1980–81 Australia Tri-Nation Series
Cricket series
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Date | 23 November 1980 – 3 February 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | Won by Australia 3–1 in final series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980–81 Australia Tri-Nation Series (more commonly known as the 1980–81 World Series) was a cricket tournament held in Australia from 23 November 1980 to 3 February 1981. It was the second edition of the Australian Tri-Series, with Australia playing host to India and New Zealand. The series was a part of the Indian and New Zealand tours.
After matches were played in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth throughout the entire group-stage, Australia and New Zealand qualified for the finals where after the underarm incident in the third final, Australia went on to win 3–1.
Points Table
Team | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | RR |
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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 |
Fixtures
23 November 1980 Scorecard |
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John Dyson 69 (120) Ewen Chatfield 5/34 (10 overs) | John Wright 60 (128) Dennis Lillee 3/40 (10 overs) |
New Zealand won by 3 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Tony Crafter (Aus) and Peter Cronin (Aus) Player of the match: Ewen Chatfield (NZ) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Shaun Graf, Trevor Chappell, Geoff Lawson (Aus) and Martin Snedden (NZ) all made their ODI debuts.
25 November 1980 Scorecard |
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Australia won by 94 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Robin Bailhache (Aus) and Mel Johnson (Aus) Player of the match: Greg Chappell (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ian Smith (NZ) made his ODI debut.
6 December 1980 Scorecard |
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India won by 66 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Max O'Connell (Aus) and Rex Whitehead (Aus) Player of the match: Sandeep Patil (Ind) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Tirumalai Srinivasan, Kirti Azad, Sandeep Patil, Roger Binny and Dilip Doshi (Ind) all made their ODI debuts.
7 December 1980 Scorecard |
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John Wright 57 (119) Len Pascoe 4/37 (9.5 overs) |
Australia won by 4 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Dick French (Aus) and Robin Bailhache (Aus) Player of the match: Allan Border (Aus) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
9 December 1980 Scorecard |
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Paul McEwan 41 (76) Roger Binny 4/41 (9.5 overs) |
India won by 5 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Tony Crafter (Aus) and Donald Weser (Aus) Player of the match: Richard Hadlee (NZ) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
18 December 1980 (D/N) Scorecard |
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Australia won by 9 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Dick French (Aus) and Rex Whitehead (Aus) Player of the match: Allan Border (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
21 December 1980 Scorecard |
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New Zealand won by 3 wickets The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Dick French (Aus) and Mel Johnson (Aus) Player of the match: Kapil Dev (Ind) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Yograj Singh (Ind) made his ODI debut.
23 December 1980 Scorecard |
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Yashpal Sharma 72 (105) Martin Snedden 3/30 (10 overs) |
India won by 6 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Tony Crafter (Aus) and Max O'Connell (Aus) Player of the match: Yashpal Sharma (Ind) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
8 January 1981 Scorecard |
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Australia won by 9 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Max O'Connell (Aus) and Donald Weser (Aus) Player of the match: Greg Chappell (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
10 January 1981 Scorecard |
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Bruce Edgar 65* (89) |
New Zealand won by 10 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Robin Bailhache (Aus) and Rex Whitehead (Aus) Player of the match: Bruce Edgar (NZ) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Match was reduced to 34 overs per side due to rain.
11 January 1981 Scorecard |
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Australia won by 7 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Dick French (Aus) and Peter Cronin (Aus) Player of the match: Graeme Wood (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
13 January 1981 Scorecard |
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John Wright 78 (135) Len Pascoe 3/37 (10 overs) |
New Zealand won by 1 run Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Donald Weser (Aus) and Mel Johnson (Aus) Player of the match: John Wright (NZ) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
15 January 1981 Scorecard |
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Australia won by 27 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Donald Weser (Aus) and Rex Whitehead (Aus) Player of the match: Allan Border (Aus) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
18 January 1981 Scorecard |
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New Zealand won by 22 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Peter Cronin (Aus) and Mel Johnson (Aus) Player of the match: Jeremy Coney (NZ) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
21 January 1981 Scorecard |
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Greg Chappell 74 (80) Paul McEwan 2/29 (5 overs) | John Wright 8 (33) Greg Chappell 1/1 (1 over) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain during New Zealand's innings prevented any further play.
Final series
1st Final
29 January 1981 (D/N) Scorecard |
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John Wright 81 (111) Dennis Lillee 2/47 (10 overs) |
New Zealand won by 78 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Robin Bailhache (Aus) and Mel Johnson (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Martin Kent (Aus) made his ODI debut.
2nd Final
31 January 1981 Scorecard |
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Australia won by 7 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Dick French (Aus) and Donald Weser (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Graeme Beard (Aus) made his ODI debut.
3rd Final
1 February 1981 Scorecard |
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Australia won by 6 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Peter Cronin (Aus) and Donald Weser (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match concluded with a controversial underarm delivery.
4th Final
3 February 1981 (D/N) Scorecard |
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John Wright 57 (88) Dennis Lillee 3/27 (10 overs) |
Australia won by 6 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Tony Crafter (Aus) and Robin Bailhache (Aus) Player of the match: Greg Chappell (Aus) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- With the result of this match, Australia won the 1980-81 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup.
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