Critically examine the significance of the victory of West-Indies in the first Test Series against England in 1950.
1. The victory of West- Indies over England in the first test series 1950 was celebrated as a way of National Movement in West Indies.
2. It was a way of demonstration that the West Indies were the equal of white Englishmen.
3. There were two ironies to this great victory. First the West Indies was captained by a white player. That is the West Indian team was captained by a white man.
4. Secondly, the West Indian cricket team represented not one nation but several dominations that later became independent countries.
5. The pan-West Indian team represented the entire Caribbean region in International Test Cricket.
