The West Indies cricket team toured New Zealand between 5 December 2008, and 13 January 2009. They played two Test matches, two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) and five One Day Internationals (ODIs) against the hosts, plus a three-day match against State Championship side Auckland. This was the first series between the sides since the West Indies toured New Zealand in 2005–06; their previous meeting was in the Super 8 stage of the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
| West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 2008–09 | |||
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| New Zealand | West Indies | ||
| Dates | 5 December 2008 – 13 January 2009 | ||
| Captains | Daniel Vettori | Chris Gayle | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 2-match series drawn 0–0 | ||
| Most runs | Jesse Ryder (205) | Chris Gayle (305) | |
| Most wickets | Daniel Vettori (10) | Fidel Edwards (11) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | New Zealand won the 5-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Ross Taylor (187) | Chris Gayle (260) | |
| Most wickets | Kyle Mills (7) | Daren Powell (7) | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Jesse Ryder (74) | Chris Gayle (68) | |
| Most wickets | Daniel Vettori (5) | Chris Gayle (4) | |
New Zealand cricket team
editThe New Zealand side had just returned from the first leg of a tour to Australia where they played two Test matches against the hosts, losing both. Prior to the second test against Australia, Andy Moles was announced as the replacement for retiring New Zealand coach John Bracewell with the West Indian series to be his first in charge of the team.[1] One of his first moves was to replace a number of support staff[2] and insist that he and captain Daniel Vettori be "the only voices in the dressing room".[3] He also switched the roles of batsmen Daniel Flynn and Jesse Ryder, deciding that Flynn was better suited to the number 3 position and Ryder to the number 5.[2]
At the start of the Test series, the New Zealand team were eighth on the ICC Test Championship rankings.[4]
West Indian cricket team
editThe West Indies had recently lost all three matches of an ODI series against Pakistan. Their previous Test series was at home to Australia in May and June 2008, when they lost two Tests and drew one. At the beginning of the Test series, they were ranked seventh in the ICC Test Championship, one spot higher than New Zealand.[4]
Squads
editThe New Zealand team for the Test series was announced on 6 December[5] while the West Indies named their side on 5 November.[6]
First leg
editTour match
edit5–7 December
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587/7 declared (156.1 overs)
Richard Jones 201 (330) Gareth Hopkins 103* (182) Fidel Edwards 3/125 (29 overs) |
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The only warm-up match for the West Indies was a three-day match against State Championship side Auckland. Having lost the toss and been put in to field on a batting-friendly pitch, the West Indian bowlers could only manage two wickets on the first day. Auckland reached 359/2 at stumps with Richard Jones leading the way on 186 not out.[7] On day two Jones continued on to his maiden first-class double century before being dismissed for 201. The Auckland side continued batting until just before tea, declaring at 587/7 once Gareth Hopkins had brought up his century. At stumps on the second day, the West Indian team had reached 82 without losing a wicket.[8] They batted throughout the final day, finishing on a score of 431/7. Ramnaresh Sarwan made the highest score for the West Indians, retiring out on a score of 158.[9] Auckland captain Jones said that they had batted for so long before declaring because he felt that the West Indies weren't going to push for a result either. West Indian fast bowler Fidel Edwards said that the pitch had been "tiring to bowl on" but was a good workout for the bowlers prior to the Test series.[10]
Test Series
edit1st Test
edit11–15 December
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- Rain prevented any play occurring on Day 2. The wet outfield delayed play on Day 3. Play was abandoned on Day 5 due to rain.
On the day prior to the start of the first Test Jacob Oram suffered a calf strain and was unable to recover with Kyle Mills being flown in to replace him.[11] Daniel Vettori won the toss for New Zealand and decided to bat first. The new opening partnership – New Zealand's 18th in 36 Tests – had only put on ten runs before Jamie How got out. Daniel Flynn and Tim McIntosh put on a partnership of 87 until McIntosh was dismissed after lunch followed by Ross Taylor falling to an injudicious shot.[12] Flynn became the first New Zealander to be dismissed under the experimental review system, being given out LBW for 95;[13] when bad light stopped play early, New Zealand were 226/4.[12] There was no action on the second day of the match with the umpires calling off play due to rain.[14] A further session was lost on the third day while the ground was dried, with play beginning at 2:45 pm (just over 3 hours after the scheduled start). Brendon McCullum and Jesse Ryder began well but were both dismissed shortly after the West Indies took the new ball. After some resistance from the final batsmen, New Zealand were dismissed for 365. The West Indian opening batsmen negotiated the 14 overs remaining in the day to be 39 without loss at stumps.[15]
2nd Test
edit19–23 December
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Second leg
editTwenty20 Series
edit1st Twenty20
edit 26 December
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was the first ever cricket match with Super Over after the match ended a tie.
2nd Twenty20
editODI Series
edit1st ODI
edit2nd ODI
edit 3 January
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- Rain stopped play for four hours after 6.5 overs of the New Zealand innings; match reduced to 28 overs each.
3rd ODI
edit4th ODI
edit 10 January
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Chris Gayle 46* (37)
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- Rain stopped play after 10.3 overs of the West Indies innings with a revised target of 235 runs from 40 overs.
- Martin Guptill (NZ) made his ODI debut.
5th ODI
editReferences
edit- ^ "BLACKCAPS coach appointed". New Zealand Cricket. 25 November 2008. Archived from the original on 22 May 2010.
- ^ a b Millmow, Jonathon (9 December 2008). "Moles quick to make mark on Black Caps". The Dominion Post. Wellington. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008.
- ^ Leggat, David (6 December 2008). "Coach returns to basics after cleanout". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011.
- ^ a b "ICC – Cricket Rankings". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008.
- ^ "BLACKCAPS team for test series announced". New Zealand Cricket. 6 December 2008. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008.
- ^ Leggat, David (5 November 2008). "West Indies pack in the pace men for two-test series". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011.
- ^ "Jones century leads Auckland's day". ESPNcricinfo. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008.
- ^ "West Indians reply solidly to Auckland's 587". ESPNcricinfo. 6 December 2008. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012.
- ^ "Sarwan century rounds off draw". ESPNcricinfo. 7 December 2008. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009.
- ^ "Edwards happy with bowling rhythm". ESPNcricinfo. 6 December 2008. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012.
- ^ Barclay, Chris (11 December 2008). "Oram lumped in with Bond as risky proposition". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Flynn shores up shaky top order". ESPNcricinfo. 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009.
- ^ Leggat, David (12 December 2008). "History loses its appeal". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011.
- ^ "Rain washes out second day". ESPNcricinfo. 12 December 2008. Archived from the original on 9 December 2010.
- ^ "NZ dismissed for 365 on rain-hit day". ESPNcricinfo. 13 December 2008. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010.