New Zealand cricket team in the West Indies in 1995–96

International cricket tour

The New Zealand national cricket team toured the West Indies from March to May 1996 and played a two-match Test series against the West Indies cricket team which the West Indies won 1–0. New Zealand were captained by Lee Germon; the West Indies by Courtney Walsh. In addition, the teams played a five-match Limited Overs International (LOI) series which the West Indies won 3–2.

One Day Internationals (ODIs)

The West Indies won the series 3-2.

1st ODI

26 March 1996
Scorecard

New Zealand 243 (49.1 overs)	v	West Indies 247/9 (49.1 overs)
DN Patel 71 (58) CEL Ambrose 4/36 (10 overs)		SC Williams 62 (90) CZ Harris 3/45 (10 overs)

West Indies won by 1 wicket
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Umpires: LH Barker and SA Bucknor
Player of the match: DN Patel (NZ)

West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
RD Jacobs (WI) made his ODI debut.

2nd ODI

29 March 1996
Scorecard

West Indies 238/7 (50 overs)	v	New Zealand 239/6 (49.5 overs)
RIC Holder 65 (48) NJ Astle 2/32 (9 overs)		SP Fleming 106* (108) CEL Ambrose 2/42 (9.5 overs)

New Zealand won by 4 wickets
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Umpires: LH Barker and SA Bucknor
Player of the match: SP Fleming (NZ)

New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

3rd ODI

30 March 1996
Scorecard

New Zealand 219/8 (50 overs)	v	West Indies 225/3 (45.4 overs)
RG Twose 48 (70) RA Harper 2/45 (10 overs)		BC Lara 146* (134) GR Larsen 3/26 (8.4 overs)

West Indies won by 7 wickets
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Umpires: LH Barker and SA Bucknor
Player of the match: BC Lara (WI)

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
LR Williams (WI) made his ODI debut.

4th ODI

3 April 1996
Scorecard

New Zealand 158 (35.5 overs)	v	West Indies₨ 154 (49.1 overs)
CM Spearman 41 (39) LR Williams 3/16 (4.5 overs)		RIC Holder 49* (86) CL Cairns 2/17 (5.1 overs)

New Zealand won by 4 runs
Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana
Umpires: CR Duncan and EA Nicholls
Player of the match: New Zealand team₨

West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

5th ODI

6 April 1996
Scorecard

New Zealand 241/8 (50 overs)	v	West Indies 242/3 (48.3 overs)
SP Fleming 75 (102) JC Adams 3/50 (10 overs)		BC Lara 104 (103) DN Patel 1/46 (10 overs)

West Indies won by 7 wickets
Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Umpires: LH Barker and BEW Morgan
Player of the match: PV Simmons (WI)

West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

Test series summary

First Test

19–23 April 1996
(5–day match)
Scorecard

New Zealand	v	West Indies
195 (62 overs) AC Parore 59 (112) JC Adams 5/17 (9 overs)		472 (164.3 overs) SL Campbell 208 (470) GR Larsen 3/76 (40 overs)
305 (82 overs) NJ Astle 125 (150) IR Bishop 4/67 (19 overs)		29/0 (4 overs) SL Campbell 29* (21)

West Indies won by 10 wickets
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and P Willey (ENG)
Player of the match: SL Campbell (WI)

West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
22 April was taken as a rest day.
The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
RG Samuels and PIC Thompson (both WI) made their Test debuts.

Second Test

27 April–2 May 1996
(5–day match)
Scorecard

West Indies	v	New Zealand
548/7d (166 overs) JC Adams 208* (333) CZ Harris 2/83 (35 overs)		437 (144.3 overs) NJ Astle 103 (165) CEL Ambrose 5/68 (32 overs)
184 (61.3 overs) BC Lara 74 (119) DK Morrison 5/61 (20 overs)		130/5 (65 overs) SP Fleming 56 (172) CEL Ambrose 2/22 (12 overs)

Match drawn
Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua
Umpires: LH Barker (WI) and CJ Mitchley (SA)
Player of the match: JC Adams (WI)

New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
30 April was taken as a rest day.
This Test set a record for the highest match aggregate (1299 runs) without a bye being scored.

References

"New Zealand in the West Indies 1996". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
Walmsley, Keith (2003). Mosts Without in Test Cricket. Reading, England: Keith Walmsley. p. 375. ISBN 0947540067.

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