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The late 70s and 80s was a golden era for the West Indies cricket team, with the team dominating all forms of cricket. The West Indies came into the 1980 series after recently winning the 1979 Cricket World Cup. They were generally regarded as the best team at Test level, and would lose only eight Test matches during the 1980s. [51]
The West Indies won the first Wisden Trophy in 1963 and held the cup until 1968. England then held the trophy for a brief period between 1968 and 1973. After the 1973 series the West Indies retained the trophy for 27 years. [1] This included a 16-year period (1974–1990) where the West Indies did not lose a Test.
The England cricket team toured the West Indies in December 2023 to play three One Day International (ODI) and five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. [1] [2] [3] The International Cricket Council (ICC) finalized the bilateral series in a press release. [4] [5] In May 2023, Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced the schedule for the series.
The England cricket team toured West Indies from 1 March to 5 May 2004 as part of the 2003–04 West Indian cricket season. The tour included four Tests and seven One Day Internationals . Squad lists
However, the West Indies captain Jason Holder was suspended for the third and final Test of the series, after the team's slow over-rate in the second Test. [7] Kraigg Brathwaite was named as the West Indies' captain for the third Test in Holder's place. [8] The West Indies won the series 2–1, after England won the third Test by 232 runs. [9]
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.
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.
The West Indies cricket team toured England in the 1966 season to play a five-match Test series against England.West Indies won the series 3–1 with one match drawn. The tour was arranged at shorter notice than usual following the big success of the 1963 tour, with touring teams from New Zealand and South Africa "doubling up" in the 1965 season so that the West Indies could be brought back ...