English cricket team in the West Indies in 1929–30
International cricket tour
The England national cricket team toured the West Indies from January to April 1930 and played a four-match Test series against the West Indies cricket team which was drawn 1–1. England were captained by Freddie Calthorpe ; West Indies by a different captain at each venue.[ 1] [ 2] They were the first Tests played in the West Indies.
At the same time another English team, captained by Harold Gilligan , was touring New Zealand, playing New Zealand's first Test series .[ 3] It was the only time one country has played in two Test matches on the same day.[ 4]
English team
The team was, by a wide margin, the oldest Test tour party of all time, with an average age of nearly 38 years.[ 5] The manager was the veteran administrator Harry Mallett .[ 6]
Test match summary
First Test
11, 13, 14, 15, 16 January 1930
(5-day match)
Scorecard
Second Test
1, 3, 4, 5, 6 February 1930
(5-day match)
Scorecard
England won the toss and elected to bat.
2 February was taken as a rest day.
MG Grell , N Betancourt and EE Achong (all WIN) made their Test debuts.
Third Test
21, 22, 24, 25, 26 February 1930
(5-day match)
Scorecard
West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
23 February was taken as a rest day.
CEL Jones (WIN) and LF Townsend (ENG) made their Test debuts.
Fourth Test
England won the toss and elected to bat.
6 April was taken as a rest day.
There was no play on the eighth or ninth days.
The match was drawn on the ninth day by arrangement, as the MCC boat home was leaving. [ 7]
CC Passailaigue , IM Barrow , OC Da Costa and GG Morais (all WIN) made their Test debuts.
References
External links
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