New Zealand cricket team in the West Indies in 1984–85

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.