Series Name: | West Indian cricket team in India in 1958–59 |
Team1 Image: | Flag of India.svg |
Team1 Name: | India |
Team2 Image: | WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg |
Team2 Name: | West Indies |
From Date: | 5 November 1958 |
To Date: | 15 February 1959 |
Team2 Captain: | Gerry Alexander |
No Of Tests: | 5 |
Team1 Tests Won: | 0 |
Team2 Tests Won: | 3 |
Team1 Tests Most Runs: | Polly Umrigar (337) |
Team2 Tests Most Runs: | Garfield Sobers (557) |
Team1 Tests Most Wickets: | Subhash Gupte (22) |
Team2 Tests Most Wickets: | Wes Hall (30) |
The West Indies cricket team toured India from November 1958 to February 1959 and played a five-match Test series against the India national cricket team. The West Indies won the series 3–0. The West Indies were captained by Gerry Alexander while India used four different captains in the series, Ghulam Ahmed leading in two Tests.[1]
The West Indies Cricket Board announced a 16-man squad for the India tour on 1 April 1958 led by Frank Worrell.[2] However, Worrell withdrew from the tour in May. John Holt and Wes Hall were added to the squad in August.[3]
The squad included: