New Zealand v West Indies 1st Test
West Indies tour of New Zealand - 1952 (1951/52) · Lancaster Park, Christchurch · 8 February 1952 · New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat
West Indies won by 5 wickets
West Indies won by 5 wickets. Frank Worrell top-scored with 71 for West Indies.
New Zealand, 220 (10 wkts)
| Geoff Rabone | caught (Robert Christiani) | 37 | 0 |
| Ray Emery | lbw | 5 | 0 |
| Verdun Scott | lbw | 45 | 0 |
| Bert Sutcliffe | caught (Jeffrey Stollmeyer) | 45 | 0 |
| John Reid | bowled | 0 | 2 |
| Brun Smith | caught (Everton Weekes) | 9 | 0 |
| Frank Mooney | not out | 34 | 0 |
| Tom Burtt | caught (Robert Christiani) | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Moir | caught (Frank Worrell) | 15 | 0 |
| Don Beard | run out | 28 | 0 |
| Johnny Hayes | stumping (Sammy Guillen) | 1 | 0 |
Gerry Gomez 28.00-12-47-1Frank Worrell 11.00-3-25-0Sonny Ramadhin 36.40-11-86-5Alf Valentine 38.00-15-51-3John Goddard 4.00-1-8-0Roy Marshall 2.00-1-3-0
West Indies, 275 (10 wkts)
| Roy Marshall | caught (John Reid) | 16 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Stollmeyer | caught (Bert Sutcliffe) | 23 | 0 |
| Frank Worrell | bowled | 71 | 0 |
| Everton Weekes | bowled | 7 | 0 |
| Clyde Walcott | bowled | 65 | 0 |
| Robert Christiani | caught (Verdun Scott) | 3 | 0 |
| John Goddard | caught (John Reid) | 26 | 0 |
| Gerry Gomez | caught (Frank Mooney) | 0 | 1 |
| Sammy Guillen | caught (Tom Burtt) | 54 | 0 |
| Sonny Ramadhin | bowled | 10 | 0 |
| Alf Valentine | not out | 0 | 0 |
Johnny Hayes 12.00-2-52-3John Reid 9.00-2-25-0Tom Burtt 29.20-7-69-5Alex Moir 20.00-1-70-1Geoff Rabone 6.00-1-17-0Don Beard 21.00-5-42-1
New Zealand, 178 (10 wkts)
| Geoff Rabone | lbw | 18 | 0 |
| Ray Emery | caught (Jeffrey Stollmeyer) | 28 | 0 |
| Verdun Scott | bowled | 29 | 0 |
| John Reid | bowled | 3 | 0 |
| Bert Sutcliffe | bowled | 36 | 0 |
| Brun Smith | bowled | 37 | 0 |
| Frank Mooney | lbw | 1 | 0 |
| Don Beard | caught (Robert Christiani) | 10 | 0 |
| Alex Moir | lbw | 5 | 0 |
| Tom Burtt | not out | 9 | 0 |
| Johnny Hayes | bowled | 2 | 0 |
Gerry Gomez 12.00-3-25-2Frank Worrell 15.00-6-24-1Sonny Ramadhin 38.20-21-39-4Alf Valentine 41.00-19-73-2John Goddard 8.00-3-17-1
West Indies, 139 (5 wkts)
| Roy Marshall | caught (Eric Dempster) | 26 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Stollmeyer | caught (John Reid) | 13 | 0 |
| Frank Worrell | not out | 62 | 0 |
| Clyde Walcott | lbw | 19 | 0 |
| Everton Weekes | bowled | 2 | 0 |
| Robert Christiani | caught (Frank Mooney) | 3 | 0 |
| Gerry Gomez | not out | 14 | 0 |
| John Goddard | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Guillen | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Sonny Ramadhin | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Alf Valentine | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Johnny Hayes 12.00-2-28-1Tom Burtt 16.00-3-37-2Alex Moir 18.00-4-49-1Don Beard 13.00-4-25-1
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