West Indies vs New Zealand Cricket Series 2008-09
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West Indies vs New Zealand Cricket Series 2008-09
West Indies will play 5 ODIs and 2 T20s followed by 2 Test matches during the New Zealand tour starting December 05, 2008.
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Cricket Matches Schedule
- Fri 5 - Sun 7, Dec 2008: Auckland v West Indians at Auckland
- Thu 11 - Mon 15, Dec 2008: 1st Test - New Zealand v West Indies at Dunedin
- Fri 19 - Tue 23, Dec 2008: 2nd Test - New Zealand v West Indies at Napier
- Fri 26, Dec 2008 (D/N): 1st Twenty20 - New Zealand v West Indies at Auckland
- Sun 28, Dec 2008 (D/N): 2nd Twenty20 - New Zealand v West Indies at Hamilton
- Wed 31, Dec 2008: 1st ODI - New Zealand v West Indies at Queenstown
- Sat 3, Jan 2009 (D/N): 2nd ODI - New Zealand v West Indies at Christchurch
- Wed 7, Jan 2009 (D/N): 3rd ODI - New Zealand v West Indies at Wellington
- Sat 10, Jan 2009: 4th ODI - New Zealand v West Indies at Auckland
- Tue 13, Jan 2009: 5th ODI - New Zealand v West Indies at Napier
West Indies vs New Zealand Cricket Series 2008-09
First ODI at Queenstown
WI v NZ, 1st ODI, Queenstown: Rain washes out opening ODI
Dec 31, 2008
Bad weather has forced the opening one-day international between New Zealand and the West Indies to be abandoned in Queenstown.
Only 35.4 overs were possible before rain brought an early end to proceedings shortly before 3pm local time with the West Indies on 129 for five.
Rain had been a feature from the very start with the players called off the ground after the opening over, then again in the 14th before play was suspended for a third and final time midway through the 36th over. Xavier Marshall was unbeaten on 29 and wicket-keeper Denesh Ramdin was on three when play was called off.
Ramnaresh Sarwan top scored with 38 for the tourists who were inserted in overcast conditions after New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori won the toss and opted to bowl first.
WI v NZ, 1st ODI, Queenstown: Match abandoned
West Indies vs New Zealand Cricket Series 2008-09
First ODI at Queenstown
Scorecard
New Zealand won the toss and decided to field
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129 for 5 (35.4 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Gayle | c McCullum | b Mills | 25 |
36 | 1 | 1 |
| Chattergoon | b Gillespie | 14 |
35 | 2 | 0 | |
| Sarwan | c McCullum | b Vettori | 38 |
57 | 3 | 0 |
| Marshall | not out | 29 |
59 | 2 | 0 | |
| Nash | b Southee | 12 |
13 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pollard | c McCullum | b Southee | 3 |
4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramdin | not out | 2 |
10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 6w | 6 | ||||
| Total | for 5 | 129 | (35.4 ovs) | |||
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Umpires: M R Benson, A L Hill
New Zealand: McCullum (Wicket Keeper), Ryder, How, Taylor, Flynn, Elliott, Oram, Vettori (Captain), Mills, Southee, Gillespie
West Indies: Gayle (Captain), Chattergoon, Sarwan, Marshall, Pollard, Nash, Ramdin (Wicket Keeper), Taylor, Miller, Edwards, Baker