Test Cricket Tours West Indies to Sri Lanka 1993-94

Test Cricket Tours - West Indies to Sri Lanka 1993-94

Tour of Sri Lanka 1993-94 Captain: Richie Richardson

37th West Indies Test tour

First Test-playing tour of Sri Lanka by West Indies

(October - December 1993)

The West Indians’ eight-week tour of south Asia took in the Champions Trophy in Sharjah and the Hero Cup in India before commencing their first-ever visit to Sri Lanka.

The West Indian batting was too powerful for their opponents in the Champions Trophy and West Indies ran out winners. They reached the final of the Hero Cup as well, but the on this occasion batting collapsed against leg-spinner Kumble who took 6 for 12 and India won comfortably.

In Sri Lanka wet weather disrupted most of the matches throughout the tour. The drainage system at the Moratuwa ground on the outskirts of Colombo was sub-standard, causing delays and condemning the Test match to a draw.

Other West Indies tours

Previous tour

Australia 1992-93

Next tour

India 1994-95

Next Sri Lanka tour

2001-02

Members of the Test tour party (15)

Opening batsmen: Desmond Haynes, Phil Simmons

Middle-order batsmen: Richie Richardson, Brian Lara, Carl Hooper, Keith Arthurton, Jimmy Adams, Roland Holder.

Wicket-keeper: Junior Murray

Spin bowler: Roger Harper

Fast bowler: Curtly Ambrose, Courtney Walsh, Kenneth Benjamin, Winston Benjamin, Anderson Cummins.

J C Adams	Ja	25	LHB second WK SLA	ODI (C) (H)

C E L Ambrose	L	30	RF	ODI (C) (H)

K L T Arthurton	L	28	RHB	ODI (C) (H)

K C G Benjamin	L	26	RF	ODI (C) (H)

W K M Benjamin	L	28	RF	ODI (C) (H)

A C Cummins	B	27	RFM	ODI (C) (H)

R A Harper	G	30	OB	ODI (C) (H)

D L Haynes	B	37	RHB opener vice-captain	ODI (C) (H)

R I C Holder	B	25	RHB	ODI (C) (H)

C L Hooper	G	26	RHB OB	ODI (C) (H)

B C Lara	T	24	LHB	ODI (C) (H)

J R Murray	W	25	WK	ODI (C) (H)

R B Richardson	L	31	RHB captain	ODI (C) (H)

P V Simmons	T	30	RHB opener RM	ODI (C) (H)

C A Walsh	Ja	31	RF	ODI (C) (H)

Regional representation :

B - Barbados (3)

G - Guyana (2)

Ja - Jamaica (2)

L - Leeward Islands (5)

T - Trinidad & Tobago (2)

W - Windward Islands (1)

Average age of team at time of first Test match

(8 December 1993) : 28 yrs 9 months

ODI Member of (C) the Champions Trophy and (H) Hero Cup one-day series squads

Test Appearances made before the tour

Haynes 112, Richardson 72, Walsh 60, Ambrose 43, Hooper 40, Harper 25, Simmons 17, Arthurton 15, Winston Benjamin 11, Lara 11, Murray 7, Adams 4, Cummins 3, Kenny Benjamin 2, Holder 0.

Tour Officials

David Holford	Manager
Rohan Kanhai	Coach
Dennis Waight	Physiotherapist

Selectors

David Holford (chairman), Roy Fredericks, Andy Roberts.

Selection

The West Indies Board insisted on its stipulation that players must take part in the Red Stripe Cup competition in the Caribbean if they wished to be considered for selection. Exceptional circumstances like injury could be taken into account, and Richie Richardson asked for exemptions for Ambrose and Walsh owing to tiredness

Unavailable: Ian Bishop (stress fracture of lower back), Gus Logie (retired).

Tour Party Announced : 6 September 1993.

Not selected : Shiv Chanderpaul, Patrick Patterson.

Kenneth Benjamin was required to pass a series of fitness tests after he was released by English county club Worcestershire, following a a viral infection and hamstring problems.Roger Harper had not had a place in the Test squad for four and a half years, since the 1988-89 tour of Australia.

Time between selection and departure from West Indies

48 days

(6 September to 24 October)

Travel

BridgetownQ London Q Sharjah

Calcutta Q Colombo

Walsh and Adams left Jamaica on 22 October for Barbados, where they joined other members of the West Indies party. Once assembled, the team flew out of Bridgetown on the evening of Sunday 24 October.

In England they were joined by Desmond Haynes. Carl Hooper, Philip Simmons and cricket manager Rohan Kanhai. and transferred onto a flight to Sharjah on Monday 25 October.

Following defeat in the Hero Cup final, the West indians flew from Calcutta to Colombo on 28 November. Arrival in Sri Lanka was on 29 November 1993.

Time spent in Sri Lanka

21 days

(29 November - 20 December)

On-tour selection panel

Reinforcements

Fixtures/Results

a	§ Sharjah	Sri Lanka(Champions Trophy)	Won 8 w
b	§ Sharjah	Pakistan(Champions Trophy)	Won 40 r
c	§ Sharjah	Pakistan (Champions Trophy)	Lost 5 w
d	§ Sharjah	Sri Lanka(Champions Trophy)	Won 8 w
e	§ Sharjah	Pakistan(Champions Trophy final)	Won 6 w

f	§ Bombay	Sri Lanka (Hero Cup)	Won 46 r
g	§ Bombay	South Africa (Hero Cup)	Lost 41 r
h	§ Bombay	India(Hero Cup)	Won 69 r
i	§ Bombay	Zimbabwe(Hero Cup)	Won 134 r
j	§ Calcutta	Sri Lanka(Hero Cup)	Won 7 w
k	§ Calcutta	India(Hero Cup final)	Lost 102 r

l	§ Colombo	Sri Lanka (1st ODI)	No result
m	Galle	Board President's XI	Drawn
n	MORATUWA	SRI LANKA Test Match	DRAWN
o	§ Colombo	Sri Lanka (2nd ODI)	Lost 3 w
p	§ Colombo	Sri Lanka (3rd ODI)	Won 6 w

† not first-class

§ one-day international

Time spent in Sri Lanka before First Test:

9 days

(29 November - 8 December)

Test appearances on tour

1 - Ambrose, Arthurton, W K M Benjamin, Harper, Haynes, Hooper, Lara, Murray, Richardson, Simmons, Walsh.

0 - Adams, K C G Benjamin, Cummins, Holder.

Match appearances

T Test match

o one-day international

x other match

⊕ T/20 international

W won L lost D drawn

N no result A abandoned

u unknown result

Simmons played in every match

J C Adams

C Ambrose

K Arthurton

K Benjamin

W Benjamin

A C Cummins

R A Harper

D L Haynes

R C Holder

C L Hooper

B C Lara

J R Murray

R Richardson

P V Simmons

C A Walsh

RESULTS

Highlights

• Brian Lara scored a brilliant 153 in the Champions Trophy final in Sharjah.

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Tour Summary

	P	W	L	D/ NR	Aban
Test Matches	1	0	0	1	-
Other first-class matches	1	0	0	1	-
ϯ Minor matches	0	-	-	-	-
§ One-day internationals in Sri Lanka	3	1	1	1	-
§ Champions Trophy & Hero Cup	11	8	3	0	-
All Matches	16	9	4	3	-

Return to West Indies

Colombo Q London Q regional airports

20 December 1993. The players flew back into their West Indian destinations on Tuesday 21 December, although some players like Adams remained in London.

Time away from West Indies 58 days

(24 October to 21 December)

Finances

Published accounts of the tour

"West Indies Cricket Tour of Sri Lanka", official souvenir, Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka December 1993.

Postscript