This article describes the history of West Indies cricket from 1946 to 1970.
First-class cricket in the West Indies had begun in February 1865 and the federation began playing Test cricket in 1928, but it was not until the 1965-66 West Indian cricket season that a formal domestic competition was founded, this being the Shell Shield which has subsequently evolved into the Carib Beer Cup.
West Indies cricket received a tremendous boost when its team defeated England in the 1950 Test series. The preceding few years had seen the emergence of truly great players like Frank Worrell, Everton Weekes and Clyde Walcott, and Gary Sobers followed during the 1950s.
In 1965, Shell Oil sponsored its Shell Shield and the West Indies at last had a true domestic championship. At first the new competition involved Barbados, British Guiana, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago and the Combined Islands team which was an amalgam of Leeward Islands cricket team and Windward Islands cricket team.
1965–66 Barbados1966–67 Barbados1967–68 no competition1968–69 Jamaica1969–70 Trinidad and TobagoEngland 1947–48
1st Test at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados – match drawn2nd Test at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – match drawn3rd Test at Bourda, Georgetown – West Indies won by 7 wickets4th Test at Sabina Park, Kingston – West Indies won by 10 wickets1st Test at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – match drawn2nd Test at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados – West Indies won by 142 runs3rd Test at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – match drawn4th Test at Bourda, Georgetown – match drawn5th Test at Sabina Park, Kingston – match drawnEngland 1953–54
1st Test at Sabina Park, Kingston – West Indies won by 140 runs2nd Test at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados – West Indies won by 181 runs3rd Test at Bourda, Georgetown – England won by 9 wickets4th Test at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – match drawn5th Test at Sabina Park, Kingston – England won by 9 wickets1st Test at Sabina Park, Kingston – Australia won by 9 wickets2nd Test at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – match drawn3rd Test at Bourda, Georgetown – Australia won by 8 wickets4th Test at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados – match drawn5th Test at Sabina Park, Kingston – Australia won by an innings and 82 runs1st Test at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados – match drawn2nd Test at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – West Indies won by 120 runs3rd Test at Sabina Park, Kingston – West Indies won by an innings and 174 runs4th Test at Bourda, Georgetown – West Indies won by 8 wickets5th Test at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – Pakistan won by an innings and 1 runEngland 1959–60
1st Test at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados – match drawn2nd Test at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – England won by 256 runs3rd Test at Sabina Park, Kingston – match drawn4th Test at Bourda, Georgetown – match drawn5th Test at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – match drawnEW Swanton's team played four 3-day matches against local clubs, winning 3 and losing 1.
1st Test at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – West Indies won by 10 wickets2nd Test at Sabina Park, Kingston – West Indies won by an innings and 18 runs3rd Test at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados – West Indies won by an innings and 30 runs4th Test at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – West Indies won by 7 wickets5th Test at Sabina Park, Kingston – West Indies won by 123 runs1st Test at Sabina Park, Kingston – West Indies won by 179 runs2nd Test at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – match drawn3rd Test at Bourda, Georgetown – West Indies won by 212 runs4th Test at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados – match drawn5th Test at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – Australia won by 10 wicketsEngland 1967–68
1st Test at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – match drawn2nd Test at Sabina Park, Kingston – match drawn3rd Test at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados – match drawn4th Test at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – England won by 7 wickets5th Test at Bourda, Georgetown – match drawn