West Indies have only once toured England without at least one truly special, not to mention great, batsman in their ranks.
George Challenor, the dominant Barbadian opener, was the torch bearer with 1,550 runs in 1923, double those of the next man. It was the last tour before Test status was attained in 1928 by which time Challenor was 40 and well past his best.
It was not until the arrival of George Headley, “Atlas”, who stood alone for the West Indies – and alongside, arguably even above, the legendary Don Bradman – in their formative years in
