West Indian cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1930–31

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.

Team

• Jackie Grant (captain)
• Lionel Birkett (vice-captain)
• Ivan Barrow
• Barto Bartlett
• Learie Constantine
• Frank de Caires
• George Francis
• Herman Griffith
• George Headley
• Errol Hunte
• Frank Martin
• Clifford Roach
• Tommy Scott
• Derek Sealy
• Edwin St Hill
• Vibart Wight

The manager was R. H. Mallett.

New Zealand series summary

Test series summary

First Test

Second Test

Third Test

Fourth Test

Fifth Test

References

External links

• West Indies in Australia and New Zealand 1930-31 at CricketArchive
• West Indies to Australia 1930-31 at Test Cricket Tours

Annual reviews

• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1932

Further reading

• 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