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1957 West Indies in England

    May 01 - 02 1957

  • West Indians won by an innings and 77 runs
    County Ground, New Road, Worcester
    Worcestershire
    80 and 133 (f/o)
    Worcestershire
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    290/9d
    Scorecard

    • May 04 - 07 1957

  • West Indians won by 4 wickets
    County Ground, Northampton
    Northamptonshire
    91 and 332 (f/o)
    Northamptonshire
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    328/7d and 96/6 (target: 96)
    Scorecard

    • 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
    West Indians
    293/5d
    Scorecard

    • May 11 - 14 1957

  • West Indians won by 4 wickets
    Valentine's Park, Ilford
    Essex
    197 and 121
    Essex
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    115 and 204/6 (target: 204)
    Scorecard

    • May 15 - 17 1957

  • Match drawn
    FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge
    Cambridge University
    225 and 258
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    366/6d
    Scorecard

    • May 18 - 21 1957

  • Match drawn
    Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
    Marylebone Cricket Club
    284
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    337/6d and 193/3
    Scorecard

    • May 22 - 24 1957

  • Match drawn
    Bramall Lane, Sheffield
    Yorkshire
    162 and 141/8 (target: 301)
    Yorkshire
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    190 and 272/6d
    Scorecard

    • May 25 - 28 1957

  • Match drawn
    Trent Bridge, Nottingham
    Nottinghamshire
    420
    Nottinghamshire
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    489/3d and 298/3
    Scorecard

    • May 30 - Jun 04 1957

  • 1st Test Match drawn
    Edgbaston, Birmingham
    England
    186 and 583/4d
    England
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies
    474 and 72/7 (target: 296)
    Scorecard

    • Jun 05 - 07 1957

  • West Indians won by 154 runs
    County Ground, Bristol
    Gloucestershire
    220 and 176 (target: 331)
    Gloucestershire
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    241 and 309/7d
    Scorecard

    • Jun 08 - 10 1957

  • West Indians won by 5 wickets
    Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
    Glamorgan
    138 and 77
    Glamorgan
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    119 and 100/5 (target: 97)
    Scorecard

    • Jun 12 - 14 1957

  • Match drawn
    Kennington Oval, Kennington
    Surrey
    210 and 270/6d
    Surrey
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    220 and 178/8 (target: 261)
    Scorecard

    • Jun 15 - 18 1957

  • West Indians won by 235 runs
    County Ground, Hove
    Sussex
    256 and 146 (target: 382)
    Sussex
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    353/8d and 284/3d
    Scorecard

    • Jun 20 - 22 1957

  • 2nd Test England won by an innings and 36 runs
    Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
    England
    424
    England
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies
    127 and 261
    Scorecard

    • Jun 29 - Jul 02 1957

  • West Indians won by 173 runs
    Queen's Park, Chesterfield
    Derbyshire
    140 and 117 (target: 291)
    Derbyshire
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    115 and 315
    Scorecard

    • Jul 04 - 09 1957

  • 3rd Test Match drawn
    Trent Bridge, Nottingham
    England
    619/6d and 64/1 (target: 121)
    England
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies
    372 and 367 (f/o)
    Scorecard

    • Jul 13 - 16 1957

  • Match drawn
    County Ground, Southampton
    Hampshire
    159 and 43/0 (target: 339)
    Hampshire
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    110 and 387
    Scorecard

    • Jul 17 - 19 1957

  • Match drawn
    County Ground, Taunton
    Somerset
    114
    Somerset
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    78 and 254/6d
    Scorecard

    • Jul 20 - 23 1957

  • Match drawn
    Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
    Middlesex
    144 and 213
    Middlesex
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    176 and 143/8 (target: 182)
    Scorecard

    • Jul 25 - 27 1957

  • 4th Test England won by an innings and 5 runs
    Headingley, Leeds
    England
    279
    England
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies
    142 and 132
    Scorecard

    • Jul 31 - Aug 02 1957

  • West Indians won by 7 wickets
    Kennington Oval, Kennington
    Surrey
    210 and 199/3d
    Surrey
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    140 and 270/3 (target: 270)
    Scorecard

    • Aug 03 - 06 1957

  • West Indians won by 6 wickets
    St Helen's, Swansea
    Glamorgan
    141 and 178
    Glamorgan
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    254 and 66/4 (target: 66)
    Scorecard

    • Aug 07 - 09 1957

  • Match drawn
    Edgbaston, Birmingham
    Warwickshire
    184 and 204/6
    Warwickshire
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    212
    Scorecard

    • Aug 10 - 13 1957

  • West Indians won by 9 wickets
    Old Trafford, Manchester
    Lancashire
    79 and 327 (f/o)
    Lancashire
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    317/5d and 91/1 (target: 90)
    Scorecard

    • Aug 14 - 16 1957

  • Match abandoned without a ball bowled
    Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford
    Yorkshire
    Yorkshire
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians

    • Aug 17 - 20 1957

  • West Indians won by an innings and 212 runs
    Grace Road, Leicester
    Leicestershire
    75 and 74
    Leicestershire
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    361/7d
    Scorecard

    • Aug 22 - 24 1957

  • 5th Test England won by an innings and 237 runs
    Kennington Oval, Kennington
    England
    412
    England
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies
    89 and 86 (f/o)
    Scorecard

    • Aug 28 - 30 1957

  • West Indians won by 7 wickets
    St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
    Kent
    355 and 168/7d
    Kent
    vs
    West Indians
    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
    West Indians
    291 and 270/6 (target: 270)
    Scorecard

    • Sep 04 - 06 1957

  • Match drawn
    Stanley Park, Blackpool
    Lancashire
    176 and 108/2 (target: 180)
    Lancashire
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    174 and 181/5d
    Scorecard

    • Sep 07 - 10 1957

  • Match drawn
    North Marine Road, Scarborough
    TN Pearce's XI
    355/9d and 186/7d
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    323/7d and 151/8 (target: 219)
    Scorecard
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Batting

Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF RR DR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s Bnd% Dot Dot%
GS Sobers WI 1957-1957 25 44 6 1644 219* 43.26 None None None 3 8 5 None None None None None
OG Smith WI 1957-1957 26 45 9 1483 168 41.19 None None None 3 8 4 None None None None None
FMM Worrell WI 1957-1957 20 34 9 1470 191* 58.80 None None None 4 9 3 None None None None None
CL Walcott WI 1957-1957 21 36 5 1414 131 45.61 None None None 3 7 1 None None None None None
ED Weekes WI 1957-1957 23 40 1 1096 105 28.10 None None None 1 10 5 None None None None None
RB Kanhai WI 1957-1957 22 39 4 1093 95 31.22 None None None 0 7 4 None None None None None
NS Asgarali WI 1957-1957 21 37 3 1011 130* 29.73 None None None 2 3 3 None None None None None
AG Ganteaume WI 1957-1957 19 32 3 800 92 27.58 None None None 0 7 3 None None None None None
BH Pairaudeau WI 1957-1957 18 33 0 781 163 23.66 None None None 2 2 2 None None None None None
MC Cowdrey AmeXI/Eng/Kent/MCC 1957-1957 8 11 1 708 154 70.80 1365+ 1.91* 227.5* 3 3 0 56+ 0+ 2.93* 829+ 60.7*
PBH May Eng/PearXI/Surrey 1957-1957 7 10 1 695 285* 77.22 1097+ 2.67* 219.4* 3 2 1 61+ 2+ 4.83* 619+ 56.4*
TW Graveney Eng/Glouc/MCC/PearXI 1957-1957 7 10 2 638 258 79.75 968+ 2.92* 242.0* 2 0 1 53+ 0+ 5.47* 594+ 61.3*
PE Richardson Eng/PearXI/Worc 1957-1957 7 11 0 492 126 44.72 1010+ 2.44* 144.2* 2 1 0 38+ 0+ 3.76* 767+ 75.9*
FCM Alexander WI 1957-1957 20 30 10 387 83 19.35 None None None 0 2 5 None None None None None
TG Evans Eng/Kent/PearXI 1957-1957 7 10 2 345 82 43.12 319+ 3.78* 79.7* 0 2 0 23+ 0+ 7.21* 203+ 63.6*

Bowling

Player Team Span Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10 Dot Dot% 4s 6s Bnd%
S Ramadhin WI 1957-1957 20 34 5629 1664 119 7/29 13/47 13.98 1.77 47.3 5 12 6 None None None None None
AL Valentine WI 1957-1957 16 25 3072 1180 60 6/8 10/150 19.66 2.30 51.2 1 4 1 None None None None None
DS Atkinson WI 1957-1957 16 29 3631 1235 55 8/58 12/113 22.45 2.04 66.0 1 3 2 None None None None None
FMM Worrell WI 1957-1957 20 29 2441 949 39 7/70 7/70 24.33 2.33 62.5 1 3 0 None None None None None
GS Sobers WI 1957-1957 25 33 2859 1172 37 5/39 6/67 31.67 2.45 77.2 0 1 0 None None None None None
R Gilchrist WI 1957-1957 15 25 2366 1176 37 5/33 7/68 31.78 2.98 63.9 1 2 0 None None None None None
DT Dewdney WI 1957-1957 16 30 1906 974 36 5/38 6/116 27.05 3.06 52.9 0 2 0 None None None None None
OG Smith WI 1957-1957 26 28 2433 920 34 3/10 5/37 27.05 2.26 71.5 0 0 0 None None None None None
WW Hall WI 1957-1957 15 27 1752 906 27 3/44 5/88 33.55 3.10 64.8 0 0 0 None None None None None
FS Trueman Eng/PearXI/York 1957-1957 7 13 1323 610 26 5/63 9/143 23.46 2.76 50.8 1 1 0 807+ 77.5* 53+ 0+ 5.09*
JC Laker Eng/Surrey 1957-1957 6 12 1970 595 24 4/48 6/132 24.79 1.81 82.0 2 0 0 1268+ 85.7* 54+ 3+ 3.85*
TE Bailey Eng/Essex/PearXI 1957-1957 6 9 1134 446 23 7/44 11/98 19.39 2.35 49.3 1 2 1 577+ 82.1* 41+ 0+ 5.84*
GAR Lock Eng/Surrey 1957-1957 4 8 1028 279 20 6/20 11/48 13.95 1.62 51.4 1 2 1 616+ 89.7* 21+ 0+ 3.06*
PJ Loader Eng/Surrey 1957-1957 4 8 634 237 19 6/36 9/86 12.47 2.24 33.3 0 2 0 None None None None None
JB Statham Eng/Lanc 1957-1957 4 8 1129 495 17 5/118 6/196 29.11 2.63 66.4 0 1 0 719+ 75.7* 41+ 1+ 4.42*

First-class

Batting

Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF RR DR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s Bnd% Dot Dot%
GS Sobers WI 1957-1957 25 44 6 1644 219* 43.26 None None None 3 8 5 None None None None None
OG Smith WI 1957-1957 26 45 9 1483 168 41.19 None None None 3 8 4 None None None None None
FMM Worrell WI 1957-1957 20 34 9 1470 191* 58.80 None None None 4 9 3 None None None None None
CL Walcott WI 1957-1957 21 36 5 1414 131 45.61 None None None 3 7 1 None None None None None
ED Weekes WI 1957-1957 23 40 1 1096 105 28.10 None None None 1 10 5 None None None None None
RB Kanhai WI 1957-1957 22 39 4 1093 95 31.22 None None None 0 7 4 None None None None None
NS Asgarali WI 1957-1957 21 37 3 1011 130* 29.73 None None None 2 3 3 None None None None None
AG Ganteaume WI 1957-1957 19 32 3 800 92 27.58 None None None 0 7 3 None None None None None
BH Pairaudeau WI 1957-1957 18 33 0 781 163 23.66 None None None 2 2 2 None None None None None
MC Cowdrey AmeXI/Eng/Kent/MCC 1957-1957 8 11 1 708 154 70.80 1365+ 1.91* 227.5* 3 3 0 56+ 0+ 2.93* 829+ 60.7*
PBH May Eng/PearXI/Surrey 1957-1957 7 10 1 695 285* 77.22 1097+ 2.67* 219.4* 3 2 1 61+ 2+ 4.83* 619+ 56.4*
TW Graveney Eng/Glouc/MCC/PearXI 1957-1957 7 10 2 638 258 79.75 968+ 2.92* 242.0* 2 0 1 53+ 0+ 5.47* 594+ 61.3*
PE Richardson Eng/PearXI/Worc 1957-1957 7 11 0 492 126 44.72 1010+ 2.44* 144.2* 2 1 0 38+ 0+ 3.76* 767+ 75.9*
FCM Alexander WI 1957-1957 20 30 10 387 83 19.35 None None None 0 2 5 None None None None None
TG Evans Eng/Kent/PearXI 1957-1957 7 10 2 345 82 43.12 319+ 3.78* 79.7* 0 2 0 23+ 0+ 7.21* 203+ 63.6*

Bowling

Player Team Span Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10 Dot Dot% 4s 6s Bnd%
S Ramadhin WI 1957-1957 20 34 5629 1664 119 7/29 13/47 13.98 1.77 47.3 5 12 6 None None None None None
AL Valentine WI 1957-1957 16 25 3072 1180 60 6/8 10/150 19.66 2.30 51.2 1 4 1 None None None None None
DS Atkinson WI 1957-1957 16 29 3631 1235 55 8/58 12/113 22.45 2.04 66.0 1 3 2 None None None None None
FMM Worrell WI 1957-1957 20 29 2441 949 39 7/70 7/70 24.33 2.33 62.5 1 3 0 None None None None None
GS Sobers WI 1957-1957 25 33 2859 1172 37 5/39 6/67 31.67 2.45 77.2 0 1 0 None None None None None
R Gilchrist WI 1957-1957 15 25 2366 1176 37 5/33 7/68 31.78 2.98 63.9 1 2 0 None None None None None
DT Dewdney WI 1957-1957 16 30 1906 974 36 5/38 6/116 27.05 3.06 52.9 0 2 0 None None None None None
OG Smith WI 1957-1957 26 28 2433 920 34 3/10 5/37 27.05 2.26 71.5 0 0 0 None None None None None
WW Hall WI 1957-1957 15 27 1752 906 27 3/44 5/88 33.55 3.10 64.8 0 0 0 None None None None None
FS Trueman Eng/PearXI/York 1957-1957 7 13 1323 610 26 5/63 9/143 23.46 2.76 50.8 1 1 0 807+ 77.5* 53+ 0+ 5.09*
JC Laker Eng/Surrey 1957-1957 6 12 1970 595 24 4/48 6/132 24.79 1.81 82.0 2 0 0 1268+ 85.7* 54+ 3+ 3.85*
TE Bailey Eng/Essex/PearXI 1957-1957 6 9 1134 446 23 7/44 11/98 19.39 2.35 49.3 1 2 1 577+ 82.1* 41+ 0+ 5.84*
GAR Lock Eng/Surrey 1957-1957 4 8 1028 279 20 6/20 11/48 13.95 1.62 51.4 1 2 1 616+ 89.7* 21+ 0+ 3.06*
PJ Loader Eng/Surrey 1957-1957 4 8 634 237 19 6/36 9/86 12.47 2.24 33.3 0 2 0 None None None None None
JB Statham Eng/Lanc 1957-1957 4 8 1129 495 17 5/118 6/196 29.11 2.63 66.4 0 1 0 719+ 75.7* 41+ 1+ 4.42*

Tests

Batting

Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF RR DR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s Bnd% Dot Dot%
PBH May Eng 1957-1957 5 6 1 489 285* 97.80 1097 2.67 219.4 2 1 1 51 2 4.83 619 56.4
TW Graveney Eng 1957-1957 4 5 1 472 258 118.00 968 2.92 242.0 2 0 1 53 0 5.47 594 61.3
MC Cowdrey Eng 1957-1957 5 6 0 435 154 72.50 1365 1.91 227.5 2 2 0 40 0 2.93 829 60.7
PE Richardson Eng 1957-1957 5 7 0 411 126 58.71 1010 2.44 144.2 2 1 0 38 0 3.76 767 75.9
OG Smith WI 1957-1957 5 10 0 396 168 39.60 976 2.43 97.6 2 0 1 38 4 4.30 733 75.1
FMM Worrell WI 1957-1957 5 10 1 350 191* 38.88 1032 2.03 114.6 1 1 2 42 0 4.06 699 67.7
GS Sobers WI 1957-1957 5 10 0 320 66 32.00 820 2.34 82.0 0 2 0 44 0 5.36 669 81.5
CL Walcott WI 1957-1957 5 10 1 247 90 27.44 702 2.11 78.0 0 1 0 28 0 3.98 574 81.7
RB Kanhai WI 1957-1957 5 10 1 206 47 22.88 584 2.11 64.8 0 0 2 27 0 4.62 488 83.5
TG Evans Eng 1957-1957 5 6 2 201 82 50.25 319 3.78 79.7 0 1 0 23 0 7.21 203 63.6
ED Weekes WI 1957-1957 5 10 0 195 90 19.50 385 3.03 38.5 0 1 3 30 0 7.79 299 77.6
JDC Goddard WI 1957-1957 5 8 1 112 61 16.00 374 1.79 53.4 0 1 1 14 0 3.74 319 85.2
DS Sheppard Eng 1957-1957 2 2 0 108 68 54.00 298 2.17 149.0 0 1 0 14 0 4.69 241 80.8
DB Close Eng 1957-1957 2 3 0 89 42 29.66 305 1.75 101.6 0 0 0 9 0 2.95 255 83.6
FS Trueman Eng 1957-1957 5 4 3 89 36* 89.00 119 4.48 119.0 0 0 0 8 4 10.08 80 67.2

Bowling

Player Team Span Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10 Dot Dot% 4s 6s Bnd%
FS Trueman Eng 1957-1957 5 10 1041 455 22 5/63 9/143 20.68 2.62 47.3 1 1 0 807 77.5 53 0 5.09
JC Laker Eng 1957-1957 4 8 1478 448 18 4/119 6/132 24.88 1.81 82.1 1 0 0 1268 85.7 54 3 3.85
GAR Lock Eng 1957-1957 3 6 686 163 15 6/20 11/48 10.86 1.42 45.7 0 2 1 616 89.7 21 0 3.06
S Ramadhin WI 1957-1957 5 6 1569 547 14 7/49 9/228 39.07 2.09 112.0 1 1 0 1270 80.9 55 3 3.69
JB Statham Eng 1957-1957 3 6 949 433 13 5/118 6/196 33.30 2.73 73.0 0 1 0 719 75.7 41 1 4.42
TE Bailey Eng 1957-1957 4 5 702 277 12 7/44 11/98 23.08 2.36 58.5 1 1 1 577 82.1 41 0 5.84
FMM Worrell WI 1957-1957 5 6 770 343 10 7/70 7/70 34.30 2.67 77.0 0 1 0 580 75.3 34 0 4.41
R Gilchrist WI 1957-1957 4 6 915 466 10 4/115 4/115 46.60 3.05 91.5 1 0 0 658 71.9 42 0 4.59
PJ Loader Eng 1957-1957 2 4 267 100 10 6/36 9/86 10.00 2.24 26.7 0 1 0 225 84.2 14 0 5.24
OG Smith WI 1957-1957 5 4 534 223 5 2/61 2/61 44.60 2.50 106.8 0 0 0 399 74.7 23 0 4.30
GS Sobers WI 1957-1957 5 5 804 355 5 2/28 2/28 71.00 2.64 160.8 0 0 0 602 74.8 41 1 5.22
DS Atkinson WI 1957-1957 2 4 754 267 2 1/30 1/100 133.50 2.12 377.0 0 0 0 603 79.9 27 2 3.84
JDC Goddard WI 1957-1957 5 5 348 128 2 1/43 1/43 64.00 2.20 174.0 0 0 0 279 80.1 13 0 3.73
DV Smith Eng 1957-1957 3 4 270 97 1 1/12 1/36 97.00 2.15 270.0 0 0 0 219 81.1 11 0 4.07
JH Wardle Eng 1957-1957 1 1 132 53 1 1/53 1/53 53.00 2.40 132.0 0 0 0 106 80.3 8 0 6.06