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.
Test series summary
First Test
| 29 March–3 April 1985 (5–day match) Scorecard |
West Indies 
|
v |  New Zealand
|
| 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
| 6–11 April 1985 (5–day match) Scorecard |
| West Indies
|
v | New Zealand
|
| 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
| 26 April–1 May 1985 (5–day match) Scorecard |
| New Zealand
|
v | West Indies
|
| 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
| 4–8 May 1985 (5–day match) Scorecard |
| West Indies
|
v | New Zealand
|
| 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)
The West Indies won the series 5-0.
1st ODI
| 20 March 1985 Scorecard |
| West Indies 231/8 (46 overs) |
v | 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
| 27 March 1985 Scorecard |
| New Zealand 51/3 (22 overs) |
v | 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
| 14 April 1985 Scorecard |
| West Indies 259/5 (50 overs) |
v | 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
| 17 April 1985 Scorecard |
| New Zealand 116 (42.2 overs) |
v | 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
| 23 April 1985 Scorecard |
| West Indies 265/3 (49 overs) |
v | 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
- "New Zealand in the West Indies 1985". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
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