The

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toured England in the 1957 season to play a five-match

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series against

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. England won the series 3-0 with two matches drawn. West Indies' spinners

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and

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were unable to repeat the success they had on the 1950 tour, and though the young

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was in the team, the fast bowling was not yet as potent as it would be in a few years, and Hall did not play in the Tests.

West Indies side

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but towards the end of the tour, when both Goddard and Walcott were injured, the team was captained in some matches by

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who "showed unmistaken gifts of leadership", according to

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. The full side was: * John Goddard, captain *

, vice-captain *

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, wicketkeeper *

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* Denis Atkinson * Tom Dewdney *

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* Bruce Pairaudeau *

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Kanhai was used as the reserve wicketkeeper and, because his batting was deemed stronger than Alexander's, was used as the wicketkeeper in the first three Test matches, though Wisden said that he was "little more than a stopper". Ganteaume, a wicketkeeper during his early career with

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, did not keep wicket on the tour. Alexander, Asgarali, Gilchrist, Hall and Kanhai had not played Test cricket before this tour; all except Hall made their Test debuts during the series. Of the other players who had played Test cricket before 1957, only Ganteaume did not make an appearance during the Test series.

Test series summary

First Test

Second Test

Third Test

Fourth Test

Fifth Test

External sources

CricketArchive – tour summaries

Annual reviews

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1958 *

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