New Zealand is set to play their first international series after a long gap of eight months as they will host West Indies for a three-match T20I series as well as for a two-match Test series at home from 27 November.
New Zealand and West Indies have a very long history in Test Cricket. West Indies dominated for most of the times but in the last eight to ten years New Zealand have changed the trend and now they dominate West Indies in this format of the game. Here is a look at New Zealand-West Indies' Test history.
A Statistical look at New Zealand vs West Indies Test history :
Head to Head in Test cricket -
| Venue | Match | NZ Won | WI Won | Tied | Draws |
| New Zealand | 29 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| West Indies | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overall | 47 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
Highest Totals -
660/5d - WI at Wellington, 1995
609/9d - NZ at Dunedin, 2013
564/8 - WI at Bridgetown, 1972
548/7d - WI at St John's, 1996
546/6d - WI at Auckland, 1952
Lowest Totals -
74 - NZ at Dunedin, 1956
77 - WI at Auckland, 1956
94 - NZ at Bridgetown, 1985
97 - WI at Hamilton, 1999
100 - WI at Christchurch, 1987
Most Runs -
1258 - Chris Gayle (WI)
1232 - Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI)
1089 - Ross Taylor (NZ)
882 - Gordon Greendige (WI)
855 - Glenn Turner (NZ)
Highest Batting Averages (Min 500 Runs) -
68.06 - Ross Taylor (NZ, 1089 runs)
66.44 - S Campbell (WI, 598 runs)
66.21 - Chris Gayle (WI, 1258 runs)
65.76 - Glenn Turner (NZ, 855 runs)
63.66 - BE Congdon (NZ, 764 runs)
Highest Individual Scores -
259 - Glenn Turner (NZ) at Georgetown, 1972
258 - S Nurse (WI) at Christchurch, 1969
223* - Glenn Turner (NZ) at Kingston, 1972
218 - Darren Bravo (WI) at Dunedin, 2013
217* - Ross Taylor (NZ) at Dunedin, 2013
Most Hundreds -
4 - Ross Taylor (NZ)
3 - Everton Weekes (WI)
3 - Martyn Crowe (NZ)
3 - Lawrence Rowe (WI)
3 - Desmond Haynes (WI)
3 - Chris Gayle (WI)
Most Wickets -
51 - Sir Richard Hadlee (NZ)
43 - Courtney Walsh (WI)
43 - Trent Boult (NZ)
36 - Joel Garner (WI)
36 - Tim Southee (NZ)
36 - Malcolm Marshall (WI)
Best Bowling Averages (Min 20 Wickets) -
15.06 - S Ramadhin (WI, 32 wickets)
18.95 - A Valentine (WI, 23 wickets)
20.61 - Joel Garner (WI, 36 wickets)
21.19 - Tim Southee (NZ, 36 wickets)
21.52 - Malcolm Marshall (NZ, 36 wickets)
Best Bowling Figures in an innings -
7/27 - Chris Cairns (NZ) at Hamilton, 1999
7/37 - Courtney Walsh (WI) at Wellington, 1995
7/39 - Neil Wagner (NZ) at Wellington, 2017
7/53 - D Atkinson (WI) at Auckland, 1956
7/74 - Bruce Taylor (NZ) at Bridgetown, 1972
Most five wicket hauls -
4 - Richard Hadlee (NZ)
3 - Shane Bond (NZ)
3 - S Ramadhin (WI)
3 - Courtney Walsh (WI)
