The series was notable for several major events in cricket history. It was the first Australian season after the rapprochement between the Australian Cricket Board and Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket.[1] This was the first time that West Indies played their original "fearsome foursome" of fast bowlers, consisting of Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, Joel Garner and Colin Croft, in an official Test match.[2] It was also notable for Viv Richards' dominant batting display of 396 runs in 4 innings at an average of 96.50, with a lowest score of 74. His overall aggregate in that tour in international matches was of 881 runs at an astonishing batting average of 97.88. Richards' performance was rated by Australian media as one of the finest ever in Australia.[3][4] Richards' performance was even more remarkable considering that he was suffering from groin, leg and back injuries throughout the tour. Wisden described Richards' batting as follows:
Very few individuals have so dominated a season as Viv Richards did this one against quality bowling line up. He gathered his runs with the command and range of strokes of the truly great batsmen, scoring freely against bowling of every type. That he has suffering at the time from groin and back trouble so acute that he was often forced to limp painfully emphasised the extraordinary nature of his performance.
West Indies won their first Test series on Australian soil. It also marked the beginning of West Indies' dominance in world cricket, as they remained unbeaten for the next 15 years (1980-1995) until eventually losing to Mark Taylor's Australia in 1995.[5][6]
The scheduling of the Test matches was unusual, in that Australia alternated between playing Tests against West Indies and against England. This format was not repeated in subsequent years when two teams toured Australia in the same season.
In addition to the Test series, the teams played in a triangular Limited Overs International tournament, the "World Series Cup", which also involved the England team. West Indies won this tournament, defeating England in the final.[1]
The Benson & Hedges World Series Cup was a tri-nation (ODI) series held in Australia from 27 November 1979 to 22 January 1980, between Australia, West Indies and England. The tournament was played in a round-robin format in which England and West Indies reached the finals, and West Indies won the matches 2–0.
Vivian Richards scored the most runs in the tournament with 485 runs (from 7 innings) at an average of 97.00, with his highest score coming against Australia where he scored 153* at the MCG. Dennis Lillee took the most wickets with 20 (in 8 innings) at an average of 12.70. [7]
Referencesedit
^ abWilliamson, Martin (17 January 2015). "Rewind to: The start of saturation cricket". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
^Benjamin, Colin (8 December 2015). "When the four-man apocalypse hit Australia". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
^Eyre, Rick. "History of Australia v West Indies Tests". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
^Keith, Felix (16 November 2020). "Australia-West Indies 90s Test classics: charting the transfer of power of cricket's two greatest dynasties". Wisden. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
^"Pause, rewind, play: When Taylor's Australia broke West Indies' epic unbeaten run in Test cricket". Scroll.in. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
^"Benson & Hedges World Series Cup 1979/80: Statistics". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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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 Frank Worrell Trophy 1979 80DateNovember 1979 January 1980LocationAustraliaResultWest Indies won the 3 test series 2 0Teams Australia West IndiesCaptainsGreg ChappellDeryck Murray First test Clive Lloyd Second and Third test Most runsBruce Laird 340 at 56 67 Greg Chappell 270 at 45 00 Kim Hughes 252 at 50 04 Viv Richards 396 at 96 50 Alvin Kallicharran 202 at 50 40 Gordon Greenidge 173 at 34 60 Most wicketsDennis Lillee 12 Geoff Dymock 11 Colin Croft 16 Joel Garner 14 The series was notable for several major events in cricket history It was the first Australian season after the rapprochement between the Australian Cricket Board and Kerry Packer s World Series Cricket 1 This was the first time that West Indies played their original fearsome foursome of fast bowlers consisting of Andy Roberts Michael Holding Joel Garner and Colin Croft in an official Test match 2 It was also notable for Viv Richards dominant batting display of 396 runs in 4 innings at an average of 96 50 with a lowest score of 74 His overall aggregate in that tour in international matches was of 881 runs at an astonishing batting average of 97 88 Richards performance was rated by Australian media as one of the finest ever in Australia 3 4 Richards performance was even more remarkable considering that he was suffering from groin leg and back injuries throughout the tour Wisden described Richards batting as follows Very few individuals have so dominated a season as Viv Richards did this one against quality bowling line up He gathered his runs with the command and range of strokes of the truly great batsmen scoring freely against bowling of every type That he has suffering at the time from groin and back trouble so acute that he was often forced to limp painfully emphasised the extraordinary nature of his performance Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1981 3 West Indies won their first Test series on Australian soil It also marked the beginning of West Indies dominance in world cricket as they remained unbeaten for the next 15 years 1980 1995 until eventually losing to Mark Taylor s Australia in 1995 5 6 The scheduling of the Test matches was unusual in that Australia alternated between playing Tests against West Indies and against England This format was not repeated in subsequent years when two teams toured Australia in the same season In addition to the Test series the teams played in a triangular Limited Overs International tournament the World Series Cup which also involved the England team West Indies won this tournament defeating England in the final 1 Contents 1 Squads 2 Tour Matches 3 Test series 3 1 First Test 3 2 Second Test 3 3 Third Test 4 Benson amp Hedges World Series Cup 5 ReferencesSquads editTests nbsp Australia nbsp West Indies Greg Chappell c Rodney Marsh wk Bruce Laird Kim Hughes Ian Chappell Ray Bright Julien Wiener David Hookes Allan Border Dennis Lillee Jeff Thomson Geoff Dymock Rodney Hogg Len Pascoe Ashley Mallett Rick McCosker Clive Lloyd c Deryck Murray wk Gordon Greenidge Desmond Haynes Vivian Richards Alvin Kallicharran Lawrence Rowe Larry Gomes Collis King Derick Parry Andy Roberts Michael Holding Joel Garner Colin Croft Malcolm MarshallTour Matches edit16 18 November 1979 3 day match Scorecard South Australia v nbsp West Indians 202 42 3 overs Rick Darling 88 Michael Holding 4 27 14 overs 397 109 3 overs Deryck Murray 103 Rodney Hogg 6 95 27 overs 233 71 3 overs David Hookes 67 Andy Roberts 4 25 10 3 overs 42 1 10 4 overs Desmond Haynes 18 Jeff Hammond 1 14 3 overs West Indians won by 9 wicketsAdelaide Oval Umpires Max O Connell Aus and Tony Crafter Aus West Indians won the toss and elected to bowl 23 25 November 1979 3 day match Scorecard nbsp West Indians v Tasmania Invitation XI 374 10 147 overs Vivian Richards 127 Phillip Blizzard 3 65 16 overs 144 10 57 3 overs Robert Knight 33 Colin Croft 5 49 19 3 overs 202 4 59 overs Larry Gomes 64 Phillip Blizzard 2 32 11 overs 172 10 50 2 overs Robert Knight 57 Joel Garner 4 59 14 overs West Indians won by 260 runsDevonport Oval Umpires Robert Marshall Aus Tasmania Invitation XI won the toss and elected to bowl first 5 7 January 1980 4 day match Scorecard nbsp West Indians v Western Australia 169 10 55 2 overs Derick Parry 32 Terry Alderman 5 47 18 overs 6 396 dec 88 overs Robbie Langer 137 Malcolm Marshall 3 66 18 overs 10 313 84 overs Collis King 92 Terry Alderman 3 86 24 overs 87 2 26 overs Greg Shipperd Malcolm Marshall 1 21 9 overs Western Australia won by 8 wicketsW A C A Ground Perth Umpires James D Arcy Evans Aus and Donald Weser Aus Western Australia won the toss and elected to field firstTest series editFirst Test edit 1 5 December 1979 5 day match Scorecard Australia nbsp v nbsp West Indies 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 drawnBrisbane 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 edit 29 December 1979 1 January 1980 5 day match Scorecard Australia nbsp v nbsp West Indies 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 wicketsMelbourne 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 edit 26 30 January 1980 5 day match Scorecard West Indies nbsp v nbsp Australia 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 runsAdelaide Oval Adelaide Umpires MW Johnson and MG O Connell Player of the match CH Lloyd WIN Australia won the toss and elected to field Benson amp Hedges World Series Cup editMain article 1979 80 Australia Tri Nation Series The Benson amp Hedges World Series Cup was a tri nation ODI series held in Australia from 27 November 1979 to 22 January 1980 between Australia West Indies and England The tournament was played in a round robin format in which England and West Indies reached the finals and West Indies won the matches 2 0 Vivian Richards scored the most runs in the tournament with 485 runs from 7 innings at an average of 97 00 with his highest score coming against Australia where he scored 153 at the MCG Dennis Lillee took the most wickets with 20 in 8 innings at an average of 12 70 7 References edit a b Williamson Martin 17 January 2015 Rewind to The start of saturation cricket Cricinfo Retrieved 27 August 2023 Benjamin Colin 8 December 2015 When the four man apocalypse hit Australia Cricinfo Retrieved 27 August 2023 a b The West Indians in Australia 1979 80 Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1980 Retrieved 27 August 2023 via Cricinfo Eyre Rick History of Australia v West Indies Tests Cricinfo Retrieved 27 August 2023 Keith Felix 16 November 2020 Australia West Indies 90s Test classics charting the transfer of power of cricket s two greatest dynasties Wisden Retrieved 27 August 2023 Pause rewind play When Taylor s Australia broke West Indies epic unbeaten run in Test cricket Scroll in 4 May 2020 Retrieved 27 August 2023 Benson amp Hedges World Series Cup 1979 80 Statistics Cricinfo Retrieved 27 August 2023 nbsp This article on an international cricket 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