Australian cricket team in India in 1984–85
The Australian cricket team toured India in the 1984–85 season to play a five-match one day international series against India. The series was to help celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the Ranji Trophy.
Australia won the series 3-0 with two matches abandoned for rain. It was Australia's first ever victory in a one-day series on the subcontinent, and especially notable considering India had just won the 1983 Cricket World Cup. It was the only time Kim Hughes captained Australia to a series victory overseas.
Australian squad[]
Australia had just lost a test series against the West Indies 3-0. The tour was relatively last minute with the Indian Cricket Board not requesting a team until June 1984.[1]
The original squad was selected by a brand-new selection panel, Lawrie Sawle, Greg Chappell and Rick McCosker. It was as follows:
- Batsmen – Kim Hughes (captain), Allan Border (vice captain), Kepler Wessels, Graeme Wood, Steve Smith, Graham Yallop, Greg Ritchie
- Fastbowlers – Geoff Lawson, Carl Rackemann, John Maguire, Rodney Hogg
- Spinners – Tom Hogan, Murray Bennett
- Wicketkeepers – Wayne B. Phillips
- Manager – Bob Merriman
Australia's selectors would be Hughes, Border and Rodney Hogg.[2]
Surprise omissions from the tour were David Hookes and Greg Matthews. They were also excluded from a 16-person list of cricketers to be offered playing contracts by the ACB.[3]
ODI series[]
Sunil Gavaskar was reinstated as captain of India following a series of defeats under Kapil Dev.
1st ODI[]
28 September 1984
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- Australia won the toss and chose to bat
- Ashok Patel made his ODI debut for India
2nd ODI[]
3rd ODI[]
3 October 1984
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- Australia won the toss and chose to field.
- Play started three hours late because the truck carrying the player's kit had gone missing [4]
4th ODI[]
5 October 1984
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- Australia won the toss and chose to field.
- Australia won prize money of 25,000 rupees, most of which they donated to a home for crippled children in Ahmedabad. [5]
5th ODI[]
Tour Game[]
Tour Match: Mumbai vs. Australia[]
8 October 1984
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- Australia won the toss and chose to field.
- Mumbai played this match as Ranji Trophy holders and Australian captain Kim Hughes was presented with a replica of the Ranji Trophy
Mike Coward, who covered the tour, wrote that the series victory "was a triumph for [Kim] Hughes who meticulously planned each of the matches and ensured that this young team played the limited-over game at a more sophisticated level."[6] Rodney Hogg returned early due to bronchitis.[7]
South African Rebel Tours[]
On the way back from the tour, several Australian players met up with representatives of the South African Cricket Board in Singapore. This led to the South African rebel tours.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Indian tour hoped for". The Canberra Times. 5 June 1984. p. 20. Retrieved 16 December 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Mike Coward, 'Little rest for the tourists', Sydney Morning Herald, 28 September 1984 accessed 22 July 2012
- ^ "Surprises in Australian cricket contract list and squad for India tour Hookes, Matthews dropped". The Canberra Times. 17 July 1984. p. 18. Retrieved 16 December 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ 3rd ODI match report at Wisden
- ^ a b Australian cricket team in India in 1984-85 at Wisden
- ^ Mike Coward, "Aussie Power in India", Sydney Morning Herald, 7 October 1984 accessed 22 July 2012
- ^ Mike Coward, 'Hughes Tourists Privy to Priceless Piece of History', Sydney Morning Herald 10 October 1984 accessed 22 July 2012
External links[]
- Australian cricket team in India in 1984-85 at Cricinfo
- Australian cricket team in India in 1984-85 at CricketArchive
- 1984 in Australian cricket
- 1984 in Indian cricket
- Australian cricket tours of India
- Indian cricket seasons from 1970–71 to 1999–2000
- International cricket competitions from 1980–81 to 1985