New Zealand v West Indies 3rd Test
West Indies tour of New Zealand - 1987 (1986/87) · Lancaster Park, Christchurch · 12 March 1987
New Zealand won by 5 wickets
New Zealand won by 5 wickets. Martin Crowe top-scored with 83 for New Zealand. Richard Hadlee took 6/50.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- West Indies tour of New Zealand - 1987 (1986/87)
- Ground
- Lancaster Park, Christchurch
- Dates
- 12 March 1987 to 15 March 1987
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to field
- Result
- New Zealand won by 5 wickets
- Player of the match
- Richard Hadlee
- Captains
- Viv Richards (West Indies), Jeremy Coney (New Zealand)
- Debut
- Phil Horne (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- GC Morris and SJ Woodward
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to field. It was Phil Horne's first Test.
West Indies batted first and made 100 all out. Richie Richardson top-scored with 37 off 65 balls. Richard Hadlee took 6 for 50 for New Zealand. From 56 for 4 they lost 5 wickets for 19 runs, to 75 for 9. That was well below the 1980s average first-innings total at Lancaster Park, 284 across 8 Tests.
New Zealand replied with 332 for 9. Martin Crowe top-scored with 83 off 154 balls, and John Bracewell made 66. Joel Garner took 4 for 79 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 156-run stand for the third wicket between Martin Crowe and Jeff Crowe, 47% of the total. New Zealand led by 232 on first innings.
West Indies made 264 all out in their second innings. Malcolm Marshall top-scored with 45 off 62 balls. Martin Snedden took 5 for 68 for New Zealand.
Set 33 to win, New Zealand made 33 for 5. Martin Crowe top-scored with 9 not out off 17 balls. Courtney Walsh took 3 for 16 for West Indies. From 0 for 0 they lost 5 wickets for 30 runs, to 30 for 5.
New Zealand won by 5 wickets.
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 100 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Greenidge | bowled | 2 | 18 |
| Desmond Haynes | bowled | 0 | 3 |
| Richie Richardson | c Martin Crowe | 37 | 65 |
| Larry Gomes | c Jeff Crowe | 8 | 46 |
| Viv Richards | c Ian Smith | 1 | 11 |
| Gus Logie | c Jeremy Coney | 6 | 19 |
| Jeff Dujon | c Jeremy Coney | 6 | 4 |
| Malcolm Marshall | c Martin Snedden | 2 | 6 |
| Joel Garner | c Jeremy Coney | 0 | 3 |
| Tony Gray | not out | 10 | 26 |
| Courtney Walsh | bowled | 14 | 28 |
Extras 14 · Total 100 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hadlee | 12.3 | 2 | 50 | 6 |
| Ewen Chatfield | 18 | 8 | 30 | 4 |
| Martin Snedden | 6 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Desmond Haynes), 2-6 (Gordon Greenidge), 3-44 (Larry Gomes), 4-56 (Viv Richards), 5-56 (Richie Richardson), 6-64 (Jeff Dujon), 7-67 (Malcolm Marshall), 8-70 (Joel Garner), 9-75 (Gus Logie), 10-100 (Courtney Walsh)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes | 2 |
| second | Gordon Greenidge and Richie Richardson | 4 |
| third | Larry Gomes and Richie Richardson | 38 |
| fourth | Viv Richards and Richie Richardson | 12 |
| fifth | Gus Logie and Richie Richardson | 0 |
| sixth | Jeff Dujon and Gus Logie | 8 |
| seventh | Malcolm Marshall and Gus Logie | 3 |
| eighth | Joel Garner and Gus Logie | 3 |
| ninth | Gus Logie and Tony Gray | 5 |
| tenth | Courtney Walsh and Tony Gray | 25 |
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 332 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wright | c Viv Richards | 6 | 24 |
| Phil Horne | c Viv Richards | 9 | 14 |
| Jeff Crowe | c Jeff Dujon | 55 | 165 |
| Martin Crowe | bowled | 83 | 154 |
| Dipak Patel | c Jeff Dujon | 0 | 11 |
| Jeremy Coney | run out | 36 | 83 |
| John Bracewell | c Desmond Haynes | 66 | 129 |
| Richard Hadlee | not out | 25 | 30 |
| Ian Smith | c Jeff Dujon | 7 | 16 |
| Martin Snedden | c Gus Logie | 7 | 11 |
| Ewen Chatfield | not out | 1 | 2 |
Extras 37 · Total 332 for 9
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Marshall | 27 | 2 | 75 | 1 |
| Joel Garner | 19 | 2 | 79 | 4 |
| Courtney Walsh | 24.5 | 3 | 78 | 1 |
| Tony Gray | 17 | 4 | 47 | 2 |
| Viv Richards | 9 | 3 | 29 | 0 |
| Larry Gomes | 4 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Phil Horne), 2-23 (John Wright), 3-179 (Martin Crowe), 4-180 (Jeff Crowe), 5-181 (Dipak Patel), 6-270 (Jeremy Coney), 7-294 (John Bracewell), 8-307 (Ian Smith), 9-330 (Martin Snedden)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Wright and Phil Horne | 12 |
| second | John Wright and Jeff Crowe | 11 |
| third | Martin Crowe and Jeff Crowe | 156 |
| fourth | Jeff Crowe and Dipak Patel | 1 |
| fifth | Jeremy Coney and Dipak Patel | 1 |
| sixth | Jeremy Coney and John Bracewell | 89 |
| seventh | Richard Hadlee and John Bracewell | 24 |
| eighth | Richard Hadlee and Ian Smith | 13 |
| ninth | Richard Hadlee and Martin Snedden | 23 |
| tenth | Richard Hadlee and Ewen Chatfield | 2 |
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 264 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Greenidge | c Ian Smith | 16 | 27 |
| Desmond Haynes | c Phil Horne | 19 | 28 |
| Richie Richardson | c Martin Crowe | 19 | 25 |
| Larry Gomes | c Jeremy Coney | 33 | 34 |
| Viv Richards | c Ian Smith | 38 | 37 |
| Gus Logie | c Jeff Crowe | 19 | 30 |
| Jeff Dujon | c Martin Crowe | 39 | 103 |
| Malcolm Marshall | bowled | 45 | 62 |
| Joel Garner | c John Wright | 11 | 17 |
| Tony Gray | c Martin Crowe | 3 | 13 |
| Courtney Walsh | not out | 8 | 6 |
Extras 14 · Total 264 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hadlee | 23 | 2 | 101 | 3 |
| Ewen Chatfield | 16 | 3 | 42 | 1 |
| Martin Snedden | 18.3 | 2 | 68 | 5 |
| John Bracewell | 7 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Martin Crowe | 6 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-37 (Desmond Haynes), 2-37 (Gordon Greenidge), 3-80 (Richie Richardson), 4-129 (Larry Gomes), 5-133 (Viv Richards), 6-160 (Gus Logie), 7-237 (Malcolm Marshall), 8-241 (Jeff Dujon), 9-255 (Joel Garner), 10-264 (Tony Gray)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes | 37 |
| second | Gordon Greenidge and Richie Richardson | 0 |
| third | Larry Gomes and Richie Richardson | 43 |
| fourth | Viv Richards and Larry Gomes | 49 |
| fifth | Viv Richards and Gus Logie | 4 |
| sixth | Jeff Dujon and Gus Logie | 27 |
| seventh | Malcolm Marshall and Jeff Dujon | 77 |
| eighth | Joel Garner and Jeff Dujon | 4 |
| ninth | Joel Garner and Tony Gray | 14 |
| tenth | Courtney Walsh and Tony Gray | 9 |
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 33 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wright | c Viv Richards | 2 | 21 |
| Phil Horne | c Tony Gray | 0 | 4 |
| Jeff Crowe | c Tony Gray | 2 | 8 |
| Martin Crowe | not out | 9 | 17 |
| Dipak Patel | c Richie Richardson | 9 | 10 |
| Jeremy Coney | c Tony Gray | 2 | 6 |
| John Bracewell | not out | 2 | 3 |
Did not bat: Richard Hadlee, Ian Smith, Martin Snedden, Ewen Chatfield
Extras 7 · Total 33 for 5
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney Walsh | 5.1 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| Tony Gray | 4 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| Joel Garner | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Phil Horne), 2-3 (Jeff Crowe), 3-13 (John Wright), 4-27 (Dipak Patel), 5-30 (Jeremy Coney)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Wright and Phil Horne | 1 |
| second | John Wright and Jeff Crowe | 2 |
| third | John Wright and Martin Crowe | 10 |
| fourth | Martin Crowe and Dipak Patel | 14 |
| fifth | Jeremy Coney and Martin Crowe | 3 |
| sixth | John Bracewell and Martin Crowe | 3 |
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