The 1994–1995 international cricket season was from September 1994 to April 1995.
Season overview International toursStart dateHome teamAway teamResults [Matches]TestODIFCLA1–0 — — —0–0 1–2 — —1–1 4–1 — —3–1 — — —2–1 — — —1–0 — — —0–1 0–3 — —1–2 1–1 — —0–1 — — —1–2 4–1 — —0–1 1–2 — —International tournamentsStart dateTournamentWinners 1994–95 Wills Triangular Series 1994–95 Wills World Series 1994–95 Mandela Trophy 1994-95 Benson & Hedges World Series 1994-95 New Zealand Centenary Tournament 1994-95 Asia Cup
September Australia in Pakistan
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1268 28 September-2 October Saleem Malik Mark Taylor National Stadium, Karachi by 1 wicket Test 1269 5–9 October Saleem Malik Mark Taylor Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Match drawn Test 1273 1–5 November Saleem Malik Mark Taylor Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Match drawn
October Wills Triangular Series 1994-95
Pos Team 1 6 4 1 0 1 0 9 +4.773 2 6 4 1 0 1 0 9 +4.551 3 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 −4.110
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 928 12 October Mark Taylor Kepler Wessels Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore by 6 runs ODI 929 14 October Saleem Malik Mark Taylor Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan by 7 wickets ODI 930 16 October Saleem Malik Kepler Wessels National Stadium, Karachi by 8 wickets ODI 932 18 October Mark Taylor Kepler Wessels Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad by 22 runs ODI 934 20 October Saleem Malik Kepler Wessels Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi by 39 runs ODI 935 22 October Saleem Malik Mark Taylor Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi by 9 wickets ODI 937 24 October Mark Taylor Kepler Wessels Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar by 3 wickets ODI 937a 26 October Saleem Malik Mark Taylor Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala Match abandoned ODI 940 28 October Saleem Malik Kepler Wessels Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad by 6 wicketsFinal No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 942 30 October Saleem Malik Mark Taylor Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore by 63 runs
West Indies in India
ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 931 17 October Mohammad Azharuddin Courtney Walsh Nahar Singh Stadium, Faridabad by 96 runs ODI 933 20 October Mohammad Azharuddin Courtney Walsh Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai by 8 runs ODI 949 7 November Mohammad Azharuddin Courtney Walsh Indira Priyadarshini Stadium, Visakhapatnam by 4 runs ODI 950 9 November Mohammad Azharuddin Courtney Walsh Barabati Stadium, Cuttack by 8 wickets ODI 951 11 November Mohammad Azharuddin Brian Lara Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur by 5 runsTest series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1274 18–22 November Mohammad Azharuddin Courtney Walsh Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai by 96 runs Test 1277 1–5 December Mohammad Azharuddin Courtney Walsh Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur Match drawn Test 1278 10–14 December Mohammad Azharuddin Courtney Walsh PCA IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali by 243 runs
Wills World Series 1994–95
TeamPldWLNRPts 4 3 1 0 12 4 2 1 1 10 4 0 3 1 2
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 936 23 October Mohammad Azharuddin Courtney Walsh MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai by 4 wickets ODI 938 26 October Ken Rutherford Courtney Walsh Nehru Stadium, Margao No result ODI 939 28 October Mohammad Azharuddin Ken Rutherford Reliance Stadium, Vadodara by 7 wickets ODI 941 30 October Mohammad Azharuddin Courtney Walsh Green Park Stadium, Kanpur by 46 runs ODI 943 1 November Ken Rutherford Courtney Walsh Nehru Stadium, Guwahati by 135 runs ODI 944 3 November Mohammad Azharuddin Ken Rutherford Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi by 107 runsFinal No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 947 5 November Mohammad Azharuddin Courtney Walsh Eden Gardens, Kolkata by 72 runs
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1270 11–16 October Andy Flower Arjuna Ranatunga Harare Sports Club, Harare Match drawnTest 1271 20–24 October Andy Flower Arjuna Ranatunga Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Match drawnTest 1272 26–31 October Andy Flower Arjuna Ranatunga Harare Sports Club, Harare Match drawnODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 945 3 November Andy Flower Arjuna Ranatunga Harare Sports Club by 56 runs ODI 946 5 November Andy Flower Arjuna Ranatunga Harare Sports Club by 2 runs ODI 948 6 November Andy Flower Arjuna Ranatunga Harare Sports Club by 191 runs
November England in Australia
The Ashes Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1275 25–29 November Mark Taylor Mike Atherton The Gabba, Brisbane by 184 runs Test 1279 24–29 December Mark Taylor Mike Atherton Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 295 runs Test 1281 1–5 January Mark Taylor Mike Atherton Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Match drawn Test 1284 26–30 January Mark Taylor Mike Atherton Adelaide Oval, Adelaide by 106 runs Test 1287 3–7 February Mark Taylor Mike Atherton WACA Ground, Perth by 329 runs
New Zealand in South Africa
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1276 25–29 November Hansie Cronje Ken Rutherford The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg by 137 runs Test 1280 26–30 December Hansie Cronje Ken Rutherford Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban by 8 wickets Test 1282 2–6 January Hansie Cronje Ken Rutherford Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town by 7 wickets
December Benson & Hedges World Series 1994-95
Pos Team P W L NR T Points NRR 1 6 5 1 0 0 10 +0.43 2 Australia A 6 3 3 0 0 6 +0.09 3 6 3 3 0 0 6 +0.08 4 6 1 5 0 0 2 −0.59
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 952 2 December Mark Taylor Andy Flower WACA Ground, Perth by 2 wickets One Day 4 December AUS-A Damien Martyn Andy Flower WACA Ground, Perth AUS-A by 5 wickets ODI 955 6 December Mark Taylor Mike Atherton Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 28 runs ODI 957 8 December Mark Taylor Andy Flower Bellerive Oval, Hobart by 84 runs One Day 10 December AUS-A Damien Martyn Andy Flower Adelaide Oval, Adelaide AUS-A by 7 wickets One Day 11 December Mark Taylor AUS-A Damien Martyn Adelaide Oval, Adelaide by 6 runs One Day 10 December AUS-A Damien Martyn Alec Stewart Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 31 runs ODI 962 15 December Mike Atherton Andy Flower Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 13 runs ODI 968 7 January Mike Atherton Andy Flower The Gabba, Brisbane by 26 runs One Day 8 January Mark Taylor AUS-A Damien Martyn The Gabba, Brisbane by 34 runs ODI 969 10 January Mark Taylor Mike Atherton Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 37 runs One Day 12 January AUS-A Damien Martyn Mike Atherton Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney AUS-A by 29 runsFinals No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result One Day 15 January Mark Taylor AUS-A Damien Martyn Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 5 wickets One Day 17 January Mark Taylor AUS-A Damien Martyn Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 6 wickets
Mandela Trophy 1994-95
Place Team Played Won Lost NR Points 1 6 5 1 0 10 2 6 4 2 0 8 3 6 2 3 1 5 4 6 0 5 1 1
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 953 2 December Saleem Malik Arjuna Ranatunga Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban by 6 wickets ODI 954 4 December Saleem Malik Arjuna Ranatunga SuperSport Park, Centurion by 12 runs ODI 956 6 December Hansie Cronje Ken Rutherford Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town by 69 runs ODI 958 8 December Ken Rutherford Arjuna Ranatunga Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein No result ODI 959 10 December Hansie Cronje Saleem Malik The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg by 7 wickets ODI 960 11 December Hansie Cronje Ken Rutherford SuperSport Park, Centurion by 81 runs ODI 961 13 December Ken Rutherford Saleem Malik St George's Park, Port Elizabeth by 3 wickets ODI 963 15 December Hansie Cronje Arjuna Ranatunga Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein by 35 runs ODI 964 17 December Hansie Cronje Saleem Malik Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban by 8 wickets ODI 965 18 December Ken Rutherford Arjuna Ranatunga Buffalo Park, East London by 5 wickets ODI 966 19 December Ken Rutherford Saleem Malik Buffalo Park, East London by 5 wickets ODI 967 21 December Hansie Cronje Arjuna Ranatunga St George's Park, Port Elizabeth by 44 runsFinals No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 970 10 January Hansie Cronje Saleem Malik Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town by 37 runs ODI 971 12 January Hansie Cronje Saleem Malik The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg by 157 runs
January Pakistan in South Africa
One-off Test No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1283 19–23 January Hansie Cronje Saleem Malik The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg by 324 runs
West Indies in New Zealand
ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 972 22 January Ken Rutherford Courtney Walsh Eden Park, Auckland by 25 runs ODI 973 25 January Ken Rutherford Courtney Walsh Basin Reserve, Wellington by 41 runs ODI 974 28 January Ken Rutherford Courtney Walsh AMI Stadium, Christchurch by 9 wicketsTest series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1286 3–7 February Ken Rutherford Courtney Walsh AMI Stadium, Christchurch Match drawn Test 1289 10–13 February Ken Rutherford Courtney Walsh Basin Reserve, Wellington by an innings and 322 runs
Pakistan in Zimbabwe
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1285 31 January-4 February Andy Flower Saleem Malik Harare Sports Club, Harare by an innings and 64 runs Test 1288 7–9 February Andy Flower Saleem Malik Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo by 8 wickets Test 1290 15–19 February Andy Flower Saleem Malik Harare Sports Club, Harare by 99 runsODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 980 22 February Andy Flower Saleem Malik Harare Sports Club, Harare Match tied ODI 982 25 February Andy Flower Saleem Malik Harare Sports Club, Harare by 4 wickets ODI 984 26 February Andy Flower Saleem Malik Harare Sports Club, Harare by 74 runs
February New Zealand Centenary Tournament 1994-95
TeamPWLTNRARRPoints 3 2 1 0 0 +4.821 4 3 2 1 0 0 +4.381 4 3 1 2 0 0 +4.140 2 3 1 2 0 0 +3.660 2
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 975 15 February Mark Taylor Hansie Cronje Basin Reserve, Wellington by 3 wickets ODI 976 16 February Ken Rutherford Mohammad Azharuddin McLean Park, Napier by 4 wickets ODI 977 18 February Mohammad Azharuddin Hansie Cronje Seddon Park, Hamilton by 14 runs ODI 978 19 February Ken Rutherford Mark Taylor Eden Park, Auckland by 27 runs ODI 979 22 February Mark Taylor Mohammad Azharuddin Carisbrook, Dunedin by 5 wickets ODI 981 23–24 February Ken Rutherford Hansie Cronje AMI Stadium, Christchurch by 46 runsFinal No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 983 26 February Ken Rutherford Mark Taylor Eden Park, Auckland by 6 wickets
March South Africa in New Zealand
One-off Test No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1291 4–8 March Ken Rutherford Hansie Cronje Eden Park, Auckland by 93 runs
Australia in the West Indies
ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 985 8 March Richie Richardson Mark Taylor Kensington Oval, Bridgetown by 6 runs ODI 986 11 March Courtney Walsh Mark Taylor Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain by 26 runs ODI 987 12 March Courtney Walsh Mark Taylor Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain by 133 runs ODI 988 15 March Courtney Walsh Mark Taylor Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown by 7 wickets ODI 989 18 March Courtney Walsh Mark Taylor Bourda, Georgetown by 5 wicketsTest series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1294 31 March-2 April Richie Richardson Mark Taylor Kensington Oval, Bridgetown by 10 wickets Test 1295 8–13 April Richie Richardson Mark Taylor Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's Match drawn Test 1296 21–23 April Richie Richardson Mark Taylor Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain by 9 wickets Test 1297 29 April-3 May Richie Richardson Mark Taylor Sabina Park, Sabina Park by an innings and 53 runs
Sri Lanka in New Zealand