West Indian cricket team in England in 1963
The West Indian cricket team in England in 1963 played 30 first-class matches of which they won 15, lost 2 and drew 13. West Indies played five Tests and won the series against England by three matches to one, with one game drawn.
As a result of the great success of this series, England's future home Test programme was revised so that West Indies could return in 1966, much earlier than originally planned. This was done by introducing "twin tours", in which two countries would each play three Tests against England in the course of a season.
The West Indies team
- Frank Worrell (captain)
- Conrad Hunte
- Easton McMorris
- Seymour Nurse
- Basil Butcher
- Joe Solomon
- Gary Sobers
- David Allan (wicket keeper)
- Wes Hall
- Charlie Griffith
- Alfred Valentine
- Deryck Murray (wicket keeper)
- Joey Carew
- Willie Rodriguez
- Lester King
- Lance Gibbs
- Rohan Kanhai
Test series
First Test
6-10 June 1963 Scorecard |
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Joey Carew, Deryck Murray (WI) and John Edrich (Eng) made their Test debuts.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
Second Test
20-25 June 1963 Scorecard |
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain stopped play on Day 4 from 2:55 to 3:09, and then ended play for the day at 4:45. Play resumed on Day 5 at 2:20.
This match had a very exciting climax. When time ran out, England were six runs short of the 234 that they needed to win. The ninth wicket fell when Derek Shackleton was run out from the fourth ball of the final over. Colin Cowdrey had had his left arm broken earlier in the innings, and had retired hurt. Now he reappeared, with his arm in plaster. Luckily for him, and for England, he was not required to face a ball, David Allen playing out the remaining two deliveries.
Third Test
4-9 July 1963 Scorecard |
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Phil Sharpe (Eng) made his Test debut
- 7 July taken as rest day
Fourth Test
25-29 July 1963 Scorecard |
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Brian Bolus (Eng) made his Test debut
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
- 28 July taken as rest day
Fifth Test
22-26 August 1963 Scorecard |
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
- 25 August was taken as a rest day
Run and wicket aggregates
All first-class matches
- leading batsmen
- Conrad Hunte – 1367 runs @ 44.09
- Gary Sobers – 1333 @ 47.60
- Basil Butcher – 1294 @ 44.62
- Rohan Kanhai – 1149 @ 41.03
- leading bowlers
- Charlie Griffith – 119 wickets @ 12.83
- Gary Sobers – 82 @ 22.48
- Lance Gibbs – 78 @ 20.05
- Wes Hall – 74 @ 21.70
Test matches
- leading batsmen
- Rohan Kanhai – 497 runs @ 55.22
- Conrad Hunte – 471 @ 58.57
- Basil Butcher – 383 @ 47.87
- Gary Sobers – 322 @ 40.25
- leading bowlers
- Charlie Griffith – 32 wickets @ 16.21
- Lance Gibbs – 26 @ 21.30
- Gary Sobers – 20 @ 28.55
- Wes Hall – 16 @ 33.37
See also
External sources
Annual reviews
Further reading
- Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979