English cricket team in West Indies in 1993-94
| English cricket team in the West Indies in 1993–94 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| England | West Indies | ||
| Dates | 23 January – 21 April 1994 | ||
| Captains | Mike Atherton | Richie Richardson | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | West Indies won the 5-match series 3–1 | ||
| Most runs | Mike Atherton (510) | Brian Lara (798) | |
| Most wickets | Andrew Caddick (18) | Curtly Ambrose (26) | |
| Player of the series | Curtly Ambrose | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | West Indies won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
| Most runs | Mike Atherton (243) | Desmond Haynes (268) | |
| Most wickets | Chris Lewis (9) | Anderson Cummins (9) | |
The England cricket team toured the West Indies in the 1993–94 season. The tour consisted of five Test matches and five One Day Internationals as well as five other matches against first-class opposition.
The England team were captained by Mike Atherton in his first tour as captain, and they were looking to put their recent poor results behind them, and follow up on the Sixth Test victory over Australia. The only surprising element of the touring party was the omission of Peter Such, the leading wicket taker against Australia, in favour of the promising Ian Salisbury, though it seemed that Phil Tufnell was considered the senior spinner in the squad. In contrast to previous captain Graham Gooch, Atherton adopted a more relaxed approach to touring, allowing players time off rather than continual practicing, though perhaps Chris Lewis's decision to get his head shaved on a day off was a mistake – he spent a full day recoving from the subsequent sun-stroke.
The West Indies were defending a recent record on home turf that had seen them win twelve and drawing two of their previous fourteen home series. They were led by a weary Richie Richardson, who had complained prior to the series about the excessive amount of cricket that he and strike bowlers Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh had been required to play in the previous twelve months. Veteran West Indian commentator Tony Cozier noted in the Independent that the supporting bowlers were "all worthy triers with modest county records who are unlikely to worry Atherton and his fellow batsmen". As it turned out, Winston Benjamin and Kenneth Benjamin both provided excellent back-up throughout the series, ending up with 12 and 22 wickets respectively, as the West Indies won the Test series 3–1.
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