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New Zealand beat WI by 204 runs
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: New Zealand beat West Indies by 204 runs on the fourth day of the
first Test against West Indies at the Kensington Oval here on Monday.
June 24, 2002 - 1915 GMT
West Indies 201-4 v NZ at tea
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: West Indies, requiring 474 runs to win, were 201 for the loss of four wickets in their second innings at tea on the fourth day of the first Test against New Zealand at the Kensington Oval here on Monday.
Brian Lara (27) and Shivnarine Chanderpaul (14) runs. West Indies more require 273 runs with six Wickets In Hand.
June 24, 2002 - 1610 GMT
West Indies make strong start in huge run chase
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: West Indies made a strong start in their bid to score a world record 474 in two days to win the first Test against New Zealand, reaching 107 for the loss of one wicket by lunch on Mondays fourth day.
Wavell Hinds was caught at short leg for 37 by Mark Richardson off spinner Daniel Vettoris third ball of the innings with the score on 68 as he and Chris Gayle adopted an aggressive approach to chasing down the massive total.
Gayle was 50 not out at lunch, together with Ramnaresh Sarwan, who was out first ball playing an ugly shot in the West Indies dismal first innings showing on Saturday, when they were dismissed for 107, 230 runs behind New Zealands 337.
Sarwan, a cultured batsman who turned 22 on Sunday, was considerably more circumspect on Monday, reaching 10 by lunch and keeping a straight bat as Vettori achieved considerable spin and bounce on the wearing Kensington Oval wicket.
New Zealand deliberately refused to enforce the follow on and scored 243 in their second innings, captain Stephen Fleming calculating that the wicket would deteriorate further on days four and five. Nathan Astle scored an aggressive 77 while left-armed seamer Pedro Collins grabbed a career best six for 76.
Good bowling could not prevent New Zealand accumulating a lead that has never been successfully conquered in Test cricket. Hinds and Gayle, heavily criticised like all West Indies batsmen for giving away their wickets on Saturday, batted boldly on Monday, hitting the ball into vast vacant areas as Fleming set an attacking field.
Hinds scored six fours and Gayle hit eight fours in his 76-ball 50. New Zealand still have five sessions to bowl the West Indies out and take a 1-0 lead in the two match series. The second Test starts in Grenada on Thursday.
June 24, 2002 -
West Indies lose Hinds chasing Kiwi target
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: New Zealand took the wicket of opener Wavell Hinds for 34 as the West Indies attempted to chase a daunting target of 474 on the fourth day of the first Test on Monday.
The West Indies were 90 for one after 24 overs of their second innings as openers Chris Gayle and Hinds negotiated their way forward on a difficult wicket that was starting to crack up. Pace bowlers Shane Bond and Daryl Tuffey struggled to find the best channels, but the batsmen were clearly troubled by the unpredictable bounce.
Hinds was the first to settle and he looked relatively comfortable against the pace bowlers. In the 18th over he drove Tuffey for two successive fours. Gayle's tendency to stand up straight and smash through the line made him look more vulnerable on this wicket.
But both batsmen seemed to have learned the lessons of the first three days of the Test and treated the pitch with the respect it deserves. New Zealand's carefully-constructed innings of 337 and 243 stood in stark contrast to the West Indies' reckless first innings of 107 all-out on Saturday.
The touring side predictably brought on spinner Daniel Vettori for an early spell. Hinds was deceived by the turn and flicked up a catch for Richardson at short leg. Ramnerish Sarwan entered the stage and was clearly not traumatised by memories of the horrible swipe that gave him a golden duck in the first innings.
He pulled Ian Butler over midwicket for four soon after taking the crease. Gayle continued to rely on power more than finesse. His undefeated 39 included seven boundaries.
DAY
THREE
June 23, 2002 - 21825 GMT
NZ on verge of first Test victory against WI
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: New Zealand are on the verge of a famous test victory after setting the West Indies a
massive 474 to win the first test at the Kensington Oval after Sunday's third day.
West Indies openers Chris Gayle and Wavell Hinds faced a barrage of pace from New Zealand for four overs in
failing light at the close, but survived several loud appeals for leg before wicket.
West Indies were 5-0 at the close, still needing 469 to win.
New Zealand scored 243 in their second innings and now have two days to bowl out the West Indies on a wicket
that has offered variable bounce from the start and which is now beginning to crumble in parts.
New Zealand have never won a test match in the Caribbean since they first toured here in 1972.
The tourists, after scoring 337 in their first innings, were reined in by a plucky display of bowling from a West Indies bowling attack missing strike bowler Merv Dillon for all but six overs of the day.
Dillon was selected despite a lower back strain that had been bothering him for several days.
Left arm seamer Pedro Collins, playing just his 12th test, picked up the responsibility of strike bowler and was rewarded with six for 76 from 30 overs, his best test figures.
The West Indies would have to smash the world record for a test run chase to salvage the match. India succeeded in scoring 406 against the West Indies in the 1975-76 season in Trinidad but no-one has scored more than that since then and won the match.
The West Indies effectively threw away any chance of competing in the test when they were bowled out for 107 on Saturday, sacrificing their wickets to rash, one-day shots.
Resuming the day on four for one in their second innings, New Zealand started disappointingly when opener Lou Vincent was given out leg before wicket leaving a Collins delivery that straightened considerably having scored just two.
Chris Harris presented Ramnaresh Sarwan with a stiff chance at short leg from his first ball but Sarwan, celebrating his 22nd birthday, could not hold the ball.
Harris smashed a huge six before falling leg before to Darren Powell. Nightwatchman Daryl Tuffey, who had already scored 28 in the first innings, played confidently to reach 31 but was trapped when skipper Carl Hooper brought himself on for an over before lunch.
The ploy worked and Tuffey edged a ball to Chris Gayle at slip, leaving New Zealand 69 for three at lunch.
Craig McMillan, a disappointment on tour so far, fell to a lazy drive off Collins which Hooper pocketed at second slip but Astle and Fleming grasped the initiative in the hour after lunch, scoring 69 runs as the absence of Dillon was sorely felt.
Astle, rediscovering the form that has made him one of the most dangerous batsmen in the world, hit 11 fours in 112 balls in his innings of 77 as he and Fleming added 76 runs for the sixth wicket.
Adam Sanford suffered most as Astle cracked him for four fours from one over. Hooper was left with few options but his young bowlers acquitted themselves well, especially Collins with his seamers moving both ways. Hooper himself was spot on, bowling 17 overs of offspin for just 19 runs. Astle eventually departed edging Collins to Lara at first slip.
Fleming sought to accelerate the run rate after tea as the lead stretched over 400, but fell to a glorious leaping catch by Wavell Hinds on the boundary when the captain had added 34 to his first innings 130.
Wicketkeeper Robbie Hart added 24 to his first innings score of 57 and tail-enders Ian Butler and Shane Bond
added 30 for the final wicket before Butler was Collins' sixth victim after scoring a career-best 24.
The second of the two-test series begins on Thursday in Grenada, the first time test cricket has been played there.
June 23, 2002 -
New Zealand 243 all out
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: New Zealand set West Indies a world record 474 to win the first Test match at the
Kensington Oval on Sunday after scoring 243 all out in their second innings.
New Zealand scored 337 in their first innings and West Indies replied with 107. Nathan Astle scored 77 and left-arm seamer Pedro Collins took six for 76.
June 23, 2002 - 1810 GMT
Astle consolidates New Zealand lead
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Nathan Astle, with a commanding 77, guided New Zealand to a 401-run lead over the West
Indies by tea on the third day of the first Test at the Kensington Oval here on Sunday. Astle, with only one big score so far on his team's Caribbean tour, took the game to a weakened West Indies bowling attack, leaving New Zealand on 171 for six at the interval.
Captain Stephen Fleming, dropping down the order because of an injured neck, was 27 not out. With more than two days to play, New Zealand are expected to declare soon and seek to bowl the West Indies out as they look for their first ever victory in the Caribbean.
The biggest total ever chased successfully in a Test match is 406 by India in Trinidad almost 30 years ago. Strike bowler Merv Dillon bowled six overs on Sunday morning but then retired to the dressing room nursing an injured back.
The inexperienced seam trio of Pedro Collins, Adam Sanford and newcomer Darren Powell carried the bowling
attack, along with skipper Carl Hooper's accurate slow spin. Left-armer Pedro Collins plugged away and was
rewarded with figures of four for 42.
New Zealand, led by 130 from Fleming, scored 337 in their first innings and the West Indies replied with a disastrous 107 all out as their batsmen threw away wickets on Saturday in the face of disciplined New Zealand bowling and fielding.
Resuming at four for one on Sunday, nightwatchman Daryl Tuffey reached his highest Test score of 31 before losing his wicket with the last ball before lunch. In between times opener Lou Vincent was leg before to Collins and Chris Harris was also trapped lbw by new boy Darren Powell for 19.
After lunch Craig McMillan surrendered his wicket weakly, edging a Collins delivery to Hooper at second slip, but Astle and Fleming stopped the rot with a 76-run partnership that went a long way to putting the game out of reach of the West Indies.
Powell, a lively fast-medium pacer recalled from the West Indies A tour of England, enjoyed a lively duel with Astle in the afternoon session.
Astle smacked 16 from an Adam Sanford over but eventually edged a Collins delivery to Brian Lara at first slip immediately after hitting his 11th boundary. Fleming and Hart guided New Zealand to tea.
June 23, 2002 - 1610 GMT
Nightwatchman Tuffey frustrates West Indies
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: A stubborn 31 by nightwatchman Daryl Tuffey helped put New Zealand in a commanding position at lunch on the third day of the first Test against the West Indies on Sunday's.
Tuffey's personal Test best helped New Zealand reach 69 for four at the interval, a lead of 299. Stubborn batting frustrated pacemen Pedro Collins and Darren Powell and his 144-minute innings included a fine pull for six from Powell, one ball after surviving an appeal for a catch.
West Indies captain Carl Hooper only got rid of Tuffey with the last ball before lunch, Chris Gayle taking a catch at slip. But pundits were wondering why Hooper had not bowled earlier on the turning wicket. Earlier, Lou Vincent was out lbw for two after half an hour of play. making New Zealand for two. The Kiwi opener declined to play a Collins delivery but the ball brushed his front pad and he was given out.
Chris Harris emerged from the pavilion ahead of New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming, who sustained a slight neck injury on Saturday. The left-hander survived a couple of near misses, sending mistimed shots through gaps in the West Indies field.
He made 19 before an inswinging Powell delivery hit pad and bat for lbw. The West Indies pace attack bowled a better line and length than on Friday on a wicket which is starting to crack up.
New Zealand made 337 in their first innings and then dismissed the home side for a meagre 107 on Saturday.
DAY
TWO
June 22, 2002 - 2130 GMT
New Zealand tighten grip in Barbados
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: New Zealand took control of the first test against West Indies on Saturday, moving 234 runs ahead with nine second-innings wickets in hand by the close of the second day.
Slow left-armer Daniel Vettori claimed four for 27 as West Indies were dismissed for a meagre 107 in 42.1 overs in their first innings reply. Only three West Indies batsmen -- opener Wavell Hinds with 11, Brian Lara with 28 and Shivnarine Chanderpaul with 35 not out -- reached double figures as the New Zealand bowlers dominated on a variable pitch.
But New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming decided not to enforce the follow on and the tourists lost the wicket of Mark Richardson, caught for a duck by Lara off the pace bowling of Pedro Collins, to reach the close on four for one.
Explaining the decision not to enforce the follow on, Kiwi coach Denis Aberhart said: "There is a lot of time left in the match and we would rather score some runs now than chase a few runs at the end of a match on a wicket that is wearing.
"This is a great position to be in. At 117 for five (on Friday), we wouldn't have thought we would have a lead of 230 runs," said Aberhart. "The bowling was off the mark a wee bit and there were probably some reasons for that with a lack of practice and match play.
"But we've worked pretty hard for the test with some extra training. The heat was put on the bowlers to front up and I think they did that today," said Aberhart. In the morning, an unbeaten 57 by wicketkeeper Robbie Hart lifted New Zealand to 337 all out in their first innings, well clear of the unpromising 117-5 on Friday when skipper Fleming came to the rescue with a solid 130.
New Zealand's Shane Bond then showed great pace and accuracy to claim two wickets with two balls in the fifth over of the West Indies reply. Chris Gayle had made just three when he glanced Bond's delivery for Vettori to catch then Ramnaresh Sarwan mistimed a pull when a defensive stroke would have been a better option for a first ball. Hinds seemed more prepared to play his way into the game but fell for just 11.
He skied a Daryl Tuffey delivery off an upper edge for Craig McMillan to take an easy catch. Butler claimed the prized scalp of Carl Hooper for six when the West Indies captain played a rash hook that was caught by Tuffey to leave his side floundering.
The loss of top batsman Lara, shortly after tea, left the home side in danger of following on. Lara attempted to drive a Vettori delivery through the covers but chopped the ball back on to his stumps from an inside edge. The left-hander's dismissal left West Indies at 62 for five and Vettori picked up his second wicket in the 31st over when Jacobs mistimed a pull to Nathan Astle on the boundary.
Six overs later, Collins was dismissed by fast bowler Ian Butler for eight and the rest of the West Indies innings fell away as Vettori mopped up the tail.
June 22, 2002 - 2110 GMT
West Indies all out for 107
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: West Indies were bowled out for 107 in their first innings on the second day of the first Test against New Zealand on Saturday, a deficit of 230 on New Zealand's first innings total.
Spinner Daniel Vettori took four for 27 and Ian Butler took three for 26. Shivnarine Chanderpaul was 35 not out.
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming opted not to enforce the follow on and New Zealand batted again.
June 22, 2002 - 1850 GMT
West Indies wobble as New Zealand bowlers strike
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: West Indies were in trouble on 56 for four at tea on the second day of the first test against New Zealand on Saturday after their top order batsman threw away their wickets.
New Zealand, recovering from 117 for five in their first innings, were eventually dismissed for 337 in their first innings shortly after lunch, with wicketkeeper Robbie Hart not out on 57.
At tea, Brian Lara was at the crease, looking in ominous form with 28 not out, and Shivnarine Chanderpaul on three.
Chris Gayle was the first to go with the score on six when he edged a 148-kph delivery to Daniel Vettori at point.
Ramnaresh Sarwan threw away his wicket with his first delivery when he swatted at a short ball and offered a simple chance to Ian Butler.
Wavell Hinds and Lara took the score along to 31 before Hinds top-edged a short ball to McMillan and skipper Carl Hooper had only scored six when he holed out to Daryl Tuffey at deep square leg.
The New Zealand tail frustrated the West Indies as the tourists added 80 to their overnight score of 257. Wicketkeeper Robbie Hart carried on his stalwart innings from the first day, reaching his maiden half century in just his second test.
Hart was 57 not out when last man Butler was run out The West Indies jaded-looking bowlers made only one breakthrough in the morning session, when Vettori was caught at square leg by Wavell Hinds from the bowling of Pedro Collins for a pugnacious 39, an innings that included eight fours. The Kenington Oval wicket continued to flatten out as New Zealand continued the recovery from 117 for five in Friday's afternoon session, when captain Stephen Fleming grasped the game by the scruff of the neck with an elegant innings of 130.
Fleming and Hart put on 108 for the sixth wicket as New Zealand recovered from a disastrous spell when they lost four wickets for 29 runs. Hart and Vettori continued the recovery with a 53-run partnership as the home team toiled.
The West Indies pace bowlers, especially strike bowler Merv Dillon, looked exhausted on Saturday. He limped into the ground on Saturday morning and only bowled five overs in the first session.
Tuffey and Hart continued the batting recovery, with Hart continuing his slow progress towards 50. He eventually reached his half century 10 minutes short of five hours and from 200 balls, a slow but vital innings. West Indies captain Carl Hooper eventually resorted to spin on a wicket that lacks pace but contains tufty grass that could induce turn.
Hooper and Chris Gayle bowled for half an hour before lunch without success.
June 22, 2002 -
New Zealand 337 all out v West Indies
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: New Zealand were all out
for 337 in their first innings on the second day
of the opening test against West Indies at the
Kensington Oval on Saturday.
June 22, 2002 -
Hart carries New Zealand to 322-7 at lunch
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: A patient 51 by New Zealand wicketkeeper Robbie Hart carried New Zealand to 322 for seven at lunch on the second day of the first Test match against the West Indies on Saturday.
Maintaining a vigilant guard against the West Indies attack, Hart took 290 minutes to put up his 50 off 201 balls.
He hit just one four as he probed his way forward with orthodox shots. Hart's contribution was vital. He came in on Friday when the middle order was crumbling around skipper Stephen Fleming at 117 for 5, providing the perfect foil for Fleming's impressive 130.
Hart remained cautious on Saturday while partner Daniel Vettori made a bright start, hitting two fours off some loose bowling by Adam Sanford.
West Indies captain Carl Hooper replaced Sanford with Pedro Collins and the move paid off when Vettori was caught at square leg for 39 after hitting eight fours.
Daryl Tuffey's undefeated 28 made sure that the West Indies attack continued to be frustrated going into lunch.
Hart, who survived a catch appeal on Friday, when Brian Lara at slip apparently acknowledged that Ramnaresh Sarwan had not made a clean catch, was fortunate again early on Saturday when another caught behind shout was turned down by umpire Rudi Koetzen.
The West Indies were struggling for penetration on a slowish Kensington Oval wicket. Pace bowler Mervyn Dillon is carrying a back injury and 24-year-old debutant Darren Powell is yet to make a breakthrough after replacing the
rested Cameron Cuffy.
Hooper called on off-spinner Chris Gayle and leg-spinner Sarwan shortly before lunch, when it became clear that the ball was turning.
June 22, 2002 -
Hart guides New Zealand to 302-7
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: A resolute 47 not out by wicketkeeper Robbie Hart lifted New Zealand to 302 for seven after the first hour's play on day two of the first test against West Indies on Saturday.
The tourists had resumed on their overnight score of 257 for six and Daniel Vettori began positively by hitting two fours off some loose bowling by paceman Adam Sanford.
West Indies captain Carl Hooper replaced the wayward Sanford with fellow fast bowler Pedro Collins and the move paid off when Vettori was caught by Wavell Hinds at square leg for 39 in the eighth over of the day. Hart, however, continued to bat sensibly after being joined by Daryl Tuffey and the pair added a further 24 runs for the unbroken eighth wicket.
Hart had hit just one boundary in 189 balls while Tuffey was not out 14. The West Indies attack struggled on a slow-paced pitch with fast bowler Mervyn Dillon carrying a back injury and 24-year old debutant Darren Powell
struggling to make much of an impact.
DAY
ONE
June 21, 2002 - 2125 GMT
Fleming drags New Zealand back into Test
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming dragged his team back into the first Test against the West Indies at the Kensington Oval on Friday with an elegant innings of 130.
New Zealand closed the first day on 257 for six after Chris Gayle snatched a catch at slip off the bowling of captain Carl Hooper to remove Fleming with just nine overs left.
Fleming and wicket-keeper Robbie Hart put on 108 as New Zealand recovered from a disastrous afternoon session when the West Indies seam attack tore the heart out of the tourists batting, leaving them in deep trouble at 117
for five after taking four wickets for just 29 runs.
The tall left-handed stroke player, scoring only his fourth Test century, did not play a false stroke in compiling his 130, stroking 20 silky boundaries in 230 balls and four and a half hours at the crease. "It was a situation when the team really needed it. The middle order was disappointing and especially the method of their dismissals was really
annoying," Fleming said.
Fleming said the West Indies bowlers looked tired after their long summer and bowled loosely. "Also the wicket is giving very inconsistent bounce with tufts of grass on it and I think well look forward to bowling on it," he said.
Put in by Hooper after losing the toss, New Zealand openers Lou Vincent and Mark Richardson looked comfortable for the first hours play on a placid-looking wicket. They had put on 38 when Vincent edged a Merv Dillon delivery to wicket-keeper Ridley Jacobs and he was out for 14.
Richardson and Fleming saw the team safely through to lunch, when the score was 77 for one. Richardson, playing only his 19th Test at the age of 31, and Fleming added 50 for the second wicket before the opener was clean bowled for 41 by Sanford as he tried to force the ball through midwicket in the third over after lunch.
One-day specialist Chris Harris, promoted to number four, looked desperately uncomfortable and lasted for only four balls before fending clumsily at a Pedro Collins delivery and edging the ball to Brian Lara at first slip and New Zealand were in trouble at 89 for three.
Nathan Astle lasted only 16 balls before playing a woeful shot to a wide delivery from Dillon, again finding Laras safe hands at first slip, out for two as Fleming looked on aghast.
Craig McMillan was only marginally more successful, scoring six before being trapped leg before wicket by Sanford.
At 117 for five New Zealand were in deep trouble but the departure of Dillon and Collins from the bowling attack eased the pressure and Fleming was able to guide New Zealand to tea on 145 for five.
Flemings 34th Test half century included eight fours and he had scored 10 by tea. Debutant pace bowler Darren Powell announced his arrival on the international scene with consecutive bouncers to Richardson but made little
impression otherwise.
Powell was recalled from a West Indies A tour of England this week to reinforce the West Indies bowling attack and he finished with none for 33 from 14 overs. Seamer Cameron Cuffy was rested by the West Indies selectors to give Powell his debut.
After tea, Fleming cut loose and accelerated to his century, cashing in on some loose bowling by the back-up duo of Sanford and Powell. Hart played a crucial supporting role, scoring few runs but teaching his senior colleagues a thing or two about leaving the loose ball in Test cricket. Flemings century came up in177 balls and took 12 minutes short of four hours and included 17 fours.
Hooper brought himself and off-spinner Gayle on in a bid to end the partnership and was successful when Fleming was caught as he tried an extravagant late cut.
After Fleming was dismissed, spinner Daniel Vettori played a delightful cameo, scoring 21 including five fours while Hart remained unbeaten on a patient 34. The captain said he was delighted with the performances of Hart and Vettori.
"Now we have the opportunity to go on and get 300 or so," he said. The West Indies bowlers struggled to find a good line, with Dillon taking two for 66 from 23 overs and Sanford grabbing two for 65 from 21 overs.
Left-armer Pedro Collins came in for some late punishment, finishing with figures of one for 65.
June 21, 2002 -
Fleming scores century as Kiwis battle back
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming scored his fourth Test century to steady his side's first innings in the opening Test against West Indies on Friday.
Fleming was 102 not out as the tourists moved to 187 for five midway through the final session. Wicketkeeper Robbie Hart, in only his second Test match, was 16 not out.
The New Zealand captain, who has a history of failing to convert half-century opportunities -- he has 33, came to the wicket at 38 for one when Lou Vincent was dismissed and held the innings together as the middle order collapsed.
Adam Sanford sparked the collapse after lunch when he produced a lethal inswinger that straightened on to the middle wicket of Mark Richardson to dismiss the opener for 41.
Chris Harris (0) and Nathan Astle (2) then both sent catches flying into the hands of Brian Lara at first slip. Astle, in particular, was guilty of swinging wildly and putting his team in trouble at 106 for four. Craig McMillan made just six before he was trapped lbw by another Sanford delivery to put the visitors at 117 for five before Fleming, who
stroked 13 boundaries in his century, and Hart put on 70 in their unbroken sixth wicket partnership.
June 21, 2002 - 1850 GMT
West Indies tear through New Zealand
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The West Indies seam attack tore through the heart of New Zealand's batting on the opening day of the first Test on Friday, reducing the tourists to 145 for five at tea.
Only captain Stephen Fleming, with a chanceless 68 not out, was able to resist in the afternoon session at the Kensington Oval as the West Indies bowlers exploited to the full poor shot selection by the New Zealanders.
Wicket-keeper Robbie Hart was nine not out at the break. Burly strike bowler Merv Dillon, showing no sign of the back strain that kept him out of a one-day international on Sunday, took two for 39 from 15 overs, while Adam Sanford, playing just his sixth Test, took two for 50 from 17 overs.
West Indies captain Carl Hooper gambled on the Kensington Oval wicket retaining some early moisture by putting New Zealand in to bat but Dillon and left-arm seamer Pedro Collins found little assistance and the wicket quickly flattened out.
New Zealand, anxious to avenge a 3-1 loss in the one-day series, started solidly, with openers Mark Richardson and Lou Vincent scoring 38 in the first hour before Vincent edged a Dillon delivery to wicket-keeper Ridley Jacobs when he had scored 14.
Richardson and Fleming saw the team safely through to lunch, when the score was 77 for one. Richardson, playing only his 19th Test at the age of 31, and Fleming added 50 for the second wicket before the opener was clean
bowled for 41 by Sanford as he tried to force the ball through midwicket in the third over after lunch.
One-day specialist Chris Harris, promoted to number four, looked desperately uncomfortable and lasted for only four balls before fending clumsily at a Pedro Collins delivery and edging the ball to Brian Lara at first slip and New Zealand were in trouble at 89 for three.
Nathan Astle lasted only 16 balls before playing a woeful shot to a wide delivery from Dillon, again finding Lara's safe hands at first slip, out for two as Fleming looked on aghast.
Craig McMillan was only marginally more successful, scoring six before being trapped leg before wicket by Sanford. At 117 for five New Zealand were in deep trouble but the departure of Dillon and Collins from the bowling attack
eased the pressure and Fleming was able to guide New Zealand to tea on 145 for five.
Fleming's 34th Test half century included eight fours and he had scored 10 by the interval. Debutant pace bowler Darren Powell announced his arrival on the international scene with consecutive bouncers to Richardson but made
little impression otherwise.
Powell was recalled from a West Indies A tour of England this week to reinforce the West Indies bowling attack.
Seamer Cameron Cuffey was rested by the West Indies selectors to give Powell his debut. Two months ago, India were dismissed for 105 here on the first day of a Test match after deciding to bat first but Friday's wicket looked easier.
June 21, 2002 - 1615 GMT
Richardson inspires New Zealand recovery
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Opener Mark Richardson helped his team recover from the early loss of Lou Vincent on the first morning of the opening test against West Indies at the Kensington Oval on Friday.
After Vincent was caught behind for 14 off a Mervyn Dillon delivery, the patient Richardson hit four fours in an unbeaten 41 as the tourists reached lunch on 77 for one after 26 overs.
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming, who had also struck four boundaries, was not out 19. Richardson and Vincent had got off to a promising start after being put in to bat by West Indies captain Carl Hooper.
Pace bowlers Dillon and Pedro Collins struggled to generate pace and bounce from a flat Kensington Oval pitch wicket and the New Zealand openers looked comfortable as they put on 38 after 12 overs. But Dillon then removed
Vincent in the very next over, caught behind by wicket-keeper Ridley Jacobs as he edged an leg-cutter, and New Zealand were 38 for one.
Richardson and Fleming then consolidated, although Fleming was especially severe on some loose bowling by fast bowler Adam Sanford, hitting a fine boundary to square leg to reach 19 not out by the interval. Both batsman,
however, survived an anxious moment.
Sanford had come close to bowling Fleming off the inside edge and Richardson was struck in the ribs by a Collins bouncer. New Zealand have never won a test match in West Indies, while the home team have only lost three of
the 38 tests they have played at Bridgetown.
June 21, 2002 - 1545 GMT
Richardson leads New Zealand recovery
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Opener Mark Richardson helped his team recover from the early loss of Lou Vincent on the first morning of the opening Test against West Indies at the Kensington Oval on Friday.
After Vincent was caught behind for 14 off a Mervyn Dillon delivery, the patient Richardson hit four fours in an unbeaten 32 as the tourists moved to 53 for one off 18 overs.
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming was not out four. Richardson and Vincent had got off to a promising start after being made put in to bat by West Indies captain Carl Hooper.
Pace bowlers Dillon and Pedro Collins struggled to generate pace and bounce from a flat Kensington Oval pitch wicket and the New Zealand openers looked comfortable as they put on 38 after 12 overs.
But Dillon then removed Vincent in the very next over, caught behind by wicket-keeper Ridley Jacobs as he edged an leg-cutter, and New Zealand were 38 for one.
New Zealand have never won a Test match in West Indies, while the home team have only lost three of the 38 Tests they have played at Bridgetown.
June 21, 2002 - 1415 GMT
Hooper puts New Zealand in to bat in first Test
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: West Indies skipper Carl Hooper elected to field after winning the toss in the first Test against New Zealand at the Kensington Oval here on Friday.
New Zealand: Stephen Fleming (capt), Mark Richardson, Lou Vincent, Nathan Astle, Craig McMillan, Chris Harris, Robbie Hart, Daniel Vettori, Daryl Tuffey, Shane Bond, Ian Butler.
West Indies: Carl Hooper (capt), Chris Gayle, Wavell Hinds, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Brian Lara, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ridley Jacobs (wicketkeeper), Mervyn Dillon, Adam Sanford, Darren Powell, Pedro Collins.
Umpires: RE Koertzen (SA) and S Venkataraghavan (Ind).
Match-referee: Wasim Raja (Pak)
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