The West Indian cricket team in England in 1963 played 30 first-class matches of which they won 15, lost 2 and drew 13. West Indies played five Tests and won the series against England by three matches to one, with one game drawn.
As a result of this success, England's future home Test programme was revised so that West Indies could return in 1966, much earlier than originally planned. This was done by introducing "twin tours", in which two countries would each play three Tests against England in the course of a season.
Rain stopped play on Day 4 from 2:55 to 3:09, and then ended play for the day at 4:45. Play resumed on Day 5 at 2:20.
When time ran out, England were six runs short of the 234 that they needed to win. The ninth wicket fell when Derek Shackleton was run out from the fourth ball of the final over. Colin Cowdrey, who had had his left arm broken earlier in the innings and had retired hurt, reappeared with his arm in plaster; he was not required to face a ball, David Allen playing out the remaining two deliveries.
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The West Indian cricket team in England in 1963 played 30 first class matches of which they won 15 lost 2 and drew 13 West Indies played five Tests and won the series against England by three matches to one with one game drawn As a result of this success England s future home Test programme was revised so that West Indies could return in 1966 much earlier than originally planned This was done by introducing twin tours in which two countries would each play three Tests against England in the course of a season Contents 1 The West Indies team 2 Test series 2 1 First Test 2 2 Second Test 2 3 Third Test 2 4 Fourth Test 2 5 Fifth Test 3 Run and wicket aggregates 3 1 All first class matches 3 2 Test matches 4 See also 5 External sources 6 Annual reviews 7 Further readingThe West Indies team editFrank Worrell captain Conrad Hunte Easton McMorris Seymour Nurse Basil Butcher Joe Solomon Gary Sobers David Allan wicket keeper Wes Hall Charlie Griffith Alfred Valentine Deryck Murray wicket keeper Joey Carew Willie Rodriguez Lester King Lance Gibbs Rohan KanhaiTest series editFirst Test edit 6 10 June 1963 Scorecard West Indies nbsp v nbsp England 501 6d 196 overs Conrad Hunte 182 485 Fred Trueman 2 95 40 overs 205 90 3 overs Ted Dexter 73 159 Lance Gibbs 5 59 29 3 overs 1 0 0 1 overs 296 109 5 overs f o Micky Stewart 87 202 Lance Gibbs 6 98 46 overs West Indies won by 10 wicketsOld Trafford Manchester Umpires Charlie Elliott and John Langridge West Indies won the toss and elected to bat Joey Carew Deryck Murray WI and John Edrich Eng made their Test debuts The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four Second Test edit 20 25 June 1963 Scorecard West Indies nbsp v nbsp England 301 133 2 overs Rohan Kanhai 73 156 Fred Trueman 6 100 44 overs 297 102 overs Ken Barrington 80 169 Charlie Griffith 5 91 26 overs 229 98 overs Basil Butcher 133 261 Fred Trueman 5 52 26 overs 228 9 91 overs Brian Close 70 198 Wes Hall 4 93 40 overs Match drawnLord s London Umpires Syd Buller and Eddie Phillipson West Indies won the toss and elected to bat Rain stopped play on Day 4 from 2 55 to 3 09 and then ended play for the day at 4 45 Play resumed on Day 5 at 2 20 When time ran out England were six runs short of the 234 that they needed to win The ninth wicket fell when Derek Shackleton was run out from the fourth ball of the final over Colin Cowdrey who had had his left arm broken earlier in the innings and had retired hurt reappeared with his arm in plaster he was not required to face a ball David Allen playing out the remaining two deliveries Third Test edit 4 9 July 1963 Scorecard England nbsp v nbsp West Indies 216 98 4 overs Brian Close 55 175 Garfield Sobers 5 60 31 overs 186 69 overs Joey Carew 40 87 Fred Trueman 5 75 26 overs 278 9d 105 2 overs Phil Sharpe 85 199 Lance Gibbs 4 49 26 2 overs 91 34 3 overs Rohan Kanhai 38 73 Fred Trueman 7 44 14 3 overs England won by 217 runsEdgbaston Birmingham Umpires Charlie Elliott and Laurie Gray England won the toss and elected to bat Phil Sharpe Eng made his Test debut 7 July taken as rest day Fourth Test edit 25 29 July 1963 Scorecard West Indies nbsp v nbsp England 397 164 4 overs Garfield Sobers 102 242 Fred Trueman 4 117 46 overs 174 54 overs Tony Lock 53 66 Charlie Griffith 6 36 21 overs 229 67 1 overs Basil Butcher 78 95 Fred Titmus 4 44 19 overs 231 92 4 overs Jim Parks 57 109 Lance Gibbs 4 76 37 4 overs West Indies won by 221 runsHeadingley Leeds Umpires John Langridge and Eddie Phillipson West Indies won the toss and elected to bat Brian Bolus Eng made his Test debut The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four 28 July taken as rest day Fifth Test edit 22 26 August 1963 Scorecard England nbsp v nbsp West Indies 275 102 2 overs Phil Sharpe 63 136 Charlie Griffith 6 71 27 overs 246 104 1 overs Conrad Hunte 80 175 Fred Trueman 3 65 26 1 overs 223 81 overs Phil Sharpe 83 185 Wes Hall 4 39 16 overs 255 2 95 overs Conrad Hunte 108 295 Ted Dexter 1 34 9 overs West Indies won by 8 wicketsThe Oval London Umpires Syd Buller and Dusty Rhodes England won the toss and elected to bat The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four 25 August was taken as a rest dayRun and wicket aggregates editAll first class matches edit leading batsmen Conrad Hunte 1367 runs 44 09 Gary Sobers 1333 47 60 Basil Butcher 1294 44 62 Rohan Kanhai 1149 41 03 leading bowlers Charlie Griffith 119 wickets 12 83 Gary Sobers 82 22 48 Lance Gibbs 78 20 05 Wes Hall 74 21 70 Test matches edit leading batsmen Rohan Kanhai 497 runs 55 22 Conrad Hunte 471 58 57 Basil Butcher 383 47 87 Gary Sobers 322 40 25 leading bowlers Charlie Griffith 32 wickets 16 21 Lance Gibbs 26 21 30 Gary Sobers 20 28 55 Wes Hall 16 33 37See also editWisden Trophy 1963 English cricket seasonExternal sources editCricketArchive tour summariesAnnual reviews editPlayfair Cricket Annual 1964 Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1964Further reading editFrindall Bill 2010 The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 6th ed London Wisden ISBN 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