West Indies cricket team in England in the 1939 season

The tour of the West Indies cricket team to England in the 1939 season took place from June 24 to August 22, 1939. The international cricket tour was part of the 1939 International Cricket Season and included three tests . England won the series 1–0.

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 1934/35 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
Bill Bowes Denis Compton Bill Copson Arthur Fagg Harold Gimblett Tom Goddard Wally Hammond Joe Hardstaff Richard Hutton Walter Keeton Stan Nichols Buddy Oldfield Eddie Paynter Reg Perks Hedley Verity Barry Wood Doug Wright	Ivan Barrow Jimmy Cameron Sylvester Clarke Learie Constantine Gerry Gomez Rolph Grant George Headley Leslie Hylton Hines Johnson Manny Martindale Derek Sealy Jeffrey Stollmeyer Vic Stollmeyer Everton Weekes Foffie Williams

Tour matches

The West Indies played 22 tour matches on the tour. The remaining four tour matches after the third test were canceled due to the worsening political situation in the run-up to the Second World War , which started days later .

Testing

First test in London

June 24-27 Scorecard	London (Lord's)	West Indies 277 (81.4) & 225 (69.4)	-	England 404-5d (95) & 100-2 (17.7)
		England wins with 8 wickets

Second test in Manchester

July 22nd - 25th Scorecard	Manchester	England 164-7d (55.2) & 128-6d (38)	-	West Indies 133 (35.4) & 43-4 (15.6)
		draw

Third test in London

August 19-22 Scorecard	London (oval)	England 352 (73.3) & 366-3d (76)	-	West Indies 498 (101.5)
		draw

Web links

• The series on Cricinfo