International cricket in 1976

The 1976 International cricket season was from May 1976 to August 1976.[1][2]

Season overview

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International tours
Start date[a] Teams[b] Results (matches)
Home Away Test ODI FC LA
3 June 1976   England   West Indies 0–3 (5) 0–3 (3)
19 June 1976   England women   Australia women 0–0 (3) 2–1 (3)
7 August 1976   Scotland   Ireland 0–0 (1)
27 August 1976   West Indies Young Cricketers   England Young Cricketers 0–1 (1) 0–1 (1)

International tours

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West Indies in England

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Viv Richards scored the most runs during the West Indies tour of England.

The West Indies travelled to England on the back of a busy schedule which had seen them play Australia and India during the 1975–76 season, which led some commentators to speculate that they might be jaded.[3] The first two Test matches were drawn; the Wisden editor blamed the West Indies' lack of a spin bowler as preventing them from winning the first match,[4] while in the second match a whole day was lost to rain with England on top.[5] The West Indies won the three remaining Test matches to win the series 3–0, largely due to their fast bowlers. Viv Richards scored two double centuries, and finished as the leading run-scorer on either team, despite missing the second Test with an injury.[6]

In the three-match One Day International series, Richards was again dominant in the first two games, scoring 119 and 97 to help the West Indies to victories. In the third ODI, when Richards was dismissed without scoring, Gordon Greenidge scored 42 and Clive Lloyd made 79 to guide their side to a 50-run win. The last two matches were each affected by rain; the second ODI was spread over two days, while the third utilised the reserve day after no play was possible at all on first day.[7]

Wisden Trophy Test series: West Indies won 3–0[8]
Test no. Date Venue Result
777 3–8 June Trent Bridge, Nottingham Match drawn
778 17–22 June Lord's, London Match drawn
779 8–13 July Old Trafford, Manchester West Indies won by 425 runs
780 22–27 July Headingley, Leeds West Indies won by 55 runs
781 12–17 August The Oval, London West Indies won by 231 runs
Prudential Trophy ODI series: West Indies won 3–0[8]
ODI no. Date Venue Result
37 26 August Old Trafford, Manchester West Indies won by 6 wickets
38 28–29 August Lord's, London West Indies won by 36 runs
39 30–31 August Edgbaston, Birmingham West Indies won by 50 runs

Australia women in England

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The Australia national women's cricket team was invited to England to help celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Women's Cricket Association.[9]

Test series: Series drawn, 0–0[10]
Test no. Date Venue Result
49 19–21 June Old Trafford, Manchester Match drawn
50 3–5 July Edgbaston, Birmingham Match drawn
51 24–27 July The Oval, London Match drawn
ODI series: England won 2–1[10]
ODI no. Date Venue Result
21 1 August St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Australia won by 87 runs
22 4 August Lord's, London England won by 8 wickets
23 8 August Trent Bridge, Nottingham England won by 9 wickets

Ireland in Scotland

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Ireland in Scotland[11]
Match no. Classification Date Venue Result
31,204 First-class 7–10 August Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow Match drawn
14,455 Unclassified 60-over match 8 August Titwood, Birmingham Scotland won by 102 runs

England Young Cricketers in the West Indies

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Test series: England won 1–0[12]
Youth Test no. Date Venue Result
4 27–30 August Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago England won by 22 runs
ODI series: England won 1–0[12]
Youth ODI no. Date Venue Result
1 31 August Guaracara Park, Pointe-a-Pierre, Trinidad and Tobago England won on faster scoring rate

Notes

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  1. ^ Date of the first match between the two sides, not including any warm-up matches.
  2. ^ Men's teams unless otherwise noted.

References

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  1. ^ "Season 1976". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Season 1976 overview". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  3. ^ Preston 1977, p. 306.
  4. ^ Preston 1977, p. 319.
  5. ^ Preston 1977, p. 323.
  6. ^ Preston 1977, p. 307.
  7. ^ Preston 1977, pp. 343–346.
  8. ^ a b "West Indies tour of England 1976: Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  9. ^ Rheinberg 1977, p. 990.
  10. ^ a b "Australia Women tour of England 1976: Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Ireland in Scotland 1976". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  12. ^ a b "England Young Cricketers tour of West Indies 1976: Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

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