West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1968–69

The West Indies cricket team toured New Zealand in February and March 1969 and played a three-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team. The series was drawn 1–1.

Test series summary

First Test

27 February–3 March 1969
(4–day match)
Scorecard

New Zealand	v	West Indies
323 (73.4 overs) BR Taylor 124 RM Edwards 3/58 (16 overs)		276 (79.7 overs) MC Carew 109 BW Yuile 3/64 (15 overs)
297/8d (112.2 overs) GT Dowling 71 DAJ Holford 3/56 (15 overs)		348/5 (69 overs) SM Nurse 168 V Pollard 1/48 (12 overs)

West Indies won by 5 wickets
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: ECA Mackintosh and RWR Shortt

West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
2 March was taken as a rest day.
BF Hastings, BD Milburn and GM Turner (all NZ) made their Test debuts.

Second Test

7–11 March 1969
(4–day match)
Scorecard

West Indies	v	New Zealand
297 (65.4 overs) JL Hendriks 54* RC Motz 6/69 (18 overs)		282 (83.7 overs) GM Turner 74 RM Edwards 5/84 (24.7 overs)
148 (37.4 overs) BF Butcher 59 BW Yuile 3/25 (6.4 overs)		166/4 (48.5 overs) BF Hastings 62* RM Edwards 2/42 (11 overs)

New Zealand won by 6 wickets
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: ECA Mackintosh and RWR Shortt

New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
9 March was taken as a rest day.

Third Test

13–17 March 1969
(4–day match)
Scorecard

West Indies	v	New Zealand
417 (101.4 overs) SM Nurse 258 RC Motz 5/113 (27 overs)		217 (80.3 overs) BR Taylor 43* DAJ Holford 4/66 (20 overs)
		367/6 (f/o) (118.4 overs) BF Hastings 117 GS Sobers 3/70 (31 overs)

Match drawn
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Umpires: ECA Mackintosh and WT Martin

West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
16 March was taken as a rest day.

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