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.[1]

Test series summary

First Test

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

References

  1. ^ "West Indies in New Zealand 1995". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 May 2014.