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West Indies v England @ Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana
3, 4, 5, 6 March 1948 (five-day match)
Toss: West Indies (bat)
Umpires: J Da Silva, ES Gillette
Match Result: West Indies won by 7 wickets
1st Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. George Carew | b Ken Cranston | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| *2. John Goddard | b Gubby Allen | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| +3. Clyde Walcott | lbw b Ken Cranston | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Robert Christiani | c Joe Hardstaff b Maurice Tremlett | 51 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 5. Frank Worrell | not out | 131 | - | 215 | 15 | - |
| 6. Gerry Gomez | c Godfrey Evans b Ken Cranston | 36 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Everton Weekes | b Ken Cranston | 36 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Foffie Williams | b Jim Laker | 7 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 9. Wilf Ferguson | c Gubby Allen b Jim Laker | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. John Trim | ||||||
| 11. Lance Pierre |
| FOW | 1-7 (John Goddard), 2-26 (George Carew), 3-48 (Clyde Walcott), 4-127 (Robert Christiani), 5-224 (Gerry Gomez), 6-284 (Everton Weekes), 7-295 (Foffie Williams), 8-297 (Wilf Ferguson). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 3w, 1nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 105.4 ovs) 297 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Gubby Allen | 2.4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Maurice Tremlett | 14 | 4 | 35 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Cranston | 25 | 5 | 78 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 36 | 11 | 94 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dick Howorth | 23 | 4 | 58 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Ikin | 5 | 2 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | c Foffie Williams b John Goddard | 31 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Jack Robertson | c Wilf Ferguson b John Goddard | 23 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Winston Place | c Robert Christiani b John Goddard | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Joe Hardstaff | b Wilf Ferguson | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Jack Ikin | c Wilf Ferguson b John Goddard | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Ken Cranston | st Clyde Walcott b Wilf Ferguson | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Dick Howorth | c Wilf Ferguson b John Goddard | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Jim Laker | c Clyde Walcott b Wilf Ferguson | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| +9. Godfrey Evans | b John Trim | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Maurice Tremlett | c Robert Christiani b John Trim | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| *11. Gubby Allen | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-59 (Len Hutton), 2-61 (Jack Robertson), 3-64 (Winston Place), 4-64 (Joe Hardstaff), 5-94 (Ken Cranston), 6-96 (Jack Ikin), 7-109 (Jim Laker), 8-110 (Godfrey Evans), 9-110 (Maurice Tremlett), 111 (Dick Howorth). |
| Extras | 4b, 1lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 50.2 ovs) 111 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Trim | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Pierre | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Foffie Williams | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Goddard | 14.2 | 5 | 31 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Worrell | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wilf Ferguson | 15 | 5 | 23 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gerry Gomez | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | b Wilf Ferguson | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Jack Robertson | lbw b Wilf Ferguson | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Winston Place | b Wilf Ferguson | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Joe Hardstaff | c Robert Christiani b John Trim | 63 | - | - | 6 | 1 |
| *5. Gubby Allen | lbw b Wilf Ferguson | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Ken Cranston | c Robert Christiani b John Goddard | 32 | - | - | - | - |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | c John Goddard b Foffie Williams | 37 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Jack Ikin | run out ( > > ) | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Dick Howorth | lbw b Wilf Ferguson | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Jim Laker | c John Goddard b Foffie Williams | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Maurice Tremlett | not out | 18 | - | - | - | 1 |
| FOW | 1-21 (Jack Robertson), 2-51 (Winston Place), 3-52 (Len Hutton), 4-137 (Gubby Allen), 5-145 (Joe Hardstaff), 6-185 (Ken Cranston), 7-226 (Godfrey Evans), 8-233 (Dick Howorth), 9-239 (Jack Ikin), 263 (Jim Laker). |
| Extras | 4b, 5lb, 1w, 3nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 106.4 ovs) 263 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Trim | 13 | 2 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Pierre | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Foffie Williams | 24.4 | 12 | 34 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Goddard | 24 | 8 | 43 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wilf Ferguson | 40 | 6 | 116 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. George Carew | c Gubby Allen b Jim Laker | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| *2. John Goddard | lbw b Jim Laker | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| +3. Clyde Walcott | not out | 31 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Robert Christiani | lbw b Dick Howorth | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Gerry Gomez | not out | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Frank Worrell | ||||||
| 7. Everton Weekes | ||||||
| 8. Foffie Williams | ||||||
| 9. Wilf Ferguson | ||||||
| 10. John Trim | ||||||
| 11. Lance Pierre |
| FOW | 1-10 (John Goddard), 2-23 (George Carew), 3-26 (Robert Christiani). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 20 ovs) 78 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ken Cranston | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 9 | 1 | 34 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dick Howorth | 9 | 0 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
West Indies:
George Carew, John Goddard, Clyde Walcott, Robert Christiani, Gerry Gomez, Frank Worrell, Everton Weekes, Foffie Williams, Wilf Ferguson, John Trim, Lance Pierre