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West Indies' First Test Win in England — Lord's 1950 and the Calypso

England vs West Indies

1950-06-29

On 29 June 1950, West Indies beat England by 326 runs at Lord's to record their first Test victory on English soil. Two unheralded spinners — Sonny Ramadhin (21) and Alf Valentine (20) — bowled the hosts out twice, taking 18 of the 20 wickets between them across the match. The triumph was sealed by Lord Beginner's calypso 'Cricket, Lovely Cricket', sung in the streets around the ground, and signalled the arrival of West Indies as a serious cricketing power.

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George Headley's Caribbean Form — Selected for First Home Test Series, 1929

Jamaica and West Indies

1929-12-15

Through the 1929 Caribbean season the 20-year-old George Headley scored consistently for Jamaica against the visiting Tennyson XI and in inter-colonial matches. By December 1929 he had been selected for the West Indies' first home Test series against MCC the following month — a tour that would produce his breakthrough.

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West Indies' First Test — Lord's, June 1928

England v West Indies

1928-06-23

On 23 June 1928 the West Indies played their first ever Test match, against England at Lord's. Bowled out for 177 and 166, they lost by an innings and 58 — but the team led by Karl Nunes and including the young Learie Constantine had crossed the threshold from regional cricket into Test cricket.

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