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The 1979–80 international cricket season was from September 1979 to April 1980.[1][2]
Season overview[]
September[]
Australia in India[]
Test series
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Test 855 |
11–16 September |
Sunil Gavaskar |
Kim Hughes |
Madras Cricket Club Ground, Madras |
Match drawn
|
Test 856 |
19–24 September |
Sunil Gavaskar |
Kim Hughes |
Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium, Bengalore |
Match drawn
|
Test 857 |
2–7 October |
Sunil Gavaskar |
Kim Hughes |
Green Park, Kanpur |
India by 153 runs
|
Test 858 |
13–18 October |
Sunil Gavaskar |
Kim Hughes |
Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi |
Match drawn
|
Test 859 |
26–31 October |
Sunil Gavaskar |
Kim Hughes |
Eden Gardens, Calcutta |
Match drawn
|
Test 886 |
3–7 November |
Sunil Gavaskar |
Kim Hughes |
Wankhede Stadium, Bombay |
India by an innings and 100 runs
|
November[]
Pakistan in India[]
Test series
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Test 861 |
21–26 November |
Sunil Gavaskar |
Asif Iqbal |
Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium, Bengalore |
Match drawn
|
Test 863 |
4–9 December |
Sunil Gavaskar |
Asif Iqbal |
Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi |
Match drawn
|
Test 865 |
16–20 December |
Sunil Gavaskar |
Asif Iqbal |
Wankhede Stadium, Bombay |
India by 131 runs
|
Test 866 |
25–30 December |
Sunil Gavaskar |
Asif Iqbal |
Green Park, Kanpur |
Match drawn
|
Test 869 |
15–20 January |
Sunil Gavaskar |
Asif Iqbal |
Madras Cricket Club Ground, Madras |
India by 10 wickets
|
Test 871 |
29 Jan–3 February |
Gundappa Viswanath |
Asif Iqbal |
Eden Gardens, Calcutta |
Match drawn
|
1979–80 Benson & Hedges World Series[]
Team
|
P
|
W
|
L
|
T
|
NR
|
Pts
|
NRR
|
England
|
8 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
|
West Indies
|
8 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
|
Australia
|
8 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
Group stage
|
No.
|
Date
|
Team 1
|
Captain 1
|
Team 2
|
Captain 2
|
Venue
|
Result
|
ODI 7 |
27 November |
Australia |
Greg Chappell |
West Indies |
Clive Lloyd |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
Australia by 5 wickets
|
ODI 76 |
28 November |
England |
Mike Brearley |
West Indies |
Clive Lloyd |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
England by 2 runs
|
ODI 77 |
8 December |
Australia |
Greg Chappell |
England |
Mike Brearley |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
England by 3 wickets
|
ODI 78 |
9 December |
Australia |
Greg Chappell |
West Indies |
Deryck Murray |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
West Indies by 80 runs
|
ODI 79 |
11 December |
Australia |
Greg Chappell |
England |
Mike Brearley |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
England by 72 runs
|
ODI 80 |
21 December |
Australia |
Greg Chappell |
West Indies |
Clive Lloyd |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
Australia by 7 runs
|
ODI 81 |
23 December |
England |
Mike Brearley |
West Indies |
Clive Lloyd |
The Gabba, Brisbane |
West Indies by 9 wickets
|
ODI 82 |
26 December |
Australia |
Greg Chappell |
England |
Mike Brearley |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
England by 4 wickets
|
ODI 82a |
12 January |
England |
Mike Brearley |
West Indies |
Clive Lloyd |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
Match abandoned
|
ODI 83 |
14 January |
Australia |
Greg Chappell |
England |
Mike Brearley |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
England by 2 wickets
|
ODI 84 |
16 January |
England |
Mike Brearley |
West Indies |
Clive Lloyd |
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
West Indies by 107 runs
|
ODI 85 |
18 January |
Australia |
Greg Chappell |
West Indies |
Clive Lloyd |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
Australia by 9 runs
|
Finals
|
No.
|
Date
|
Team 1
|
Captain 1
|
Team 2
|
Captain 2
|
Venue
|
Result
|
ODI 86 |
22 January |
England |
Mike Brearley |
West Indies |
Clive Lloyd |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
West Indies by 2 runs
|
ODI 87 |
20 January |
England |
Mike Brearley |
West Indies |
Clive Lloyd |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
West Indies by 8 wickets
|
December[]
West Indies in Australia[]
Frank Worrell Trophy Test series
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Test 862 |
1–5 December |
Greg Chappell |
Deryck Murray |
The Gabba, Brisbane |
Match drawn
|
Test 867 |
29 Dec–1 January |
Greg Chappell |
Clive Lloyd |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
West Indies by 10 wickets
|
Test 870 |
26–30 January |
Greg Chappell |
Clive Lloyd |
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
West Indies by 408 runs
|
England in Australia[]
Test series
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Test 864 |
14–19 December |
Greg Chappell |
Mike Brearley |
WACA Ground, Perth |
Australia by 138 runs
|
Test 868 |
4–8 January |
Greg Chappell |
Mike Brearley |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
Australia by 6 wickets
|
Test 872 |
1–6 February |
Greg Chappell |
Mike Brearley |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
Australia by 8 wickets
|
February[]
West Indies in New Zealand[]
One-off ODI Match
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Test 88 |
6 February |
Geoff Howarth |
Clive Lloyd |
AMI Stadium, Christchurch |
New Zealand by 1 wicket
|
Test series
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Test 873 |
8–13 February |
Geoff Howarth |
Clive Lloyd |
Carisbrook, Dunedin |
New Zealand by 1 wicket
|
Test 875 |
22–27 February |
Geoff Howarth |
Clive Lloyd |
AMI Stadium, Christchurch |
Match drawn
|
Test 877 |
29 Feb–5 March |
Geoff Howarth |
Clive Lloyd |
Eden Park, Auckland |
Match drawn
|
England in India[]
Golden Jubilee Test Match
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Test 874 |
15–19 February |
Gundappa Viswanath |
Mike Brearley |
Wankhede Stadium, Bombay |
England by 10 wickets
|
Australia in Pakistan[]
Test series
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Test 876 |
27 Feb–2 March |
Javed Miandad |
Greg Chappell |
National Stadium, Karachi |
Pakistan by 7 wickets
|
Test 878 |
6–11 March |
Javed Miandad |
Greg Chappell |
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad |
Match drawn
|
Test 879 |
18–23 March |
Javed Miandad |
Greg Chappell |
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
Match drawn
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References[]
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