The Australian Tri-Series was an annual one day international (ODI) cricket tournament held in Australia, and contested by Australia and two touring teams.
The series was the primary format for international one-day cricket throughout most of the early history of ODI cricket in Australia, staged during the height of the Australian cricket season, in the summer months of December, January and February. The tri-series was first held in 1979–80 and was contested every season until 2007–08. It has since been held only twice since 2007–08, and ODI cricket has since been played as bilateral ODI series against a single touring opponent.
The concept of a three-team international series known as a 'tri-series' in cricket originated with the World Series Cricket program sponsored by Kerry Packer. Packer was keen to exploit what he saw as strong interest in ODI cricket, and staged long tri-series amongst teams from Australia, West Indies, and The Rest of the World in the 1977–78 and 1978–79 seasons. These tournaments have never been awarded either One Day International or List A status.
When the World Series Cricket schism ended in 1979–80, the tri-series format was retained. Throughout its existence, the tournament was held as a series of One Day Internationals, featuring a round-robin played amongst the three teams, followed by a finals series played between the top two. The most common format over the years was that each team played each other four times in the round-robin, followed by a final decided by a best-of-three series (with the third match played only if necessary), for a total of fourteen or fifteen ODIs played through the summer.
The basic format has been unchanged throughout the tri-series' history, but specific details have varied:
From 1980–81 to 1985–86, and in 1998–99, each team played the others five times during the round robin
In 1980–81 and 1981–82, the finals series was best of five
In 1994–95 only, a quadrangular series featuring two touring sides, Australia and Australia A was played; each team played the others twice during the round robin, followed by a best-of-three finals series. Matches played against Australia A are considered List A matches, but not as official One Day Internationals.
In 2004–05 only, each team played the others only three times during the round robin
In 2014–15 only, each team played the others only twice during the round robin with a solitary final
Over its duration, the series has taken on several mostly commercial names:
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup (1979–80 to 1987–88)
Benson & Hedges World Series (1988–89 to 1995–96)
New laws limiting tobacco advertising in Australia forced the name to change after 1995–96
Carlton and United Series (1996–97 to 1999–2000)
Carlton Series (2000–01)
Victoria Bitter Series (2001–02 to 2005–06, 2015/16 to 2016/17)
Commonwealth Bank Series (2006–07 to 2012–13)
Carlton Mid Series (2013–14 to 2014/15)
After the 2007–08 season, the tri-series format was abandoned as a regular fixture. For three seasons (2008–09 until 2010–11), Australia still played ODIs against two touring teams, but these were staged as separate ODI series against a single opponent. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia was still the naming rights sponsor of ODI cricket in Australia during these summers, so all series were still known as the Commonwealth Bank Series during this time.
The tri-series format returned in the 2011–12 season, but did not herald a permanent return to the format. A shortened tri-series of only seven matches (six round-robin matches and a final) was played in the 2014–15 season in the lead-up to the 2015 World Cup in Australia.[1]
Resultsedit
AUS vs IND Victoria Bitter Series 2003–04 at the MCG.
Played mostly during a strong era for Australian cricket, Australia won twenty of the thirty-one tri-series played up to 2014–15. Australia failed to reach the finals on only three occasions. West Indies, who featured in the series frequently during the 1980s, was the next most successful team, winning six tournaments. Other international teams to win the tri-series were England (twice), India, Pakistan and South Africa (once each).
1979–80 – The match on 27 November 1979 between Australia and West Indies in Sydney was the first official One Day International to be played at night. Like the tri-series concept itself, night matches were a World Series Cricket initiative that was adopted into ODI cricket. For this season, the red ball was used and white pads were worn for matches in Adelaide and Brisbane and Melbourne, and the white ball was used and coloured pads worn for matches in Sydney.
1979–80 – England defeated West Indies by two runs in Sydney when, with the West Indies requiring three runs to win from the final ball of the match, England captain Mike Brearley pushed all of his fieldsmen, including the wicket-keeper, back to the boundary. ODI rules were changed to incorporate fielding restrictions to prevent any repeat of this incident.
1980–81 – In the third final, with New Zealand needing six runs from the final ball to tie the match, Australian captain Greg Chappell ordered his younger brother, Trevor to bowl the ball underarm along the ground. This was one of cricket's most controversial moments of all time. ODI laws were changed so that any ball delivered underarm would be called a no-ball and a dead ball.[15]
1981–82 – In the final qualifying match, Australia defeated West Indies at Sydney on run-rate after rain ended the match with the last 6.5 overs remaining. The next morning, Melbourne's The Age newspaper alleged the West Indies had deliberately lost the match to ensure Australia qualified for the finals ahead of Pakistan, meaning the Australian Cricket Board would receive $800,000 in extra gate takings. West Indies captain Clive Lloyd, who had withdrawn from the match due to illness, subsequently won a libel action and $100,000 in damages from The Age.
1982–83 – New Zealand breaks the world record for the highest successful run chase in an ODI, scoring 297–6 to surpass England's 296–5 in Adelaide. The record stood until 1992.[16]
1982–83 – In the second final at Melbourne versus Australia, New Zealander Lance Cairns scored the then World record fastest ODI fifty off 21 balls, hitting 6 sixes. This is still currently the fastest 50 in Australian Tri-Series matches.[17]
1983–84 – The first ever tied One-day International took place in the second final at the MCG between Australia and West Indies, after Carl Rackemann was run out attempting the winning run.[18]
1984–85 – West Indies were the first team to go through the qualifying round unbeaten by winning all 10 matches. Although they lost the first match v Australia, they came back from behind to win the finals series 2–1.[19]
1985–86 – After having clinched a finals berth, Australia was defeated by New Zealand by 206 runs in Adelaide after being bowled out for 70. This remains Australia's heaviest defeat by runs in ODI history.[20]
1985–86 – Australian fast bowler Bruce Reid took the first hat-trick in the history of the Australian Tri-series in Sydney versus New Zealand on 29 January 1986.
1988–89 – The first match of that season's tournament, West Indies v Pakistan, Adelaide, 10 December 1988, was the first one-day international to feature shirts bearing both the team's names and player's names and surnames.[21]
1988–89 – In the third final at Sydney, rain stopped play for one hour and 25 minutes with West Indies at 47/2 after 6.4 overs chasing Australia's 4/226 off 38 overs, and West Indies target was revised to 108 off the 18 overs that remained; West Indies won the match (and the competition) with 4.4 overs remaining after Desmond Haynes hit Steve Waugh for six. Australian fans loudly booed this unsatisfactory conclusion, and criticism from the media led to the Average Run Rate method being replaced by the Most Productive Overs method for setting revised targets in interrupted matches.[22]
1992–93 – West Indian all-rounder Phil Simmons recorded bowling figures of 4/3 from 10 overs against Pakistan in Sydney. These remain the most economical bowling figures in one-day international history (qualification of 30 balls bowled).[23]
1995–96 – The first match in the tournament, West Indies v Sri LankaAdelaide, 15 December 1995, was the first One Day International that featured numbers and names on the back of player's shirts after they were introduced for that season's Mercantile Mutual Cup tournament.[24] That same season, Michael Bevan famously hit four runs off the last ball of the match to give Australia a hard-fought victory against West Indies on New Year's Day.[25]
1996–97 – Australia misses the finals for the first time since the 1979–80 Series; it is also the first time West Indies finish as Runners-up, with Pakistan winning the series 2 – 0, and not even a power failure in the 2nd final could stop them from winning.
2000–01 – Mark Waugh scored 173 runs for Australia against West Indies at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the highest innings total in Australian Tri-Series history.[26] It is also the first finals clash between Australia and West Indies since the 1992–93 season, and the first time Australia has defeated West Indies in the best of 3 finals.
2001–02 – Australia misses the finals for a third time (ultimately leading to Steve Waugh's dismissal from the Australian one day team), South Africa wins the finals 2–0 over New Zealand.
2003–04 – Ajit Agarkar recorded bowling figures of 6/42 from 9.3 overs against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. It was the first and, to date, only six wicket haul in an Australian Tri-series match.[27]
2005–06 – In the third final at Brisbane, Adam Gilchrist scored the fastest century in Australian Tri-Series history off 67 balls versus Sri Lanka.[28]
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The Australian Tri Series was an annual one day international ODI cricket tournament held in Australia and contested by Australia and two touring teams Australian Tri SeriesAdministratorCricket AustraliaFormatOne Day International 1979 2015 First edition1979 80Latest edition2014 15Tournament formatTriangular round robin followed by a best of three finalNumber of teams Australia England West Indies India Pakistan New Zealand Sri Lanka South Africa ZimbabweCurrent champion Australia 20th title Most successful Australia 20 titles TVFox Cricket The series was the primary format for international one day cricket throughout most of the early history of ODI cricket in Australia staged during the height of the Australian cricket season in the summer months of December January and February The tri series was first held in 1979 80 and was contested every season until 2007 08 It has since been held only twice since 2007 08 and ODI cricket has since been played as bilateral ODI series against a single touring opponent Contents 1 History 2 Results 2 1 Tournament results by season 3 Notable moments in the Australian Tri Series 4 See also 5 Notes and references 6 External linksHistory editThe concept of a three team international series known as a tri series in cricket originated with the World Series Cricket program sponsored by Kerry Packer Packer was keen to exploit what he saw as strong interest in ODI cricket and staged long tri series amongst teams from Australia West Indies and The Rest of the World in the 1977 78 and 1978 79 seasons These tournaments have never been awarded either One Day International or List A status When the World Series Cricket schism ended in 1979 80 the tri series format was retained Throughout its existence the tournament was held as a series of One Day Internationals featuring a round robin played amongst the three teams followed by a finals series played between the top two The most common format over the years was that each team played each other four times in the round robin followed by a final decided by a best of three series with the third match played only if necessary for a total of fourteen or fifteen ODIs played through the summer The basic format has been unchanged throughout the tri series history but specific details have varied From 1980 81 to 1985 86 and in 1998 99 each team played the others five times during the round robin In 1980 81 and 1981 82 the finals series was best of five In 1994 95 only a quadrangular series featuring two touring sides Australia and Australia A was played each team played the others twice during the round robin followed by a best of three finals series Matches played against Australia A are considered List A matches but not as official One Day Internationals In 2004 05 only each team played the others only three times during the round robin In 2014 15 only each team played the others only twice during the round robin with a solitary final Over its duration the series has taken on several mostly commercial names Benson amp Hedges World Series Cup 1979 80 to 1987 88 Benson amp Hedges World Series 1988 89 to 1995 96 New laws limiting tobacco advertising in Australia forced the name to change after 1995 96 Carlton and United Series 1996 97 to 1999 2000 Carlton Series 2000 01 Victoria Bitter Series 2001 02 to 2005 06 2015 16 to 2016 17 Commonwealth Bank Series 2006 07 to 2012 13 Carlton Mid Series 2013 14 to 2014 15 After the 2007 08 season the tri series format was abandoned as a regular fixture For three seasons 2008 09 until 2010 11 Australia still played ODIs against two touring teams but these were staged as separate ODI series against a single opponent The Commonwealth Bank of Australia was still the naming rights sponsor of ODI cricket in Australia during these summers so all series were still known as the Commonwealth Bank Series during this time The tri series format returned in the 2011 12 season but did not herald a permanent return to the format A shortened tri series of only seven matches six round robin matches and a final was played in the 2014 15 season in the lead up to the 2015 World Cup in Australia 1 Results edit nbsp AUS vs IND Victoria Bitter Series 2003 04 at the MCG Played mostly during a strong era for Australian cricket Australia won twenty of the thirty one tri series played up to 2014 15 Australia failed to reach the finals on only three occasions West Indies who featured in the series frequently during the 1980s was the next most successful team winning six tournaments Other international teams to win the tri series were England twice India Pakistan and South Africa once each Tournament results by season edit Season 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Final grounds 1979 1980 nbsp West Indies nbsp England nbsp Australia MCG SCG Most Runs Viv Richards WIN 485 Most Wickets Dennis Lillee AUS 20 1980 1981 nbsp Australia nbsp New Zealand nbsp India MCG SCG Most Runs Greg Chappell AUS 686 Most Wickets Dennis Lillee AUS 25 1981 1982 nbsp West Indies nbsp Australia nbsp Pakistan MCG SCG Most Runs Viv Richards WIN 536 Most Wickets Joel Garner WIN 24 1982 1983 nbsp Australia nbsp New Zealand nbsp England MCG SCG Most Runs David Gower ENG 563 Most Wickets Ian Botham ENG 17 1983 1984 nbsp West Indies nbsp Australia nbsp Pakistan MCG SCG Most Runs Kepler Wessels AUS 495 Most Wickets Michael Holding WIN 23 1984 1985 nbsp West Indies nbsp Australia nbsp Sri Lanka MCG SCG Most Runs Viv Richards WIN 651 Most Wickets Joel Garner Michael Holding WIN 16 1985 1986 nbsp Australia nbsp India nbsp New Zealand MCG SCG Most Runs David Boon AUS 418 Most Wickets Kapil Dev IND 20 1986 1987 nbsp England nbsp Australia nbsp West Indies MCG SCG Most Runs Dean Jones AUS 396 Most Wickets Phillip DeFreitas ENG 17 1987 1988 nbsp Australia nbsp New Zealand nbsp Sri Lanka MCG SCG Most Runs Dean Jones AUS 461 Most Wickets Tony Dodemaide AUS 18 1988 1989 nbsp West Indies nbsp Australia nbsp Pakistan MCG SCG Most Runs Desmond Haynes WIN 563 Most Wickets Curtly Ambrose WIN 21 1989 1990 nbsp Australia nbsp Pakistan nbsp Sri Lanka MCG SCG Most Runs Dean Jones AUS 461 Most Wickets Simon O Donnell AUS 20 1990 1991 nbsp Australia nbsp New Zealand nbsp England MCG SCG Most Runs Dean Jones AUS 513 Most Wickets Chris Pringle NZL 18 1991 1992 nbsp Australia nbsp India nbsp West Indies MCG SCG Most Runs David Boon AUS 432 Most Wickets Craig McDermott AUS 21 1992 1993 nbsp West Indies nbsp Australia nbsp Pakistan MCG SCG Most Runs Brian Lara WIN 331 Most Wickets Curtly Ambrose WIN 18 1993 1994 nbsp Australia nbsp South Africa nbsp New Zealand MCG SCG Most Runs Mark Waugh AUS 395 Most Wickets Shane Warne AUS 20 1994 1995 nbsp Australia nbsp Australia A nbsp England N 1 MCG SCG Most Runs David Boon AUS 384 Most Wickets Glenn McGrath AUS 18 1995 1996 nbsp Australia nbsp Sri Lanka nbsp West Indies MCG SCG Most Runs Mark Taylor AUS 423 Most Wickets Ottis Gibson WIN 16 1996 1997 2 nbsp Pakistan nbsp West Indies nbsp Australia MCG SCG Most Runs Brian Lara WIN 424 Most Wickets Shane Warne AUS 19 1997 1998 3 nbsp Australia nbsp South Africa nbsp New Zealand MCG SCG Most Runs Ricky Ponting AUS 462 Most Wickets Allan Donald RSA 17 1998 1999 4 nbsp Australia nbsp England nbsp Sri Lanka MCG SCG Most Runs Mark Waugh AUS 542 Most Wickets Glenn McGrath AUS 27 1999 2000 5 nbsp Australia nbsp Pakistan nbsp India MCG SCG Most Runs Ricky Ponting AUS 404 Most Wickets Glenn McGrath AUS 19 2000 2001 6 nbsp Australia nbsp West Indies nbsp Zimbabwe MCG SCG Most Runs Mark Waugh AUS 542 Most Wickets Shane Warne AUS 19 2001 2002 7 nbsp South Africa nbsp New Zealand nbsp Australia MCG SCG Most Runs Jonty Rhodes RSA 345 Most Wickets Shane Bond NZL 21 2002 2003 8 nbsp Australia nbsp England nbsp Sri Lanka MCG SCG Most Runs Nick Knight ENG 461 Most Wickets Brett Lee AUS 18 2003 2004 9 nbsp Australia nbsp India nbsp Zimbabwe MCG SCG Most Runs Adam Gilchrist AUS 498 Most Wickets Irfan Pathan IND 16 2004 2005 10 nbsp Australia nbsp Pakistan nbsp West Indies MCG SCG Most Runs Michael Clarke AUS 411 Most Wickets Brett Lee AUS 16 2005 2006 11 nbsp Australia nbsp Sri Lanka nbsp South Africa The Gabba SCG Most Runs Kumar Sangakkara SRL 469 Most Wickets Nathan Bracken AUS 17 2006 2007 12 nbsp England nbsp Australia nbsp New Zealand MCG SCG Most Runs Ricky Ponting AUS 445 Most Wickets Glenn McGrath AUS 13 2007 2008 13 nbsp India nbsp Australia nbsp Sri Lanka MCG SCG Most Runs Gautam Gambhir IND 440 Most Wickets Nathan Bracken AUS 21 2008 11 not contested 2011 2012 14 nbsp Australia nbsp Sri Lanka nbsp India MCG SCG Most Runs Tillakaratne Dilshan SRL 514 Most Wickets Lasith Malinga SRL 18 2014 2015 nbsp Australia nbsp England nbsp India MCG SCG Most Runs Ian Bell ENG 247 Most Wickets Mitchell Starc AUS 12 nbsp Zimbabwe finished fourthNotable moments in the Australian Tri Series edit1979 80 The match on 27 November 1979 between Australia and West Indies in Sydney was the first official One Day International to be played at night Like the tri series concept itself night matches were a World Series Cricket initiative that was adopted into ODI cricket For this season the red ball was used and white pads were worn for matches in Adelaide and Brisbane and Melbourne and the white ball was used and coloured pads worn for matches in Sydney 1979 80 England defeated West Indies by two runs in Sydney when with the West Indies requiring three runs to win from the final ball of the match England captain Mike Brearley pushed all of his fieldsmen including the wicket keeper back to the boundary ODI rules were changed to incorporate fielding restrictions to prevent any repeat of this incident 1980 81 In the third final with New Zealand needing six runs from the final ball to tie the match Australian captain Greg Chappell ordered his younger brother Trevor to bowl the ball underarm along the ground This was one of cricket s most controversial moments of all time ODI laws were changed so that any ball delivered underarm would be called a no ball and a dead ball 15 1981 82 In the final qualifying match Australia defeated West Indies at Sydney on run rate after rain ended the match with the last 6 5 overs remaining The next morning Melbourne s The Age newspaper alleged the West Indies had deliberately lost the match to ensure Australia qualified for the finals ahead of Pakistan meaning the Australian Cricket Board would receive 800 000 in extra gate takings West Indies captain Clive Lloyd who had withdrawn from the match due to illness subsequently won a libel action and 100 000 in damages from The Age 1982 83 New Zealand breaks the world record for the highest successful run chase in an ODI scoring 297 6 to surpass England s 296 5 in Adelaide The record stood until 1992 16 1982 83 In the second final at Melbourne versus Australia New Zealander Lance Cairns scored the then World record fastest ODI fifty off 21 balls hitting 6 sixes This is still currently the fastest 50 in Australian Tri Series matches 17 1983 84 The first ever tied One day International took place in the second final at the MCG between Australia and West Indies after Carl Rackemann was run out attempting the winning run 18 1984 85 West Indies were the first team to go through the qualifying round unbeaten by winning all 10 matches Although they lost the first match v Australia they came back from behind to win the finals series 2 1 19 1985 86 After having clinched a finals berth Australia was defeated by New Zealand by 206 runs in Adelaide after being bowled out for 70 This remains Australia s heaviest defeat by runs in ODI history 20 1985 86 Australian fast bowler Bruce Reid took the first hat trick in the history of the Australian Tri series in Sydney versus New Zealand on 29 January 1986 1986 87 This season was the first time the 4 times Tri Series champions West Indies did not make the finals as England beat Australia 2 0 Mike Gatting s side also won that season s Ashes Test match series and The Challenge Cup 1988 89 The first match of that season s tournament West Indies v Pakistan Adelaide 10 December 1988 was the first one day international to feature shirts bearing both the team s names and player s names and surnames 21 1988 89 In the third final at Sydney rain stopped play for one hour and 25 minutes with West Indies at 47 2 after 6 4 overs chasing Australia s 4 226 off 38 overs and West Indies target was revised to 108 off the 18 overs that remained West Indies won the match and the competition with 4 4 overs remaining after Desmond Haynes hit Steve Waugh for six Australian fans loudly booed this unsatisfactory conclusion and criticism from the media led to the Average Run Rate method being replaced by the Most Productive Overs method for setting revised targets in interrupted matches 22 1992 93 West Indian all rounder Phil Simmons recorded bowling figures of 4 3 from 10 overs against Pakistan in Sydney These remain the most economical bowling figures in one day international history qualification of 30 balls bowled 23 1995 96 The first match in the tournament West Indies v Sri Lanka Adelaide 15 December 1995 was the first One Day International that featured numbers and names on the back of player s shirts after they were introduced for that season s Mercantile Mutual Cup tournament 24 That same season Michael Bevan famously hit four runs off the last ball of the match to give Australia a hard fought victory against West Indies on New Year s Day 25 1996 97 Australia misses the finals for the first time since the 1979 80 Series it is also the first time West Indies finish as Runners up with Pakistan winning the series 2 0 and not even a power failure in the 2nd final could stop them from winning 2000 01 Mark Waugh scored 173 runs for Australia against West Indies at the Melbourne Cricket Ground the highest innings total in Australian Tri Series history 26 It is also the first finals clash between Australia and West Indies since the 1992 93 season and the first time Australia has defeated West Indies in the best of 3 finals 2001 02 Australia misses the finals for a third time ultimately leading to Steve Waugh s dismissal from the Australian one day team South Africa wins the finals 2 0 over New Zealand 2003 04 Ajit Agarkar recorded bowling figures of 6 42 from 9 3 overs against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground It was the first and to date only six wicket haul in an Australian Tri series match 27 2005 06 In the third final at Brisbane Adam Gilchrist scored the fastest century in Australian Tri Series history off 67 balls versus Sri Lanka 28 2006 07 Despite losing 5 0 to Australia in the Ashes England staged a comeback to win the tri series against Australia 29 2011 12 Daniel Christian became the 31st person and only the 4th Australian to take a One Day hat trick 30 31 See also editNidahas TrophyNotes and references edit FTP 2011 to 2020 Version 3 PDF International Cricket Council 14 December 2011 Archived from the original PDF on 31 January 2012 Retrieved 25 February 2012 Carlton and United Series 1996 97 Archived 29 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine from CricketArchive URL accessed 17 January 2006 Carlton and United Series 1997 98 Archived 29 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine from CricketArchive URL accessed 17 January 2006 Carlton and United Series 1998 99 Archived 29 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine from CricketArchive URL accessed 17 January 2006 Carlton and United Series 1999 00 Archived 29 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine from CricketArchive URL accessed 17 January 2006 Carlton Series 2000 01 Archived 29 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine from CricketArchive URL accessed 17 January 2006 VB Series 2001 02 Archived 27 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine from CricketArchive URL accessed 17 January 2006 VB Series 2002 03 Archived 29 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine from CricketArchive URL accessed 17 January 2006 VB Series 2003 04 Archived 29 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine from CricketArchive URL accessed 17 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series triumph Cricinfo Retrieved 16 May 2014 12th Match Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne Cricinfo Retrieved 16 May 2014 Christian bags hat trick against Sri Lanka Sydney Morning Herald 2 March 2012 Retrieved 16 May 2014 Limited Overs International Cricket The Complete Record 1971 1996 Bill Frindall Headline ISBN 0 7472 1173 6 One Day International Cricket The Ultimate Guide to Limited Overs Internationals compiled by Stephen Samuelson Ray Mason and David Clark Feb 1999 Robinson Publishing ISBN 1 84119 038 1External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Australian Tri Series Commonwealth Bank Series 2012 Schedule Commonwealth Bank Cricket Series 2006 07 in Australia Inside Cricket Australia Commercial Partners One Day International Matches played on Melbourne Cricket Ground A history of the VB Series Cricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Australian Tri Series amp oldid 1212507450, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
