West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1979–80
Frank Worrell Trophy 1979-80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | November 1979 –January 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | West Indies won the 3-test series 2-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The West Indies cricket team toured Australia from November 1979 to January 1980 and played a three-match Test series against the Australia national cricket team. The West Indies won the Test series 2–0, retaining the Frank Worrell Trophy.
The series was notable for several major events in cricket history. This was the first time that West Indies played their original "fearsome foursome" of fast bowlers, consisting of Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, Joel Garner and Colin Croft, in an official Test match. It was also notable for Viv Richards' dominant batting display of 396 runs in 4 innings at an average of 96.50, with a lowest score of 74. His overall aggregate in that tour in international matches was of 881 runs at astonishing batting average of 97.88. Viv Richards' performance was rated by Australian media as one of the finest ever in Australia.[1][2] The performance of Viv Richards was even more remarkable considering that he was suffering from a groin, leg and back injury thorought the tour. Wisden[3] described Viv's batting as
Very few individuals have so dominated a season as Viv Richards did this one against quality bowling line up. He gathered his runs with the command and range of strokes of the truly great batsmen, scoring freely against bowling of every type. That he has suffering at the time from groin and back trouble so acute that he was often forced to limp painfully emphasised the extraordinary nature of his performance
Wisden on Viv's batting[4]
West Indies won their first Test series on Australian soil. It also marked the beginning of West Indies' dominance in world cricket, as they remained unbeaten for the next 15 years (1980-1995) until eventually losing to Mark Taylor's Australia in 1995.[5][6]
The scheduling of the Test matches was unusual, in that Australia alternated between playing Tests against West Indies and against England. This format was not repeated in subsequent years when two teams toured Australia in the same season.
In addition to the Test series, the teams played in a triangular Limited Overs International (LOI) tournament which also involved the England team. West Indies won this tournament, defeating England in the final.[7]
Squads[]
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Australia | West Indies |
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Tour Matches[]
South Australia
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West Indians
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- West Indians won the toss and elected to bowl.
West Indians
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- Tasmania Invitation XI won the toss and elected to bowl first
West Indians
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6/396 (dec) (88 overs)
Robbie Langer 137 Malcolm Marshall 3/66 (18 overs) | ||
- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field first
Test series[]
First Test[]
Australia
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West Indies
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441 (132.1 overs)
IVA Richards 140 (259) DK Lillee 4/104 (29.1 overs) | ||
448/6d (166 overs)
KJ Hughes 130* (244) J Garner 2/75 (41 overs) |
40/3 (14 overs)
AI Kallicharran 10* (32) RM Hogg 2/11 (5 overs) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- BM Laird (AUS) made his Test debut.
Second Test[]
Australia
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v
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West Indies
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22/0 (7.2 overs)
CG Greenidge 9* (21) DL Haynes 9* (24) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
Third Test[]
West Indies
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v
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Australia
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328 (91.3 overs)
CH Lloyd 121 (156) DK Lillee 5/78 (24 overs) |
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup[]
The Benson & Hedges World Series Cup was a tri-nation (ODI) series held in Australia from 27 November 1979 to 22 January 1980. It was held between Australia, West Indies, England. The tournament was played in Round-robin format in which England and West Indies reached the finals where West Indies won the series 2-0.
Vivian Richards scored the most runs in the tournament with 485 runs (7 innings) at an average of 97.00. His highest score came against Australia where he scored 153* at MCG,[8] While Dennis Lillee topped the bowling list with 20 wickets (8 innings) at an average of 12.70.[9]
References[]
- ^ "The West Indians in Australia, 1979-80". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "History of Australia v West Indies Tests". static.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "The West Indians in Australia, 1979-80". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "The West Indians in Australia, 1979-80". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "How Australia Overtook West Indies To Become The World's Best Test side". Wisden. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Pause, rewind, play: When Taylor's Australia broke West Indies' epic unbeaten run in Test cricket". Scroll.in. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "West Indies in Australia 1979–80". cricinfo. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ "Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, 1979/80 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, 1979/80 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
External links[]
- When the four-man apocalypse hit Australia, ESPNcricinfo, 8 December 2015
- 1979 in Australian cricket
- 1979 in West Indian cricket
- 1979–80 Australian cricket season
- 1980 in Australian cricket
- 1980 in West Indian cricket
- International cricket competitions from 1975–76 to 1980
- West Indian cricket tours of Australia