/

/

West Indies in England (1963)

Matches

May 01 - 03 1963

Match drawn
County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Worcestershire

119 and 162/4d

vs

West Indians

120/2d and 57/3 (target: 162)

Match Centre

May 04 - 07 1963

West Indians won by 65 runs
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol

Gloucestershire

60 and 214 (target: 280)

vs

West Indians

89 and 250

Match Centre

May 08 - 09 1963

West Indians won by an innings and 203 runs
FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge

Cambridge University

104 and 205 (f/o)

vs

West Indians

512

Match Centre

May 11 - 14 1963

Match drawn
Old Trafford, Manchester

Lancashire

171 and 304 (f/o)

vs

West Indians

327/4d and 59/1 (target: 149)

Match Centre

May 15 - 17 1963

Yorkshire won by 111 runs
Acklam Park, Middlesbrough

Yorkshire

226 and 145/6d

vs

West Indians

109 and 151 (target: 263)

Match Centre

May 18 - 21 1963

West Indians won by 93 runs
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood

Marylebone Cricket Club

120/5d and 172 (target: 266)

vs

West Indians

306 and 79/1d

Match Centre

May 22 - 24 1963

West Indians won by 6 wickets
The University Parks, Oxford

Oxford University

119 and 219

vs

West Indians

107 and 232/4 (target: 232)

Match Centre

May 25 - 28 1963

Match drawn
Kennington Oval, Kennington

Surrey

195

vs

West Indians

191 and 145/1

Match Centre

May 29 - 31 1963

West Indians won by an innings and 43 runs
Recreation Ground, Bath

Somerset

205 and 157

vs

West Indians

405/8d

Match Centre

Jun 01 - 04 1963

West Indians won by an innings and 118 runs
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

Glamorgan

163 and 98

vs

West Indians

379

Match Centre

Jun 06 - 10 1963

1st Test West Indies won by 10 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester

England

205 and 296 (f/o)

vs

West Indies

501/6d and 1/0 (target: 1)

Match Centre

Jun 15 - 18 1963

West Indians won by 6 wickets
County Ground, Hove

Sussex

59 and 340

vs

West Indians

287/9d and 113/4 (target: 113)

Match Centre

Jun 20 - 25 1963

2nd Test Match drawn
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood

England

297 and 228/9 (target: 234)

vs

West Indies

301 and 229

Match Centre

Jun 26 - 28 1963

Match drawn
County Ground, Southampton

Hampshire

329 and 64/8d

vs

West Indians

182 and 126/9 (target: 212)

Match Centre

Jun 29 - Jul 02 1963

Match drawn
Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea

Essex

56 and 92/4 (target: 310)

vs

West Indians

205 and 160/1d

Match Centre

Jul 04 - 09 1963

3rd Test England won by 217 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham

England

216 and 278/9d

vs

West Indies

186 and 91 (target: 309)

Match Centre

Jul 13 - 16 1963

Match drawn
Grace Road, Leicester

Leicestershire

158 and 166/4d

vs

West Indians

159/5d and 78/2 (target: 166)

Match Centre

Jul 17 - 19 1963

West Indians won by 135 runs
Queen's Park, Chesterfield

Derbyshire

112 and 138 (target: 274)

vs

West Indians

232 and 153/4d

Match Centre

Jul 20 - 23 1963

West Indians won by 9 wickets
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood

Middlesex

222 and 200

vs

West Indians

383 and 42/1 (target: 40)

Match Centre

Jul 25 - 29 1963

4th Test West Indies won by 221 runs
Headingley, Leeds

England

174 and 231 (target: 453)

vs

West Indies

397 and 229

Match Centre

Jul 31 - Aug 02 1963

Match drawn
Kennington Oval, Kennington

Surrey

311 and 196/4d

vs

West Indians

183 and 253/8 (target: 325)

Match Centre

Aug 03 - 06 1963

Match drawn
St Helen's, Swansea

Glamorgan

207 and 156/3 (target: 274)

vs

West Indians

237 and 243/5d

Match Centre

Aug 07 - 09 1963

West Indians won by 7 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham

Warwickshire

210 and 187

vs

West Indians

270 and 133/3 (target: 128)

Match Centre

Aug 10 - 13 1963

West Indians won by an innings and 2 runs
Bramall Lane, Sheffield

Yorkshire

260 and 96

vs

West Indians

358/9d

Match Centre

Aug 14 - 16 1963

Match drawn
County Ground, Northampton

Northamptonshire

223 and 234/4

vs

West Indians

107

Match Centre

Aug 17 - 20 1963

Match drawn
Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Nottinghamshire

143 and 306 (f/o)

vs

West Indians

314 and 93/3 (target: 136)

Match Centre

Aug 22 - 26 1963

5th Test West Indies won by 8 wickets
Kennington Oval, Kennington

England

275 and 223

vs

West Indies

246 and 255/2 (target: 253)

Match Centre

Aug 28 - 30 1963

Match drawn
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

Kent

321 and 153/6d

vs

West Indians

232 and 162/5 (target: 243)

Match Centre

Aug 31 - Sep 03 1963

Match drawn
Central Recreation Ground, Hastings

AER Gilligan's XI

259/9d and 181/6d

vs

West Indians

161/3d and 132/5 (target: 280)

Match Centre

Sep 07 - 10 1963

West Indians won by 32 runs
North Marine Road, Scarborough

TN Pearce's XI

266/9d and 240 (target: 273)

vs

West Indians

284 and 254/7d

Match Centre

Sep 12 1963

Sussex won by 4 wickets with 21 balls remaining
County Ground, Hove

Sussex

181/6 (51.3/55 ov)

vs

West Indians

177 (42.2/55 ov)

Match Centre

Articles

No related articles

Photos

No related photos

Videos

No related videos

Stats

All

Most Runs

Rank	Player	Team	Runs
1	GS Sobers	WI	1397
2	CC Hunte	WI	1368
3	BF Butcher	WI	1351
4	RB Kanhai	WI	1152
5	MC Carew	WI	1060

Most Wickets

Rank	Player	Team	Wickets
1	CC Griffith	WI	119
2	GS Sobers	WI	82
3	LR Gibbs	WI	78
4	WW Hall	WI	76
5	LA King	WI	50

Most Sixes

Rank	Player	Team	Sixes
1	KF Barrington	ENG/SUR	3+
2	BF Butcher	WI	0
3	GS Sobers	WI	0
4	RB Kanhai	WI	0
5	FS Trueman	ENG/PearXI/YOR	0

Best Individual Scores

Rank	Player	Team	High Score
1	EDAS McMorris	WI	190*
2	CC Hunte	WI	182
3	DA Livingstone	HAM	151
4	BF Butcher	WI	133
5	DM Young	GLO	127

Best Bowling Figures (innings)

Rank	Player	Team	BBI
1	CC Griffith	WI	8/23
2	FS Trueman	ENG/PearXI/YOR	7/44
3	PNG Mountford	OxUni	7/47
4	WW Hall	WI	7/51
5	DR Smith	GLO	6/67

First-class

Most Runs

Rank	Player	Team	Runs
1	CC Hunte	WI	1367
2	GS Sobers	WI	1333
3	BF Butcher	WI	1294
4	RB Kanhai	WI	1149
5	MC Carew	WI	1060

Most Wickets

Rank	Player	Team	Wickets
1	CC Griffith	WI	119
2	GS Sobers	WI	82
3	LR Gibbs	WI	78
4	WW Hall	WI	74
5	LA King	WI	47

Most Sixes

Rank	Player	Team	Sixes
1	KF Barrington	ENG/SUR	3+
2	BF Butcher	WI	0
3	GS Sobers	WI	0
4	RB Kanhai	WI	0
5	FS Trueman	ENG/PearXI/YOR	0

Best Individual Scores

Rank	Player	Team	High Score
1	EDAS McMorris	WI	190*
2	CC Hunte	WI	182
3	DA Livingstone	HAM	151
4	BF Butcher	WI	133
5	DM Young	GLO	127

Best Bowling Figures (innings)

Rank	Player	Team	BBI
1	CC Griffith	WI	8/23
2	FS Trueman	ENG/PearXI/YOR	7/44
3	PNG Mountford	OxUni	7/47
4	WW Hall	WI	7/51
5	DR Smith	GLO	6/67

List A one-day

Most Runs

Rank	Player	Team	Runs
1	GS Sobers	WI	64
2	BF Butcher	WI	57
3	ER Dexter	SUS	41
4	KG Suttle	SUS	40
5	JM Parks	SUS	39

Most Wickets

Rank	Player	Team	Wickets
1	NI Thomson	SUS	3
2	LA King	WI	3
3	A Buss	SUS	2
4	DL Bates	SUS	2
5	WW Hall	WI	2

Most Sixes

Rank	Player	Team	Sixes
1	CC Hunte	WI	0
2	EDAS McMorris	WI	0
3	SM Nurse	WI	0
4	RB Kanhai	WI	0
5	WW Hall	WI	0

Best Individual Scores

Rank	Player	Team	High Score
1	GS Sobers	WI	64
2	BF Butcher	WI	57
3	ER Dexter	SUS	41
4	KG Suttle	SUS	40
5	JM Parks	SUS	39

Best Bowling Figures (innings)

Rank	Player	Team	BBI
1	LA King	WI	3/35
2	NI Thomson	SUS	3/38
3	DL Bates	SUS	2/39
4	A Buss	SUS	2/45
5	WW Hall	WI	2/53

Tests

Most Runs

Rank	Player	Team	Runs
1	RB Kanhai	WI	497
2	CC Hunte	WI	471
3	BF Butcher	WI	383
4	ER Dexter	ENG	340
5	GS Sobers	WI	322

Most Wickets

Rank	Player	Team	Wickets
1	FS Trueman	ENG	34
2	CC Griffith	WI	32
3	LR Gibbs	WI	26
4	GS Sobers	WI	20
5	WW Hall	WI	16

Most Sixes

Rank	Player	Team	Sixes
1	KF Barrington	ENG	3
2	RB Kanhai	WI	2
3	BF Butcher	WI	2
4	GS Sobers	WI	2
5	ER Dexter	ENG	2

Best Individual Scores

Rank	Player	Team	High Score
1	CC Hunte	WI	182
2	BF Butcher	WI	133
3	GS Sobers	WI	102
4	RB Kanhai	WI	92
5	MJ Stewart	ENG	87

Best Bowling Figures (innings)

Rank	Player	Team	BBI
1	FS Trueman	ENG	7/44
2	CC Griffith	WI	6/36
3	LR Gibbs	WI	6/98
4	GS Sobers	WI	5/60
5	ER Dexter	ENG	4/38