The England national cricket team toured the West Indies from January to April 1990 and played a five-match Test series against the West Indies cricket team which the West Indies won 2–1. The West Indies were captained by Viv Richards, and England by Graham Gooch. England's victory in the First Test at Kingston was their first over the West Indies since the 1973–74 series. The Second Test, scheduled as England’s first at Bourda since the 1973–74 tour (due to the Guyanese government’s refusal to admit Robin Jackman in 1980–81 and to admit anyone who had played or coached in apartheid South Africa in 1985–86), was abandoned without a ball being bowled. The Third Test, in which the West Indies were captained by Desmond Haynes, resulted in a draw; following an injury to Gooch in that match, Allan Lamb replaced him as captain for the final two Tests, both of which were won by the West Indies.
In addition to the Tests, the teams played a five-match Limited Overs International (LOI) series which the West Indies won 3–0. A further two LOIs were scheduled to replace the abandoned Test in Guyana.
Test match summary
First Test
Second Test
Third Test
Fourth Test
Fifth Test
ODI series summary
West Indies won the Cable and Wireless Series 3–0, with two no results.
1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
4th ODI
5th ODI
Georgetown Test Match replacement ODIs
When the Georgetown Test was washed out, two replacement One-Day Internationals were arranged for the scheduled fourth and fifth days of the match; the first of these was itself washed out. These did not count towards the Cable and Wireless ODI Series.
1st ODI
2nd ODI
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