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West Indies in England

Matches

May 01 - 02 1957

West Indians won by an innings and 77 runs
County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Worcestershire

80 and 133 (f/o)

vs

West Indians

290/9d

Match Centre

May 04 - 07 1957

West Indians won by 4 wickets
County Ground, Northampton

Northamptonshire

91 and 332 (f/o)

vs

West Indians

328/7d and 96/6 (target: 96)

Match Centre

May 08 - 10 1957

West Indians won by an innings and 90 runs
Christ Church Ground, Oxford

Oxford University

119 and 84

vs

West Indians

293/5d

Match Centre

May 11 - 14 1957

West Indians won by 4 wickets
Valentine's Park, Ilford

Essex

197 and 121

vs

West Indians

115 and 204/6 (target: 204)

Match Centre

May 15 - 17 1957

Match drawn
FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge

Cambridge University

225 and 258

vs

West Indians

366/6d

Match Centre

May 18 - 21 1957

Match drawn
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood

Marylebone Cricket Club

284

vs

West Indians

337/6d and 193/3

Match Centre

May 22 - 24 1957

Match drawn
Bramall Lane, Sheffield

Yorkshire

162 and 141/8 (target: 301)

vs

West Indians

190 and 272/6d

Match Centre

May 25 - 28 1957

Match drawn
Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Nottinghamshire

420

vs

West Indians

489/3d and 298/3

Match Centre

May 30 - Jun 04 1957

1st Test Match drawn
Edgbaston, Birmingham

England

186 and 583/4d

vs

West Indies

474 and 72/7 (target: 296)

Match Centre

Jun 05 - 07 1957

West Indians won by 154 runs
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol

Gloucestershire

220 and 176 (target: 331)

vs

West Indians

241 and 309/7d

Match Centre

Jun 08 - 10 1957

West Indians won by 5 wickets
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

Glamorgan

138 and 77

vs

West Indians

119 and 100/5 (target: 97)

Match Centre

Jun 12 - 14 1957

Match drawn
Kennington Oval, Kennington

Surrey

210 and 270/6d

vs

West Indians

220 and 178/8 (target: 261)

Match Centre

Jun 15 - 18 1957

West Indians won by 235 runs
County Ground, Hove

Sussex

256 and 146 (target: 382)

vs

West Indians

353/8d and 284/3d

Match Centre

Jun 20 - 22 1957

2nd Test England won by an innings and 36 runs
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood

England

424

vs

West Indies

127 and 261

Match Centre

Jun 29 - Jul 02 1957

West Indians won by 173 runs
Queen's Park, Chesterfield

Derbyshire

140 and 117 (target: 291)

vs

West Indians

115 and 315

Match Centre

Jul 04 - 09 1957

3rd Test Match drawn
Trent Bridge, Nottingham

England

619/6d and 64/1 (target: 121)

vs

West Indies

372 and 367 (f/o)

Match Centre

Jul 13 - 16 1957

Match drawn
County Ground, Southampton

Hampshire

159 and 43/0 (target: 339)

vs

West Indians

110 and 387

Match Centre

Jul 17 - 19 1957

Match drawn
County Ground, Taunton

Somerset

114

vs

West Indians

78 and 254/6d

Match Centre

Jul 20 - 23 1957

Match drawn
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood

Middlesex

144 and 213

vs

West Indians

176 and 143/8 (target: 182)

Match Centre

Jul 25 - 27 1957

4th Test England won by an innings and 5 runs
Headingley, Leeds

England

279

vs

West Indies

142 and 132

Match Centre

Jul 31 - Aug 02 1957

West Indians won by 7 wickets
Kennington Oval, Kennington

Surrey

210 and 199/3d

vs

West Indians

140 and 270/3 (target: 270)

Match Centre

Aug 03 - 06 1957

West Indians won by 6 wickets
St Helen's, Swansea

Glamorgan

141 and 178

vs

West Indians

254 and 66/4 (target: 66)

Match Centre

Aug 07 - 09 1957

Match drawn
Edgbaston, Birmingham

Warwickshire

184 and 204/6

vs

West Indians

212

Match Centre

Aug 10 - 13 1957

West Indians won by 9 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester

Lancashire

79 and 327 (f/o)

vs

West Indians

317/5d and 91/1 (target: 90)

Match Centre

Aug 14 - 16 1957

Match abandoned without a ball bowled
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford

Yorkshire

vs

West Indians

Aug 17 - 20 1957

West Indians won by an innings and 212 runs
Grace Road, Leicester

Leicestershire

75 and 74

vs

West Indians

361/7d

Match Centre

Aug 22 - 24 1957

5th Test England won by an innings and 237 runs
Kennington Oval, Kennington

England

412

vs

West Indies

89 and 86 (f/o)

Match Centre

Aug 28 - 30 1957

West Indians won by 7 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

Kent

355 and 168/7d

vs

West Indians

359/5d and 165/3 (target: 165)

Aug 31 - Sep 03 1957

West Indians won by 4 wickets
Central Recreation Ground, Hastings

LEG Ames' XI

322/9d and 238

vs

West Indians

291 and 270/6 (target: 270)

Match Centre

Sep 04 - 06 1957

Match drawn
Stanley Park, Blackpool

Lancashire

176 and 108/2 (target: 180)

vs

West Indians

174 and 181/5d

Match Centre

Sep 07 - 10 1957

Match drawn
North Marine Road, Scarborough

TN Pearce's XI

355/9d and 186/7d

vs

West Indians

323/7d and 151/8 (target: 219)

Match Centre

Stats

All

Most Runs

Rank	Player	Team	Runs
1	GS Sobers	WI	1644
2	OG Smith	WI	1483
3	FMM Worrell	WI	1470
4	CL Walcott	WI	1414
5	ED Weekes	WI	1096

Most Wickets

Rank	Player	Team	Wickets
1	S Ramadhin	WI	119
2	AL Valentine	WI	60
3	DS Atkinson	WI	55
4	FMM Worrell	WI	39
5	GS Sobers	WI	37

Most Sixes

Rank	Player	Team	Sixes
1	OG Smith	WI	0
2	FS Trueman	ENG/PearXI/YOR	4+
3	CL Walcott	WI	0
4	PBH May	ENG/PearXI/SUR	2+
5	RB Kanhai	WI	0

Best Individual Scores

Rank	Player	Team	High Score
1	PBH May	ENG/PearXI/SUR	285*
2	TW Graveney	ENG/GLO/MCC/PearXI	258
3	GS Sobers	WI	219*
4	FMM Worrell	WI	191*
5	OG Smith	WI	168

Best Bowling Figures (innings)

Rank	Player	Team	BBI
1	DS Atkinson	WI	8/58
2	S Ramadhin	WI	7/29
3	TE Bailey	ENG/ESS/PearXI	7/44
4	FMM Worrell	WI	7/70
5	D Shackleton	HAM	7/103

First-class

Most Runs

Rank	Player	Team	Runs
1	GS Sobers	WI	1644
2	OG Smith	WI	1483
3	FMM Worrell	WI	1470
4	CL Walcott	WI	1414
5	ED Weekes	WI	1096

Most Wickets

Rank	Player	Team	Wickets
1	S Ramadhin	WI	119
2	AL Valentine	WI	60
3	DS Atkinson	WI	55
4	FMM Worrell	WI	39
5	GS Sobers	WI	37

Most Sixes

Rank	Player	Team	Sixes
1	OG Smith	WI	0
2	FS Trueman	ENG/PearXI/YOR	4+
3	CL Walcott	WI	0
4	PBH May	ENG/PearXI/SUR	2+
5	RB Kanhai	WI	0

Best Individual Scores

Rank	Player	Team	High Score
1	PBH May	ENG/PearXI/SUR	285*
2	TW Graveney	ENG/GLO/MCC/PearXI	258
3	GS Sobers	WI	219*
4	FMM Worrell	WI	191*
5	OG Smith	WI	168

Best Bowling Figures (innings)

Rank	Player	Team	BBI
1	DS Atkinson	WI	8/58
2	S Ramadhin	WI	7/29
3	TE Bailey	ENG/ESS/PearXI	7/44
4	FMM Worrell	WI	7/70
5	D Shackleton	HAM	7/103

Tests

Most Runs

Rank	Player	Team	Runs
1	PBH May	ENG	489
2	TW Graveney	ENG	472
3	MC Cowdrey	ENG	435
4	PE Richardson	ENG	411
5	OG Smith	WI	396

Most Wickets

Rank	Player	Team	Wickets
1	FS Trueman	ENG	22
2	JC Laker	ENG	18
3	GAR Lock	ENG	15
4	S Ramadhin	WI	14
5	JB Statham	ENG	13

Most Sixes

Rank	Player	Team	Sixes
1	FS Trueman	ENG	4
2	OG Smith	WI	4
3	PBH May	ENG	2
4	PE Richardson	ENG	0
5	DB Close	ENG	0

Best Individual Scores

Rank	Player	Team	High Score
1	PBH May	ENG	285*
2	TW Graveney	ENG	258
3	FMM Worrell	WI	191*
4	OG Smith	WI	168
5	MC Cowdrey	ENG	154

Best Bowling Figures (innings)

Rank	Player	Team	BBI
1	TE Bailey	ENG	7/44
2	S Ramadhin	WI	7/49
3	FMM Worrell	WI	7/70
4	GAR Lock	ENG	6/20
5	PJ Loader	ENG	6/36

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