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After the first three overs of the West Indies series against New Zealand, the tourists went 55 years without losing at Eden Park.
From there it went downhill faster than the cheese hunters at Cooper’s Hill in England.
After losing the two Twenty20s that could be contested, the visitors deployed an almost completely changed team for the two tests, and played out of the park in all respects.
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It was not a happy tour for the West Indies and Captain Jason Holder.
The Windies have been terrible tourists on these shores for more than 20 years and as a result they take four places in our ‘top’ 10 worst test cricket teams to tour these shores.
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While Black Caps fans have rightly appreciated the team’s untamed local record and the performances of Kane Williamson, Kyle Jamieson and Tim Southee over the past two weeks, many would love a less one-sided competition, and five days of play. in a test, when Pakistan begins its test series at Mount Maunganui on Boxing Day.
Here is the list of unforgettable test tourists:
Bangladesh 2001
He lost the first test at Hamilton by one inning and 52 runs. Mark Richardson (143) and Craig McMillan (106) made centuries after the visitors won the raffle and opted to go bowling. Shane Bond won 4-47 in the first inning for Bangladesh before Chris Cairns helped the tourists to 108 on his second dig at 7-52.
Similar things in the second Test at Wellington, as they could only muster 132 and 135 against Bond, Cairns, Chris Drum and Daniel Vettori in a one-inning, 74-run loss.
West Indies 2017
As it happened this summer, it initially seemed like the tour could go well. In Test 1 at Wellington, the visitors went 59-0 in their first innings hitting first. They all finished 75 races later when Neil Wagner took 7-39.
New Zealand responded with 520-9 declared when Colin de Grandhomme broke 105 of 74 balls and goalkeeper Tom Blundell made a ton in the test debut with 107 unbeaten. At their second bat, the Windies went 72-0 before being fired for 319 to misses by one inning and 67 runs.
In Hamilton, the hosts won by 240 runs while the Windies managed just 221 and 203 in their at-bats, with only Kraigg Brathwaite and Roston Chase topping 50.
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New Zealand celebrates their series win over the West Indies at Seddon Park in 2017.
West Indies 2020
Three years later, it seemed that the visitors had learned nothing.
They put New Zealand in after winning the draw at Hamilton but found captain Kane Williamson close to his best as his 251 set the tone for the series. Tim Southee left the Windies in a hole with the ball and even a century behind Jermaine Blackwood could not stop a loss by one inning and 134 runs before lunch on the fourth day.
It was a virtual replay in the capital, as the Windies constantly let Henry Nicholls out of trouble and then capitulated on their first innings, setting up another loss of tickets in four days.
Bangladesh 2019
There were to be three tests in series, but the final game was canceled after the terrorist shooting in Christchurch.
New Zealand made its highest test batting count in Test 1 at Hamilton. Captain Kane Williamson made an undefeated double century, starters Jeet Raval and Tom Latham made tons and de Grandhomme hit 76 of 53 balls when they reached 715-6 before making a declaration of pity.
Centuries of counterattack by Soumya Sarkar and Mahmudullah in the second inning for Bangladesh failed to force a day five in a one-inning, 52-run loss.
Hit by that, they were only able to do 211 and 209 in the second Test at Wellington, as Wagner took nine wickets while Ross Taylor was NZ’s double centurion this time when the Black Caps won by one inning and 12 runs.
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Ebadat Hossain of Bangladesh is thrown by Neil Wagner of New Zealand during the fifth day of the second test match in Wellington in 2019.
Zimbabwe 1998
Tourists had Grant and Andy Flower and Heath Streak in their XI, but they lost the first Test in Wellington by 10 wickets when Shayne O’Connor won 4-52 in the first innings of Zimbabwe before Craig McMillan made 139 and Adam Parore added 78 at number 3.. Chris Cairns won 4-56 in the second inning for Zimbabwe.
It was so complete in Test 2 in Auckland, won by one inning and 13 runs when Simon Doull, Cairns and Dion Nash dominated the visiting bats while Matt Horne scored his highest score in the test (157).
Sri Lanka 1997
A series best remembered for Bryan Young’s 267s who did not start in the first inning of the first Test at Dunedin, won by innings and 36 runs.
As NZ went 586-7 declared at Carisbrook, Muttiah Muralitharan threw 33 overs and went wicketless while conceding 136 runs, his second worst in an inning during a test run that threw 800 wickets and possibly his worst (the most ever conceded in innings without a wicket was 137 against India later that year from 46 overs.
Heath Davis took four wickets in the match against a team that also included Sanath Jayasuriya, Aravinda de Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga, Hashan Tillarkaratne and Chaminda Vaas who should have done much better in Test 2 at Hamilton.
Instead, NZ won by 120 runs when Blair Pocock achieved his highest Test score of 85 in an under-scoring encounter in which Vettori took nine wickets at home in Hamilton and Davis grabbed six more scalps in the penultimate test of his brief career.
West Indies 1999
This first test was mentioned several times before the current series.
The visitors posted 276 for the first wicket at Seddon Park but lost by nine wickets, with Chris Cairns leading 7-27 in the second inning.
Mathew Sinclair made 214 on his second Test debut at Wellington, while Cairns took seven wickets in a game won by one inning and 105 runs.
Bangladesh 2008
Hitting was not the strong point of this team on the road.
Chris Martin, Kyle Mills and Jacob Oram rushed through them in their first innings of Test 1 at Dunedin before starter Matthew Bell hit 101 and Oram also made a stellar swing with the bat at 117.
Bangladesh seemed set to show more struggle in their second at-bat, posting 161 for the top spot, only to collapse to 254 in a nine-wicket loss.
They fared worse on the willow in Test 2 at Wellington, doing just 143 and 113 as Martin took seven wickets and NZ raced home for one inning and 137 runs.
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Ross Taylor starred with the bat against the West Indies in 2013. (FILE PHOTO)
West Indies 2013
There were signs of a backbone from this group in the first test at Dunedin when a double ton in the second inning from Darren Bravo, combined with rain at the end of day five, helped them save a tie after Taylor passed them through. the sword (217). and Brendon McCullum (113).
But they were beaten in the second test at the Basin Reserve by one inning and 73 runs. Taylor continued his rich streak of form with 129, Trent Boult crashed 38 of 27 deliveries and then took 10 wickets as the visitors were fired for 193 and 175 in a three-day game.
When they did 367 in their first innings in the final test at Seddon Park, with tons for Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Dinesh Ramdin, we thought we could finally have some competition, especially when NZ was behind in the first inning by 18 despite another ton from Taylor. as Sunil Narine took 6-91.
Oh no! The Windies made a dismal 103 on their second dig when Boult, Southee and Wagner rampaged, allowing the hosts to triumph by eight wickets.
Sri Lanka 1983
A bit harsh on newcomers – this was just his seventh test and his first outside the subcontinent.
So it’s no wonder they found New Zealand conditions difficult, particularly with the bat.
In the first test in Christchurch, Warren Lees saved New Zealand’s first-inning flushes with 89 at No. 9, putting 52 on last ground with Ewen Chatfield, whose undefeated 10 was one of six double-digit scores for the famous tailender in 54 entries. .
Sri Lanka was only able to achieve 144 in response, as Sir Richard Hadlee won 4-33 and Lance Cairns 4-49. Then they made 175 when Martin Snedden caught 3-48, Cairns 4-47 and Chatfield 3-40 in one inning and 25 wins.
At the Basin Reserve, the newcomers surprised the hosts by taking a 39-run lead in the first inning. Rumesh Ratnayake won 4-81 and Vinothen John 5-60 and a first victory in the test seemed like an opportunity, until Hadlee (4-34), Snedden (3-21) and Chatfield (3-15) defeated Sri Lanka by only 93 and the hosts then chased after 133, arriving there with six windows down the sleeves of their jerseys.
