1979–80 Australia Tri-Nation Series
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Benson & Hedges World Series Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | 27 November 1979 – 22 January 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | Won by ![]() 2–0 in final series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Benson & Hedges World Series Cup was a cricket tournament held in Australia from 27 November 1979 to 22 January 1980. It was a tri-nations series featuring Australia, England and the West Indies, with all of the matches being played as One Day Internationals (ODI). The series was part of the English and West Indian tour and was the first official tri-nations series after World Series Cricket.
After the round-robin matches which played at four venues in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. England and the West Indies reached the final where the West Indies won the final series 2–0. The red ball was used and the white pads were worn for the matches in Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne, and the white ball was used and the coloured pads were worn for the matches in Sydney. England and West Indies would not contest the tri-series again until the 1986-87 season.
Points Table[]
Team | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
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8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
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8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Fixtures[]
West Indies
![]() 193 (49.3 overs) |
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![]() 196/5 (47.1 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Bruce Laird (Aus) made his ODI debut.
- White ball used. Coloured Pads worn.
England
![]() 211/8 (50 overs) |
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![]() 196 (47 overs) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- West Indies were set a revised target of 199 runs in 47 overs due to rain.
- Graham Dilley (Eng) made his ODI debut.
- White ball used. Coloured Pads worn.
8 December 1979
Scorecard |
Australia
![]() 207/9 (50 overs) |
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![]() 209/7 (49 overs) |
Greg Chappell 92 (115)
Peter Willey 3/33 (8 overs) |
Geoff Boycott 68 (85)
Rodney Hogg 3/36 (10 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Julien Wiener (Aus) made his ODI debut.
- Red ball used. White Pads worn.
9 December 1979
Scorecard |
West Indies
![]() 271/2 (48 overs) |
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![]() 191/8 (48 overs) |
Allan Border 44 (58)
Michael Holding 2/29 (10 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Match was reduced to 48 overs per side due to rain.
- Red ball used. White Pads worn.
England
![]() 264/7 (49 overs) |
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![]() 192 (47.2 overs) |
Geoff Boycott 105 (124)
Dennis Lillee 4/56 (10 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Match was reduced to 49 overs per side due to rain.
- White ball used. Coloured Pads worn.
Australia
![]() 176/6 (50 overs) |
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![]() 169 (42.5 overs) |
Sir Vivian Richards 62 (79)
Dennis Lillee 4/28 (8.5 overs) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- White ball used. Coloured Pads worn.
23 December 1979
Scorecard |
England
![]() 217/8 (50 overs) |
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![]() 218/1 (46.5 overs) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- First ever One Day International in Brisbane
- Red ball used. White Pads worn.
Australia
![]() 194/6 (47 overs) |
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![]() 195/6 (45.1 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- White ball used. Coloured Pads worn.
- The next ODI to be played on Boxing day would be in 1989 in Melbourne
12 January 1980
Scorecard |
England
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- No toss.
- Match Abandoned without a ball being bowled due to heavy rain.
- Red ball used. White Pads worn.
Australia
![]() 163 (48.4 overs) |
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![]() 164/8 (48.5 overs) |
Graham Gooch 69 (123)
Dennis Lillee 4/12 (10 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
- John Emburey and Graham Stevenson (Eng) both made their ODI debuts.
- White ball used. Coloured Pads worn.
16 January 1980
Scorecard |
West Indies
![]() 246/5 (50 overs) |
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![]() 139 (42.5 overs) |
Sir Vivian Richards 88 (95)
Ian Botham 2/35 (10 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Red ball used. White Pads worn.
Australia
![]() 190 (48.3 overs) |
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![]() 181 (49.1 overs) |
Alvin Kallicharran 66 (74)
Dennis Lillee 3/17 (10 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dav Whatmore (Aus) made his ODI debut.
- White ball used. Coloured Pads worn.
Best of 3 finals series[]
1st Final[]
20 January 1980
Scorecard |
West Indies
![]() 215/8 (50 overs) |
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![]() 213/7 (50 overs) |
Gordon Greenidge 80 (132)
Ian Botham 3/33 (10 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Red ball used. White Pads worn.
2nd Final[]
England
![]() 208/8 (50 overs) |
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![]() 209/2 (47.3 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- White ball used. Coloured Pads worn.
References[]
- 1979 in Australian cricket
- 1979 in English cricket
- 1979 in West Indian cricket
- 1979–80 Australian cricket season
- 1980 in Australian cricket
- 1980 in English cricket
- 1980 in West Indian cricket
- Australian Tri-Series
- English cricket tours of Australia
- International cricket competitions from 1975–76 to 1980
- West Indian cricket tours of Australia