The England national cricket team toured the West Indies from January to April 1948 and played four Test matches against the West Indies cricket team. The first two Tests were drawn and West Indies won the last two to take the series 2–0. England were captained by Gubby Allen, though Ken Cranston was stand-in skipper in the first Test. West Indies began with George Headley as captain but he was badly injured in the first Test and replaced for the rest of the series by John Goddard.

Test series summary

First Test

21, 22, 23, 24, 26 January 1948
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
296 (124 overs)
GE Gomez 86
JC Laker 7/103 (37 overs)
253 (110.2 overs)
J Hardstaff 98
PEW Jones 4/54 (25.2 overs)
351/9d (106 overs)
RJ Christiani 99
R Howorth 6/124 (41 overs)
86/4 (45.4 overs)
JDB Robertson 51*
JDC Goddard 2/18 (14 overs)

Second Test

11, 12, 13, 14, 16 February 1948
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
362 (143.3 overs)
SC Griffith 140
W Ferguson 5/137 (39 overs)
497 (146 overs)
AG Ganteaume 112
HJ Butler 3/122 (32 overs)
275 (113.2 overs)
JDB Robertson 133
W Ferguson 6/92 (34.2 overs)
72/3 (16.2 overs)
FMM Worrell 28*
HJ Butler 2/27 (8 overs)

Third Test

3, 4, 5, 6 March 1948
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
297/8d (105.4 overs)
FMM Worrell 131*
K Cranston 4/78 (25 overs)
111 (50.2 overs)
L Hutton 31
JDC Goddard 5/31 (14.2 overs)
78/3 (20 overs)
CL Walcott 31*
JC Laker 2/34 (9 overs)
263 (f/o) (106.4 overs)
J Hardstaff 63
W Ferguson 5/116 (40 overs)
West Indies won by 7 wickets
Bourda, Georgetown, British Guiana
Umpires: J Da Silva and ES Gillette
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
  • J Trim and LR Pierre (both WIN) made their Test debuts.

Fourth Test

27, 29, 30, 31 March, 1 April 1948
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
227 (128.5 overs)
JDB Robertson 64
HHH Johnson 5/41 (34.5 overs)
490 (146.4 overs)
ED Weekes 141
JC Laker 3/103 (36.4 overs)
336 (153 overs)
W Place 107
HHH Johnson 5/55 (31 overs)
76/0 (11 overs)
JDC Goddard 46*
West Indies won by 10 wickets
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Umpires: SC Burke and TA Ewart

England squad

References

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