New Zealand v West Indies 3rd Test

West Indies tour of New Zealand - 1980 (1979/80) · Eden Park, Auckland · 29 February 1980

Match drawn

Match drawn. Bruce Edgar top-scored with 127 for New Zealand. Joel Garner took 6/56.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: West Indies tour of New Zealand - 1980 (1979/80)
Ground: Eden Park, Auckland
Dates: 29 February 1980 to 5 March 1980
Toss: New Zealand, chose to field
Result: Match drawn
Captains: Clive Lloyd (West Indies), Geoff Howarth (New Zealand)
Debut: Paul McEwan (New Zealand)
Umpires: JBR Hastie and WRC Gardiner

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

New Zealand won the toss and chose to field. It was Paul McEwan's first Test.

West Indies batted first and made 220 all out. Lawrence Rowe top-scored with 50 off 124 balls, and Alvin Kallicharran made 46. Gary Troup took 4 for 71 for New Zealand. That was well below the 1980s average first-innings total at Eden Park, 331 across 9 Tests.

New Zealand replied with 305 all out. Bruce Edgar top-scored with 127 off 317 balls, and Jeremy Coney made 49. Joel Garner took 6 for 56 for West Indies. New Zealand led by 85 on first innings.

West Indies made 264 for 9 in their second innings. Gordon Greenidge top-scored with 74 off 219 balls, and Desmond Haynes made 48. Gary Troup took 6 for 95 for New Zealand.

Set 180 to win, New Zealand made 73 for 4. John Wright top-scored with 23 off 83 balls.

Match drawn.

WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 220 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Gordon Greenidge	c Paul McEwan	7	14
Desmond Haynes	c Bruce Edgar	9	69
Lawrence Rowe	run out	50	124
Alvin Kallicharran	c Lance Cairns	46	83
Clive Lloyd	c John Wright	11	52
Collis King	c Gary Troup	23	39
Deryck Murray	c Warren Lees	16	21
Andy Roberts	not out	35	56
Joel Garner	bowled	3	10
Michael Holding	lbw	5	22
Colin Croft	bowled	6	17

Extras 9 · Total 220 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Richard Hadlee	31	8	75	4
Gary Troup	31.2	11	71	4
Lance Cairns	20	9	56	1
Stephen Boock	2	0	9	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-10 (Gordon Greenidge), 2-36 (Desmond Haynes), 3-116 (Lawrence Rowe), 4-116 (Alvin Kallicharran), 5-146 (Collis King), 6-167 (Clive Lloyd), 7-169 (Deryck Murray), 8-178 (Joel Garner), 9-197 (Michael Holding), 10-220 (Colin Croft)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes	10
second	Lawrence Rowe and Desmond Haynes	26
third	Lawrence Rowe and Alvin Kallicharran	80
fourth	Clive Lloyd and Alvin Kallicharran	0
fifth	Clive Lloyd and Collis King	30
sixth	Deryck Murray and Clive Lloyd	21
seventh	Deryck Murray and Andy Roberts	2
eighth	Andy Roberts and Joel Garner	9
ninth	Andy Roberts and Michael Holding	19
tenth	Andy Roberts and Colin Croft	23

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 305 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
John Wright	c Gordon Greenidge	23	97
Bruce Edgar	bowled	127	317
Geoff Howarth	c Desmond Haynes	47	113
Paul McEwan	c Deryck Murray	5	19
John Parker	lbw	0	5
Jeremy Coney	not out	49	134
Warren Lees	bowled	23	56
Richard Hadlee	c Deryck Murray	7	28
Lance Cairns	c Deryck Murray	1	9
Gary Troup	bowled	0	1
Stephen Boock	lbw	0	4

Extras 23 · Total 305 all out

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
Andy Roberts	34	6	90	1
Michael Holding	23	3	54	0
Colin Croft	33	5	81	3
Joel Garner	36.2	15	56	6
Collis King	2	1	1	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-75 (John Wright), 2-171 (Geoff Howarth), 3-185 (Paul McEwan), 4-186 (John Parker), 5-241 (Bruce Edgar), 6-277 (Warren Lees), 7-299 (Richard Hadlee), 8-303 (Lance Cairns), 9-303 (Gary Troup), 10-305 (Stephen Boock)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	John Wright and Bruce Edgar	75
second	Geoff Howarth and Bruce Edgar	96
third	Bruce Edgar and Paul McEwan	14
fourth	John Parker and Bruce Edgar	1
fifth	Jeremy Coney and Bruce Edgar	55
sixth	Jeremy Coney and Warren Lees	36
seventh	Richard Hadlee and Jeremy Coney	22
eighth	Jeremy Coney and Lance Cairns	4
ninth	Jeremy Coney and Gary Troup	0
tenth	Jeremy Coney and Stephen Boock	2

WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 264 FOR 9

Batter	How out	R	B
Gordon Greenidge	c Warren Lees	74	219
Desmond Haynes	bowled	48	99
Lawrence Rowe	c Warren Lees	5	14
Alvin Kallicharran	lbw	25	60
Collis King	c Geoff Howarth	9	5
Clive Lloyd	c Warren Lees	42	77
Deryck Murray	lbw	7	15
Andy Roberts	c Paul McEwan	26	54
Joel Garner	bowled	7	7
Michael Holding	not out	16	17

Did not bat: Colin Croft

Extras 5 · Total 264 for 9

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Richard Hadlee	29	8	62	1
Gary Troup	29.1	5	95	6
Lance Cairns	30	7	76	2
Stephen Boock	6	1	26	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-86 (Desmond Haynes), 2-92 (Lawrence Rowe), 3-137 (Alvin Kallicharran), 4-147 (Collis King), 5-169 (Gordon Greenidge), 6-193 (Deryck Murray), 7-228 (Clive Lloyd), 8-239 (Joel Garner), 9-264 (Andy Roberts)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes	86
second	Lawrence Rowe and Gordon Greenidge	6
third	Alvin Kallicharran and Gordon Greenidge	45
fourth	Gordon Greenidge and Collis King	10
fifth	Clive Lloyd and Gordon Greenidge	22
sixth	Deryck Murray and Clive Lloyd	24
seventh	Clive Lloyd and Andy Roberts	35
eighth	Andy Roberts and Joel Garner	11
ninth	Andy Roberts and Michael Holding	25

NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 73 FOR 4

Batter	How out	R	B
John Wright	c Desmond Haynes	23	83
Geoff Howarth	run out	1	6
Paul McEwan	bowled	21	31
John Parker	run out	1	5
Bruce Edgar	not out	22	65
Jeremy Coney	not out	1	26

Did not bat: Warren Lees, Richard Hadlee, Lance Cairns, Gary Troup, Stephen Boock

Extras 4 · Total 73 for 4

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
Andy Roberts	9	2	24	0
Michael Holding	4	1	11	0
Colin Croft	10	4	17	0
Joel Garner	9	1	17	1
Alvin Kallicharran	4	4	0	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-4 (Geoff Howarth), 2-30 (Paul McEwan), 3-32 (John Parker), 4-71 (John Wright)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Geoff Howarth and John Wright	4
second	John Wright and Paul McEwan	26
third	John Parker and John Wright	2
fourth	John Wright and Bruce Edgar	39
fifth	Jeremy Coney and Bruce Edgar	2

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