Frank Worrell was in dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board of Control and was not selected. Hines Johnson, who had led the attack against England in 1947–48, was unavailable for business reasons.[2]
In the first international tour of Pakistan by an overseas team, West Indies played two first-class matches versus Sind at Karachi and a Pakistan XI at Lahore. Both matches were drawn.[3][4]
NWFP Commander-in-Chief's XI won the toss and decided to bat
CeylonEdit
The West Indians visited Ceylon in February and played two first-class matches versus Ceylon. West Indies won the first match at Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo by an innings and 22 runs after scoring 462 for two declared with centuries by Allan Rae, Everton Weekes and Clyde Walcott. Prior Jones took ten wickets in the match. The second match at the same venue was drawn, Rae making another century for West Indies.
ReferencesEdit
^"West Indies in India, Pakistan and Ceylon 1948–49". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
^"West Indies to India 1948-49". Test Cricket Tours. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
^"Sind v West Indians 1948". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
^"Pakistan v West Indians 1948". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
External linksEdit
Cricarchive
Tour page CricInfo
Record CricInfo
Further readingEdit
Jeffrey Stollmeyer, Jeffrey Stollmeyer's Diary: West Indies in India 1948-194, Royards, Macoya (Trinidad), 2004
R. W. Thick, "West Indies in India, 1948-49", Wisden 1950, pp. 795–821
Michael Manley, A History of West Indies Cricket, Andre Deutsch, London, 1988, pp. 73–78
October 18, 2023
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The West Indies cricket team toured India Pakistan and Ceylon from October 1948 to March 1949 and played a five match Test series against the India national cricket team West Indies won the Test series 1 0 with four matches being drawn The West Indians played three matches in Pakistan in November and four matches in Ceylon in February 1 West Indies cricket team in India in 1948 49Date19 October 1948 3 March 1949LocationIndiaResultWest Indies won the 5 Test series 1 0Teams India West IndiesCaptainsLala AmarnathJohn GoddardMost runsRusi Modi 560 Vijay Hazare 543 Lala Amarnath 294 Everton Weekes 779 Clyde Walcott 452 Allan Rae 374 Most wicketsVinoo Mankad 17 Dattu Phadkar 14 Ghulam Ahmed 8 Prior Jones 17 Gerry Gomez 16 John Trim 10 Contents 1 The team 2 India 2 1 1st Test 2 2 2nd Test 2 3 3rd Test 2 4 4th Test 2 5 5th Test 3 Pakistan 3 1 First Match 3 2 Second Match 4 Ceylon 5 References 6 External links 7 Further readingThe team EditJohn Goddard captain Gerry Gomez vice captain Denis Atkinson Jimmy Cameron George Carew Robert Christiani Wilfred Ferguson George Headley Prior Jones Cliff McWatt Allan Rae Ken Rickards Jeffrey Stollmeyer John Trim Clyde Walcott Everton WeekesThe manager was Donald Lacy who was the Honorary Secretary and Treasurer of the West Indies Cricket Board of Control Frank Worrell was in dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board of Control and was not selected Hines Johnson who had led the attack against England in 1947 48 was unavailable for business reasons 2 India Edit1st Test Edit 10 14 November 1948 scorecardWest Indies nbsp v nbsp India631 183 4 overs Clyde Walcott 152 C R Rangachari 5 107 29 4 overs 454 158 4 overs Hemu Adhikari 114 Prior Jones 3 90 28 4 overs 220 6 f o 102 overs Khanmohammad Ibrahim 44 Prior Jones 0 32 10 overs Match drawnFeroz Shah Kotla Delhi Umpires DK Naik JR PatelWest Indies won the toss and decided to bat 2nd Test Edit 9 13 December 1948 scorecardWest Indies nbsp v nbsp India629 6 d 206 overs Everton Weekes 194 Vinoo Mankad 3 202 75 overs 273 142 2 overs Dattu Phadkar 74 Wilfred Ferguson 4 126 57 overs 333 3 132 overs Vijay Hazare 134 Prior Jones 1 52 12 overs Match drawnBrabourne Stadium Bombay Umpires TA Ramachandran PK SinhaWest Indies won the toss and decided to bat 3rd Test Edit 31 Dec 1948 4 Jan 1949 scorecardWest Indies nbsp v nbsp India366 115 2 overs Everton Weekes 162 Ghulam Ahmed 4 94 35 2 overs 272 109 overs Rusi Modi 80 John Goddard 3 34 13 overs 336 9 d 105 3 overs Clyde Walcott 108 Vinoo Mankad 3 68 24 3 overs 325 3 136 overs Mushtaq Ali 106 John Goddard 1 41 23 overs Match drawnEden Gardens Calcutta Umpires AR Joshi BJ MohoniWest Indies won the toss and decided to bat 4th Test Edit 27 31 January 1949 scorecardWest Indies nbsp v nbsp India582 176 3 overs Jeffrey Stollmeyer 160 Dattu Phadkar 7 159 45 3 overs 245 99 overs Rusi Modi 56 John Trim 4 48 27 overs 144 63 3 overs Vijay Hazare 52 Prior Jones 4 30 10 overs West Indies won by an innings and 193 runsMadras Cricket Club Ground Chepauk Madras Umpires AR Joshi BJ MohoniWest Indies won the toss and decided to bat 5th Test Edit 4 8 February 1949 scorecardWest Indies nbsp v nbsp India286 104 2 overs Jeffrey Stollmeyer 85 Dattu Phadkar 4 74 29 2 overs 193 88 4 overs Vijay Hazare 40 John Trim 3 69 30 overs 267 107 3 overs Allan Rae 97 Shute Banerjee 4 54 24 3 overs 355 8 107 overs Vijay Hazare 122 Prior Jones 5 85 41 overs Match drawnBrabourne Stadium Bombay Umpires AR Joshi BJ MohoniWest Indies won the toss and decided to batPakistan EditIn the first international tour of Pakistan by an overseas team West Indies played two first class matches versus Sind at Karachi and a Pakistan XI at Lahore Both matches were drawn 3 4 First Match Edit 19 21 November 1948 1 Sind v West Indians173 80 0 overs Peter Fernandes 32 Jimmy Cameron 4 52 31 0 overs 283 81 0 overs George Carew 100 Anwar Hussain 4 66 25 0 overs 284 86 1 overs Anwar Hussain 81 Denis Atkinson 2 38 13 0 overs 61 18 0 overs Jeffrey Stollmeyer 36 Munawwar Ali Khan 1 13 6 0 overs Match drawnKarachi Gymkhana Ground Karachi Umpires Daud Khan Naoomal JaoomalSind won the toss and decided to bat Second Match Edit 23 24 November 1948 2 NWFP Commander in Chief s XI v West Indians85 41 3 overs Ahmed Raza 34 Jeffrey Stollmeyer 3 8 3 3 overs 169 47 4 overs George Carew 40 Miran Bakhsh 5 61 17 0 overs 173 60 5 overs Maqsood Ahmed 39 George Headley 6 49 22 5 overs 90 26 2 overs Clyde Walcott 51 Khan Mohammad 1 30 9 2 overs West Indians won by 9 wicketsPeshawar Club Ground PeshawarNWFP Commander in Chief s XI won the toss and decided to batCeylon EditThe West Indians visited Ceylon in February and played two first class matches versus Ceylon West Indies won the first match at Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo by an innings and 22 runs after scoring 462 for two declared with centuries by Allan Rae Everton Weekes and Clyde Walcott Prior Jones took ten wickets in the match The second match at the same venue was drawn Rae making another century for West Indies References Edit West Indies in India Pakistan and Ceylon 1948 49 CricketArchive Retrieved 9 July 2014 West Indies to India 1948 49 Test Cricket Tours Retrieved 9 August 2016 Sind v West Indians 1948 CricketArchive Retrieved 9 July 2014 Pakistan v West Indians 1948 CricketArchive Retrieved 9 July 2014 External links EditCricarchive Tour page CricInfo Record CricInfoFurther reading EditJeffrey Stollmeyer Jeffrey Stollmeyer s Diary West Indies in India 1948 194 Royards Macoya Trinidad 2004 R W Thick West Indies in India 1948 49 Wisden 1950 pp 795 821 Michael Manley A History of West Indies Cricket Andre Deutsch London 1988 pp 73 78 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title West Indian cricket team in India Pakistan and Ceylon in 1948 49 amp oldid 1146145102, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
