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Statistical Highlights 1st Test: New Zealand v West Indies at Hamilton, 16-20 December, 1999

Mohandas Menon

• This match was the 1477th in Test history.

• This match was New Zealand's 275th and West Indies' 353rd in Tests.

• This match was the 29th meeting between the two sides.

• This match was the 7th to be played at this venue. It was West Indies' first match at this venue.

• Englishman David Shepherd was officiating in his 48th Test match. He equals the tally of former English umpire Frank Chester. Now only former colleague Harold Bird (66) has umpired in more Test matches.

• Ricardo Powell became the 231st West Indian to appear in Tests. He was making his debut on his 21st birthday. He becomes the 23rd youngest player to represent West Indies in Tests. He also becomes the second youngest West Indian to make debut against New Zealand after Alphonso Roberts (18 years 173 days) at Auckland in 1955-56.

• The first wicket partnership of 276 runs between Adrian Griffith and Sherwin Campbell surpassed the following records:
• at 103, the pair surpassed the previous highest partnership for the first wicket by a visiting team at this venue, which was the 102 between Indians Navjot Singh Sidhu and Nayan Mongia in 1993-94.
• at 162, the pair surpassed the previous highest partnership for the first wicket at this venue, which was the 161 put on by the New Zealanders Trevor Franklin and John Wright against Sri Lanka in 1990-91.
• at 195, the pair surpassed the previous highest partnership for any wicket at this venue, which was the unbeaten 194 put on by the Indians Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly earlier this year in January.
• at 226, the pair surpassed West Indies' previous highest partnership for the first wicket against New Zealand which was the 225 between Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes at Christchurch, 1979-80.