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

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.
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. 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. Former West Indian fast-bowler criticised the West Indian performance as "second rate." Cairns finished the two-Test series with 17 wickets at a bowling average of 9.94.
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. 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.

## Test series summary
### First Test

* 16–20 December 1999 (5-day match) Scorecard
* New Zealand won by 9 wickets Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: DB Cowie (NZ) and DR Shepherd (ENG) Player of the match: CL Cairns (NZ)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
* RL Powell (WI) made his Test debut.

### Second Test

* 26–29 December 1999 (5-day match) Scorecard
* New Zealand won by an innings and 105 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: RB Tiffin (ZIM) and EA Watkin (NZ) Player of the match: MS Sinclair (NZ)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
* MS Sinclair (NZ) made his Test debut.

## One Day Internationals (ODIs)
### 1st ODI

* 2 January 2000 Scorecard
| West Indies 268/7 (49.1 overs) | v | New Zealand 250/7 (45.1 overs) |
| BC Lara 76 (81) SB O'Connor 2/62 (8 overs) | | NJ Astle 77 (101) RD King 3/24 (8.1 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 3 wickets (D/L method) Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: BF Bowden and DM Quested Player of the match: NJ Astle (NZ)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
* New Zealand target was revised to 250 from 46 overs.

### 2nd ODI

* 4 January 2000 (D/N) Scorecard
| West Indies 192 (41.3 overs) | v | New Zealand 194/3 (35.4 overs) |
| JC Adams 69 (92) DL Vettori 4/24 (8 overs) | | SP Fleming 59* (88) JC Adams 1/29 (3.4 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 7 wickets Owen Delany Park, Taupō Umpires: RS Dunne and DM Quested Player of the match: DL Vettori (NZ)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced before play started to 43 overs per side.

### 3rd ODI

* 6 January 2000 (D/N) Scorecard
| West Indies 159 (49.5 overs) | v | New Zealand 160/6 (37.2 overs) |
| NO Perry 52* (90) CL Cairns 3/25 (8 overs) | | SP Fleming 66* (100) RD King 3/35 (10 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 4 wickets McLean Park, Napier Umpires: DB Cowie and EA Watkin Player of the match: SP Fleming (NZ)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

### 4th ODI

* 8, 9 January 2000 Scorecard
| West Indies 171/9 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 172/2 (36.3 overs) |
| SL Campbell 30 (73) SB Styris 3/37 (10 overs) | | NJ Astle 76* (99) RD King 1/20 (6 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 8 wickets WestpacTrust Stadium, Wellington Umpires: RS Dunne and EA Watkin Player of the match: CZ Harris (NZ)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. West Indies were 43/1 (10.5 overs) at the close of the first day's play.

### 5th ODI

* 11 January 2000 (D/N) Scorecard
| New Zealand 302/6 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 282 (49.5 overs) |
| RG Twose 97 (90) SL Campbell 2/46 (7 overs) | | SL Campbell 71 (87) SB Styris 4/57 (9.5 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 20 runs Jade Stadium, Christchurch Umpires: AL Hill and EA Watkin Player of the match: RG Twose (NZ)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.