The side arrived in Barbados on the
RMS Magdalena on 27 January. Matches played were: • 30–31 January and 1 February : v
Barbados • 3–5 February : v Barbados • 6–8 February : v
West Indies XI (in Barbados) • 14–16 February : v
Trinidad • 17–19 February : v Trinidad • 20–22 February : v West Indies XI (in Trinidad) • 1–4 March : v
British Guiana • 6–8 March : v West Indies XI (in British Guiana) • 11–13 March : v British Guiana Of the nine first class matches played in
Barbados,
Trinidad and
British Guiana, five were won, three lost and one drawn. The tourists lost the first two matches against Barbados by an innings but then defeated a West Indies XI with Humphreys taking 13 wickets. Moving on to Trinidad, the tourists won the first match but were lucky to draw the second. In the second match against the West Indies XI,
Ince made 167 for the home side and they won by an innings.
Cumberbatch was bowled when he shouldered his bat because he had been distracted by leaves blowing across the pitch. Given out by the umpire, he appealed to Somerset and was allowed to continue his innings, a sporting gesture by the captain. Burton and the captain added 89 for the last wicket in the MCC second innings and were only separated with 20 minutes remaining. In British Guiana, the two matches against the colony were won comfortably and the third match against the West Indies XI was also won by 10 wickets with Humphreys scoring a century adding 152 with Whittington. Jaques and the captain added 80 for the last wicket.
Moulder carried his bat in the West Indies second innings. The three professionals headed the batting averages and, with Sydney Smith, took most of the wickets. Burton, Whittington and Sydney Smith also performed well with the bat. ==Averages==