It "could scarcely be regarded as representative of the full strength of England", Wisden Cricketers' Almanack reported in its 1936 edition coverage of the tour.
The tour was disappointing: "The team did not play as well as we in this country had been led to believe they would", wrote Wisden in a critical report.
Grant remained as an experienced captain; Headley led the batting; Martindale was joined by a second fast bowler in Leslie Hylton and backed up by Learie Constantine, who had been available for only a few matches on the 1933 tour because of a Lancashire League commitment.
Wyatt put the West Indies in on a rain-affected pitch and Farnes took four wickets for 15 runs as half the side were out for 31.
West Indies captain Jackie Grant shuffled his batting order in the hope the pitch would ease, but three wickets fell for four runs before Hylton and Cyril Christiani played out time on the second day.
West Indies then lost three more wickets in adding 18 runs and Grant declared, setting England just 73 to win.
Wyatt again won the toss and put the West Indies in, but innings of 92 from Derek Sealy and of 90 from Learie Constantine led to a respectable total.
England were set 325 to win and Wyatt – in what Wisden termed an "amazing and inexplicable course"[3] – all but reversed the batting order.
England, with 71 from the captain, failed to force the pace in the second innings and the declaration left West Indies just two hours to make 203.
When England batted, Martindale inflicted a compound fracture of the jaw on Wyatt and four other wickets fell for 26 runs.