West Indies cricket team in England in the 1933 season

The tour of the West Indies cricket team to England in the 1933 season took place from June 24 to August 15, 1933. The international cricket tour was part of the 1933 international cricket season and included three tests . England won the series 2–0.

prehistory

It was the first tour of the season for both teams. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 1929/30 season in the West Indies .

Stages

London (Lord's) London (oval) Manchester

Tour venues

The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.

Stadion	city	capacity	Games
The oval	London	23,500	3rd test
Lord's Cricket Ground	London	30,000	1st test
Old Trafford Cricket Ground	Manchester	19,000	2nd test

Squad lists

The teams named the following squads.

test
England	West Indies
David Allen Les Ames Fred Bakewell Charlie Barnett Nobby Clark Wally Hammond Douglas Jardine James Langridge Maurice Leyland George Macaulay Charles Marriott Stan Nichols Walter Robins Herbert Sutcliffe Maurice Turnbull Hedley Verity Cyril Walters Bob Wyatt	Puss Achong Ivan Barrow Learie Constantine Oscar Da Costa George Francis Jackie Grant Adrian Griffith George Headley Teddy Hoad Manny Martindale Cyril Merry Clifford Roach Ben Sealey Alf Valentine Archie Wiles

Testing

First test in London

June 24-27 Scorecard	London (Lord's)	England 296 (101)	-	West Indies 97 (58.5) & 172 (61.1) (f / o)
		England won with one innings and 27 runs

Second test in Manchester

July 22nd - 25th Scorecard	Manchester	West Indies 375 (135.4) & 225 (60.1)	-	England 374 (140.4)
		draw

Third test in London

August 12-15 Scorecard	London (oval)	England 312 (108.5)	-	West Indies 100 (29.5) & 195 (71.2) (f / o)
		England wins with one innings and 17 runs

Web links

• The series on Cricinfo