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 Indian cricket team in England in 1950
 
  West Indies England
Dates 6 May – 5 September 1950
Captains John Goddard Norman Yardley
Freddie Brown
(4th Test only)
Test series
Result West Indies won the 4-match series 3–1
Most runs Frank Worrell (539) Len Hutton (333)
Most wickets Alf Valentine (33) Alec Bedser (11)

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 for 48 and 3 for 79.[1]

Wisden in 1951 named four West Indian players as Cricketer of the Year. They were Sonny Ramadhin, Alf Valentine, Everton Weekes and Frank Worrell. The fifth player was England wicket-keeper Godfrey Evans. For the source, see Wisden 1951 in Cricinfo.


West Indies team

The following players were selected for the tour:

Eleven of the sixteen players had already appeared in test cricket. Ramadhin and Valentine made their test debuts in this series. Marshall made his test debut in a later series. Trestrail and Williams never played test cricket.

Test series summary

First Test
8–12 June 1950
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
312 (128.3 overs)
TG Evans 104
AL Valentine 8/104 (50 overs)
215 (93.5 overs)
ED Weekes 52
R Berry 5/63 (31.5 overs)
288 (141.5 overs)
WJ Edrich 71
AL Valentine 3/100 (56 overs)
183 (81.2 overs)
JB Stollmeyer 78
WE Hollies 5/63 (35.2 overs)
England won by 202 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: F Chester and D Davies
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 11 June was taken as a rest day.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
  • GHG Doggart and R Berry (both ENG), and S Ramadhin and AL Valentine (both WIN) made their Test debuts.

Second Test
24–29 June 1950
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
326 (131.2 overs)
AF Rae 106 (274)
RO Jenkins 5/116 (35.2 overs)
151 (106.4 overs)
C Washbrook 36
S Ramadhin 5/66 (43 overs)
425/6d (178 overs)
CL Walcott 168*
RO Jenkins 4/174 (59 overs)
274 (191.3 overs)
C Washbrook 114
S Ramadhin 6/86 (72 overs)
West Indies won by 326 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: D Davies and FS Lee
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 25 June was taken as a rest day.
  • WGA Parkhouse (ENG) made his Test debut.

Third Test
20–25 July 1950
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
223 (98.4 overs)
D Shackleton 42
FMM Worrell 3/40 (17 overs)
558 (174.4 overs)
FMM Worrell 261
AV Bedser 5/127 (48 overs)
436 (245.2 overs)
C Washbrook 102
S Ramadhin 5/135 (81.2 overs)
103/0 (36.3 overs)
JB Stollmeyer 52*
West Indies won by 10 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: F Chester and H Elliott
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 23 July was taken as a rest day.
  • DJ Insole and D Shackleton (both ENG) made their Test debuts.

Fourth Test
12–16 August 1950
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
503 (194.2 overs)
FMM Worrell 138
DVP Wright 5/141 (53 overs)
344 (179.4 overs)
L Hutton 202*
JDC Goddard 4/25 (17.4 overs)
103 (f/o) (69.3 overs)
DS Sheppard 29
AL Valentine 6/39 (26.3 overs)
West Indies won by an innings and 56 runs
The Oval, London
Umpires: WH Ashdown and FS Lee
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 13 August was taken as a rest day.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
  • DS Sheppard, AJW McIntyre and MJ Hilton (all ENG) made their Test debuts.

References
  1. 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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