West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 2008–09
| West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 2008–09 | |||
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| New Zealand | West Indies | ||
| Dates | 5 December 2008 – 13 January 2009 | ||
| Captains | Daniel Vettori | Chris Gayle | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 2-match series drawn 0–0 | ||
| Most runs | Jesse Ryder (205) | Chris Gayle (305) | |
| Most wickets | Daniel Vettori (10) | Fidel Edwards (11) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | New Zealand won the 5-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Ross Taylor (187) | Chris Gayle (260) | |
| Most wickets | Kyle Mills (7) | Daren Powell (7) | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Jesse Ryder (74) | Chris Gayle (68) | |
| Most wickets | Daniel Vettori (5) | Chris Gayle (4) | |
The West Indies cricket team toured New Zealand between 5 December 2008, and 13 January 2009. They played two Test matches, two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) and five One Day Internationals (ODIs) against the hosts, plus a three-day match against State Championship side Auckland. This was the first series between the sides since the West Indies toured New Zealand in 2005–06; their previous meeting was in the Super 8 stage of the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
The New Zealand side had just returned from the first leg of a tour to Australia where they played two Test matches against the hosts, losing both. Prior to the second test against Australia, Andy Moles was announced as the replacement for retiring New Zealand coach John Bracewell with the West Indian series to be his first in charge of the team. One of his first moves was to replace a number of support staff and insist that he and captain Daniel Vettori be "the only voices in the dressing room". He also switched the roles of batsmen Daniel Flynn and Jesse Ryder, deciding that Flynn was better suited to the number 3 position and Ryder to the number 5.
At the start of the Test series, the New Zealand team were eighth on the ICC Test Championship rankings.
The West Indies had recently lost all three matches of a ODI series against Pakistan. Their previous Test series was at home to Australia in May and June 2008, when they lost two Tests and drew one. At the beginning of the Test series, they were ranked seventh in the ICC Test Championship, one spot higher than New Zealand.
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