The series is remembered for West Indian complaints about the standard of umpiring, which led to a number of on-field incidents in the three Test matches. This series was the West Indies' last defeat in a Test match series until 1994–95.
Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
Gordon Greenidge (West Indians) and John Wright (Northern Districts) passed 17,000 and 6,000 runs in first-class cricket respectively.[3]
Geoff Howarth (Northern Districts) claimed his 100th first-class wicket.[3]
The West Indies' first game of the tour was against Northern Districts on 3 February 1980. The three-day match ended in a draw after the West Indies finished up on 132/8, chasing 153. Gordon Greenidge made 116 for the West Indies in the first innings, the only century of the match.
The First Test was scheduled over 8–13 February. The West Indies won the toss and elected to bat, where they made 140, Richard Hadlee taking 5-34 for New Zealand. New Zealand, braving the West Indies' renowned four-man pace attack, made 249 in their innings, a lead of 109. 105 from Desmond Haynes ensured New Zealand had to bat again, but the target of 104 appeared to be too little for the West Indies to defend. Nevertheless, determined bowling by the West Indies took the game to the wire, with New Zealand at one stage reduced to 54/7. New Zealand eventually won by one wicket after their number 10 and 11 batsmen scored the winning runs off a leg bye. The exciting finish was overshadowed, however, by West Indian complaints of poor umpiring throughout the match. Michael Holding had kicked the stumps in frustration after having an appeal turned down in New Zealand's second innings, an action which was assured of worldwide attention when it was captured by a newspaper photographer at the grounds.[4] After the match, the West Indies' manager, Willie Rodriguez, complained, "We got two men out and they were not given. They were atrocious decisions."[5]
The West Indies then played their nest tour match against Wellington (see above) on 16 February. The low-scoring game was won by Wellington by 6 wickets.
The Second Test was held over 22–27 February. The match ended in a draw with the West Indies on 447/5 in their second innings, a lead of 215 after having been behind by 232 in the first innings. The match was more renowned for tensions between the West Indians and the New Zealand umpires coming to a head. At tea on the third day, the West Indies refused to return to the field until the New Zealand umpire Fred Goodall was replaced. After being convinced by New Zealand captain Geoff Howarth to return to the field, the West Indians resumed play after a 12-minute delay. Nevertheless, the West Indians began packing their bags after the day's play with the apparent intention of abandoning the Test and series and returning home. This option was forbidden, however, by the chairman of the West Indian Cricket Board, Jeff Stollmeyer. On the fourth day, West Indian anger again spilled over when bowler Colin Croft shoulder-barged Goodall in his run-up; when Goodall complained to Lloyd, Lloyd made Goodall walk up to him by not moving from his position in the slips. Croft and Lloyd maintained after the series that the shoulder-barging had been an accident, although New Zealand captain Howarth disputed this.[6]
Third Testedit
29 February – 5 March 1980 (5–day match) Scorecard
The third and final Test of the series was held over 29 February to 5 March. Again ending in a draw, New Zealand were left on 73/4 chasing 180 at stumps on the fifth day. While not reaching the heights of the Second Test, the match was still marred by some controversy when four senior West Indian players indicated that they would be catching flights home at lunch on the final day, substitute fielders taking their places for the remaining sessions. The players involved were persuaded out of this action.
Aftermathedit
What was from a spectator's perspective a remarkable series—a closely fought 1-0 victory by lowly New Zealand against the then unofficial cricket world champions—was marred by acrimony and complaints from the teams involved. The West Indies maintained their bitterness towards the umpiring after the series, with Rodriguez complaining that the umpiring had not been biased so much as incompetent and that the West Indies had been "set up; that there was no way we could win a Test."[5] Lloyd later conceded, however, that he should have taken a firmer line with his players and that some of the incidents had not been in the best interests of the game.[5] New Zealand's Goodall, however—the principal target of the West Indies' anger—compounded the bitterness by allegedly making racist comments about the West Indies at an after-dinner speech following the series.[6]
Cricket-wise, the series was a watershed for both teams—the West Indies would go on to establish a record unbeaten run in Test match series until 1994–95, while the victory heralded the emergence of New Zealand's best Test team.
Referencesedit
^"Ding-dong in Dunedin". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
^"West Indies team". The Press. 28 September 1979. p. 24.
^ ab. CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
^"Six series mired in acrimony". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
^ abcWilliamson, M (18 February 2006). "Shoulder barges and flying stumps". cricinfo magazine. www.cricinfo.com. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
^ abLister, S (April 2006). "Ding-dong in Dunedin". www.cricinfo.com. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
External sourcesedit
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The West Indies cricket team toured New Zealand from 6 February 1980 to 5 March 1980 playing 3 Tests and 1 One Day Internationals against New Zealand The West Indies were coming after their first test series win on Australian soil However Vivian Richards who scored 400 runs in the Australian tour returned home with a sore back As a result New Zealand won the test series 1 0 as well as the only ODI by 1 wicket 1 West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1979 80 New ZealandWest IndiesDates6 February 1980 5 March 1980CaptainsGeoff HowarthClive LloydTest seriesResultNew Zealand won the 3 match series 1 0Most runsBruce Edgar 241 Geoff Howarth 239 Desmond Haynes 339 Gordon Greenidge 274 Most wicketsRichard Hadlee 19 Joel Garner 14 One Day International seriesResultsNew Zealand won the 1 match series 1 0Most runsJeremy Coney 53 Gordon Greenidge 103 Most wicketsRichard Hadlee 2 Collis King 2 The series is remembered for West Indian complaints about the standard of umpiring which led to a number of on field incidents in the three Test matches This series was the West Indies last defeat in a Test match series until 1994 95 Contents 1 Touring team 2 Tour matches 3 One day international 4 Test series summary 4 1 First Test 4 2 Second Test 4 3 Third Test 5 Aftermath 6 References 7 External sourcesTouring team editThe West Indies Cricket Board of Control named the 16 players to tour Australia and New Zealand on 27 September 1979 2 Player Date of birth Batting style Bowling style First class teamClive Lloyd c 31 August 1944 Left hand Right arm medium nbsp GuyanaDeryck Murray vc 20 May 1943 Right hand Wicket keeper nbsp Trinidad and TobagoColin Croft 15 March 1953 Right hand Right arm fast nbsp GuyanaJoel Garner 16 December 1952 Right hand Right arm fast nbsp BarbadosLarry Gomes 13 July 1953 Left hand Right arm offbreak nbsp Trinidad and TobagoGordon Greenidge 1 May 1951 Right hand Right arm medium nbsp BarbadosDesmond Haynes 15 February 1956 Right hand Right arm medium nbsp BarbadosMichael Holding 16 February 1954 Right hand Right arm fast nbsp JamaicaAlvin Kallicharran 21 March 1949 Left hand Right arm offbreak nbsp GuyanaCollis King 11 June 1951 Right hand Right arm medium nbsp BarbadosMalcolm Marshall 18 April 1958 Right hand Right arm fast nbsp BarbadosDavid Murray 29 May 1950 Right hand Wicket keeper nbsp BarbadosDerick Parry 22 December 1954 Right hand Right arm offbreak nbsp Leeward IslandsViv Richards 7 March 1952 Right hand Right arm offbreak nbsp Leeward IslandsAndy Roberts 29 January 1951 Right hand Right arm fast nbsp Leeward IslandsLawrence Rowe 8 January 1949 Right hand Left arm fast medium nbsp JamaicaTour matches editFirst match3 5 February 1980 ScorecardNorthern Districts v nbsp West Indians277 7d 95 overs John Wright 68 Derick Parry 4 103 33 overs 377 6d 102 overs Gordon Greenidge 116 Karl Treiber 3 81 19 overs 252 7d 85 overs John Wright 84 Derick Parry 3 85 28 overs 132 8 25 overs Lawrence Rowe 39 Geoff Howarth 3 40 7 overs Match drawnSeddon Park Hamilton Umpires Bruce Bricknell and John HastieNorthern Districts won the toss and elected to bat Gordon Greenidge West Indians and John Wright Northern Districts passed 17 000 and 6 000 runs in first class cricket respectively 3 Geoff Howarth Northern Districts claimed his 100th first class wicket 3 The West Indies first game of the tour was against Northern Districts on 3 February 1980 The three day match ended in a draw after the West Indies finished up on 132 8 chasing 153 Gordon Greenidge made 116 for the West Indies in the first innings the only century of the match Second match15 February 1980 ScorecardCentral Districts130 44 4 overs v nbsp West Indians132 33 overs Matthew Toynbee 27 Andy Roberts 4 20 9 overs Gordon Greenidge 64 West Indians won by 10 wicketsPukekura Park New Plymouth Umpires David Kinsella and Graeme Reardon Player of the match Andy Roberts WI Toss not known Third match16 18 February 1980 ScorecardWest Indians nbsp v Wellington102 43 3 overs Collis King 27 Ewen Chatfield 6 33 18 overs 93 32 2 overs John Morrison 16 Malcolm Marshall 5 43 16 overs 143 37 4 overs Desmond Haynes 58 Ewen Chatfield 7 53 17 4 overs 155 4 59 1 overs Jeremy Coney 69 Malcolm Marshall 2 40 17 overs Wellington won by 6 wicketsHutt Recreation Ground Lower Hutt Umpires Ralph Gardiner and David Kinsella Player of the match Ewen ChatfieldWellington won the toss and decided to field This was Wellington s first win over a foreign first class team since beating the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1935One day international editThe only limited overs match of the series was held on 6 February 1980 A close game New Zealand won by 1 wicket with two balls remaining 6 February 1980 ScorecardWest Indies nbsp 203 7 50 overs v nbsp New Zealand207 9 49 4 overs Gordon Greenidge 103 137 Richard Hadlee 2 28 10 overs Jeremy Coney 53 65 Derick Parry 3 47 10 overs New Zealand won by 1 wicketLancaster Park Christchurch Umpires Fred Goodall and Robert Monteith Player of the match Richard Hadlee NZ New Zealand won the toss and elected to field Paul McEwan and John F Reid both NZ made their ODI debuts Test series summary editFirst Test edit 8 13 February 1980 5 day match ScorecardWest Indies nbsp v nbsp New Zealand140 69 5 overs Desmond Haynes 55 208 Richard Hadlee 5 34 20 overs 249 95 5 overs Bruce Edgar 65 226 Colin Croft 4 64 25 overs 212 108 4 overs Desmond Haynes 105 323 Richard Hadlee 6 68 36 overs 104 9 50 overs Lance Cairns 19 43 Joel Garner 4 36 23 overs New Zealand won by 1 wicketCarisbrook Dunedin Umpires Fred Goodall and John HastieWest Indies won the toss and elected to bat 11 February was taken as a rest day Peter Webb NZ made his Test debut The First Test was scheduled over 8 13 February The West Indies won the toss and elected to bat where they made 140 Richard Hadlee taking 5 34 for New Zealand New Zealand braving the West Indies renowned four man pace attack made 249 in their innings a lead of 109 105 from Desmond Haynes ensured New Zealand had to bat again but the target of 104 appeared to be too little for the West Indies to defend Nevertheless determined bowling by the West Indies took the game to the wire with New Zealand at one stage reduced to 54 7 New Zealand eventually won by one wicket after their number 10 and 11 batsmen scored the winning runs off a leg bye The exciting finish was overshadowed however by West Indian complaints of poor umpiring throughout the match Michael Holding had kicked the stumps in frustration after having an appeal turned down in New Zealand s second innings an action which was assured of worldwide attention when it was captured by a newspaper photographer at the grounds 4 After the match the West Indies manager Willie Rodriguez complained We got two men out and they were not given They were atrocious decisions 5 The West Indies then played their nest tour match against Wellington see above on 16 February The low scoring game was won by Wellington by 6 wickets Second Test edit 22 27 February 1980 5 day match ScorecardWest Indies nbsp v nbsp New Zealand228 89 3 overs Gordon Greenidge 91 236 Lance Cairns 6 85 32 overs 460 130 4 overs Geoff Howarth 147 261 Alvin Kallicharran 2 16 6 4 overs 447 5d 119 overs Desmond Haynes 122 199 Gary Troup 2 84 27 overs Match drawnLancaster Park Christchurch Umpires Fred Goodall and Steve WoodwardNew Zealand won the toss and elected to field 25 February was taken as a rest day The Second Test was held over 22 27 February The match ended in a draw with the West Indies on 447 5 in their second innings a lead of 215 after having been behind by 232 in the first innings The match was more renowned for tensions between the West Indians and the New Zealand umpires coming to a head At tea on the third day the West Indies refused to return to the field until the New Zealand umpire Fred Goodall was replaced After being convinced by New Zealand captain Geoff Howarth to return to the field the West Indians resumed play after a 12 minute delay Nevertheless the West Indians began packing their bags after the day s play with the apparent intention of abandoning the Test and series and returning home This option was forbidden however by the chairman of the West Indian Cricket Board Jeff Stollmeyer On the fourth day West Indian anger again spilled over when bowler Colin Croft shoulder barged Goodall in his run up when Goodall complained to Lloyd Lloyd made Goodall walk up to him by not moving from his position in the slips Croft and Lloyd maintained after the series that the shoulder barging had been an accident although New Zealand captain Howarth disputed this 6 Third Test edit 29 February 5 March 1980 5 day match ScorecardWest Indies nbsp v nbsp New Zealand220 84 2 overs Lawrence Rowe 50 124 Gary Troup 4 71 31 2 overs 305 128 2 overs Bruce Edgar 127 317 Joel Garner 6 56 36 2 overs 264 9d 94 1 overs Gordon Greenidge 74 219 Gary Troup 6 95 29 1 overs 73 4 36 overs John Wright 23 83 Alvin Kallicharran 1 0 4 overs Match drawnEden Park Auckland Umpires Ralph Gardiner and John HastieNew Zealand won the toss and elected to field The match was scheduled for five days but extended to six by playing on the scheduled rest day There was no play on the third day Paul McEwan NZL made his Test debut The third and final Test of the series was held over 29 February to 5 March Again ending in a draw New Zealand were left on 73 4 chasing 180 at stumps on the fifth day While not reaching the heights of the Second Test the match was still marred by some controversy when four senior West Indian players indicated that they would be catching flights home at lunch on the final day substitute fielders taking their places for the remaining sessions The players involved were persuaded out of this action Aftermath editWhat was from a spectator s perspective a remarkable series a closely fought 1 0 victory by lowly New Zealand against the then unofficial cricket world champions was marred by acrimony and complaints from the teams involved The West Indies maintained their bitterness towards the umpiring after the series with Rodriguez complaining that the umpiring had not been biased so much as incompetent and that the West Indies had been set up that there was no way we could win a Test 5 Lloyd later conceded however that he should have taken a firmer line with his players and that some of the incidents had not been in the best interests of the game 5 New Zealand s Goodall however the principal target of the West Indies anger compounded the bitterness by allegedly making racist comments about the West Indies at an after dinner speech following the series 6 Cricket wise the series was a watershed for both teams the West Indies would go on to establish a record unbeaten run in Test match series until 1994 95 while the victory heralded the emergence of New Zealand s best Test team References edit Ding dong in Dunedin Cricinfo Retrieved 2021 04 01 West Indies team The Press 28 September 1979 p 24 a b Northern Districts v West Indians CricketArchive Archived from the original on 16 October 2015 Retrieved 25 January 2018 Six series mired in acrimony ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 12 July 2020 a b c Williamson M 18 February 2006 Shoulder barges and flying stumps cricinfo magazine www cricinfo com Retrieved 2008 07 28 a b Lister S April 2006 Ding dong in Dunedin www cricinfo com Retrieved 2008 07 28 External sources editCricinfo tour directory Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1979 80 amp oldid 1199921197, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,