# New Zealand cricket team in the West Indies in 1984–85

The New Zealand national cricket team toured the West Indies from March to May 1985 and played a four-match Test series against the West Indies cricket team which the West Indies won 2–0. New Zealand were captained by Geoff Howarth; the West Indies by Viv Richards.

## Test series summary
### First Test

* 29 March–3 April 1985 (5–day match) Scorecard
* Match drawn Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad Umpires: DM Archer and CE Cumberbatch Player of the match: IVA Richards (WIN) and EJ Chatfield (NZ)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
* 1 April was taken as a rest day.
* KR Rutherford (NZ) made his Test debut.

### Second Test

* 6–11 April 1985 (5–day match) Scorecard
* Match drawn Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana Umpires: LH Barker and DJ Narine Player of the match: MD Crowe (NZ)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
* 9 April was taken as a rest day.
* CG Butts (WIN) made his Test debut.

### Third Test

* 26 April–1 May 1985 (5–day match) Scorecard
* West Indies won by 10 wickets Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Umpires: DM Archer and LH Barker Player of the match: MD Marshall (WIN)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
* 29 April was taken as a rest day.

### Fourth Test

* 4–8 May 1985 (5–day match) Scorecard
* West Indies won by 10 wickets Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica Umpires: DM Archer and JR Gayle Player of the match: MD Marshall (WIN)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
* 7 May was taken as a rest day.
* The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.

## One Day Internationals (ODIs)

The West Indies won the series 5-0.

### 1st ODI

* 20 March 1985 Scorecard
| West Indies 231/8 (46 overs) | v | New Zealand 208/8 (46 overs) |
| IVA Richards 70 (85) JV Coney 3/63 (10 overs) | | JJ Crowe 52 (85) MA Holding 3/33 (10 overs) |
* West Indies won by 23 runs Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua Umpires: AE Weekes and PC Whyte Player of the match: RA Harper (WIN)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced to 46 overs per side.
* RT Hart (NZL) made his ODI debut.

### 2nd ODI

* 27 March 1985 Scorecard
| New Zealand 51/3 (22 overs) | v | West Indies 55/4 (17 overs) |
| MD Crowe 20* (65) WW Davis 3/7 (6 overs) | | IVA Richards 27 (40) GB Troup 2/22 (5 overs) |
* West Indies won by 6 wickets Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad Umpires: CE Cumberbatch and S Mohammed Player of the match: WW Davis (WIN)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced to 22 overs per side.
* KR Rutherford (NZL) made his ODI debut.

### 3rd ODI

* 14 April 1985 Scorecard
| West Indies 259/5 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 129 (48.1 overs) |
| DL Haynes 145* (157) GB Troup 1/28 (7 overs) | | BL Cairns 33 (28) J Garner 2/16 (6 overs) |
* West Indies won by 130 runs Albion Sports Complex, Albion, Guyana Umpires: LH Barker and DJ Narine Player of the match: DL Haynes (WIN)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

### 4th ODI

* 17 April 1985 Scorecard
| New Zealand 116 (42.2 overs) | v | West Indies 117/0 (24.2 overs) |
| RJ Hadlee 41 (102) J Garner 4/10 (6 overs) | | DL Haynes 85* (86) |
* West Indies won by 10 wickets Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad Umpires: CE Cumberbatch and S Mohammed Player of the match: J Garner (WIN)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

### 5th ODI

* 23 April 1985 Scorecard
| West Indies 265/3 (49 overs) | v | New Zealand 153/8 (49 overs) |
| DL Haynes 116 (138) EJ Chatfield 2/61 (10 overs) | | IDS Smith 37 (28) WW Davis 3/32 (8 overs) |
* West Indies won by 112 runs Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Umpires: DM Archer and LH Barker Player of the match: DL Haynes (WIN)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced to 49 overs per side.