West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 2008–09
West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 2008–09 | |||
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New Zealand | West Indies | ||
Dates | 5 December 2008 – 13 January 2009 | ||
Captains | Daniel Vettori | Chris Gayle | |
Test series | |||
Result | 2-match series drawn 0–0 | ||
Most runs | Jesse Ryder (205) | Chris Gayle (305) | |
Most wickets | Daniel Vettori (10) | Fidel Edwards (11) | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | New Zealand won the 5-match series 2–1 | ||
Most runs | Ross Taylor (187) | Chris Gayle (260) | |
Most wickets | Kyle Mills (7) | Daren Powell (7) | |
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
Most runs | Jesse Ryder (74) | Chris Gayle (68) | |
Most wickets | Daniel Vettori (5) | Chris Gayle (4) |
The
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand side had just returned from the first leg of a
At the start of the Test series, the New Zealand team were eighth on the
West Indian cricket team
The West Indies had recently lost all three matches of an
Squads
The New Zealand team for the Test series was announced on 6 December[5] while the West Indies named their side on 5 November.[6]
First leg
Tour match
5–7 December
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The only warm-up match for the West Indies was a three-day match against
Test Series
1st Test
11–15 December
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- Rain prevented any play occurring on Day 2. The wet outfield delayed play on Day 3. Play was abandoned on Day 5 due to rain.
On the day prior to the start of the first Test Jacob Oram suffered a calf strain and was unable to recover with Kyle Mills being flown in to replace him.[11] Daniel Vettori won the toss for New Zealand and decided to bat first. The new opening partnership – New Zealand's 18th in 36 Tests – had only put on ten runs before Jamie How got out. Daniel Flynn and Tim McIntosh put on a partnership of 87 until McIntosh was dismissed after lunch followed by Ross Taylor falling to an injudicious shot.[12] Flynn became the first New Zealander to be dismissed under the experimental review system, being given out LBW for 95;[13] when bad light stopped play early, New Zealand were 226/4.[12] There was no action on the second day of the match with the umpires calling off play due to rain.[14] A further session was lost on the third day while the ground was dried, with play beginning at 2:45 pm (just over 3 hours after the scheduled start). Brendon McCullum and Jesse Ryder began well but were both dismissed shortly after the West Indies took the new ball. After some resistance from the final batsmen, New Zealand were dismissed for 365. The West Indian opening batsmen negotiated the 14 overs remaining in the day to be 39 without loss at stumps.[15]
2nd Test
19–23 December
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Second leg
Twenty20 Series
1st Twenty20
2nd Twenty20
ODI Series
1st ODI
2nd ODI
3 January
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- Rain stopped play for four hours after 6.5 overs of the New Zealand innings; match reduced to 28 overs each.
3rd ODI
4th ODI
10 January
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Chris Gayle 46* (37)
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- Rain stopped play after 10.3 overs of the West Indies innings with a revised target of 235 runs from 40 overs.
- Martin Guptill (NZ) made his ODI debut.
5th ODI
References
- ^ "BLACKCAPS coach appointed". New Zealand Cricket. 25 November 2008. Archived from the original on 22 May 2010.
- ^ The Dominion Post. Wellington. Archived from the originalon 11 December 2008.
- ^ Leggat, David (6 December 2008). "Coach returns to basics after cleanout". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011.
- ^ a b "ICC – Cricket Rankings". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008.
- ^ "BLACKCAPS team for test series announced". New Zealand Cricket. 6 December 2008. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008.
- ^ Leggat, David (5 November 2008). "West Indies pack in the pace men for two-test series". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011.
- ^ "Jones century leads Auckland's day". ESPNcricinfo. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008.
- ^ "West Indians reply solidly to Auckland's 587". ESPNcricinfo. 6 December 2008. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012.
- ^ "Sarwan century rounds off draw". ESPNcricinfo. 7 December 2008. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009.
- ^ "Edwards happy with bowling rhythm". ESPNcricinfo. 6 December 2008. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012.
- ^ Barclay, Chris (11 December 2008). "Oram lumped in with Bond as risky proposition". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Flynn shores up shaky top order". ESPNcricinfo. 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009.
- ^ Leggat, David (12 December 2008). "History loses its appeal". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011.
- ^ "Rain washes out second day". ESPNcricinfo. 12 December 2008. Archived from the original on 9 December 2010.
- ^ "NZ dismissed for 365 on rain-hit day". ESPNcricinfo. 13 December 2008. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010.