West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1986–87
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The West Indies cricket team toured New Zealand in February to March 1987 and played a three-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team which was drawn 1–1. New Zealand were captained by Jeremy Coney and the West Indies by Vivian Richards. In addition, the teams played a four-match series of Limited Overs Internationals (LOI) which West Indies won 3–0.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/West_Indies_in_Australia_and_New_Zealand_1986-87.html |publisher=CricketArchive |title=West Indies in Australia and New Zealand 1986–87 |access-date=29 May 2014}}
Test series summary
=First Test=
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 20–24 February 1987
(5-day match)
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 228 (89 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = JG Wright 75 (172)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = J Garner 5/51 (27 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 345 (128 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = DL Haynes 121 (269)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = EJ Chatfield 4/102 (39 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 386/5d (177 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = JG Wright 138 (465)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = J Garner 2/72 (30 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 50/2 (22 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = CG Greenidge 25 (70)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = SL Boock 2/8 (7 overs)
| result = Match drawn
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48340.html Scorecard]
| venue = Basin Reserve, Wellington
| umpires = BL Aldridge and SJ Woodward
| motm = JG Wright (NZ)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = DN Patel (NZ) made his Test debut.
}}
=Second Test=
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 27 February–3 March 1987
(5-day match)
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 418/9d (142.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = CG Greenidge 213 (384)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = RJ Hadlee 6/105 (41.4 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 157 (53 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = IDS Smith 40* (40)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = MD Marshall 4/43 (17 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 16/0 (1.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = CG Greenidge 10* (6)
| wickets-team1-inns2 =
| score-team2-inns2 = 273 (f/o) (111.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = MD Crowe 104 (264)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = CA Walsh 5/73 (30.2 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 10 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48359.html Scorecard]
| umpires = FR Goodall and GC Morris
| motm = CG Greenidge (WIN)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=Third Test=
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 12–15 March 1987
(5-day match)
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 100 (36.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = RB Richardson 37 (65)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = RJ Hadlee 6/50 (12.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 332/9d (100.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = MD Crowe 83 (154)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = J Garner 4/79 (19 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 264 (70.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = MD Marshall 45 (62)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = MC Snedden 5/68 (18.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 33/5 (10.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = MD Crowe 9* (17)
DN Patel 9 (10)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = CA Walsh 3/16 (5.1 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48389.html Scorecard]
| venue = Lancaster Park, Christchurch
| umpires = GC Morris and SJ Woodward
| motm = RJ Hadlee and EJ Chatfield (both NZ)
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = There was no play on the first day.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
| notes = PA Horne (NZ) made his Test debut.
}}
One Day Internationals (ODIs)
West Indies won the Rothmans Cup 3–0, with one match abandoned.
=1st ODI=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 18 March 1987
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| score1 = 237/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = IVA Richards 119 (113)
| wickets1 = JV Coney 2/34 (2 overs)
| score2 = 142 (42.1 overs)
| runs2 = JG Wright 34 (68)
| wickets2 = IVA Richards 5/41 (10 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 95 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48400.html Scorecard]
| venue = Carisbrook, Dunedin
| umpires = FR Goodall and GC Morris
| motm = IVA Richards (WI)
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = PA Horne and DN Patel (both NZ), and CL Hooper (WI) made their ODI debuts.
}}
=2nd ODI=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 21 March 1987
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score1 = 213 (50 overs)
| runs1 = MD Crowe 53 (86)
| wickets1 = IVA Richards 3/34 (10 overs)
| score2 = 217/4 (49 overs)
| runs2 = CG Greenidge 104 (100)
| wickets2 = JG Bracewell 2/40 (10 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 6 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48414.html Scorecard]
| umpires = BL Aldridge and RL McHarg
| motm = CG Greenidge (WI)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=3rd ODI=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 25, 26 March 1987
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score1 =
| runs1 =
| wickets1 =
| score2 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = Match abandoned
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48422.html Scorecard]
| venue = Basin Reserve, Wellington
| umpires =
| motm =
| toss = No toss.
| rain = Reserve day used. Three days of heavy rain left the ground too waterlogged to play on.
| notes =
}}
=4th ODI=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 28 March 1987
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score1 = 191/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = MD Crowe 42 (71)
| wickets1 = CL Hooper 3/27 (6 overs)
| score2 = 192/0 (39.2 overs)
| runs2 = CG Greenidge 133* (140)
| wickets2 =
| result = West Indies won by 10 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48426.html Scorecard]
| venue = Lancaster Park, Christchurch
| umpires = BL Aldridge and FR Goodall
| motm = CG Greenidge (WI)
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
References
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External links
{{International cricket tours of New Zealand}}
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