New Zealand cricket team in the West Indies in 1971–72
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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.[1] The tour also featured the maiden first-class match to be played by Bermuda.[2] They played the touring New Zealand team in Hamilton, with the visitors winning by an innings and 31 runs.[3]
Test series
edit1st Test
edit16–21 February 1972
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- 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
edit9–14 March 1972
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- 13 March was taken as a rest day.
3rd Test
edit23–28 March 1972
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 27 March was taken as a rest day.
4th Test
edit6–11 April 1972
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- 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
edit20–26 April 1972
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- 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
edit- ^ "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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