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International cricket in 1980–81

The 1980–81 international cricket season was from September 1980 to April 1981.[1][2]

Season overview edit

International tours
Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches]
Test ODI FC LA
21 November 1980   Pakistan   West Indies 0–1 [4] 0–3 [3] — —
29 November 1980   Australia   New Zealand 2–0 [3] — — —
2 January 1981   Australia   India 1–1 [3] — — —
4 February 1981   West Indies   England 2–0 [4] 2–0 [2] — —
14 February 1981   New Zealand   India 1–0 [3] 2–0 [2] — —
International tournaments
Start date Tournament Winners
23 November 1980   1980–81 Benson & Hedges World Series   Australia

November edit

West Indies in Pakistan edit

Main article: West Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 1980–81
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 93 21 November Javed Miandad Clive Lloyd National Stadium, Karachi   West Indies by 4 wickets
ODI 96 5 December Javed Miandad Clive Lloyd Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot   West Indies by 7 wickets
ODI 101 19 December Javed Miandad Clive Lloyd Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore   West Indies by 7 runs
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 886 29–24 November Javed Miandad Clive Lloyd Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Match drawn
Test 888 8–12 December Javed Miandad Clive Lloyd Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad   West Indies by 156 runs
Test 890 22–27 December Javed Miandad Clive Lloyd National Stadium, Karachi Match drawn
Test 892 30 Dec–4 January Javed Miandad Clive Lloyd Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan Match drawn

1980–81 Benson & Hedges World Series edit

Main article: 1980–81 Australia Tri-Nation Series
Team P W L T NR Pts RR
  Australia 10 6 3 0 1 13 4.259
  New Zealand 10 5 4 0 1 11 4.109
  India 10 3 7 0 0 6 3.947
Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 94 23 November   Australia Greg Chappell   New Zealand Geoff Howarth Adelaide Oval, Adelaide   New Zealand by 3 wickets
ODI 95 25 November   Australia Greg Chappell   New Zealand Geoff Howarth Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney   Australia by 94 runs
ODI 97 6 December   Australia Greg Chappell   India Sunil Gavaskar Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne   India by 66 runs
ODI 98 7 December   Australia Greg Chappell   New Zealand Mark Burgess Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne   Australia by 4 wickets
ODI 99 9 December   India Sunil Gavaskar   New Zealand Mark Burgess WACA Ground, Perth   India by 5 runs
ODI 100 18 December   Australia Greg Chappell   India Sunil Gavaskar Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney   Australia by 9 wickets
ODI 102 21 December   India Sunil Gavaskar   New Zealand Geoff Howarth The Gabba, Brisbane   New Zealand by 3 wickets
ODI 103 23 December   India Sunil Gavaskar   New Zealand Geoff Howarth Adelaide Oval, Adelaide   India by 6 runs
ODI 104 8 January   Australia Greg Chappell   India Sunil Gavaskar Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney   Australia by 9 wickets
ODI 105 10 January   India Sunil Gavaskar   New Zealand Geoff Howarth Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne   New Zealand by 10 wickets
ODI 106 11 January   Australia Greg Chappell   India Sunil Gavaskar Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne   Australia by 7 wickets
ODI 107 13 January   Australia Greg Chappell   New Zealand Geoff Howarth Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney   New Zealand by 1 run
ODI 108 15 January   Australia Greg Chappell   India Sunil Gavaskar Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney   Australia by 27 runs
ODI 109 18 January   India Sunil Gavaskar   New Zealand Geoff Howarth The Gabba, Brisbane   New Zealand by 22 runs
ODI 110 21 January   Australia Greg Chappell   New Zealand Geoff Howarth Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney No result
Finals
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 111 29 January   Australia Greg Chappell   New Zealand Geoff Howarth Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney   New Zealand by 78 runs
ODI 112 31 January   Australia Greg Chappell   New Zealand Geoff Howarth Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne   Australia by 7 wickets
ODI 113 1 February   Australia Greg Chappell   New Zealand Geoff Howarth Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne   Australia by 6 runs
ODI 114 3 February   Australia Greg Chappell   New Zealand Geoff Howarth Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney   Australia by 6 wickets

New Zealand in Australia edit

Main article: New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 1980–81
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 887 28–30 November Greg Chappell Geoff Howarth The Gabba, Brisbane   Australia by 10 wickets
Test 889 12–14 December Greg Chappell Mark Burgess WACA Ground, Perth   Australia by 8 wickets
Test 891 26–30 December Greg Chappell Geoff Howarth Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Match drawn

January edit

India in Australia edit

Main article: Indian cricket team in Australia in 1980–81
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 893 2–4 January Greg Chappell Sunil Gavaskar Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney   Australia by an innings and 4 runs
Test 894 23–27 January Greg Chappell Sunil Gavaskar Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Match drawn
Test 895 7–11 February Greg Chappell Sunil Gavaskar Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne   India by 59 runs

February edit

England in the West Indies edit

Main article: English cricket team in the West Indies in 1980–81
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 115 4 February Clive Lloyd Ian Botham Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown   West Indies by 2 runs
ODI 118 26 February Clive Lloyd Ian Botham Albion Sports Complex, Albion   West Indies by 6 wickets
Wisden Trophy Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 896 13–18 February Clive Lloyd Ian Botham Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain   West Indies by an innings and 79 runs
Test 897a 28 Feb–5 March Clive Lloyd Ian Botham Bourda, Georgetown Match cancelled
Test 900 13–18 March Clive Lloyd Ian Botham Kensington Oval, Bridgetown   West Indies by 298 runs
Test 901 27 Mar–1 April Clive Lloyd Ian Botham Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's Match drawn
Test 902 10–15 April Clive Lloyd Ian Botham Sabina Park, Kingston Match drawn

India in New Zealand edit

Main article: Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1980–81
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 116 14 February Geoff Howarth Sunil Gavaskar Eden Park, Auckland   New Zealand by 78 runs
ODI 117 15 February Geoff Howarth Gundappa Viswanath Trust Bank Park, Hamilton   New Zealand by 57 runs
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 897 21–25 February Geoff Howarth Sunil Gavaskar Basin Reserve, Wellington   New Zealand by 62 runs
Test 898 6–11 March Geoff Howarth Sunil Gavaskar Lancaster Park, Christchurch Match drawn
Test 899 13–18 March Geoff Howarth Sunil Gavaskar Eden Park, Auckland Match drawn

References edit

  1. ^ "Season 1980/81". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Season 1980/81 archive". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2020.


 

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