New Zealand cricket team in the West Indies in 1984–85

The New Zealand national cricket team toured the West Indies from March to May 1985 and played a four-match Test series against the West Indies cricket team which the West Indies won 2–0. New Zealand were captained by Geoff Howarth; the West Indies by Viv Richards.[1]

Test series summary

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First Test

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29 March–3 April 1985
(5–day match)
Scorecard
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307 (106.3 overs)
CG Greenidge 100 (235)
EJ Chatfield 4/51 (28 overs)
262 (100.3 overs)
JJ Crowe 64 (96)
MA Holding 4/79 (29 overs)
261/8d (72 overs)
DL Haynes 78 (176)
IVA Richards 78 (89)

EJ Chatfield 6/73 (22 overs)
187/6 (81 overs)
JV Coney 44 (110)
MD Marshall 4/65 (26 overs)
Match drawn
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Umpires: DM Archer and CE Cumberbatch
Player of the match: IVA Richards (WIN) and EJ Chatfield (NZ)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 1 April was taken as a rest day.
  • KR Rutherford (NZ) made his Test debut.

Second Test

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6–11 April 1985
(5–day match)
Scorecard
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511/6d (152.5 overs)
RB Richardson 185 (346)
RJ Hadlee 2/83 (25.5 overs)
440 (151.5 overs)
MD Crowe 188 (462)
MD Marshall 4/110 (33 overs)
268/6d (95 overs)
CG Greenidge 69 (167)
RJ Hadlee 2/32 (16 overs)
Match drawn
Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana
Umpires: LH Barker and DJ Narine
Player of the match: MD Crowe (NZ)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 9 April was taken as a rest day.
  • CG Butts (WIN) made his Test debut.

Third Test

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26 April–1 May 1985
(5–day match)
Scorecard
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94 (47.4 overs)
RJ Hadlee 29 (55)
MD Marshall 4/40 (15 overs)
336 (93.1 overs)
IVA Richards 105 (147)
RJ Hadlee 3/86 (26 overs)
248 (80.3 overs)
JV Coney 83 (176)
MD Marshall 7/80 (25.3 overs)
10/0 (1.4 overs)
DL Haynes 5* (2)
West Indies won by 10 wickets
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Umpires: DM Archer and LH Barker
Player of the match: MD Marshall (WIN)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
  • 29 April was taken as a rest day.

Fourth Test

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4–8 May 1985
(5–day match)
Scorecard
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363 (116.4 overs)
DL Haynes 76 (131)
RJ Hadlee 4/53 (28.4 overs)
138 (55.5 overs)
JG Wright 53 (145)
WW Davis 4/19 (13.5 overs)
59/0 (17 overs)
CG Greenidge 33* (52)
283 (f/o) (102.4 overs)
JJ Crowe 112 (206)
MD Marshall 4/66 (28.4 overs)
West Indies won by 10 wickets
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Umpires: DM Archer and JR Gayle
Player of the match: MD Marshall (WIN)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  • 7 May was taken as a rest day.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.

One Day Internationals (ODIs)

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The West Indies won the series 5-0.

1st ODI

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20 March 1985
Scorecard
West Indies  
231/8 (46 overs)
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  New Zealand
208/8 (46 overs)
IVA Richards 70 (85)
JV Coney 3/63 (10 overs)
JJ Crowe 52 (85)
MA Holding 3/33 (10 overs)
West Indies won by 23 runs
Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua
Umpires: AE Weekes and PC Whyte
Player of the match: RA Harper (WIN)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 46 overs per side.
  • RT Hart (NZL) made his ODI debut.

2nd ODI

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27 March 1985
Scorecard
New Zealand  
51/3 (22 overs)
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  West Indies
55/4 (17 overs)
MD Crowe 20* (65)
WW Davis 3/7 (6 overs)
IVA Richards 27 (40)
GB Troup 2/22 (5 overs)
West Indies won by 6 wickets
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Umpires: CE Cumberbatch and S Mohammed
Player of the match: WW Davis (WIN)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 22 overs per side.
  • KR Rutherford (NZL) made his ODI debut.

3rd ODI

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14 April 1985
Scorecard
West Indies  
259/5 (50 overs)
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  New Zealand
129 (48.1 overs)
DL Haynes 145* (157)
GB Troup 1/28 (7 overs)
BL Cairns 33 (28)
J Garner 2/16 (6 overs)
West Indies won by 130 runs
Albion Sports Complex, Albion, Guyana
Umpires: LH Barker and DJ Narine
Player of the match: DL Haynes (WIN)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

4th ODI

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17 April 1985
Scorecard
New Zealand  
116 (42.2 overs)
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  West Indies
117/0 (24.2 overs)
RJ Hadlee 41 (102)
J Garner 4/10 (6 overs)
DL Haynes 85* (86)
West Indies won by 10 wickets
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Umpires: CE Cumberbatch and S Mohammed
Player of the match: J Garner (WIN)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

5th ODI

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23 April 1985
Scorecard
West Indies  
265/3 (49 overs)
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  New Zealand
153/8 (49 overs)
DL Haynes 116 (138)
EJ Chatfield 2/61 (10 overs)
IDS Smith 37 (28)
WW Davis 3/32 (8 overs)
West Indies won by 112 runs
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Umpires: DM Archer and LH Barker
Player of the match: DL Haynes (WIN)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 49 overs per side.

References

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  1. ^ "New Zealand in the West Indies 1985". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
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