1950 English cricket season
The 1950 English cricket season saw a memorable Test series between England and West Indies. The 1950 County Championship was shared by Lancashire and Surrey. The West Indies toured England to compete in a test series which West Indies won 3-1.
England lost the series 3–1 to John Goddard's West Indies who claimed four places in the Wisden Five Cricketers of the Year (see above). Not only was this the first time that West Indies had won a series in England, but they had never previously won a Test in the country. Ramadhin had match figures of 11–152 at Lord's, and his "spin twin" Valentine had figures of 11–204 at Old Trafford and 10–160 at The Oval.
Watson missed a lot of the season because he was in the England football team that contested the 1950 World Cup in Brazil.
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