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 this success, 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

Second Test
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, who had had his left arm broken earlier in the innings and had retired hurt, reappeared with his arm in plaster; he was not required to face a ball, David Allen playing out the remaining two deliveries.

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

External sources

 * CricketArchive – tour summaries

Annual reviews

 * Playfair Cricket Annual 1964
 * Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1964