After a moderate Shell Trophy season in which he scored 357 runs at an average of 25.50, Webb was selected to play the first two Tests against the West Indies in New Zealand in 1979-80.
Following a respectable performance in the Shell Trophy competition, where he scored 357 runs at an average of 25.50, Webb was selected to play in the first two Test matches against the West Indies in New Zealand during the 1979-80 season.