| West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 2008–09 | |||
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| New Zealand | West Indies | ||
| Dates | 5 December 2008 – 13 January 2009 | ||
| Captains | Daniel Vettori | Chris Gayle | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 2-match series drawn 0–0 | ||
| Most runs | Jesse Ryder (205) | Chris Gayle (305) | |
| Most wickets | Daniel Vettori (10) | Fidel Edwards (11) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | New Zealand won the 5-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Ross Taylor (187) | Chris Gayle (260) | |
| Most wickets | Kyle Mills (7) | Daren Powell (7) | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Jesse Ryder (74) | Chris Gayle (68) | |
| Most wickets | Daniel Vettori (5) | Chris Gayle (4) | |
TheWest Indies cricket team touredNew Zealand between 5 December 2008, and 13 January 2009. They played twoTest matches, twoTwenty20 Internationals (T20Is) and fiveOne Day Internationals (ODIs) against the hosts, plus a three-day match againstState Championship sideAuckland. This was the first series between the sides since theWest Indies toured New Zealand in 2005–06; their previous meeting was in the Super 8 stage of the2007 Cricket World Cup.
The New Zealand side had just returned from the first leg of atour to Australia where they played two Test matches against the hosts, losing both. Prior to the second test against Australia,Andy Moles was announced as the replacement for retiring New Zealand coachJohn Bracewell with the West Indian series to be his first in charge of the team.[1] One of his first moves was to replace a number of support staff[2] and insist that he and captainDaniel Vettori be "the only voices in the dressing room".[3] He also switched the roles ofbatsmenDaniel Flynn andJesse Ryder, deciding that Flynn was better suited to the number 3 position and Ryder to the number 5.[2]
At the start of the Test series, the New Zealand team were eighth on theICC Test Championship rankings.[4]
The West Indies had recently lost all three matches of anODI series against Pakistan. Their previous Test series wasat home to Australia in May and June 2008, when they lost two Tests and drew one. At the beginning of the Test series, they were ranked seventh in the ICC Test Championship, one spot higher than New Zealand.[4]
The New Zealand team for the Test series was announced on 6 December[5] while the West Indies named their side on 5 November.[6]
5–7 December Scorecard |
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587/7declared (156.1 overs) Richard Jones 201 (330) Gareth Hopkins 103* (182) Fidel Edwards 3/125 (29 overs) | ||
The only warm-up match for the West Indies was a three-day match againstState Championship sideAuckland. Having lost the toss and been put in to field on a batting-friendly pitch, the West Indian bowlers could only manage two wickets on the first day. Auckland reached 359/2 at stumps withRichard Jones leading the way on 186 not out.[7] On day two Jones continued on to his maiden first-class double century before being dismissed for 201. The Auckland side continued batting until just before tea,declaring at 587/7 onceGareth Hopkins had brought up his century. At stumps on the second day, the West Indian team had reached 82 without losing a wicket.[8] They batted throughout the final day, finishing on a score of 431/7.Ramnaresh Sarwan made the highest score for the West Indians,retiring out on a score of 158.[9] Auckland captain Jones said that they had batted for so long before declaring because he felt that the West Indies weren't going to push for a result either. West Indianfast bowlerFidel Edwards said that the pitch had been "tiring to bowl on" but was a good workout for the bowlers prior to the Test series.[10]
11–15 December Scorecard |
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Match drawn University Oval, Dunedin, New Zealand Umpires:Mark Benson andAmiesh Saheba Player of the match:Jerome Taylor |
On the day prior to the start of the first Test Jacob Oram suffered a calf strain and was unable to recover withKyle Mills being flown in to replace him.[11] Daniel Vettori won the toss for New Zealand and decided to bat first. The new opening partnership – New Zealand's 18th in 36 Tests – had only put on ten runs before Jamie How got out. Daniel Flynn and Tim McIntosh put on a partnership of 87 until McIntosh was dismissed after lunch followed by Ross Taylor falling to an injudicious shot.[12] Flynn became the first New Zealander to be dismissed under the experimental review system, being given outLBW for 95;[13] when bad light stopped play early, New Zealand were 226/4.[12] There was no action on the second day of the match with the umpires calling off play due to rain.[14] A further session was lost on the third day while the ground was dried, with play beginning at 2:45 pm (just over 3 hours after the scheduled start).Brendon McCullum andJesse Ryder began well but were both dismissed shortly after the West Indiestook the new ball. After some resistance from the final batsmen, New Zealand were dismissed for 365. The West Indian opening batsmen negotiated the 14 overs remaining in the day to be 39 without loss at stumps.[15]
19–23 December Scorecard |
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Match drawn McLean Park,Napier, New Zealand Umpires:Rudi Koertzen andAmiesh Saheba Player of the match:Chris Gayle |
26 December Scorecard |
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Scores level; West Indies won theSuper Over Eden Park,Auckland Umpires:Billy Bowden andTony Hill Player of the match:Chris Gayle |
28 December Scorecard |
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New Zealand won by 36 runs Seddon Park,Hamilton, New Zealand Umpires: Gary Baxter and Evan Watkin Player of the match:Jesse Ryder |
3 January Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 5 wickets (D/L method) AMI Stadium,Christchurch, New Zealand Umpires: Gary Baxter andMark Benson Player of the match:Ramnaresh Sarwan |
7 January Scorecard |
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New Zealand won by 7 wickets Westpac Stadium,Wellington, New Zealand Umpires: Mark Benson and Tony Hill Player of the match:Daniel Vettori |
10 January Scorecard |
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Chris Gayle 46* (37) |
13 January Scorecard |
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 New Zealand win by 9 runs(D/L)McLean Park,Napier, New Zealand Umpires:Mark Benson andTony Hill Player of the match:Chris Gayle |
