to finish the rubber four-one winners.^[39] The West Indies then went on to New Zealand. In the first Test encounter between the two teams, the visitors to scored a five wicket victory. In the second and final Test, Allan Rae scored 99, Jeffrey Stollmeyer 152, Frank Worrell 100 and Clyde Walcott 115 as the West Indies put on 546 for 6 declared. There wasn't enough time to bowl out the opposition twice though, as the hosts made 160 and were following-on at 17 for 1 when stumps were drawn, leaving the Windies series winners.^[40] Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arthur Lindsay Hassett (born August 28, 1913, Geelong, Victoria, died June 16, 1993, Batehaven, New South Wales) was an Australian cricketer who played in 43 Tests from 1938 to 1953. ... Keith Ross Miller (born 28 November 1919, died 11 October 2004, Melbourne, Australia) was a famous Australian Test cricketer and World War II pilot. ... Bill Johnston (William Arras Johnston; born Beeac, Victoria, February 26, 1922) was an Australian bowler who was one of the spearheads of Don Bradmans undefeated 1948 touring team - probably the best side in cricket history. ... Douglas Thomas Ring (born October 14, 1918, Hobart, Tasmania, died June 23, 2003, Melbourne, Victoria) was an Australian cricketer who played in 13 Tests from 1948 to 1953. ... Allan Fitzroy Rae (30 September 1922 - 27 February 2005) played 15 tests for the West Indies. ... Jeffrey Baxter Stollmeyer (March 11, 1921-September 10, 1989) was a Trinidad and Tobago cricketer and footballer. ... Sir Frank Mortimer Maglinne Worrell (born 1 August 1924, Bridgetown Barbados, died 13 March 1967, Kingston, Jamaica) was a West Indian cricketer and Jamaican senator. ... Clyde Leopold Walcott (born 17 January 1926 in St. ...

The Indians toured at the beginning of 1953.^[41] The Windies won the second of the five Tests that were played, with the others all being draws. The highlight of these games we Frank Worrell's 237 in the fifth Test, where all the three W's scored hundreds, as the West Indies scored a 1–0 series victory. Len Hutton led an MCC (England) side to the islands in 1953–54. Sonny Ramadhin again starred for the Windies taking 23 wickets (no other West Indian took more than 8), as Walcott's 698 runs was more than 200 higher than second-placed West Indian, Everton Weekes. The five match rubber was drawn two-all. Sir Frank Mortimer Maglinne Worrell (born 1 August 1924, Bridgetown Barbados, died 13 March 1967, Kingston, Jamaica) was a West Indian cricketer and Jamaican senator. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sonny Ramadhin (born May 1, 1929) was a West Indian cricketer, and a dominant bowler of the 1950s . ...

Australia came and conquered in 1954–55.^[42] After the Aussies made 515 in the first innings of the first Test, the Windies went down by 9 wickets. Then the Windies 382 was put in the shade by 600 for 9 declared by the visitors as the second Test was drawn. A low-scoring third Test saw Australia (257 and 133 for 2) beat the hosts (182 and 207) by 8 wickets. After Australia scored 668 in the fourth Test, the series was lost, although a double century from captain Denis Atkinson and a world-record stand for the seventh wicket allowed the Windies to reach 510 and draw the Test. The fifth Test saw the West Indies win the toss and bat. Walcott's 155 was the highest score of their 357. The Australians then batted and batted, in total for 245.4 overs in the 6-day Test, as they put on 758 for 8 declared, with five players making centuries. 319 in the West Indies' second innings left them defeated by an innings and 82 runs in the Test, and by three games to nil in the series. Walcott set records by scoring five hundreds, and hundreds in both innings of a match twice. A four-Test tour of New Zealand followed in February 1956.^[43] After two wins by an innings and one by 9 wickets, the Windies were surprised by the Kiwis in the fourth, dismissing them for 145 and 77 as they recorded their first ever Test win in their 45th Test.^[44] Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Denis St Eval Atkinson (August 9, 1926, Rockley, Christ Church Parish, Barbados — November 9, 2001, Barbados) was a West Indian cricketer. ...

John Goddard returned to captain the West Indians for a five-Test tour of England in 1957, which was lost three-nil, with England having the better of the two draws.^[45] Then 1957–58 Gerry Alexander led a team that defeated Pakistan three-one.^[46] It was in this series in Jamaica that Garry Sobers scored 365 not out to record what was then the highest score in Test match cricket.^[47] Alexander went on to lead the West Indies to a three-nil win over five Tests in India,^[48] and a two-one defeat to Pakistan in a three match rubber in the following winter.^[49] In 1959–60 he led as West Indies went down one-nil at home in a five-match series with England.^[50] John Douglas Claude Goddard (April 21, 1919-August 26, 1987) was a cricketer and one-time captain of the West Indies Test side. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Jan. ... Franz Copeland Murray Alexander (b. ... Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers (born July 28, 1936 in Barbados), better known as Garry Sobers, was a West Indies cricket player. ... For the womens version of the game, see Womens Test cricket. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ...

A period of mixed fortunes (1960s)

Despite being a country where whites are a minority, until 1960 West Indies were always captained by white cricketers, though this was more social than racial discrimination. Throughout the fifties, social theorist CLR James, the increasingly political former cricketer Learie Constantine and others called for a black captain.^[51] Constantine himself had stood in for Jackie Grant in the field against England on the 1937-38 tour,^{[citation needed]} and George Headley captained the West Indies in the First Test against England in 1947-48 when the appointed, white captain, John Goddard was injured.^[52] However, no black was appointed as captain for a whole series until Frank Worrell was chosen to lead West Indies in their tour of Australia in 1960-61.^[53] In his three years as captain, Worrell moulded a bunch of talented but raw cricketers into the best team in the world.^[54] Cyril Lionel Robert James (4 January 1901–19 May 1989) was a journalist, and a prominent socialist theorist and writer. ... Learie Nicholas Constantine, Baron Constantine, MBE (21 September 1901 –1 July 1971) was a cricketer, broadcast journalist, administrator, lawyer, and politician. ... George Copeland (Jackie) Grant (May 9, 1907-October 26, 1978) was a West Indian cricketer who captained the side through several series. ... Categories: Stub | West Indian cricketers | Jamaica cricketers | West Indian test cricketers | West Indian batsmen | Wisden Cricketers of the Year ... John Douglas Claude Goddard (April 21, 1919-August 26, 1987) was a cricketer and one-time captain of the West Indies Test side. ... Sir Frank Mortimer Maglinne Worrell (born 1 August 1924, Bridgetown Barbados, died 13 March 1967, Kingston, Jamaica) was a West Indian cricketer and Jamaican senator. ... The West Indies cricket team toured Australia in the 1960-61 season under the captaincy of Frank Worrell. ...

In 1960, Australia were the best team in the world but on their way down, while West Indies were on their way up. It so happened that when they met,^[55] the two teams were of almost equal strength. The result was a series that, along with the 2005 Ashes, has been recognised as one of the greatest of all time.^[56] The first Test in Brisbane was the first Test ever to end in a tie, which in cricket means the side batting last has been dismissed with scores level. The teams shared the next two Tests. In the fourth, Australia's last pair of Ken Mackay and Lindsay Kline played out the last 100 minutes of the match to earn a draw, while Australia won the final Test and the series by two wickets. One of the days of play was attended by a world-record crowd of 90,800.^[57] Such was the impression created by Worrell's team that the newly instituted trophy for the series between the two teams was named the Frank Worrell Trophy. Half a million people lined the streets of Melbourne to bid them a ticker-tape farewell.^[58] ... The Brisbane Cricket Ground is a major sports stadium in the Queensland capital of Brisbane. ... In Test cricket, a Tie occurs when the aggregate scores of both teams are equal at the conclusion of play and the side batting last has completed its innings - all 10 batsmen will be out. ... Kenneth Slasher Donald Mackay MBE (born October 24, 1925; died June 13, 1982) was an Australian cricketer who played in 37 Tests between 1956 and 1963. ... Lindsay Francis Kline (born September 29, 1934 in Melbourne, Victoria) is former Australian and Victorian cricketer. ... The Frank Worrell Trophy is awarded for the winner of the West Indies - Australia test match series in cricket. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ...

West Indies beat India 5–0 at home next year,^[59] and in 1963, they beat a fine English team by three matches to one.^[60] The Lord's Test of this series saw a famous finish. With two balls left, England needed six runs to win, and West Indies one wicket. The non-striker was Colin Cowdrey, who had his left arm in a sling, having fractured it earlier in the day. However, David Allen safely played out the last two balls and the match ended in a draw.^[61] Worrell retired at the end of the series.^[62] The selectors picked Garry Sobers to succeed him.^[63] The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... The Media Centre at Lords Cricket Ground Lords Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in St Johns Wood in London. ... Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge CBE (December 24, 1932 - December 4, 2000) was an English cricketer, born in Ootacamund (India). ... David Arthur Allen (born 29 October 1935 in Horfield, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire between 1953 and 1972. ... Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers (born July 28, 1936 in Barbados), better known as Garry Sobers, was a West Indies cricket player. ...

Worrell did, however, serve as the team manager^[64] when West Indies hosted Australia in 1964–65.^[65] The matches against Australia were bitterly fought, with accusations about Charlie Griffith's action (he was accused of throwing, which is banned in the laws of cricket) and bouncer wars.^[66] The West Indies won this series 2–1 to be the unofficial world champions. Sobers was not as good at man-management as Worrell and cracks soon began to appear.^[67] Often it was his individual brilliance that made the difference between a win and a loss.^[68] Throughout the sixties, West Indies bowling was led by Wes Hall, Griffith, Lance Gibbs and Sobers himself.^[69] Hall and Griffith faded and then retired by the end of the decade,^[70] but WI could find no replacement for them till the mid-seventies. Charles Christopher Griffith (born December 14, 1938, Pie Corner, St Lucy, Barbados) is a former West Indian cricketer who played in 28 Tests from 1960 to 1969. ... Wesley Winfield Hall (born September 12, 1937, Holders Hill, Barbados) is a former West Indian cricketer who played in 48 Tests from 1958 to 1969. ... Lancelot Richard Gibbs (born 29 September 1934 in Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]) was a West Indies cricketer, one of the most successful spin bowlers in Test cricket history. ...

Sobers was at his best in England in 1966,^[71] scoring 722 runs and taking 20 wickets in the five Tests. Three times he topped 150, and the 163* at Lord's turned a certain defeat into a near victory. West Indies won 3–1. England toured the West Indies in 1967–68^[72] for a series that became noted for England's deliberate slow play.^[73] West Indies were forced to follow on in the first Test but saved it without difficulty. The second Test was played on an underprepared wicket at Kingston. England won an important toss and scored 376. The bounce of the wicket having become very uneven, West Indies collapsed to 143 and followed on again. On the fourth day in the second innings, a disputed decision led to a crowd riot, and the match had to be stopped for some time.^[74] In a curious decision, the West Indian Cricket Board (WICB) agreed to add a 75-minute sixth day to compensate for the lost time.^[75] Sobers played an outstanding innings of 113 not out, which allowed West Indies to set England a target of 159 in 155 minutes. England just about saved the game, losing eight wickets for 68. In the fourth Test West Indies gained a first innings lead of 122 at Port-of-Spain, but with the second innings score at 92 for 2, Sobers, frustrated by England's slow over rates and wanting to give himself a chance, albeit a small one, to win, surprisingly declared the innings, a decision for which he was widely criticised at the time.^[76] England were set a target of 215 in 165 minutes and they achieved it with 3 minutes to spare. West Indies made one last effort to win the final Test, but England drew it with only wicket left in their second innings. West Indies lost the series 0–1, the first defeat since 1960–61. Follow-on is a term (noun and verb) used in the sport of cricket. ... Sabina Park is a historic cricket ground in Kingston, Jamaica in the West Indies. ... Queens Park Oval, in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, (West Indies) is a cricket ground that will host a number of matches in the forthcoming 2007 cricket World Cup It is privately owned by the Queens Park Cricket Club, and is currently the largest ground in the Caribbean...

Australia and Bill Lawry had their revenge in 1968–69, when West Indies lost the series, which was played in Australia, 1–3.^[77] New Zealand managed to draw the series that followed,^[78] and then in 1969 West Indies were defeated 0–2 in England.^[79] Bill (William Morris) Lawry (born 11 February 1937, Melbourne) was an Australian cricketer. ...

World dominance (1970s)

West Indies' woes overflowed into the seventies. At home in 1970–71, they lost to India for the first time. In the next year, a five Test series against New Zealand cricket team ended with no team coming close to winning one. The problem was that Sobers was the only world-class bowler in the side. A major find in the New Zealand series was Lawrence Rowe, who started off with a double century and century on his debut. Under Rohan Kanhai's captaincy, West Indies showed the first signs of revival. Australia won the closely fought 1972–73 series in the Caribbean by two Tests. With Sobers back – but Kanhai still the captain – West Indies defeated England 2–0 in 1973, which included a win by an innings and 226 runs at Lord's, their biggest win against England. The return series in West Indies ended 1–1, though the home team was the better side. Rowe continued his run scoring three centuries including a 302 at Kingston. The final Test of this 1973–74 series marked the end of an era in West Indies cricket – it was the last Test of both Garry Sobers and Rohan Kanhai, and marked the emergence of fast bowler Andy Roberts. The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps, played their first Test in 1930 vs England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth Test nation. ... Lawrence George Rowe (born January 8, 1949) in Kingston, Jamaica was a West Indian cricketer. ... Rohan Bholalall Kanhai (born December 26, 1935 in Port Mourant, Berbice, British Guiana) was a right-handed West Indian batsman in the late fifties, sixties and early seventies. ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... The Media Centre at Lords Cricket Ground Lords Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in St Johns Wood in London. ... For other persons named Andy Roberts, see Andy Roberts (disambiguation). ...

The new captain Clive Lloyd had made his first appearance in Test cricket in 1966 and had since become a fixture in the side. His avuncular, bespectacled appearance and a stoop near the shoulders masked the fact that was a very fine fielder, especially in the covers, and a devastating stroke player. Lloyd's first assignment was the tour of India in 1974–75. West Indies won the first two Tests against India comfortably. Greenidge started his career with 107 and 93 on his debut. Richards failed in his first Test, but scored 192* in his second. India fought back to win the next two, but Lloyd hit 242* in the final Test to win the series. Clive Hubert Lloyd CBE, born 31 August 1944 in Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana), is a former West Indies cricketer. ... Cuthbert Gordon Greenidge was a West Indian cricketer, born May 1, 1951 in Black Bess, St. ... Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards (known by his second name, Vivian or, more popularly, Viv Richards), a former West-Indian cricketer, was born in St Johns, Antigua on 7 March 1952. ...

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Next came a tour of England in 1976. In a TV interview before the series, English captain Tony Greig commented that the West Indies tend to do badly under pressure and that "we'll make them grovel". This comment, especially as it came from a South African-born player, touched a raw nerve of the West Indians. Throughout the series, the English batsmen were subjected to some very hostile bowling. After the first two Tests ended in draws, West Indies won the next three. Of the many heroes for West Indies, Richards stood out with 829 runs in four Tests. He hit 232 at Trent Bridge and 291 at the Oval. Greenidge scored three hundreds, two of which were on the difficult wicket at Old Trafford. Roberts and Holding shared 55 wickets between them, Holding's 8 for 92 and 6 for 57 on the dead wicket at the Oval being a superlative effort. The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... Anthony Tony William Greig (born October 6, 1946) is a former test cricketer and currently a commentator. ...

West Indies won a home series against a tough Pakistan side in 1976–77. A few months later, the World Series Cricket (WSC) controversy broke out. Most of the West Indian players signed up with Kerry Packer, an Australian TV magnate who was attempting to set up his own international cricket competition. The Australian team that toured West Indies the next year included no Packer players. West Indies Cricket Board fielded a full-strength team under the argument that none of the West Indies players had refused to play, but disputes arose in the matter of payment and about the selection of certain players. Before the third Test, Lloyd resigned his captaincy. Within two days all the other WSC-contracted players also withdrew. Alvin Kallicharran captained the team for the remaining Tests of the series, which the Windies won three-one. The WSC logo. ... Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer AC (17 December 1937 – 26 December 2005) was an Australian publishing, media and gaming tycoon. ... Alvin Issac Kallicharran was (born 21 March 1945) a West Indian batsman during the 1970s. ...

WICB allowed the WSC players to appear in the 1979 World Cup, and the West Indies retained the title with little difficulty. By the end of 1979, the WSC disputes were resolved. Kallicharran was deposed after losing a six-match series one-nil in India and Lloyd returned as captain for a tour against a full-strength Australia (where the Windies won two-nil, with one draw) and New Zealand. The latter tour was full of controversy. New Zealand won the first Test at Dunedin by one wicket, but West Indies were never happy with the umpiring. West Indian discontent boiled over the next Test at Christchurch. While running into bowl, Colin Croft deliberately shouldered the umpire Fred Goodall. When Goodall went to talk to Lloyd about Croft's behaviour, he had to walk all the way to meet the West Indian captain, as the latter did not move an inch from his position at the slips. After tea on the third day, West Indies refused to take the field unless Goodall was removed. They were persuaded to continue, and it took intense negotiations between the two boards to keep the tour on track. The Kiwis won the three match series after the second and third Tests ended in draws. The Cricket World Cup in 1979 (aka Prudential World Cup, 1979) was the second edition of the tournament and was won by the West Indies. ... For the village on the Isle of Wight, see Carisbrooke. ... Jade Stadium, formerly known as Lancaster Park is a sports stadium situated in Christchurch. ... Colin Croft was a West Indian cricketer. ... Frederick Robert Goodall (born 1938) was an international cricket umpire from New Zealand who officiated in 24 Tests and 15 one-day internationals between 1965 and 1988. ...

Dominance, rebels and blackwashes (1980s)

The 1980s started with a one-nil victory away to England over five Tests, one-nil away to Pakistan over four Tests, two-nil home to England over four Tests and a one-all draw away to Australia. Then in 1982–83, a West Indian rebel team toured apartheid South Africa. It was led by Lawrence Rowe and included prominent players like Alvin Kallicharran, Colin Croft, Collis King and Sylvester Clarke. WICB banned the players for life (which was later revoked), and some were refused entry back home. However, the rebels managed another tour the next year, which included most of the players of the original team. Despite this loss of talent, the official Windies side continued to dominate. In the period to 1985–86 they won every series they played, with their only notable defeat being in the one-day arena, when, to general surprise, they lost to India in the final of the 1983 World Cup. The winning streak included two five-nil victories over England in five-Test series, which became known as the blackwashes. The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... The Pakistani cricket team is a national cricket team representing Pakistan. ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of the Commonwealth of Australia. ... The Indian cricket team is an international cricket team representing India. ... The Indian cricket team is an international cricket team representing India. ... This article is about the year. ... The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of the Commonwealth of Australia. ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of the Commonwealth of Australia. ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... The Pakistani cricket team is a national cricket team representing Pakistan. ... The Indian cricket team is an international cricket team representing India. ... The Pakistani cricket team is a national cricket team representing Pakistan. ... Teams England West Indies Captains MW Gatting JE Emburey CS Cowdrey GA Gooch IVA Richards Most Runs GA Gooch (459) AJ Lamb (254) DI Gower (211) AL Logie (364) PJL Dujon (305) CG Greenidge (282) Most Wickets GR Dilley (15) DR Pringle (11) MD Marshall (35) CEL Ambrose (22) The... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of the Commonwealth of Australia. ... The Indian cricket team is an international cricket team representing India. ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... A segregated beach in South Africa, 1982. ... Lawrence George Rowe (born January 8, 1949) in Kingston, Jamaica was a West Indian cricketer. ... Alvin Issac Kallicharran was (born 21 March 1945) a West Indian batsman during the 1970s. ... Colin Croft was a West Indian cricketer. ... Collis Llewellyn King (b. ... Sylvester Theophilus Clarke, born December 11, 1954, died December 4, 1999, was an Indian cricket player. ... The Cricket World Cup in 1983 (aka Prudential Cup, 1983) was the third edition of the tournament. ...

During this streak the West Indian captain Lloyd retired from Test cricket at the end of the 1984–85 series against Australia. In total Lloyd had captained West Indies in 74 Test matches, winning 36 of them. Vivian Richards was Lloyd's successor, and continued the run of success. Meanwhile, a change of old guard was also happening. Joel Garner and Michael Holding had retired by 1987. A major find was Curtly Ambrose, who was as tall as Garner and as equally effective with the ball. Courtney Walsh, who made his first appearance in 1984, bowled with an action that resembled Holding. Ian Bishop also had a similar action, and was as good a bowler till injuries interrupted his career. Patrick Patterson was faster than all the rest, but had a short career. Marshall still was the finest fast bowler in the world. Batting was beginning to show signs of weakness. They also failed to qualify for the semifinal of the 1987 World Cup. By the end of the eighties, while still the best team in the world, they had lost the aura of invincibility that they had till the middle of the decade. Finding good replacements for senior players was again becoming a problem. Clive Hubert Lloyd CBE, born 31 August 1944 in Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana), is a former West Indies cricketer. ... Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards (known by his second name, Vivian or, more popularly, Viv Richards), a former West-Indian cricketer, was born in St Johns, Antigua on 7 March 1952. ... Joel Garner (born December 16, 1952) also known as Big Joel or Big Bird, was a West Indian cricket player, and a member of the highly regarded late 70s and early 80s West Indies cricket sides. ... Michael Anthony Holding (born February 16, 1954 in Kingston, Jamaica) was a West Indian cricketer. ... Curtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose (b. ... Courtney Andrew Walsh (born October 30, 1962, Kingston, Jamaica) is a former international cricketer (fast bowler) who represented the West Indies from 1984 to 2001, captaining the West Indies in 22 Test matches. ... This article is about the cricketer. ... Balfour Patrick Patterson (b. ... The Cricket World Cup in 1987 (aka Reliance Cup) was the fourth edition of the tournament. ...

Fall from grace

During the early 1990s, the West Indies team was still reeling from the late 1980s retirements of players like Jeff Dujon, Patrick Patterson Clive Lloyd, Gordon Greenidge Malcolm Marshall, Joel Garner, Michael Holding and Eldine Baptiste and when Viv Richards retired in 1991 it was an end of an era. This left a youthful and inexperienced side. Indeed after Richards' retirement the only players with significnant experience were Richie Richardson (the captain), Desmond Haynes who was soon dropped, Gus Logie, who was recalled and Roger Harper who came and went. However did not immedietly affect their performance. Richie Richardson capably picked up the captaincy from Richards and Brian Lara was waiting in the wings as were a new crop of young players such as Ian Bishop, Jimmy Adams, Carl Hooper, Phil Simmons, Keith Arthurton, Winston Benjamin, etc. It was five more years before West Indies lost a series, but they had a number of close shaves. 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For most of the nineties and afterwards, the West Indian batting has been dominated by Brian Lara and the bowling attack was centred around Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh. Lara became a regular in the side after the retirement of Richards in 1991. Against England at Antigua 1993–94, he scored 375 and broke Sobers' world record for the highest individual score in Test cricket. He then became the only man to regain this record by scoring 400 against England in 2004 at Antigua after Matthew Hayden had broken the record against Zimbabwe the previous year. He continued his fine form for Warwickshire and hit seven first-class hundreds in eight innings. The last of these was a 501 not out against Durham, which improved upon Hanif Mohammad's thirty-five-year-old record as the highest score in first-class cricket. Bowling support was given by Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh, the latter after setting a then world record of 519 wickets. However, these two were gone by 2001. The bowlers to follow had big shoes to fill (quite literally) and ultimately have not responded close to the level that Ambrose and Walsh have set. Despite the presence of some good batsmen like Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan, Brian Lara still remained the crucial figure of the side. Brian Charles Lara (born May 2, 1969) (nicknamed, The Prince of Port-of-Spain or simply The Prince) was a peerless record-breaking cricketer, and the finest batsman to have graced the gentlemans game. ... Curtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose (b. ... Courtney Andrew Walsh (born October 30, 1962, Kingston, Jamaica) is a former international cricketer (fast bowler) who represented the West Indies from 1984 to 2001, captaining the West Indies in 22 Test matches. ... Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards (known by his second name, Vivian or, more popularly, Viv Richards), a former West-Indian cricketer, was born in St Johns, Antigua on 7 March 1952. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers (born July 28, 1936 in Barbados), better known as Garry Sobers, was a West Indies cricket player. ... Matthew Lawrence Hayden (born 29 October 1971 in Kingaroy, Queensland to Laurence and Moya Hayden) is an Australian and Queensland cricketer. ... Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. ... Not out is a term used on cricket scorecards to signify that a batsman has not been dismissed when the innings is finished. ... Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. ... Hanif Mohammed (born 21 December 1934 in Junagadh, Gujarat, India) was one of Pakistans greatest cricketers, playing for the Pakistani cricket team in 55 Test matches between 1952/53 and 1969/70 and averaging a fine 43. ... Curtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose (b. ... Courtney Andrew Walsh (born October 30, 1962, Kingston, Jamaica) is a former international cricketer (fast bowler) who represented the West Indies from 1984 to 2001, captaining the West Indies in 22 Test matches. ... Shivnarine Shiv Chanderpaul (born 16 August 1974 in Unity Village, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana) is a cricketer, and former captain of the West Indies cricket team. ... Ramnaresh Ronnie Sarwan (born June 23, 1980,Wakenaam Island, Guyana) is a West Indian cricketer of Indo-Guyanese ethnicity and captain of the West Indies cricket team. ... Brian Charles Lara (born May 2, 1969) (nicknamed, The Prince of Port-of-Spain or simply The Prince) was a peerless record-breaking cricketer, and the finest batsman to have graced the gentlemans game. ...

After a two-nil defeat to New Zealand in 1999–00, Lara was replaced as captain by Jimmy Adams, who initially enjoyed series wins against Zimbabwe and Pakistan, but a three-one defeat to England and a five-nil whitewash by Australia saw him replaced by Carl Hooper for the 2000–01 visit by South Africa. By the time Lara was restored to the captaincy in 2002–03 series had been lost to South Africa, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, New Zealand and India. The only series win of note was against India (although Zimbabwe and Bangladesh were still beaten) as the West Indies plummeted to eighth place in the world-rankings, below all the other established Test nations. For the article on the racing driver Jimmy Adams, see Jimmy Adams (driver). ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... Carl Llewellyn Hooper (born December 15, 1966 in Georgetown, Guyana) was a West Indian cricket player and captain, renowned for his exquisite batting style. ...

After losing his first series of his second captaincy period to world-champions Australia, Lara secured success against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, before another poor run saw three-nil defeats over four Tests against both South Africa and England, although the fourth Test against England was drawn after Lara posted a world-record individual Test score of 400 not out. The West Indies were then whitewashed four-nil in England. Lara's last act as captain was to win the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy, a one-day competition second only to the Cricket World Cup, at the Oval, London – a win that was a welcome surprise for the Caribbean which had just been hit by Hurricane Ivan. The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... The ICC Champions Trophy 2004 was held in September in England. ... The famous gasometers, which are now listed buildings. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2004. ...

This joy was short-lived as a major dispute broke out in 2005 between the West Indian Players Association (WIPA) and the Cricket Board. The point of contention was the 'clause 5' of the tour contract which gave WICB the sole and exclusive right to arrange for sponsorship, advertising, licensing, merchandising and promotional activities relating to WICB or any WICB Team. Digicel were the sponsors of the West Indian Team, while most of the players had contracts with Cable & Wireless. This and a payment dispute meant the West Indies first announced a team absent Lara and a number of other leading West Indians for South Africa's visit in 2004–05, leading to Shivnarine Chanderpaul becoming captain. Some of these players did, in the end, compete. The dispute had not been finally resolved, though, and rumbled on, leading to a second-string side being named for the tour of Sri Lanka in 2005. The dispute was not resolved until October 2005, when a full-strength side was finally named for the 2005–6 tour of Australia. It was on this tour that Brian Lara overtook Australian Allan Border as the highest run-scorer in Test match cricket but lost the series 0-3. Digicel is a mobile phone network provider in the Caribbean region. ... Cable & Wireless (West Indies) Ltd. ... Shivnarine Shiv Chanderpaul (born 16 August 1974 in Unity Village, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana) is a cricketer, and former captain of the West Indies cricket team. ... West Indies cricket team are touring Sri Lanka for two Test matches and a ODI tri-series in July and August 2005. ... The West Indies cricket team toured Australia in October and November 2005 as part of the 2005-06 Australian cricket season. ... Brian Charles Lara (born May 2, 1969) (nicknamed, The Prince of Port-of-Spain or simply The Prince) was a peerless record-breaking cricketer, and the finest batsman to have graced the gentlemans game. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the womens version of the game, see Womens Test cricket. ...

Tournament history

World Cup

• 1975: Won
• 1979: Won
• 1983: Runners up
• 1987: First round
• 1992: 6th place
• 1996: Semi Finals
• 1999: First round
• 2003: First round

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ICC Champions Trophy

• 2002: First round
• 2004: Won

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ICC Knockout

• 1998: Runners up
• 2000: First round

Bowling attack

The West Indies generally play fast bowlers more so than spin bowlers. This is partly due to the fact that the Carribian pitches tend to be very hard and fast.^{[citation needed]} The West Indian team at any one time will generally consist of four fast bowlers (as opposed to a mixture of fast and spin bowlers). They have on occasion played spin bowlers however, they tend to be batting All-Rounders. Examples include Gus Logie, Carl Hooper, etc. One famous example of their "four-pronged" pace attack (as it has been dubbed) was during the 1980s when the attack generally included : - Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. ... Spin bowling, sometimes known as slow bowling, is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. ... Eldine Ashworth Elderfield Baptiste (b. ... Augustine Lawrence Logie (b. ... Carl Llewellyn Hooper (born December 15, 1966 in Georgetown, Guyana) was a West Indian cricket player and captain, renowned for his exquisite batting style. ...

• Malcolm Marshall (fast bowler)
• Joel Garner (fast)
• Patrick Patterson (fast) and
• Michael Holding (fast)

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• Corey Collymore (fast medium/seam)
• Daren Powell (fast medium)
• Dwayne Bravo (fast medium) and
• Jerome Taylor (fast)

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See also

• West Indian cricket team
• List of West Indian Test cricketers
• West Indian Test match records
• 2007 Cricket World Cup - To be held in the Caribbean.
• West Indian national cricket captains
• For coverage of cricket more generally, go to the Cricket portal.

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Notes and references

1. ^  See, for example, the official website of the West Indies Cricket Board ( http://www.windiescricket.com/ )
2. ^  http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Countries/30.html
3. ^  For example, 75 Years of West Indies Cricket 1928-2003 by Ray Goble and Keith AP Sandiford ISBN 1-870518-78-0, or http://www.cricinfo.com/db/NATIONAL/WI/SERIES/TOURS.html . See also the scorecard of the First Test played by the West Indies.
4. ^ Until June 2001 there was no official ranking of Test nations, with the unofficial epithet of "World champions" being decided by acclaim based on recent results. Although exactly when the West Indies became and ceased to be world champions is therefore disputed - that they were world champions for a prolonged period of time is not.
5. ^ The West Indies are currently ranked 8th out of the 10 Test playing nations, and 8th in the one-day international rankings, which likewise only cover the 10 Test playing nations. The current tables can be found on the ICC homepage
6. ^  For the results of domestic competitions see http://www.cricinfo.com or http://www.cricketarchive.com .
7. ^  The scorecards of the first-class games played by Lucas's team are on CricketArchive. The scorecards of the first-class games played in Jamaica are also available on Cricinfo. Generally, both for this tour and the tours referred to below, CricketArchive has scorecards of all first-class matches, whereas Cricinfo only has a selection of scorecards of first-class matches.
8. ^  See CricketArchive and Cricinfo for the scorecards of the first-class games.
9. ^  See CricketArchive and Cricinfo for the scorecards of the first-class games
10. ^  p88 75 Years of West Indies Cricket 1928-2003 by Ray Goble and Keith AP Sandiford ISBN 1-870518-78-0
11. ^  See CricketArchive and Cricinfo for the first-class scorecards
12. ^  See CricketArchive and Cricinfo for the first-class scorecards
13. ^  See CricketArchive and Cricinfo for first-class scorecards
14. ^  The Marylebone Cricket Club took over the running of England overseas tours with the 1901-02 tour to Australia. All England touring teams until the 1977 Centenary Test were styled MCC teams. Before then touring teams were put together by a mixture of professional and amateur promoters. After that, selection of England teams transferred away from the MCC itself.
15. ^  See CricketArchive and Cricinfo for scorecards of first-class matches.
16. ^  See CricketArchive and Cricinfo for first-class scorecards.
17. ^  See CricketArchive and Cricinfo for first-class scorecards.
18. ^  See the International Cricket Council for the dates by year on which teams became full members. For the precise dates, see CricketArchive as follows: West Indies, New Zealand, India.
19. ^  Which matches have been recognised as Test matches up to 1909, when the Imperial Cricket Conference, now the International Cricket Council, was formed, have been long-established through custom. After 1909, Test matches have been official matches between full members of the ICC. The exception to this is that matches played between South Africa and full members after South Africa left the Commonwealth in 1961 and the 1970-71 South African season are recognised as Tests, and the ICC recognised a match between Australia and a World XI that took place in 2005 as an official Test.
20. ^  See CricketArchive and Cricinfo for first-class scorecards.
21. ^  Source Don Bradman scrapbooks, vol. 11, 1930/31, p. 35. Summary A photograph of the West Indies Cricket Team which toured Australia in 1930/31. The photograph includes the players and the Manager and Assistant Manager.
22. ^  See CricketArchive and Cricinfo for the first-class scorecards.
23. ^  See CricketArchive and Cricinfo for the first-class scorecards.
24. ^  For an analysis of the effects of the White Australia policy on cricket, including an account of this tour, see A History of Australian Cricket by Chris Harte with Bernard Whimpress ISBN 0-233-05130-9 .
25. ^  The England's "Bodyline" tour of Australia in 1932-33 was one of the most politically charged tours of all time. See CricketArchive and Cricinfo for the scorecards, and Bodyline for detailed information.
26. ^  See, for example, Alan Gibson (1988). The Cricket Captains of England. The Pavilion Library. ISBN 1-85145-395-4.
27. ^  For the scorecard of the game in which Constantine and Martindale bowled Bodyline at England, see CricketArchive or Cricinfo
28. ^  Source: State Library of New South Wales (http://image.sl.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/ebindshow.pl?doc=pxe789_42/a372;seq=23). For more on Constantine, see, for example, The Emancipators: Learie Constantine from the Trinidad Guardian
29. ^  See CricketArchive and Cricinfo for the first-class scorecards. A brief report of the extraordinary events in the First Test is available on Cricinfo, with a fuller version in The Illustrated History of the Test Match by Peter Arnold and Peter Wynne-Thomas, 1988
30. ^  See CricketArchive and Cricinfo for the first-class scorecards
31. ^  See CricketArchive and Cricinfo for the first-class scorecards
32. ^  See List of Test cricket records. Ganteaume remains the player with the highest Test match career average (see Cricinfo)
33. ^  Pakistan became independent on 14 August 1947, and India became independent one day later.
34. ^  See CricketArchive or Cricinfo for the first-class scorecards.
35. ^  See CricketArchive or Cricinfo for the first-class scorecards.
36. ^  See CricketArchive or Cricinfo for the first-class scorecards.
37. ^  The West Indies secured their first ever victory against England in the Second Test at Lord's. The match was won by 326 runs, with Ramadhin and Valentine taking 18 of the 20 wickets. The event was immortalised by the composition of a song, Victory Calypso. The last two lines have gone down in cricketing folklore. The words are: Cricket lovely Cricket, // At Lord's where I saw it; // Cricket lovely Cricket, // At Lord's where I saw it; // Yardley tried his best // But Goddard won the Test. // They gave the crowd plenty fun; // Second Test and West Indies won. // With those two little pals of mine // Ramadhin and Valentine.
38. ^  See CricketArchive or Cricinfo for the first-class scorecards.
39. ^  See CricketArchive or Cricinfo for the first-class scorecards.
40. ^  See CricketArchive or Cricinfo for the first-class scorecards.
41. ^  See CricketArchive or Cricinfo for the first-class scorecards.
42. ^  See CricketArchive or Cricinfo for the first-class scorecards.
43. ^  See CricketArchive or Cricinfo for the first-class scorecards.
44. ^  New Zealand gained Test status at the same times as the West Indies and India. It took them 45 games since gaining Test status in 1926 to record their first win. Both figures are world records.
45. ^  See CricketArchive or Cricinfo for the first-class scorecards.
46. ^  See CricketArchive or Cricinfo for the first-class scorecards.
47. ^  Gary Sobers' 365 not out of a total of 790 for 3 declared was made in 614 minutes. It included 38 fours. At the time it was a world record score, beating the 364 made by Len Hutton for England against Australia in 1938. It was finally beaten by fellow West Indian Brian Lara's 375 against England in 1993-94. In the same innings Conrad Hunte made 260 before being run out. The West Indies won the game on the sixth day by an innings and 174 runs. See CricketArchive for the scorecard. See also: List of Test cricket records.
48. ^  See CricketArchive or Cricinfo for the first-class scorecards.
49. ^  See CricketArchive or Cricinfo for the first-class scorecards.
50. ^  See CricketArchive or Cricinfo for the first-class scorecards.
51. ^  For CLR James's support of Worrell as captain see, for example, the summary on pp11, 135 of Cricket and Race by Jack Williams ISBN 1-85973-309-3. For Constantine's support for a black captain see pp37, 49 of the same book. Worrell was the first black to captain the West Indies for a whole series.
52. ^  p38 of Cricket and Race by Jack Williams ISBN 1-85973-309-3
53. ^  See, for example, p135 of Cricket and Race by Jack Williams ISBN 1-85973-309-3
54. ^  As noted above, there was no official World Test championship, so there are no generally agreed start and end dates of West Indian dominance. It is generally accepted that the Windies came to the fore in the mid to late 1960s.
55. ^  For a description of this tour see, for example, ABC's Calypso Summer website describing the 1960-61 Australian tour. See CricketArchive or Cricinfo for the scorecards.
56. ^  There is, of course, no official designation of what the greatest Test series ever is. However, this appellation has most notably been used for the 1960-61 Australia v West Indies series (see ABC's Calypso Summer website describing the 1960-61 Australian tour, for example), for the 2005 Ashes (see, for example, Ashes Victory The Official Story of the Greatest Ever Test Series in the Team's Own Words by The England Cricket Team ISBN 0-7528-7517-5. Similar claims have also been made for a small number of other series.
57. ^  The record was achieved on 11 February 1961 (see MCG's highest attendances for cricket (pdf)
58. ^  See, for example, ABC's Calypso Summer website describing the 1960-61 Australian tour
59. ^  See CricketArchive or Cricinfo for the first-class scorecards.
60. ^  See CricketArchive or Cricinfo for the first-class scorecards.
61. ^  See Cowdrey's Cricinfo page. For the scorecard, see CricketArchive.
62. ^  Canada Cricket online - scroll to "West Indies 1886 tour to Canada" and "The first West Indies cricket tour"
63. ^  The Development of West Indies Cricket Google Book results- specifically pages 21-23

• World Series Cup controversy and the West Indies
• The controversial 1979/–80 tour of New Zealand

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External links

• CaribbeanCricket.com Independent news/discussion site on West Indies cricket