New Zealand v West Indies 1st Test

West Indies tour of New Zealand - 1987 (1986/87) · Basin Reserve, Wellington · 20 February 1987

Match drawn

Match drawn. John Wright top-scored with 138 for New Zealand. Joel Garner took 5/51.

New Zealand ARCHIVE West Indies ARCHIVE 1987 TESTS Basin Reserve ARCHIVE

MATCH FACTS

Series: West Indies tour of New Zealand - 1987 (1986/87)
Ground: Basin Reserve, Wellington
Dates: 20 February 1987 to 24 February 1987
Toss: West Indies, chose to field
Result: Match drawn
Player of the match: John Wright
Captains: Jeremy Coney (New Zealand), Viv Richards (West Indies)
Debut: Dipak Patel (New Zealand)
Umpires: BL Aldridge and SJ Woodward

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

West Indies won the toss and chose to field. It was Dipak Patel's first Test.

New Zealand batted first and made 228 all out. John Wright top-scored with 75 off 172 balls. Joel Garner took 5 for 51 for West Indies. That was well below the 1980s average first-innings total at Basin Reserve, 357 across 9 Tests.

West Indies replied with 345 all out. Desmond Haynes top-scored with 121 off 269 balls, and Gordon Greenidge made 78. Ewen Chatfield took 4 for 102 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 150-run stand for the first wicket between Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes, 43% of the total. West Indies led by 117 on first innings.

New Zealand made 386 for 5 in their second innings. John Wright top-scored with 138 off 465 balls, and Martin Crowe made 119. The innings was built on a 241-run stand for the third wicket between John Wright and Martin Crowe, 62% of the total.

Set 270 to win, West Indies made 50 for 2. Gordon Greenidge top-scored with 25 off 70 balls.

Match drawn.

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 228 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
John Wright	c Joel Garner	75	172
Ken Rutherford	c Gus Logie	6	27
Jeremy Coney	c Gus Logie	3	13
Martin Crowe	lbw	3	37
Dipak Patel	c Joel Garner	18	59
Jeff Crowe	c Gus Logie	37	111
John Bracewell	lbw	17	53
Richard Hadlee	not out	35	57
Ian Smith	lbw	0	2
Stephen Boock	c Joel Garner	3	25
Ewen Chatfield	lbw	0	5

Extras 31 · Total 228 all out

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
Malcolm Marshall	22	3	57	2
Joel Garner	27	5	51	5
Courtney Walsh	12	1	46	2
Michael Holding	16	4	34	0
Viv Richards	11	3	32	1
Larry Gomes	1	0	1	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-10 (Ken Rutherford), 2-19 (Jeremy Coney), 3-46 (Martin Crowe), 4-107 (Dipak Patel), 5-153 (John Wright), 6-181 (John Bracewell), 7-192 (Jeff Crowe), 8-192 (Ian Smith), 9-226 (Stephen Boock), 10-228 (Ewen Chatfield)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	John Wright and Ken Rutherford	10
second	Jeremy Coney and John Wright	9
third	John Wright and Martin Crowe	27
fourth	John Wright and Dipak Patel	61
fifth	John Wright and Jeff Crowe	46
sixth	John Bracewell and Jeff Crowe	28
seventh	Richard Hadlee and Jeff Crowe	11
eighth	Richard Hadlee and Ian Smith	0
ninth	Richard Hadlee and Stephen Boock	34
tenth	Richard Hadlee and Ewen Chatfield	2

WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 345 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Gordon Greenidge	c Ken Rutherford	78	151
Desmond Haynes	bowled	121	269
Larry Gomes	c Ian Smith	18	44
Richie Richardson	bowled	37	113
Viv Richards	c Ian Smith	24	28
Gus Logie	c Jeremy Coney	3	7
Jeff Dujon	c Ian Smith	22	67
Malcolm Marshall	c Stephen Boock	30	73
Michael Holding	caught	0	11
Joel Garner	c Richard Hadlee	0	6
Courtney Walsh	not out	1	1

Extras 11 · Total 345 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Richard Hadlee	31	9	77	2
Ewen Chatfield	39	14	102	4
Jeremy Coney	3	0	8	0
John Bracewell	14	5	47	1
Stephen Boock	35	14	76	3
Martin Crowe	3	1	13	0
Dipak Patel	3	0	13	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-150 (Gordon Greenidge), 2-208 (Larry Gomes), 3-232 (Desmond Haynes), 4-278 (Viv Richards), 5-287 (Gus Logie), 6-289 (Richie Richardson), 7-339 (Jeff Dujon), 8-343 (Michael Holding), 9-344 (Joel Garner), 10-345 (Malcolm Marshall)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes	150
second	Larry Gomes and Desmond Haynes	58
third	Desmond Haynes and Richie Richardson	24
fourth	Viv Richards and Richie Richardson	46
fifth	Gus Logie and Richie Richardson	9
sixth	Jeff Dujon and Richie Richardson	2
seventh	Malcolm Marshall and Jeff Dujon	50
eighth	Michael Holding and Malcolm Marshall	4
ninth	Joel Garner and Malcolm Marshall	1
tenth	Malcolm Marshall and Courtney Walsh	1

NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 386 FOR 5

Batter	How out	R	B
John Wright	c Larry Gomes	138	465
Ken Rutherford	lbw	6	17
Jeremy Coney	c Viv Richards	4	8
Martin Crowe	c Michael Holding	119	308
Dipak Patel	bowled	20	91
Jeff Crowe	not out	27	127
John Bracewell	not out	28	75

Did not bat: Richard Hadlee, Ian Smith, Stephen Boock, Ewen Chatfield

Extras 44 · Total 386 for 5

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
Malcolm Marshall	20	6	43	0
Joel Garner	30	9	72	2
Courtney Walsh	34	13	59	1
Michael Holding	21	4	65	0
Viv Richards	47	13	86	1
Larry Gomes	21	6	37	1
Richie Richardson	4	1	4	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-13 (Ken Rutherford), 2-20 (Jeremy Coney), 3-261 (Martin Crowe), 4-301 (Dipak Patel), 5-331 (John Wright)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	John Wright and Ken Rutherford	13
second	Jeremy Coney and John Wright	7
third	John Wright and Martin Crowe	241
fourth	John Wright and Dipak Patel	40
fifth	John Wright and Jeff Crowe	30
sixth	John Bracewell and Jeff Crowe	55

WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 50 FOR 2

Batter	How out	R	B
Gordon Greenidge	c Ken Rutherford	25	70
Desmond Haynes	c Richard Hadlee	13	30
Larry Gomes	not out	8	28
Richie Richardson	not out	0	4

Did not bat: Viv Richards, Gus Logie, Jeff Dujon, Malcolm Marshall, Michael Holding, Joel Garner, Courtney Walsh

Extras 4 · Total 50 for 2

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Richard Hadlee	4	0	12	0
Ewen Chatfield	4	0	13	0
John Bracewell	7	2	13	0
Stephen Boock	7	4	8	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-33 (Desmond Haynes), 2-46 (Gordon Greenidge)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes	33
second	Gordon Greenidge and Larry Gomes	13
third	Larry Gomes and Richie Richardson	4

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