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International cricket in 1980–81

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

Season overview

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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 Australia 1980–81 Benson & Hedges World Series  Australia

November

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West Indies in Pakistan

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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

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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

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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

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India in Australia

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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

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England in the West Indies

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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

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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

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