History of cricket in the West Indies from 1918–19 to 1945

This article describes the history of cricket in the West Indies from 1919 to 1945.

1 Inter-Colonial Tournament
2 English tours of the West Indies
3 References
4 External sources
5 Further reading

Inter-Colonial Tournament

The 1891-92 season had seen the first Inter-Colonial Tournament in the West Indies and these took place irregularly until the Second World War, winners in the inter-war period being:

1922-23 – Barbados
1923-24 – Barbados
1924-25 – Trinidad and Tobago
1925-26 – Trinidad and Tobago
1926-27 – Barbados
1928-29 – Trinidad and Tobago
1929-30 – British Guiana
1931-32 – Trinidad and Tobago
1933-34 – Trinidad and Tobago
1934-35 – British Guiana
1935-36 – British Guiana
1936-37 – Trinidad and Tobago
1937-38 – British Guiana
1938-39 – Trinidad and Tobago

After the war, there was no domestic competition until the foundation of the Shell Shield in 1965 and the teams played occasional matches against each other for twenty years.

English tours of the West Indies

Between the two World Wars, various English teams toured the West Indies. The 1929-30 team was the first to play Test cricket in the West Indies. West Indies was already capable of competing at the highest level with players like George Headley and Learie Constantine.

England 1925-26

LH Tennyson's 1926-27

LH Tennyson's XI 1927-28

Sir Julien Cahn's XI 1928-29

England 1929-30

1st Test at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados – match drawn
2nd Test at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – England won by 167 runs
3rd Test at Bourda, Georgetown – West Indies won by 289 runs
4th Test at Sabina Park, Kingston – match drawn

Lord Tennyson's XI 1931-32

England 1934-35

See main article – English cricket team in West Indies in 1934-35

1st Test at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados – England won by 4 wickets
2nd Test at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – West Indies won by 217 runs
3rd Test at Bourda, Georgetown – match drawn
4th Test at Sabina Park, Kingston – West Indies won by an innings and 161 runs

References

External sources

CricketArchive – itinerary of events

International cricket tours of the West Indies

Test and LOI tours

Australia	1954–55 · 1964–65 · 1972–73 · 1977–78 · 1983–84 · 1990–91 · 1994–95 · 1998–99 · 2003 · 2008 · 2011–12

Bangladesh	2004 · 2009

England	1929–30 · 1934–35 · 1947–48 · 1953–54 · 1959–60 · 1967–68 · 1973–74 · 1980–81 · 1985–86 · 1989–90 · 1993–94 · 1997–98 · 2003–04 2008–09

India	1952–53 · 1961–62 · 1970–71 · 1975–76 · 1982–83 · 1988–89 · 1996–97 · 2002 · 2006 · 2009 · 2011

New Zealand	1971–72 · 1984–85 · 1995–96 · 2002

Pakistan	1957–58 · 1974–75 · 1976–77 · 1987–88 · 1992–93 · 1999–00 · 2005 · 2011

South Africa	1992 · 2001 · 2005 · 2010

Sri Lanka	1995–96 · 1996–97 · 2003 · 2008

Zimbabwe	1999–00 · 2006 · 2010

Other tours

Canada	1987–88 · 2009–10

English	1894–95 · 1896–97a · 1896–97b · 1901–02 · 1904–05 · 1910–11 · 1912–13 · 1925–26

Ireland	2010

United States	1887–88 · 1909 · 2004