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The Australian cricket team toured the West Indies in the 1954–55 season to play a five-match Test series against the West Indies. Australia won the series 3–0 and were extremely popular tourists.^[1]

Australian squad

The original squad selected were as follows:

Batsmen – Colin McDonald, Neil Harvey, Peter Burge, Arthur Morris, Les Favell, Bill Watson
Fast bowlers – Ray Lindwall, Alan Davidson, Bill Johnston
Spinners – Ian Johnson (captain), Jack Hill
All rounders – Richie Benaud, Keith Miller, Ron Archer
Wicketkeepers – Gil Langley, Len Maddocks

Test series summary

First Test

26, 28, 29, 30, 31 March 1955
(6-day match)
Scorecard

Australia	v	West Indies
515/9d (201 overs) KR Miller 147 CL Walcott 3/50 (26 overs)		259 (101 overs) CL Walcott 108 RR Lindwall 4/61 (24 overs)
20/1 (5.2 overs) LV Maddocks 12* ED Weekes 1/8 (2.2 overs)		275 (f/o) (96.1 overs) OG Smith 104 KR Miller 3/62 (28 overs)

Australia won by 9 wickets
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Umpires: P Burke and TA Ewart

Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
27 March was taken as a rest day.
The match was scheduled for six days but completed in five.
GL Gibbs and OG Smith (both WIN) made their Test debuts.

Second Test

11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 April 1955
(6-day match)
Scorecard

West Indies	v	Australia
382 (104.5 overs) ED Weekes 139 RR Lindwall 6/95 (24.5 overs)		600/9d (201 overs) RN Harvey 133 S Ramadhin 2/90 (32 overs)
273/4 (62 overs) CL Walcott 110 RG Archer 3/37 (8 overs)

Match drawn
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Umpires: HBD Jordan and EN Lee Kow

West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
LS Butler (WIN) made his Test debut.

Third Test

26, 27, 28, 29 April 1955
(6-day match)
Scorecard

West Indies	v	Australia
182 (43.5 overs) ED Weekes 81 R Benaud 4/15 (3.5 overs)		257 (134.3 overs) R Benaud 68 GS Sobers 3/20 (16 overs)
207 (75.2 overs) CL Walcott 73 IWG Johnson 7/44 (22.2 overs)		133/2 (58.5 overs) RN Harvey 41* NE Marshall 1/22 (13 overs)

Australia won by 8 wickets
Bourda, Georgetown, British Guiana
Umpires: ES Gillette and EN Lee Kow

West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
The match was scheduled for six days but completed in four.
CC Depeiaza and NE Marshall (both WIN) made their Test debuts.

Fourth Test

14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 May 1955
(6-day match)
Scorecard

Australia	v	West Indies
668 (235.5 overs) KR Miller 137 DT Dewdney 4/125 (33 overs)		510 (157.1 overs) DS Atkinson 219 R Benaud 3/73 (31.1 overs)
249 (109.2 overs) IWG Johnson 57 DS Atkinson 5/56 (36.2 overs)		234/6 (72 overs) CL Walcott 83 RG Archer 1/11 (7 overs)

Match drawn
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Umpires: HBD Jordan and EN Lee Kow

Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
15 May was taken as a rest day.
DT Dewdney (WIN) made his Test debut.

The Australian first innings total of 668 at Bridgetown is still the highest Test match innings that does not feature an individual score of 150.^[2]

Fifth Test

11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 June 1955
(6-day match)
Scorecard

West Indies	v	Australia
357 (94.2 overs) CL Walcott 155 KR Miller 6/107 (25.2 overs)		758/8d (245.4 overs) RN Harvey 204 FM King 2/126 (31 overs)
319 (117.5 overs) CL Walcott 110 R Benaud 3/76 (29.5 overs)

Australia won by an innings and 82 runs
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Umpires: P Burke and TA Ewart

West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
12 June was taken as a rest day.
HA Furlonge (WIN) made his Test debut.

CL Walcott sets a record for the highest aggregate of runs in a Test series (827) without scoring a double-century.^[3]

References

^ Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1954–55 at Wisden
^ Walmsley, Keith (2003). Mosts Without in Test Cricket. Reading, England: Keith Walmsley Publishing Pty Ltd. p. 457. ISBN 0947540067..
^ Walmsley, Keith (2003). Mosts Without In Test Cricket. Reading, England: Keith Walmsley. p. 381. ISBN 0947540067.