West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1979–80

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 West Indies were captained by Deryck Murray (first Test) and Clive Lloyd; Australia by Greg Chappell.

As part of the settlement between World Series Cricket and the Australian board, this series was hastily arranged, along with another involving Australia and England. The two test series overlapped, with Australia alternating between playing the West Indies and England. This format was abandoned in all later Australian triangular series, in favour of one test series completing before beginning the other.

In addition, the teams played in a triangular Limited Overs International (LOI) tournament with the England national cricket team. The West Indies won this tournament, defeating England in the final.[1]

Test series summary

First Test
1 – 5 December 1979
(5–day match)
Scorecard
v
268 (86.1 overs)
BM Laird 92 (185)
J Garner 4/55 (22 overs)
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)
Match drawn
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Umpires: RC Bailhache and AR Crafter
Player of the match: IVA Richards (WIN)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
  • BM Laird (AUS) made his Test debut.

Second Test
29 December 1979 – 1 January 1980
(5–day match)
Scorecard
v
156 (56.3 overs)
JM Wiener 40 (90)
MA Holding 4/40 (14 overs)
397 (112.4 overs)
IVA Richards 96 (110)
G Dymock 4/106 (31 overs)
259 (86.4 overs)
KJ Hughes 70 (102)
CEH Croft 3/61 (22 overs)
22/0 (7.2 overs)
CG Greenidge 9* (21)
DL Haynes 9* (24)
West Indies won by 10 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: AR Crafter and CE Harvey
Player of the match: IVA Richards (WIN)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.

Third Test
26 – 30 January 1980
(5–day match)
Scorecard
v
328 (91.3 overs)
CH Lloyd 121 (156)
DK Lillee 5/78 (24 overs)
203 (73.5 overs)
AR Border 54 (154)
CEH Croft 4/57 (22 overs)
448 (126.5 overs)
AI Kallicharran 106 (176)
G Dymock 5/104 (33.5 overs)
165 (50 overs)
BM Laird 36 (68)
MA Holding 4/40 (13 overs)
West Indies won by 408 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: MW Johnson and MG O'Connell
Player of the match: CH Lloyd (WIN)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.

References
  1. "West Indies in Australia 1979–80". cricinfo. Retrieved 4 August 2014.


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