English cricket team in the West Indies in 1967–68

The England national cricket team toured the West Indies from January to March 1968 and played a five-match Test series against the West Indies cricket team which England won 1–0. England were captained by Colin Cowdrey; West Indies by Garfield Sobers.[1]

Test series summary

First Test

19–24 January 1968
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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568 (200.5 overs)
KF Barrington 143
CC Griffith 5/69 (29.5 overs)
363 (135 overs)
CH Lloyd 118
IJ Jones 3/63 (19 overs)
243/8 (f/o) (90 overs)
BF Butcher 52
DJ Brown 3/27 (14 overs)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 21 January was taken as a rest day.
  • GS Camacho (WIN) made his Test debut.

Second Test

8–14 February 1968
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
376 (169.2 overs)
MC Cowdrey 101
WW Hall 4/63 (27 overs)
143 (48.1 overs)
CH Lloyd 34*
JA Snow 7/49 (21 overs)
68/8 (38.5 overs)
TW Graveney 21
LR Gibbs 3/11 (14 overs)
391/9d (f/o) (135 overs)
GS Sobers 113*
IJ Jones 3/90 (30 overs)
Match drawn
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Umpires: HBD Jordan and D Sang Hue
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 11 February was taken as a rest day.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but extended to six, to make up for time lost due to rioting on the fourth day.

Third Test

29 February–5 March 1968
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
349 (143.1 overs)
BF Butcher 86
JA Snow 5/86 (35 overs)
449 (180.5 overs)
JH Edrich 146
CC Griffith 3/71 (24 overs)
284/6 (53 overs)
CH Lloyd 113*
JA Snow 3/39 (10 overs)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 3 March was taken as a rest day.
  • PI Pocock (ENG) made his Test debut.

Fourth Test

14–19 March 1968
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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526/7d (133 overs)
RB Kanhai 153
DJ Brown 3/107 (27 overs)
404 (175.4 overs)
MC Cowdrey 148
BF Butcher 5/34 (13.4 overs)
92/2d (30 overs)
MC Carew 40*
JA Snow 1/29 (9 overs)
215/3 (52.4 overs)
G Boycott 80*
LR Gibbs 2/76 (16.4 overs)
England won by 7 wickets
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Umpires: RG Gosein and D Sang Hue
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 17 March was taken as a rest day.

Fifth Test

28 March–3 April 1968
(6-day match)
Scorecard
v
414 (150.4 overs)
GS Sobers 152 (362)
JA Snow 4/82 (27.4 overs)
371 (163.2 overs)
G Boycott 116 (254)
GS Sobers 3/72 (37 overs)
264 (66.2 overs)
GS Sobers 95* (118)
JA Snow 6/60 (15.2 overs)
206/9 (120 overs)
MC Cowdrey 82 (211)
LR Gibbs 6/60 (40 overs)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 31 March was taken as a rest day.

References

  1. ^ "England in the West Indies 1968". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2014.


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