# 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

## Test series
### First Test

* 6–10 June 1963 Scorecard
* West Indies won by 10 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Charlie Elliott and John Langridge
* 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
* Match drawn Lord's, London Umpires: Syd Buller and Eddie Phillipson
* 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.
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.

### Third Test

* 4–9 July 1963 Scorecard
* England won by 217 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Charlie Elliott and Laurie Gray
* 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
* West Indies won by 221 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: John Langridge and Eddie Phillipson
* 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
* West Indies won by 8 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Syd Buller and Dusty Rhodes
* 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