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History of cricket in the West Indies from 1945–46 to 1970

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This article describes the history of West Indies cricket from 1946 to 1970.

First-class cricket in the West Indies had begun in February 1865 and the federation began playing Test cricket in 1928, but it was not until the 1965–66 West Indian cricket season that a formal domestic competition was founded, this being the Shell Shield which has subsequently evolved into the Carib Beer Cup.

Post-war cricket to 1970

West Indies cricket received a tremendous boost when its team defeated England in the 1950 Test series. The preceding few years had seen the emergence of truly great players like Frank Worrell, Everton Weekes and Clyde Walcott, and Gary Sobers followed during the 1950s.

In 1965, Shell Oil sponsored its Shell Shield and the West Indies at last had a true domestic championship. At first the new competition involved Barbados, British Guiana, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago and the Combined Islands team which was an amalgam of Leeward Islands cricket team and Windward Islands cricket team.

=Shell Shield winners to 1970=

=International tours to 1970=

==England 1947–48==

{{main|English cricket team in the West Indies in 1947–48}}

  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/18/18357.html 1st Test] at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados – match drawn
  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/18/18372.html 2nd Test] at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – match drawn
  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/18/18385.html 3rd Test] at Bourda, Georgetown – West Indies won by 7 wickets
  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/18/18399.html 4th Test] at Sabina Park, Kingston – West Indies won by 10 wickets

==India 1952–53==

{{main|Indian cricket team in the West Indies in 1952–53}}

==England 1953–54==

{{main|English cricket team in West Indies in 1953-54}}

  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/20/20962.html 1st Test] at Sabina Park, Kingston – West Indies won by 140 runs
  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/20/20984.html 2nd Test] at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados – West Indies won by 181 runs
  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/20/20995.html 3rd Test] at Bourda, Georgetown – England won by 9 wickets
  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/20/21004.html 4th Test] at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – match drawn
  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/20/21007.html 5th Test] at Sabina Park, Kingston – England won by 9 wickets

==Australia 1954–55==

{{main|Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1954–55}}

  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/21/21455.html 1st Test] at Sabina Park, Kingston – Australia won by 9 wickets
  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/21/21458.html 2nd Test] at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – match drawn
  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/21/21463.html 3rd Test] at Bourda, Georgetown – Australia won by 8 wickets
  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/21/21502.html 4th Test] at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados – match drawn
  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/21/21579.html 5th Test] at Sabina Park, Kingston – Australia won by an innings and 82 runs

==E. W. Swanton's XI 1955–56==

In March and April 1956 E. W. Swanton's XI of English Test and county players played two first-class matches against Barbados, one against Trinidad, and one against a West Indies XI, as well as three non-first-class matches."E. W. Swanton's Team in West Indies, 1956", Wisden 1957, pp. 883–86.

==Duke of Norfolk's XI 1956–57==

In February and March 1957 the Duke of Norfolk's XI of English Test and county players visited Jamaica, playing three first-class matches against Jamaica, winning two and drawing the other, as well as seven non-first-class matches."Duke of Norfolk's Team in Jamaica, 1957", Wisden 1958, pp. 853–57.

==Pakistan 1957–58==

{{main|Pakistani cricket team in the West Indies in 1957–58}}

  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/22/22818.html 1st Test] at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados – match drawn
  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/22/22828.html 2nd Test] at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – West Indies won by 120 runs
  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/22/22847.html 3rd Test] at Sabina Park, Kingston – West Indies won by an innings and 174 runs
  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/22/22858.html 4th Test] at Bourda, Georgetown – West Indies won by 8 wickets
  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/22/22863.html 5th Test] at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – Pakistan won by an innings and 1 run

==England 1959–60==

{{main|English cricket team in West Indies in 1959-60}}

==E. W. Swanton's XI 1960–61==

In March and April 1961 E. W. Swanton's XI of English Test and county players, plus a few internationals, played first-class matches against Windward Islands, Berbice, British Guiana and Trinidad, as well as five non-first-class matches."E. W. Swanton's Team in the West Indies, 1961", Wisden 1962, pp. 878–82.

==India 1961–62==

{{main|Indian cricket team in the West Indies in 1961–62}}

  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/25/25328.html 1st Test] at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – West Indies won by 10 wickets
  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/25/25339.html 2nd Test] at Sabina Park, Kingston – West Indies won by an innings and 18 runs
  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/25/25352.html 3rd Test] at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados – West Indies won by an innings and 30 runs
  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/25/25355.html 4th Test] at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – West Indies won by 7 wickets
  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/25/25357.html 5th Test] at Sabina Park, Kingston – West Indies won by 123 runs

==Australia 1964–65==

{{main|Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1964–65}}

  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/27/27307.html 1st Test] at Sabina Park, Kingston – West Indies won by 179 runs
  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/27/27316.html 2nd Test] at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – match drawn
  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/27/27324.html 3rd Test] at Bourda, Georgetown – West Indies won by 212 runs
  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/27/27351.html 4th Test] at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados – match drawn
  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/27/27381.html 5th Test] at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – Australia won by 10 wickets

==Rest of the World XI in Barbados 1966–67==

As part of Barbados's independence celebrations, a strong team of Test players from six countries visited Barbados in March 1967 and played a first-class match and a one-day 40-over match against Barbados. The World team won both matches."Overseas Cricket, 1966-67", Wisden 1968, pp. 930–31.

==England 1967–68==

{{main|English cricket team in the West Indies in 1967–68}}

==Duke of Norfolk's XI 1969–70==

In February and March 1970 the Duke of Norfolk's XI of English Test and county players played first-class matches against Windward Islands, Trinidad and Barbados, as well as six non-first-class matches."Duke of Norfolk's Side in West Indies, 1970", Wisden 1971, pp. 922–25.

References

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External sources

  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/WI.html CricketArchive – itinerary of events]

Further reading

{{West Indian cricket seasons}}

{{International cricket tours of the West Indies}}

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1945-46 to 1970