History of Australian cricket from 1970-71 to 1985

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article describes the history of Australian cricket from the 1970-71 season until 1985.

Notable Australian players during this period include Jeff Thomson, Rod Marsh, Ian Redpath and Doug Walters.

Contents 1 Events 2 Domestic cricket 2.1 Sheffield Shield winners 3 International tours of Australia 3.1 England 1970-71 3.2 New Zealand 1970-71 3.3 Rest of the World XI 1971-72 3.4 Pakistan 1972-73 3.5 New Zealand 1972-73 3.6 New Zealand 1973-74 3.7 England 1974-75 3.8 West Indies 1975-76 3.9 Pakistan 1976-77 3.10 England 1976-77 3.11 India 1977-78 3.12 England 1978-79 3.13 Pakistan 1978-79 3.14 West Indies and England 1979-80 3.14.1 Australia v West Indies 3.14.2 Australia v England 3.15 India 1980-81 3.16 New Zealand 1980-81 3.17 Pakistan 1981-82 3.18 West Indies 1981-82 3.19 England 1982-83 3.20 New Zealand 1982-83 3.21 Sri Lanka 1982-83 3.22 Pakistan 1983-84 3.23 West Indies 1983-84 3.24 England 1984-85 3.25 West Indies 1984-85 3.26 Sri Lanka 1984-85 4 References 5 External sources 6 Further reading

[edit] Events

The key event in this period was the advent of World Series Cricket, which ran from 1977 to 1979.

[edit] Domestic cricket

Western Australia had a very strong team during this period when they won the Sheffield Shield seven times.

[edit] Sheffield Shield winners

• 1970-71 – South Australia
• 1971-72 – Western Australia
• 1972-73 – Western Australia
• 1973-74 – Victoria
• 1974-75 – Western Australia
• 1975-76 – South Australia
• 1976-77 – Western Australia
• 1977-78 – Western Australia
• 1978-79 – Victoria
• 1979-80 – Victoria
• 1980-81 – Western Australia
• 1981-82 – South Australia
• 1982-83 – New South Wales
• 1983-84 – Western Australia
• 1984-85 – New South Wales

[edit] International tours of Australia

[edit] England 1970-71

For more information about this tour, see : English cricket team in Australia in 1970-71

[edit] New Zealand 1970-71

New Zealand took part in the V&G Knockout Cup, a limited overs competition for the Australian state teams. New Zealand were defeated in the semi-final by Western Australia.

[edit] Rest of the World XI 1971-72

A Rest of the World cricket team captained by Gary Sobers toured Australia in the 1971-72 season and played a total of 16 matches. The World XI played five matches against Australia but these were not ranked as Test matches. The team played three limited overs internationals against Australia and the remaining games were first-class fixtures against each of the Australian state teams.

The World XI squad included Gary Sobers, Clive Lloyd, Sunil Gavaskar, Zaheer Abbas, Tony Greig, Farokh Engineer, Intikhab Alam, Rohan Kanhai, Bob Taylor and Bishen Bedi

See : CricketArchive tour itinerary

[edit] Pakistan 1972-73

For more information about this tour, see : Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 1972-73

[edit] New Zealand 1972-73

New Zealand took part in the Coca-Cola Knockout Cup along with the Australian state teams. New Zealand won the competition, defeating Queensland by 38 runs in the final.

[edit] New Zealand 1973-74

For more information about this tour, see : New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 1973-74

[edit] England 1974-75

For more information about this tour, see : English cricket team in Australia in 1974-75

[edit] West Indies 1975-76

For more information about this tour, see : West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1975-76

[edit] Pakistan 1976-77

For more information about this tour, see : Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 1976-77

[edit] England 1976-77

England visited Australia in the 1976-77 season to take part in a Centenary Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground to celebrate 100 years of Test cricket. By an amazing coincidence, Australia won the match by 45 runs, which was the same result as the original Test a century earlier.

[edit] India 1977-78

For more information about this tour, see : Indian cricket team in Australia in 1977-78

[edit] England 1978-79

For more information about this tour, see : English cricket team in Australia in 1978-79

[edit] Pakistan 1978-79

For more information about this tour, see : Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 1978-79

[edit] West Indies and England 1979-80

As part of the settlement between World Series Cricket and the Australian board, two series were hastily arranged in which Australia played three Tests against both England and the West Indies. These series are seen by many as semi-official only: for example, The Ashes were not at stake.

[edit] Australia v West Indies

• [ 1st Test] at Brisbane Cricket Ground – match drawn
• [ 2nd Test] at Melbourne Cricket Ground – West Indies won by 10 wickets
• [ 3rd Test] at Adelaide Oval – West Indies won by 408 runs

[edit] Australia v England

• [ 1st Test] at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground – Australia won by 138 runs
• [ 2nd Test] at Sydney Cricket Ground – Australia won by 6 wickets
• [ 3rd Test] at Melbourne Cricket Ground – Australia won by 8 wickets

[edit] India 1980-81

For more information about this tour, see : Indian cricket team in Australia in 1980-81

[edit] New Zealand 1980-81

For more information about this tour, see : New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 1980-81

[edit] Pakistan 1981-82

For more information about this tour, see : Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 1981-82

[edit] West Indies 1981-82

For more information about this tour, see : West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1981-82

[edit] England 1982-83

For more information about this tour, see : English cricket team in Australia in 1982-83

[edit] New Zealand 1982-83

For more information about this tour, see : New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 1982-83

[edit] Sri Lanka 1982-83

The Sri Lanka national cricket team toured Australia in the 1982-83 season. Although Sri Lanka had just acquired Test status, no Tests were played on this short tour which consisted of two first-class matches versus New South Wales and Tasmania; and a limited overs game versus Victoria. See : tour itinerary

[edit] Pakistan 1983-84

For more information about this tour, see : Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 1983-84

[edit] West Indies 1983-84

The West Indies team took part in the Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, a limited overs tournament also involving Australia and Pakistan. West Indies won the competition, beating Australia in the final.

[edit] England 1984-85

The England team made a short visit to Australia in February 1985 following a tour of India. The England team, captained by David Gower, played three limited overs matches in Australia:

• 14 Feb – versus Sydney Metropolitan at Village Green, Sydney
• 19 Feb – versus Victoria at Eastern Oval, Ballarat (ListA match)
• 28 Feb – versus New South Wales Second XI at Manly Oval, Sydney

For match details, see CricketArchive.

[edit] West Indies 1984-85

For more information about this tour, see : West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1984-85

[edit] Sri Lanka 1984-85

The Sri Lanka team played a series of limited overs matches in the Benson and Hedges World Series Cup which also involved Australia and West Indies. Sri Lanka was eliminated in the qualifying stage of the competition which was won by West Indies. See : series itinerary

[edit] References

[edit] External sources

• CricketArchive – itinerary of Australian cricket

[edit] Further reading

• Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979
• Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993
• Ray Robinson, On Top Down Under, Cassell, 1975

v • d • e Non-Ashes Australia v England Test series 1876-77 · 1878-79 · 1880 · 1881-82 · 1882 · 1945 · 1976-77 · 1979-80 · 1980 · 1988 v • d • e Ashes series 1882-83 · 1884 · 1884-85 · 1886 · 1886-87 · 1887-88 · 1888 · 1890 · 1891-92 · 1893 · 1894-95 · 1896 · 1897-98 · 1899 · 1901-02 · 1902 · 1903-04 · 1905 · 1907-08 · 1909 · 1911-12 · 1912 · 1920-21 · 1921 · 1924-25 · 1926 · 1928-29 · 1930 · 1932-33 · 1934 · 1936-37 · 1938 · 1946-47 · 1948 · 1950-51 · 1953 · 1954-55 · 1956 · 1958-59 · 1961 · 1962-63 · 1964 · 1965-66 · 1968 · 1970-71 · 1972 · 1974-75 · 1975 · 1977 · 1978-79 · 1981 · 1982-83 · 1985 · 1986-87 · 1989 · 1990-91 · 1993 · 1994-95 · 1997 · 1998-99 · 2001 · 2002-03 · 2005 · 2006-07 · 2009

v • d • e Australian cricket seasons History of Australian cricket to 1876 1876-77 to 1890 | 1890-91 to 1900 | 1900-01 to 1918 1918-19 to 1930 | 1930-31 to 1945 1945-46 to 1960 | 1960-61 to 1970 | 1970-71 to 1985 | 1985-86 to 2000 History of Australian cricket from 2000-01 1977-78 | 1980-81 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08

v • d • e International cricket tours of Australia England 1861–62 · 1876–77 · 1878–79 · 1881–82 · 1882–83 · 1884–85 · 1886–87 · 1887–88 · 1891–92 · 1894–95 · 1901–02 · 1903–04 · 1907–08 · 1911–12 · 1920–21 · 1924–25 · 1928–29 · 1932–33 · 1936–37 · 1946–47 · 1950–51 · 1954–55 · 1958–59 · 1962–63 · 1965–66 · 1970–71 · 1974–75 · 1978–79 · 1982–83 · 1986–87 · 1987–88 · 1990–91 · 1994–95 · 1998–99 · 2002–03 · 2006–07 India 1947–48 · 1967–68 · 1977–78 · 1980–81 · 1985–86 · 1991–92 · 1999–2000 · 2003–04 · 2007–08 New Zealand 1973–74 · 1980–81 · 1982–83 · 1985–86 · 1987–88 · 1989–90 · 1990–91 · 1993–94 · 1997–98 · 2001–02 · 2004–05 Pakistan 1964–65 · 1972–73 · 1976–77 · 1978–79 · 1981–82 · 1983–84 · 1988–89 · 1989–90 · 1991–92 · 1992–93 · 1995–96 · 1996–97 · 1999–2000 · 2002 · 2004–05 South Africa 1931–32 · 1952–53 · 1963–64 · 1993–94 · 1997–98 · 2001–02 · 2005–06 Sri Lanka 1982–83 · 1984–85 · 1987–88 · 1989–90 · 1995–96 · 1998–99 · 2002–03 · 2004 · 2005–06 · 2007–08 West Indies 1930–31 · 1951–52 · 1960–61 · 1968–69 · 1975–76 · 1981–82 · 1984–85 · 1986–87 · 1988–89 · 1991–92 · 1992–93 · 1995–96 · 1996–97 · 2000–01 · 2004–05 · 2005–06 Bangladesh 2003 Zimbabwe 1994–95 · 2000–01 · 2003–04 Rest of the World 2005–06