New Zealand cricket team in the West Indies in 1971–72
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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.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/New_Zealand_in_West_Indies_and_Bermuda_1971-72.html |publisher=CricketArchive |title=New Zealand in the West Indies 1972 |access-date=24 July 2014}} The tour also featured the maiden first-class match to be played by Bermuda.{{cite web |url=https://www.emergingcricket.com/insight/ec-rewind/bermudas-maiden-first-class-match/ |title=Bermuda's maiden First-class match |work=Emerging Cricket |access-date=17 April 2020}} They played the touring New Zealand team in Hamilton, with the visitors winning by an innings and 31 runs.{{cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1970S/1971-72/NZ_IN_BMDA/NZ_BMDA_28-29APR1972.html |title=New Zealand in Bermuda, 1971/72: Bermuda v New Zealanders |work=Cricinfo |access-date=17 April 2020}}
Test series
=1st Test=
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 16–21 February 1972
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 508/4d (153 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = LG Rowe 214
| wickets-team1-inns1 = HJ Howarth 2/108 (44 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 386 (187.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = GM Turner 223*
| wickets-team2-inns1 = GC Shillingford 3/63 (26.5 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 218/3d (53.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = LG Rowe 100*
| wickets-team1-inns2 = BE Congdon 2/45 (11 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 236/6 (108 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = MG Burgess 101
| wickets-team2-inns2 = DAJ Holford 4/55 (33 overs)
| result = Match drawn
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/32/32194.html Scorecard]
| venue = Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
| umpires = JR Gayle and D Sang Hue
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 20 February was taken as a rest day.
| notes = LG Rowe (WIN) made his Test debut.
}}
=2nd Test=
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 9–14 March 1972
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 348 (175.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = BE Congdon 166*
| wickets-team1-inns1 = VA Holder 4/60 (32 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 341 (155.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = CA Davis 90
| wickets-team2-inns1 = BR Taylor 4/41 (20.1 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 288/3d (140 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = GM Turner 95
| wickets-team1-inns2 = GS Sobers 1/54 (20 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 121/5 (46 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = RC Fredericks 31
| wickets-team2-inns2 = BR Taylor 3/26 (12 overs)
| result = Match drawn
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/32/32234.html Scorecard]
| venue = Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
| umpires = RG Gosein and D Sang Hue
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 13 March was taken as a rest day.
| notes =
}}
=3rd Test=
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 23–28 March 1972
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 133 (49.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = TM Findlay 44*
| wickets-team1-inns1 = BR Taylor 7/74 (20.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 422 (163.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = BE Congdon 126
| wickets-team2-inns1 = GS Sobers 4/64 (29 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 564/8 (214 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = CA Davis 183
| wickets-team1-inns2 = BE Congdon 2/66 (31 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Match drawn
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/32/32252.html Scorecard]
| venue = Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
| umpires = HBD Jordan and FCP Kippins
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 27 March was taken as a rest day.
| notes =
}}
=4th Test=
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 6–11 April 1972
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 365/7d (94.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = AI Kallicharran 100*
| wickets-team1-inns1 = BR Taylor 3/105 (37 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 543/3d (268 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = GM Turner 259
| wickets-team2-inns1 = AB Howard 2/140 (62 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 86/0 (40 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = RC Fredericks 42*
| wickets-team1-inns2 =
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Match drawn
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/32/32263.html Scorecard]
| venue = Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana
| umpires = HBD Jordan and FCP Kippins
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 10 April was taken as a rest day.
| notes = GA Greenidge, AI Kallicharran, AB Howard (all WIN) made their Test debuts.
}}
=5th Test=
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 20–26 April 1972
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 368 (128.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = AI Kallicharran 101
| wickets-team1-inns1 = BR Taylor 3/74 (19.4 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 162 (75.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = TW Jarvis 40
| wickets-team2-inns1 = I Ali 5/59 (26.4 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 194 (74.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = VA Holder 42
| wickets-team1-inns2 = BR Taylor 5/41 (24 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 253/7 (155 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = BE Congdon 58
| wickets-team2-inns2 = VA Holder 4/41 (26 overs)
| result = Match drawn
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/32/32268.html Scorecard]
| venue = Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
| umpires = RG Gosein and D Sang Hue
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = The match was scheduled for six days.
24 April was taken as a rest day.
| notes = RR Jumadeen (WIN) made his Test debut.
}}
References
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External links
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Category:International cricket competitions from 1970–71 to 1975
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