1990–91 Australia Tri-Nation Series

The 1990–91 Benson & Hedges World Series was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tri-series where Australia played host to England and New Zealand. Australia and New Zealand reached the Finals, which Australia won 2–0. New Zealand and England contested the tri-series for the first time since the 1982-83 season

1990–91 World Series
Date29 November 1990 – 15 January 1991
LocationAustralia
ResultWon by  Australia
2–0 in final series
Teams
 Australia  England  New Zealand
Captains
Allan Border Graham Gooch Martin Crowe
Most runs
Dean Jones (513) Alec Stewart (255) Martin Crowe (405)
Most wickets
Simon O'Donnell (13) Martin Bicknell (8) Chris Pringle (18)

Points Table

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Pos Team P W L NR T Points
1   Australia 8 7 1 0 0 14
2   New Zealand 8 3 5 0 0 6
3   England 8 2 6 0 0 4

Matches

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29 November 1990 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia  
9/236 (43.5 overs)
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  New Zealand
7/174 (40 overs)
Geoff Marsh 46 (78)
Chris Pringle 3/39 (9 overs)
Ian Smith 33 (26)
Bruce Reid 2/18 (8 overs)
Australia won by 61 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Leonard King and Peter McConnell
Player of the match: Allan Border (AUS)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  • New Zealand were set a revised target of 236 from 40 overs
  • Chris Harris and Richard Petrie (both NZ) made their ODI debut.
  • Australia 2 points, New Zealand 0 points.

1 December 1990
Scorecard
New Zealand  
6/199 (40 overs)
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  England
9/192 (40 overs)
John Wright 67 (88)
Gladstone Small 2/25 (7 overs)
John Morris 63* (45)
Chris Pringle 3/36 (8 overs)
New Zealand won by 7 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Ian Thomas and Tony Crafter
Player of the match: John Wright (NZ)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain originally reduced the innings to 41 overs each
  • John Morris (ENG) and Rod Latham (NZ) made their ODI debut.
  • New Zealand 2 points, England 0 points

2 December 1990
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New Zealand  
208/7 (50 overs)
v
  Australia
210/4 (47 overs)
Martin Crowe 50 (94)
Mark Waugh 2/25 (5 overs)
Allan Border 55 (62)
Chris Harris 1/26 (7 overs)
Australia won by 6 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Ric Evans and Terry Prue
Player of the match: Allan Border (AUS)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat
  • Australia 2 points, New Zealand 0 points

7 December 1990
Scorecard
New Zealand  
158 (49.2 overs)
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  England
161/6 (43.5 overs)
Martin Crowe 37 (67)
Chris Lewis 3/26 (9.2 overs)
Wayne Larkins 44 (72)
Willie Watson 2/26 (10 overs)
England won by 4 wickets
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Ric Evans and Terry Prue
Player of the match: Alec Stewart (ENG)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat
  • Martin Bicknell and Phil Tufnell (both ENG) made their ODI debut
  • England 2 points, New Zealand 0 points

9 December 1990
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England  
192/9 (50 overs)
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  Australia
193/4 (41 overs)
Alec Stewart 41 (74)
Simon O'Donnell 4/45 (10 overs)
Dean Jones 63* (74)
Martin Bicknell 2/55 (9 overs)
Australia won by 6 wickets
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Peter McConnell and Ric Evans
Player of the match: Dean Jones (AUS)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat
  • Australia 2 points, England 0 points

11 December 1990
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Australia  
263/7 (50 overs)
v
  New Zealand
224/8 (50 overs)
Simon O'Donnell 66 (43)
Chris Pringle 2/40 (10 overs)
Martin Crowe 81 (116)
Mark Waugh 3/20 (6 overs)
Australia won by 39 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Leonard King and Steve Randell
Player of the match: Simon O'Donnell (AUS)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field
  • Bryan Young (NZ) made his ODI debut
  • Australia 2 points, New Zealand 0 points

13 December 1990
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England  
194 (46.4 overs)
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  New Zealand
161 (48.1 overs)
Allan Lamb 72 (110)
Chris Pringle 4/35 (8.4 overs)
Martin Crowe 76 (107)
Chris Lewis 4/35 (9.1 overs)
England won by 33 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Ian Thomas and Tony Crafter
Player of the match: Allan Lamb (ENG)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field
  • England 2 points, New Zealand 0 points

15 December 1990
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England  
203/6 (50 overs)
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  New Zealand
204/2 (44.3 overs)
Graham Gooch 48 (87)
Richard Petrie 2/32 (10 overs)
Martin Crowe 78 (102)
Phil Tufnell 1/43 (10 overs)
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Colin Timmins and Steve Randell
Player of the match: Martin Crowe (NZ)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field
  • New Zealand 2 points, England 0 points

16 December 1990
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Australia  
283/5 (50 overs)
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  England
246/7 (50 overs)
Dean Jones 145 (136)
Phil DeFreitas 3/57 (10 overs)
Phil DeFreitas 49 (57)
Greg Matthews 3/54 (10 overs)
Australia won by 37 runs
Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Leonard King and Tony Crafter
Player of the match: Dean Jones (AUS)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat
  • Australia 2 points, England 0 points

18 December 1990
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New Zealand  
194/6 (50 overs)
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  Australia
193 (50 overs)
Bryan Young 41* (37)
Simon O'Donnell 2/50 (10 overs)
Geoff Marsh 61 (94)
Chris Harris 2/42 (10 overs)
New Zealand won by 1 run
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Umpires: Colin Timmins and Steve Randell
Player of the match: Bryan Young (NZ)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field
  • New Zealand 2 points, Australia 0 points

1 January 1991
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Australia  
221/7 (50 overs)
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  England
153 (45.5 overs)
Mark Waugh 62 (39)
Angus Fraser 3/28 (10 overs)
Wayne Larkins 40 (84)
Allan Border 3/24 (9 overs)
Australia won by 68 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Leonard King and Steve Randell
Player of the match: Peter Taylor (AUS)
  • England won the toss and elected to field
  • Australia 2 points, England 0 points

10 January 1991
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Australia  
222/6 (50 overs)
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  England
219/9 (50 overs)
Steve Waugh 65* (82)
Martin Bicknell 2/33 (9.5 overs)
Alec Stewart 55 (65)
Mark Waugh 4/37 (10 overs)
Australia won by 3 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Leonard King and Ric Evans
Player of the match: Ian Healy (AUS)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat
  • Australia 2 points, England 0 points

Final series

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Australia won the best of three final series against New Zealand 2–0.[1]

13 January 1991
Scorecard
New Zealand  
199/7 (50 overs)
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  Australia
202/4 (49.1 overs)
Andrew Jones 43 (72)
Mark Waugh 3/29 (10 overs)
Geoff Marsh 70 (126)
Danny Morrison 2/43 (10 overs)
Australia won by 6 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Leonard King and Ric Evans
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat

15 January 1991
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New Zealand  
208/6 (50 overs)
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  Australia
209/3 (45.3 overs)
Richard Reid 64 (94)
Simon O'Donnell 3/43 (9 overs)
Dean Jones 76 (105)
Andrew Jones 1/28 (6 overs)
Australia won by 7 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Peter McConnell and Tony Crafter
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat

References

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  1. ^ "Benson & Hedges World Series 1990/91". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2022.