Tour of Sri Lanka 1986-87 Captain : Jeff Crowe
22nd official Test tour.
Second Test-playing tour of Sri Lanka by New Zealand
(April 1987)
Jeff Crowe was New Zealand new captain, succeeding Jeremy Coney who had retired.
During the first Test match a massive explosion in the capital city Colombo killed 100 people and the New Zealand Cricket Council agreed with the Sri Lankan Board to abandon the tour.
All New Zealand tours
Previous tour
England 1986
Next tour
Australia 1987-88
Next tour of Sri Lanka
1992-93
Members of the Test tour party (14)
Opening batsmen Philip Horne, Ken Rutherford
Middle-order batsmen Jeff Crowe, Martin Crowe, Andrew Jones, Dipak Patel,
Wicket-keepers Ervin McSweeney, Ian Smith
Spin bowlers John Bracewell, Evan Gray,
All-rounder: Richard Hadlee
Fast bowlers Ewen Chatfield, Danny Morrison, Martin Snedden.
J G Bracewell
A
29
OB
E J Chatfield
W
36
RFM
J J Crowe
A
28
RHB captain
M D Crowe
CD
24
RHB RM vice-captain
E J Gray
W
32
SLA
R J Hadlee
C
35
LHB RFM
P A Horne
A
27
LHB opener
A H Jones
W
27
RHB
E B McSweeney
W
30
reserve WK
D K Morrison
A
21
RFM
D N Patel
A
28
RHB OB
K R Rutherford
O
21
RHB
I D S Smith
CD
30
WK
M C Snedden
A
28
RFM
Provincial representation
A - Auckland (6)
C - Canterbury (1)
CD - Central Districts (2)
ND - Northern Districts (0)
O - Otago (1)
W - Wellington (4)
Average age of team at time of first Test match
(16 April 1987) : 28 yrs 9 months.
Test Appearances made before the tour
Hadlee 69, Smith 36, MD Crowe 35, Chatfield 32, J Crowe 29, Bracewell 23, Snedden 12, Rutherford 10, Gray 7, Patel 3, Horne 1, Jones 0, McSweeney 0, Morrison 0.
Team Officials
Ken Deas
Manager
Gren Alabaster
Cricket Manager
Richard Edmond
Doctor
Selectors
Don Neely (Convenor) , John Guy, Gren Alabaster.
Selection
Unavailable : Jeremy Coney (retired), Bruce Edgar (retired); Stephen Boock, John Wright (benefit preparations in England)
Tour Party Announced :
Not selected:
Time between selection and departure from New Zealand x days
(selection to depart NZ)
Travel
Q
The New Zealanders arrived in Sri Lanka on 9 April 1987.
Time spent in Sri Lanka
x days
(9 April- depart Host)
On-tour selection panel
Jeff Crowe (captain) , Gren Alabaster (coach) , Martin Crowe (vice-captain) .
Reinforcements
None
Fixtures/Results
Galle
Invitation XI
Drawn
COLOMBO (CCC)
SRI LANKA First Test
DRAWN
Matches not played
KANDY
SRI LANKA Second Test
cancelled
§ Moratuwa
Sri Lanka (1st ODI)
cancelled
§ Colombo (NCC)
Sri Lanka (2nd ODI)
cancelled
COLOMBO (SSC)
SRI LANKA Third Test
cancelled
§ Colombo (NCC)
Sri Lanka (3rd ODI)
cancelled
§ Colombo (NCC)
Sri Lanka (4th ODI)
cancelled
� not first-class
Time spent in Sri Lanka before First Test:
7 days
(9 April - 16 April)
Test appearances on tour
1 - Bracewell, Chatfield, J Crowe, M Crowe, Gray, Hadlee, Horne, Jones, Rutherford, Smith, Snedden.
0 - McSweeney, Morrison, Patel.
Highlights
• John Bracewell took 8-81 in an innings of the tour match at Galle
• Jeff Crowe, in his first Test match as captain, scored 120*
• Richard Hadlee’s innings of 151* passed his previous best score in a Test match (103)
• Together Crowe and Hadlee added 246 in an unbroken sixth wicket partnership.
Tour Summary
P
W
L
D
Aban
Cancelled
Test Matches
1
0
0
1
-
2
Other first-class matches
1
0
0
1
-
-
� Minor matches
0
-
-
-
-
-
§ One-day internationals
0
-
-
-
-
4
All Matches
2
0
0
2
-
6
Return to New Zealand
Q
On 23 April the New Zealand Cricket Council decided to end the tour early.
Time away from New Zealand x days
(depart NZ to arrive home NZ)
Finances