Test series
First Test
6–10 June 1963
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Joey Carew, Deryck Murray (WI) and John Edrich (Eng) made their Test debuts.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
Second Test
20–25 June 1963
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain stopped play on Day 4 from 2:55 to 3:09, and then ended play for the day at 4:45. Play resumed on Day 5 at 2:20.
When time ran out, England were six runs short of the 234 that they needed to win. The ninth wicket fell when Derek Shackleton was run out from the fourth ball of the final over. Colin Cowdrey, who had had his left arm broken earlier in the innings and had retired hurt, reappeared with his arm in plaster; he was not required to face a ball, David Allen playing out the remaining two deliveries.
Third Test
4–9 July 1963
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Phil Sharpe (Eng) made his Test debut
- 7 July taken as rest day
Fourth Test
25–29 July 1963
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Brian Bolus (Eng) made his Test debut
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
- 28 July taken as rest day
Fifth Test
22–26 August 1963
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
- 25 August was taken as a rest day