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International cricket in 1979–80

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The 1979–80 international cricket season was from September 1979 to April 1980.[1][2]

Season overview

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International tours
Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches]
Test ODI FC LA
11 September 1979  India  Australia 2–0 [6]
21 November 1979  India  Pakistan 2–0 [6]
1 December 1979  Australia  West Indies 0–2 [3]
14 December 1979  Australia  England 3–0 [3]
6 February 1980  New Zealand  West Indies 1–0 [3] 1–0 [1]
15 February 1980  India  England 0–1 [1]
27 February 1980  Pakistan  Australia 1–0 [3]
International tournaments
Start date Tournament Winners
23 November 1980 Australia 1979–80 Benson & Hedges World Series  West Indies

September

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Australia in India

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Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 855 11–16 September Sunil Gavaskar Kim Hughes Madras Cricket Club Ground, Madras Match drawn
Test 856 19–24 September Sunil Gavaskar Kim Hughes Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium, Bangalore Match drawn
Test 857 2–7 October Sunil Gavaskar Kim Hughes Green Park, Kanpur  India by 153 runs
Test 858 13–18 October Sunil Gavaskar Kim Hughes Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Match drawn
Test 859 26–31 October Sunil Gavaskar Kim Hughes Eden Gardens, Calcutta Match drawn
Test 886 3–7 November Sunil Gavaskar Kim Hughes Wankhede Stadium, Bombay  India by an innings and 100 runs

November

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Pakistan in India

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Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 861 21–26 November Sunil Gavaskar Asif Iqbal Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium, Bangalore Match drawn
Test 863 4–9 December Sunil Gavaskar Asif Iqbal Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Match drawn
Test 865 16–20 December Sunil Gavaskar Asif Iqbal Wankhede Stadium, Bombay  India by 131 runs
Test 866 25–30 December Sunil Gavaskar Asif Iqbal Green Park, Kanpur Match drawn
Test 869 15–20 January Sunil Gavaskar Asif Iqbal Madras Cricket Club Ground, Madras  India by 10 wickets
Test 871 29 Jan–3 February Gundappa Viswanath Asif Iqbal Eden Gardens, Calcutta Match drawn

1979–80 Benson & Hedges World Series

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Team P W L T NR Pts NRR
 England 8 5 2 0 1 11
 West Indies 8 3 4 0 1 7
 Australia 8 3 5 0 0 6
Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 7 27 November  Australia Greg Chappell  West Indies Clive Lloyd Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Australia by 5 wickets
ODI 76 28 November  England Mike Brearley  West Indies Clive Lloyd Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  England by 2 runs
ODI 77 8 December  Australia Greg Chappell  England Mike Brearley Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  England by 3 wickets
ODI 78 9 December  Australia Greg Chappell  West Indies Deryck Murray Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  West Indies by 80 runs
ODI 79 11 December  Australia Greg Chappell  England Mike Brearley Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  England by 72 runs
ODI 80 21 December  Australia Greg Chappell  West Indies Clive Lloyd Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Australia by 7 runs
ODI 81 23 December  England Mike Brearley  West Indies Clive Lloyd The Gabba, Brisbane  West Indies by 9 wickets
ODI 82 26 December  Australia Greg Chappell  England Mike Brearley Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  England by 4 wickets
ODI 82a 12 January  England Mike Brearley  West Indies Clive Lloyd Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Match abandoned
ODI 83 14 January  Australia Greg Chappell  England Mike Brearley Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  England by 2 wickets
ODI 84 16 January  England Mike Brearley  West Indies Clive Lloyd Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  West Indies by 107 runs
ODI 85 18 January  Australia Greg Chappell  West Indies Clive Lloyd Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Australia by 9 runs
Finals
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 86 22 January  England Mike Brearley  West Indies Clive Lloyd Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  West Indies by 2 runs
ODI 87 20 January  England Mike Brearley  West Indies Clive Lloyd Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  West Indies by 8 wickets

December

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West Indies in Australia

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Frank Worrell Trophy Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 862 1–5 December Greg Chappell Deryck Murray The Gabba, Brisbane Match drawn
Test 867 29 Dec–1 January Greg Chappell Clive Lloyd Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  West Indies by 10 wickets
Test 870 26–30 January Greg Chappell Clive Lloyd Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  West Indies by 408 runs

England in Australia

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Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 864 14–19 December Greg Chappell Mike Brearley WACA Ground, Perth  Australia by 138 runs
Test 868 4–8 January Greg Chappell Mike Brearley Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Australia by 6 wickets
Test 872 1–6 February Greg Chappell Mike Brearley Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Australia by 8 wickets

February

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West Indies in New Zealand

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One-off ODI Match
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 88 6 February Geoff Howarth Clive Lloyd AMI Stadium, Christchurch  New Zealand by 1 wicket
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 873 8–13 February Geoff Howarth Clive Lloyd Carisbrook, Dunedin  New Zealand by 1 wicket
Test 875 22–27 February Geoff Howarth Clive Lloyd AMI Stadium, Christchurch Match drawn
Test 877 29 Feb–5 March Geoff Howarth Clive Lloyd Eden Park, Auckland Match drawn

England in India

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Golden Jubilee Test Match
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 874 15–19 February Gundappa Viswanath Mike Brearley Wankhede Stadium, Bombay  England by 10 wickets

Australia in Pakistan

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Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 876 27 Feb–2 March Javed Miandad Greg Chappell National Stadium, Karachi  Pakistan by 7 wickets
Test 878 6–11 March Javed Miandad Greg Chappell Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Match drawn
Test 879 18–23 March Javed Miandad Greg Chappell Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Match drawn

References

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  1. ^ "Season 1979/80". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Season 1979/80 archive". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2020.