New Zealand cricket team in the West Indies in 1971–72
The New Zealand national cricket team toured the West Indies from February to April 1972 and played a five-match Test series against the West Indies cricket team which was drawn 0–0. New Zealand were captained by Graham Dowling; the West Indies by Garfield Sobers.[1] The tour also featured the maiden first-class match to be played by Bermuda.[2] They played the touring New Zealand team in Hamilton, with the visitors winning by an innings and 31 runs.[3]
First Test
Second Test
9–14 March 1972 Scorecard |
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- 13 March was taken as a rest day.
Third Test
23–28 March 1972 Scorecard |
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 27 March was taken as a rest day.
Fourth Test
6–11 April 1972 Scorecard |
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86/0 (40 overs) RC Fredericks 42* |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 10 April was taken as a rest day.
- GA Greenidge, AI Kallicharran, AB Howard (all WIN) made their Test debuts.
Fifth Test
20–26 April 1972 Scorecard |
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was scheduled for six days.
24 April was taken as a rest day. - RR Jumadeen (WIN) made his Test debut.
References
- "New Zealand in the West Indies 1972". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- "Bermuda's maiden First-class match". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- "New Zealand in Bermuda, 1971/72: Bermuda v New Zealanders". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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