West Indian cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1930–31

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The West Indies cricket team toured New Zealand and Australia from November 1930 to March 1931 and played a five-match Test series against the Australia national cricket team. Australia won the series 4–1. Australia were captained by Bill Woodfull, while the West Indies were coached by Jackie Grant. In addition, the West Indians played nine first-class matches against Australian state teams and, in November, one match in New Zealand against Wellington.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/West_Indies_in_Australia_and_New_Zealand_1930-31.html |website=CricketArchive |title=West Indies in Australia and New Zealand 1930–31 |access-date=28 May 2014}}

Team

The manager was R. H. Mallett.

New Zealand series summary

{{Two-innings cricket match

| date = 12–13 November 1930
(2-day match)

| team1 = Wellington

| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 195 (73.3 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = HM McGirr 37

| wickets-team1-inns1 = LN Constantine 6/24 (14.3 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 128/4 (36 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = LS Birkett 40*

| wickets-team2-inns1 = ED Blundell 3/33 (11 overs)

| result = Match drawn

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/131/131843.html Scorecard]

| venue = Basin Reserve, Wellington

| umpires = LT Cobcroft and WP Page

| toss = Wellington won the toss and decided to bat

| rain = Only 90 minutes of play was possible on the second day due to rain

| notes =

}}

Test series summary

=First Test=

{{Two-innings cricket match

| date = 12–16 December 1930
(Timeless Test)

| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}

| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 296 (127.1 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = EL Bartlett 84

| wickets-team1-inns1 = CV Grimmett 7/87 (48 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 376 (117.5 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = AF Kippax 146

| wickets-team2-inns1 = OC Scott 4/83 (20.5 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 249 (98 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = GC Grant 71*

| wickets-team1-inns2 = A Hurwood 4/86 (34 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 0/172 (55.3 overs)

| runs-team2-inns2 = WH Ponsford 92*

| wickets-team2-inns2 =

| result = Australia won by 10 wickets

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/13/13733.html Scorecard]

| venue = Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

| umpires = GA Hele and AG Jenkins

| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain = 14 December was taken as a rest day.

| notes = LS Birkett and GC Grant (both WIN), and A Hurwood (AUS) made their Test debuts.

}}

=Second Test=

{{Two-innings cricket match

| date = 1–5 January 1931
(Timeless Test)

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}

| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 369 (116.4 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = WH Ponsford 183

| wickets-team1-inns1 = OC Scott 4/66 (15.4 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 107 (50.1 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = IM Barrow 17

| wickets-team2-inns1 = CV Grimmett 4/54 (19.1 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 =

| runs-team1-inns2 =

| wickets-team1-inns2 =

| score-team2-inns2 = 90 (f/o) (30.3 overs)

| runs-team2-inns2 = CA Roach 25

| wickets-team2-inns2 = A Hurwood 4/22 (11 overs)

| result = Australia won by an innings and 172 runs

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/13/13750.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

| umpires = GE Borwick and WG French

| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain = 4 January was taken as a rest day.

There was no play on the second day.

| notes =

}}

=Third Test=

{{Two-innings cricket match

| date = 16–20 January 1931
(Timeless Test)

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}

| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 558 (147 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = DG Bradman 223

| wickets-team1-inns1 = HC Griffith 4/133 (33 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 193 (104.3 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = GA Headley 102*

| wickets-team2-inns1 = RK Oxenham 4/39 (30 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 =

| runs-team1-inns2 =

| wickets-team1-inns2 =

| score-team2-inns2 = 148 (f/o) (60.3 overs)

| runs-team2-inns2 = GA Headley 28

| wickets-team2-inns2 = CV Grimmett 5/49 (14.3 overs)

| result = Australia won by an innings and 217 runs

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/13/13758.html Scorecard]

| venue = Exhibition Ground, Brisbane

| umpires = JP Orr and AE Wyeth

| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain = 18 January was taken as a rest day.

| notes =

}}

=Fourth Test=

{{Two-innings cricket match

| date = 13–14 February 1931
(Timeless Test)

| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}

| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 99 (50 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = GA Headley 33

| wickets-team1-inns1 = H Ironmonger 7/23 (20 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 8/328d (89.2 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = DG Bradman 152

| wickets-team2-inns1 = FR Martin 3/91 (30.2 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 107 (35.4 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = OC Scott 20*

| wickets-team1-inns2 = AG Fairfax 4/31 (14 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 =

| runs-team2-inns2 =

| wickets-team2-inns2 =

| result = Australia won by an innings and 122 runs

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/13/13772.html Scorecard]

| venue = Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

| umpires = AN Barlow and J Richards

| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

=Fifth Test=

{{Two-innings cricket match

| date = 27 February–4 March 1931
(Timeless Test)

| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}

| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 6/350d (135 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = FR Martin 123*

| wickets-team1-inns1 = CV Grimmett 3/100 (33 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 224 (79.2 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = AG Fairfax 54

| wickets-team2-inns1 = GN Francis 4/48 (19 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 5/124d (51 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = CA Roach 34

| wickets-team1-inns2 = H Ironmonger 2/44 (16 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 220 (75.3 overs)

| runs-team2-inns2 = AG Fairfax 60*

| wickets-team2-inns2 = HC Griffith 4/50 (13.3 overs)

| result = West Indies won by 30 runs

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/13/13778.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

| umpires = HJ Armstrong and WG French

| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain = 1 March was taken as a rest day.

There was no play on the fourth day.

| notes = KE Rigg (AUS) made his Test debut.

}}

References

External links

[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/West_Indies_in_Australia_and_New_Zealand_1930-31.html West Indies in Australia and New Zealand 1930-31] at CricketArchive
[http://test-cricket-tours.co.uk/page_1662053.html West Indies to Australia 1930-31] at Test Cricket Tours

Annual reviews

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1932

West Indian cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1930–31

Team

New Zealand series summary

Test series summary

=First Test=

=Second Test=

=Third Test=

=Fourth Test=

=Fifth Test=

References

External links

Annual reviews

Further reading