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New Zealand v West Indies @ Lancaster Park, Christchurch
8, 9, 11, 12 February 1952 (four-day match)
Toss: New Zealand (bat)
Umpires: MF Pengelly, B Vine
Match Result: West Indies won by 5 wickets
1st Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Rabone | c Robert Christiani b Sonny Ramadhin | 37 | - | 178 | - | - |
| 2. Ray Emery | lbw b Gerry Gomez | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Verdun Scott | lbw b Sonny Ramadhin | 45 | - | 140 | - | - |
| *4. Bert Sutcliffe | c Jeffrey Stollmeyer b Sonny Ramadhin | 45 | 0 | 86 | 5 | - |
| 5. John Reid | b Sonny Ramadhin | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 6. Brun Smith | c Everton Weekes b Alfred Valentine | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| +7. Frank Mooney | not out | 34 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Tom Burtt | c Robert Christiani b Alfred Valentine | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Alex Moir | c Frank Worrell b Alfred Valentine | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Don Beard | run out ( > > ) | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Johnny Hayes | st Sam Guillen b Sonny Ramadhin | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (Ray Emery), 2-91 (Verdun Scott), 3-102 (Geoff Rabone), 4-102 (John Reid), 5-115 (Brun Smith), 6-153 (Bert Sutcliffe), 7-162 (Tom Burtt), 8-181 (Alex Moir), 9-231 (Don Beard), 236 (Johnny Hayes). |
| Extras | 15b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 119.4 ovs) 236 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Gerry Gomez | 28 | 12 | 47 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Worrell | 11 | 3 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sonny Ramadhin | 36.4 | 11 | 86 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alfred Valentine | 38 | 15 | 51 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Goddard | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roy Marshall | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Roy Marshall | c John Reid b Alex Moir | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Jeffrey Stollmeyer | c Bert Sutcliffe b Tom Burtt | 23 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Frank Worrell | b Johnny Hayes | 71 | - | 155 | 11 | - |
| 4. Everton Weekes | b Tom Burtt | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Clyde Walcott | b Johnny Hayes | 65 | - | 129 | 6 | - |
| 6. Robert Christiani | c Verdun Scott b Don Beard | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| *7. John Goddard | c John Reid b Tom Burtt | 26 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Gerry Gomez | c Frank Mooney b Johnny Hayes | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| +9. Sam Guillen | c & b Tom Burtt | 54 | - | 78 | 8 | - |
| 10. Sonny Ramadhin | b Tom Burtt | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Alfred Valentine | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-42 (Jeffrey Stollmeyer), 2-42 (Roy Marshall), 3-57 (Everton Weekes), 4-186 (Clyde Walcott), 5-189 (Robert Christiani), 6-189 (Frank Worrell), 7-189 (Gerry Gomez), 8-240 (John Goddard), 9-278 (Sonny Ramadhin), 287 (Sam Guillen). |
| Extras | 2b, 4lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 97.2 ovs) 287 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Johnny Hayes | 12 | 2 | 52 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Reid | 9 | 2 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Burtt | 29.2 | 7 | 69 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alex Moir | 20 | 1 | 70 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Rabone | 6 | 1 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Don Beard | 21 | 5 | 42 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Rabone | lbw b John Goddard | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Ray Emery | c Jeffrey Stollmeyer b Alfred Valentine | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Verdun Scott | b Sonny Ramadhin | 29 | - | 105 | - | - |
| 4. John Reid | b Alfred Valentine | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| *5. Bert Sutcliffe | b Sonny Ramadhin | 36 | 0 | 87 | - | - |
| 6. Brun Smith | b Gerry Gomez | 37 | - | 75 | 3 | 1 |
| +7. Frank Mooney | lbw b Gerry Gomez | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Don Beard | c Robert Christiani b Frank Worrell | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Alex Moir | lbw b Sonny Ramadhin | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Tom Burtt | not out | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Johnny Hayes | b Sonny Ramadhin | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-44 (Geoff Rabone), 2-46 (Ray Emery), 3-49 (John Reid), 4-118 (Verdun Scott), 5-119 (Bert Sutcliffe), 6-148 (Frank Mooney), 7-172 (Don Beard), 8-172 (Brun Smith), 9-187 (Alex Moir), 189 (Johnny Hayes). |
| Extras | 10b, 0lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 114.2 ovs) 189 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Gerry Gomez | 12 | 3 | 25 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Worrell | 15 | 6 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sonny Ramadhin | 38.2 | 21 | 39 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alfred Valentine | 41 | 19 | 73 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Goddard | 8 | 3 | 17 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Roy Marshall | c sub b Tom Burtt | 26 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Jeffrey Stollmeyer | c John Reid b Don Beard | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Frank Worrell | not out | 62 | - | 138 | - | - |
| 4. Clyde Walcott | lbw b Tom Burtt | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Everton Weekes | b Alex Moir | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Robert Christiani | c Frank Mooney b Johnny Hayes | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Gerry Gomez | not out | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| *8. John Goddard | ||||||
| +9. Sam Guillen | ||||||
| 10. Sonny Ramadhin | ||||||
| 11. Alfred Valentine |
| FOW | 1-28 (Jeffrey Stollmeyer), 2-48 (Roy Marshall), 3-86 (Clyde Walcott), 4-91 (Everton Weekes), 5-99 (Robert Christiani). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 59 ovs) 142 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Johnny Hayes | 12 | 2 | 28 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Burtt | 16 | 3 | 37 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alex Moir | 18 | 4 | 49 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Don Beard | 13 | 4 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
New Zealand:
Geoff Rabone, Ray Emery, Verdun Scott, John Reid, Bert Sutcliffe, Brun Smith, Frank Mooney, Don Beard, Alex Moir, Tom Burtt, Johnny Hayes