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What were the two ironies attached to the victory of the West Indies first Test Series against England in 1960?

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(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.

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