(i) The West Indian team that won was captained by a white player, The first time a black player led the West Indies Test team was In 1960 when Frank Worrell was named a captain.
(ii) The West Indies cricket team represented not one nation but several dominions that later became independent countries. The pan-West Indian team that represents the Caribbean region in International Test cricket lathe only exception to a series of unsuccessful efforts to bring about West Indian unification.