1963 Inaugural trophy Wisden Trophy



with growing caribbean following in england, west indies entered series 1 of popular touring nations. lance gibbs 11 wickets @ old trafford set commanding 10 wicket win west indies. second match @ lord s chiefly remembered dramatic ending; results possible going final on of match. england required 8 runs win had 2 wickets left. fourth ball of on derek shackleton run out, meant colin cowdrey had come out broken arm 2 balls of match remaining. did not have face ball, , match ended in draw. third test saw fred trueman claim 12 wickets ensuring england won 217 runs. charlie griffith s 6/36 in fourth , conrad hunte s 108 in final test meant west indies won next 2 tests , series finished 3–1. final test saw pitch invasion when basil butcher scored winning runs west indies.


as result of great success of series, england s future home test program revised west indies return in 1966, earlier planned. done introducing twin tours , in 2 countries each play 3 tests against england in course of season.








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