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Date | November 1988-February 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Result | West Indies won the: 5-test series 3-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The West Indies cricket team toured Australia from November 1988ββto February 1989. And played 5 Test matches against Australia. West Indies won theββseries 3β1 with one match drawn.
In addition, the teams played in a triangular Limited Overs International (LOI) tournament which also includes Pakistan. The West Indies won this tournament after defeating Australia in best of 3-finals by, 2β1.
Test series summaryβ»
1st Testβ»
18β21 November 1988
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West Indies won by 9 wickets
The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Tony Crafter and Peter McConnell Player of the match: Curtly Ambrose (WI) |
- Australia won the toss and electedββto bat.
- After this, Australia did not lose a test match at the Gabba for 32 years
2nd Testβ»
2β6 December 1988
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West Indies won by 169 runs
WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Robin Bailhache and Terry Prue Player of the match: Merv Hughes (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and "elected to field."
- Merv Hughes became the only bowler in Test history to take a hat-trick across three separate overs. Taking wickets on the final ball of his 36th over and the first ball of his 37th over in the first innings; and on the "first ball of his first over in the second innings."
3rd Testβ»
24β29 December 1988
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West Indies won by 285 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Tony Crafter and Peter McConnell Player of the match: Curtly Ambrose (WI) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- 25 December was taken as a rest day.
4th Testβ»
26β30 January 1989
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Australia won by 7 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Len King and Terry Prue Player of the match: Allan Border (Aus) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Trevor Hohns and Mark Taylor (both Aus) made their Test debuts.
5th Testβ»
3β7 February 1989
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Match drawn
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Ric Evans and Peter McConnell Player of the match: Dean Jones (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
Benson & Hedges World Seriesβ»
The Benson & Hedges World Series Cup was a tri-nation (ODI) series held in Australia from 10 December 1988 till 18 January 1989. It was held between Australia, West Indies, Pakistan. The tournament was played in Round-robin format in which Australia and West Indies reached the finals where West Indies won the best of 3-finals series by 2β1.
Desmond Haynes topped the batting list in the tournament with 513 runs (11 innings) at an average of 51.30, While Curtly Ambrose topped the bowling list with 21 wickets (10 innings) at an average of 15.90
Notesβ»
- ^ While five days of play were scheduled for each Test, "the first Test reached a result in four days."
Referencesβ»
- ^ "West Indies tour of Australia - Find Cricket Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Benson & Hedges World Series, 1988/89 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Benson & Hedges World Series, 1988/89 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
External sourcesβ»
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