West Indian cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1930–31
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The West Indies cricket team toured New Zealand and Australia from November 1930 to March 1931 and played a five-match Test series against the Australia national cricket team. Australia won the series 4–1. Australia were captained by Bill Woodfull, while the West Indies were coached by Jackie Grant. In addition, the West Indians played nine first-class matches against Australian state teams and, in November, one match in New Zealand against Wellington.[1]
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Team
editThe manager was R. H. Mallett.
New Zealand series summary
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- Wellington won the toss and decided to bat
- Only 90 minutes of play was possible on the second day due to rain
Test series summary
editFirst Test
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0/172 (55.3 overs)
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 14 December was taken as a rest day.
- LS Birkett and GC Grant (both WIN), and A Hurwood (AUS) made their Test debuts.
Second Test
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- 4 January was taken as a rest day.
- There was no play on the second day.
Third Test
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- 18 January was taken as a rest day.
Fourth Test
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
Fifth Test
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 1 March was taken as a rest day.
- There was no play on the fourth day.
- KE Rigg (AUS) made his Test debut.
References
edit- ^ "West Indies in Australia and New Zealand 1930–31". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
External links
edit- West Indies in Australia and New Zealand 1930-31 at CricketArchive
- West Indies to Australia 1930-31 at Test Cricket Tours
Annual reviews
editFurther reading
edit- Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979
- Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993
- Ray Robinson, On Top Down Under, Cassell, 1975