West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1999–2000 explained

Series Name:West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1999–2000
Team1 Image:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
Team1 Name:West Indies
Team2 Image:Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg
Team2 Name:New Zealand
From Date:December 3, 1999
To Date:January 11, 2000
Team1 Captain:Brian Lara
Team2 Captain:Stephen Fleming
No Of Tests:2
Team1 Tests Won:0
Team2 Tests Won:2
Team1 Tests Most Runs:Adrian Griffith (244)
Team2 Tests Most Runs:Mathew Sinclair (214)
Team1 Tests Most Wickets:Reon King (8)
Team2 Tests Most Wickets:Chris Cairns (17)
No Of Odis:5
Team1 Odis Won:0
Team2 Odis Won:5
Team1 Odis Most Runs:Sherwin Campbell (152)
Team2 Odis Most Runs:Nathan Astle (320)
Team1 Odis Most Wickets:Reon King (8)
Team2 Odis Most Wickets:Daniel Vettori (9)

The West Indies cricket team toured New Zealand between December 1999 and January 2000, playing two Test matches and five One Day International (ODI) games.[1]

Warm-up games preceded the Test series. The West Indies played against the New Zealand Max Blacks on December 3, losing the game. They then faced New Zealand 'A' on December 5, and Auckland on December 10, with both matches drawn.[2] The first Test match began on December 16, with the West Indies following their first innings score of 365 - featuring centuries by openers Adrian Griffith and Sherwin Campbell - with 97 all out thanks to a seven-wicket haul by Chris Cairns.[3] Former West Indian fast-bowler criticised the West Indian performance as "second rate."[4] Cairns finished the two-Test series with 17 wickets at a bowling average of 9.94.[5]

New Zealand proceeded to reach 518 in the first innings of the second Test with Mathew Sinclair scoring a double-century, and the West Indies batted twice for 179 and 243, losing by an innings and 105 runs.[6] The home team went on to win the ODI series 5:0. The first match was rain-affected, with New Zealand taking a three-wicket victory on Duckworth Lewis. Victory margins of seven wickets, four wickets, eight wickets and twenty runs followed in the remaining four games. Nathan Astle scored 320 across the series, with four half-centuries, while Daniel Vettori took nine wickets.[7]

Test series summary

Second Test

One Day Internationals (ODIs)

5th ODI

References

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  • Notes and References

    1. Web site: West Indies in New Zealand, Dec 1999-Jan 2000 . ESPNcricinfo . 2 April 2014.
    2. Web site: West Indies in New Zealand, 1999-2000 - Results Summary . ESPNcricinfo . 2 April 2014.
    3. Web site: West Indies in New Zealand Test Series - 1st Test . ESPNcricinfo . 2 April 2014.
    4. Web site: The West Indies Cricket Team: Excellence in Ineptness . ESPNcricinfo . December 20, 1999 . 2 April 2014 . Croft, Colin.
    5. Web site: West Indies in New Zealand, 1999/00 Test Series Averages . ESPNcricinfo . 2 April 2014.
    6. Web site: West Indies in New Zealand Test Series - 2nd Test . ESPNcricinfo . 2 April 2014.
    7. Web site: West Indies in New Zealand, 1999/00 ODI Series Averages . ESPNcricinfo . 2 April 2014.