The England national cricket team toured the West Indies from January to March 1968 and played a five-match Test series against the West Indies cricket team which England won 1–0. England were captained by Colin Cowdrey; West Indies by Garfield Sobers.
Test series summary
First Test
| 19–24 January 1968 (5-day match) Scorecard |
England 
|
v |  West Indies
|
| 568 (200.5 overs) KF Barrington 143 CC Griffith 5/69 (29.5 overs) |
363 (135 overs) CH Lloyd 118 IJ Jones 3/63 (19 overs) | |
| 243/8 (f/o) (90 overs) BF Butcher 52 DJ Brown 3/27 (14 overs) |
| Match drawn Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad Umpires: RG Gosein and HBD Jordan |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 21 January was taken as a rest day.
- GS Camacho (WIN) made his Test debut.
Second Test
| 8–14 February 1968 (5-day match) Scorecard |
| England
|
v | West Indies
|
| 376 (169.2 overs) MC Cowdrey 101 WW Hall 4/63 (27 overs) |
143 (48.1 overs) CH Lloyd 34* JA Snow 7/49 (21 overs) | |
| 68/8 (38.5 overs) TW Graveney 21 LR Gibbs 3/11 (14 overs) |
391/9d (f/o) (135 overs) GS Sobers 113* IJ Jones 3/90 (30 overs) |
| Match drawn Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica Umpires: HBD Jordan and D Sang Hue |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 11 February was taken as a rest day.
- The match was scheduled for five days but extended to six, to make up for time lost due to rioting on the fourth day.
Third Test
| 29 February–5 March 1968 (5-day match) Scorecard |
| West Indies
|
v | England
|
| 349 (143.1 overs) BF Butcher 86 JA Snow 5/86 (35 overs) |
449 (180.5 overs) JH Edrich 146 CC Griffith 3/71 (24 overs) | |
| 284/6 (53 overs) CH Lloyd 113* JA Snow 3/39 (10 overs) |
| Match drawn Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Umpires: HBD Jordan and D Sang Hue |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 3 March was taken as a rest day.
- PI Pocock (ENG) made his Test debut.
Fourth Test
| 14–19 March 1968 (5-day match) Scorecard |
| West Indies
|
v | England
|
| 526/7d (133 overs) RB Kanhai 153 DJ Brown 3/107 (27 overs) |
404 (175.4 overs) MC Cowdrey 148 BF Butcher 5/34 (13.4 overs) | |
| 92/2d (30 overs) MC Carew 40* JA Snow 1/29 (9 overs) |
215/3 (52.4 overs) G Boycott 80* LR Gibbs 2/76 (16.4 overs) |
| England won by 7 wickets Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad Umpires: RG Gosein and D Sang Hue |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 17 March was taken as a rest day.
Fifth Test
| 28 March–3 April 1968 (6-day match) Scorecard |
| West Indies
|
v | England
|
| 414 (150.4 overs) GS Sobers 152 (362) JA Snow 4/82 (27.4 overs) |
371 (163.2 overs) G Boycott 116 (254) GS Sobers 3/72 (37 overs) | |
| 264 (66.2 overs) GS Sobers 95* (118) JA Snow 6/60 (15.2 overs) |
206/9 (120 overs) MC Cowdrey 82 (211) LR Gibbs 6/60 (40 overs) |
| Match drawn Bourda, Georgetown, British Guiana Umpires: HBD Jordan and FCP Kippins |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 31 March was taken as a rest day.
References
- "England in the West Indies 1968". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
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