International cricket tour
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]
Touring party
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:
Test series summary
First Test
Second Test
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 15 December was taken as a rest day.
- Vasant Ranjane (Ind) and Joe Solomon (Win) made their Test debuts.
Third Test
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ramnath Kenny and Surendranath (both Ind) made their Test debuts.
- Rohan Kanhai made his first century and the highest individual by a West Indies player against India in a Test (256).[6]
- 2 January was taken as a rest day.
Fourth Test
Fifth Test
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ramakant Desai (Ind) made his Test debut.
- Chandu Borde (Ind) scored his first Test century.[8]
- 9 February was taken as a rest day.
- John Holt passed 1,000 runs in Tests.[8]
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