West Indies cricket team in England in the 1973 season

The West Indies tour to England in the 1973 season ran from July 26 to September 7, 1973. The international cricket tour was part of the 1973 international cricket season and included three tests and two ODIs . The West Indies won the Test Series 2-0, while the ODI Series 1-1 ended in a draw.

prehistory

England previously played a tour against New Zealand , for the West Indies it was the first tour of the season. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in England in the 1969 season .

Stages

Birmingham Leeds London (Lord's) London (oval)

Tour venues

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

Stadion	city	capacity	Games
Edgbaston Cricket Ground	Birmingham	24,803	2nd test
Headingley Stadium	Leeds	17,000	1. ODI
The oval	London	23,500	1st test; 2. ODI
Lord's Cricket Ground	London	30,000	3rd test

Squad lists

The two teams named the following squads.

test		ODI
England	West Indies	England	West Indies
Dennis Amiss Geoff Arnold Geoff Boycott Keith Fletcher Ian Greig Frank Hayes Richard Illingworth Alan Knott Brian Luckhurst Chris Old Graham Roope John Snow Derek Underwood Bob Willis	Inshan Ali Keith Boyce Maurice Foster Roy Fredericks Lance Gibbs Ron Headley Roland Holder Bernard Julien Alvin Kallicharran Rohan Kanhai Clive Lloyd Deryck Murray Garry Sobers	Geoff Arnold Geoff Boycott Mike Denness Keith Fletcher Ian Greig Frank Hayes Mike Hendrick John Jameson David Lloyd Chris Old Mike Smith Paul Taylor Derek Underwood Bob Willis	Keith Boyce Maurice Foster Roy Fredericks Lance Gibbs Ron Headley Roland Holder Bernard Julien Alvin Kallicharran Rohan Kanhai Clive Lloyd David Murray Deryck Murray Garry Sobers

Tour matches

The West Indies played 16 tour matches during this tour.

Testing

First test in London

July 26th - 31st scorecard	London (oval)	West Indies 415 (145) & 255 (87.1)	-	England 257 (98.1) & 255 (105.1)
		West Indies wins with 158 runs

Second test in Birmingham

August 9-14 Scorecard	Birmingham	West Indies 327 (149.3) & 302 (103.4)	-	England 305 (156.4) & 182-2 (67)
		draw

Third test in London

23-27 August Scorecard	London (Lord's)	West Indies 652-8d (168.4)	-	England 233 (73) & 193 (65.3) (f / o)
		West Indies wins with one innings and 226 runs

One-day internationals

First ODI in Leeds

September 5 scorecard	Leeds	West Indies 181 (54/55)	-	England 182-9 (54.3 / 55)
		England wins with 1 wicket

Second ODI in London

September 7th scorecard	London (oval)	England 189-9 (55/55)	-	West Indies 190-2 (42.2 / 55)
		West Indies wins by 8 wickets

Web links

• The series on Cricinfo