West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1994–95

The West Indies cricket team toured New Zealand in January to February 1995 and played a two-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team which they won 1-0. New Zealand were captained by Ken Rutherford and the West Indies by Courtney Walsh. In addition, the teams played a three-match series of Limited Overs Internationals (LOI) which West Indies won 3–0.

Test series summary

First Test

3–7 February 1995 (5-day match) Scorecard

New Zealand	v	West Indies
341/8d (124.1 overs) AC Parore 100* (249) CEL Ambrose 3/57 (31.1 overs)		312 (96.2 overs) WKM Benjamin 85 (87) DK Morrison 6/69 (26.2 overs)
61/2 (32 overs) BA Young 21 (49) CA Walsh 1/8 (4 overs)

Match drawn Lancaster Park, Christchurch Umpires: BL Aldridge (NZ) and NT Plews (ENG) Player of the match: AC Parore (NZ)

• West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
• There was no play on the third day.
• SL Campbell (WI) made his Test debut.

Second Test

10–13 February 1995 (5-day match) Scorecard

West Indies	v	New Zealand
660/5d (169.2 overs) JC Adams 151 (226) DK Morrison 2/82 (29 overs)		216 (84.4 overs) DJ Murray 52 (187) CA Walsh 7/37 (20.4 overs)
		122 (f/o) (40.2 overs) DJ Murray 43 (81) CA Walsh 6/18 (15.2 overs)

West Indies won by an innings and 322 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: RS Dunne (NZ) and VK Ramaswamy (IND) Player of the match: CA Walsh (WI)

• West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
• The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
• The West Indies score of 660 is the highest total conceded by New Zealand in Test matches.

One Day Internationals (ODIs)

West Indies won the series 3-0.

1st ODI

22 January 1995 Scorecard

New Zealand 167/6 (37 overs)	v	West Indies 149/1 (27.4 overs)
BA Young 42 (73) KLT Arthurton 2/25 (4 overs)		SC Williams 73* (80) GR Larsen 1/35 (7 overs)

West Indies won on faster scoring rate Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: BL Aldridge and DB Cowie Player of the match: BC Lara (WI)

• New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
• The match was reduced to 37 overs per side.
• When play was halted West Indies needed to have scored 125 runs to win.
• NJ Astle (NZ) made his ODI debut.

2nd ODI

25 January 1995 Scorecard

West Indies 246/7 (50 overs)	v	New Zealand 205 (48.5 overs)
BC Lara 72 (85) DK Morrison 2/32 (8 overs)		BA Young 39 (43) R Dhanraj 2/31 (10 overs)

West Indies won by 41 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: RS Dunne and CE King Player of the match: BC Lara (WI)

• New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

3rd ODI

28 January 1995 Scorecard

New Zealand 146 (49 overs)	v	West Indies 149/1 (37.4 overs)
KR Rutherford 30 (54) WKM Benjamin 3/12 (8 overs)		SC Williams 69* (107) GR Larsen 1/39 (10 overs)

West Indies won by 9 wickets Lancaster Park, Christchurch Umpires: CE King and DM Quested Player of the match: WKM Benjamin (WI)

• West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
• RL Hayes (NZ) made his ODI debut.