The New Zealand national cricket team toured the West Indies from February to April 1972 and played a five-match Test series against the West Indies cricket team which was drawn 0–0. New Zealand were captained by Graham Dowling; the West Indies by Garfield Sobers. The tour also featured the maiden first-class match to be played by Bermuda. They played the touring New Zealand team in Hamilton, with the visitors winning by an innings and 31 runs.
Test series
1st Test
| 16–21 February 1972 Scorecard |
West Indies 
|
v |  New Zealand
|
| 508/4d (153 overs) LG Rowe 214 HJ Howarth 2/108 (44 overs) |
386 (187.5 overs) GM Turner 223* GC Shillingford 3/63 (26.5 overs) | |
| 218/3d (53.4 overs) LG Rowe 100* BE Congdon 2/45 (11 overs) |
236/6 (108 overs) MG Burgess 101 DAJ Holford 4/55 (33 overs) |
| Match drawn Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica Umpires: JR Gayle and D Sang Hue |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 20 February was taken as a rest day.
- LG Rowe (WIN) made his Test debut.
2nd Test
| 9–14 March 1972 Scorecard |
| New Zealand
|
v | West Indies
|
| 348 (175.5 overs) BE Congdon 166* VA Holder 4/60 (32 overs) |
341 (155.1 overs) CA Davis 90 BR Taylor 4/41 (20.1 overs) | |
| 288/3d (140 overs) GM Turner 95 GS Sobers 1/54 (20 overs) |
121/5 (46 overs) RC Fredericks 31 BR Taylor 3/26 (12 overs) |
| Match drawn Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad Umpires: RG Gosein and D Sang Hue |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- 13 March was taken as a rest day.
3rd Test
| 23–28 March 1972 Scorecard |
| West Indies
|
v | New Zealand
|
| 133 (49.3 overs) TM Findlay 44* BR Taylor 7/74 (20.3 overs) |
422 (163.2 overs) BE Congdon 126 GS Sobers 4/64 (29 overs) | |
| 564/8 (214 overs) CA Davis 183 BE Congdon 2/66 (31 overs) |
| Match drawn Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Umpires: HBD Jordan and FCP Kippins |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 27 March was taken as a rest day.
4th Test
| 6–11 April 1972 Scorecard |
| West Indies
|
v | New Zealand
|
| 365/7d (94.2 overs) AI Kallicharran 100* BR Taylor 3/105 (37 overs) |
543/3d (268 overs) GM Turner 259 AB Howard 2/140 (62 overs) | |
| 86/0 (40 overs) RC Fredericks 42* |
| Match drawn Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana Umpires: HBD Jordan and FCP Kippins |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 10 April was taken as a rest day.
- GA Greenidge, AI Kallicharran, AB Howard (all WIN) made their Test debuts.
5th Test
| 20–26 April 1972 Scorecard |
| West Indies
|
v | New Zealand
|
| 368 (128.4 overs) AI Kallicharran 101 BR Taylor 3/74 (19.4 overs) |
162 (75.4 overs) TW Jarvis 40 I Ali 5/59 (26.4 overs) | |
| 194 (74.2 overs) VA Holder 42 BR Taylor 5/41 (24 overs) |
253/7 (155 overs) BE Congdon 58 VA Holder 4/41 (26 overs) |
| Match drawn Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad Umpires: RG Gosein and D Sang Hue |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was scheduled for six days.
24 April was taken as a rest day. - RR Jumadeen (WIN) made his Test debut.
References
- "New Zealand in the West Indies 1972". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- "Bermuda's maiden First-class match". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- "New Zealand in Bermuda, 1971/72: Bermuda v New Zealanders". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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