The West Indies cricket team toured New Zealand between December 1999 and January 2000, playing two Test matches and five One Day International (ODI) games.[1]
| West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1999–2000 | |||
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| West Indies | New Zealand | ||
| Dates | December 3, 1999 – January 11, 2000 | ||
| Captains | Brian Lara | Stephen Fleming | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | New Zealand won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Adrian Griffith (244) | Mathew Sinclair (214) | |
| Most wickets | Reon King (8) | Chris Cairns (17) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | New Zealand won the 5-match series 5–0 | ||
| Most runs | Sherwin Campbell (152) | Nathan Astle (320) | |
| Most wickets | Reon King (8) | Daniel Vettori (9) | |
Warm-up games preceded the Test series. The West Indies played against the New Zealand Max Blacks on December 3, losing the game. They then faced New Zealand 'A' on December 5, and Auckland on December 10, with both matches drawn.[2] The first Test match began on December 16, with the West Indies following their first innings score of 365 - featuring centuries by openers Adrian Griffith and Sherwin Campbell - with 97 all out thanks to a seven-wicket haul by Chris Cairns.[3] Former West Indian fast-bowler criticised the West Indian performance as "second rate."[4] Cairns finished the two-Test series with 17 wickets at a bowling average of 9.94.[5]
New Zealand proceeded to reach 518 in the first innings of the second Test with Mathew Sinclair scoring a double-century, and the West Indies batted twice for 179 and 243, losing by an innings and 105 runs.[6] The home team went on to win the ODI series 5:0. The first match was rain-affected, with New Zealand taking a three-wicket victory on Duckworth Lewis. Victory margins of seven wickets, four wickets, eight wickets and twenty runs followed in the remaining four games.[2] Nathan Astle scored 320 across the series, with four half-centuries, while Daniel Vettori took nine wickets.[7]
Test series summary
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Second Test
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
- MS Sinclair (NZ) made his Test debut.
One Day Internationals (ODIs)
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- New Zealand target was revised to 250 from 46 overs.
2nd ODI
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced before play started to 43 overs per side.
3rd ODI
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
4th ODI
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. West Indies were 43/1 (10.5 overs) at the close of the first day's play.
5th ODI
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
References
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- ^ "West Indies in New Zealand, Dec 1999-Jan 2000". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ a b "West Indies in New Zealand, 1999-2000 - Results Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ "West Indies in New Zealand Test Series - 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ Croft, Colin (December 20, 1999). "The West Indies Cricket Team: Excellence in Ineptness". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ "West Indies in New Zealand, 1999/00 Test Series Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ "West Indies in New Zealand Test Series - 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ "West Indies in New Zealand, 1999/00 ODI Series Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
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