Swing to an Indies beat

Andrew Cockburn

October 29, 1973

This summer English cricket suffered its most disastrous defeat. At the same time the game reached its highest level of popularity since World War II. The visiting West Indian test (international) team trounced England in the three-game series by two games and a draw. The English captain, Ray Illingworth, was dismissed in one inning without even scoring a run, yet Lord's Cricket Ground had the full-house sign up.