The 1979–80 international cricket season was from September 1979 to April 1980.
Season overview International toursStart dateHome teamAway teamResults [Matches]TestODIFCLA2–0 — — —2–0 — — —0–2 — — —3–0 — — —1–0 1–0 — —0–1 — — —1–0 — — —International tournamentsStart dateTournamentWinners 1979–80 Benson & Hedges World Series
September Australia in India
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 855 11–16 September Sunil Gavaskar Kim Hughes Madras Cricket Club Ground, Madras Match drawn Test 856 19–24 September Sunil Gavaskar Kim Hughes Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium, Bangalore Match drawn Test 857 2–7 October Sunil Gavaskar Kim Hughes Green Park, Kanpur by 153 runs Test 858 13–18 October Sunil Gavaskar Kim Hughes Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Match drawn Test 859 26–31 October Sunil Gavaskar Kim Hughes Eden Gardens, Calcutta Match drawn Test 886 3–7 November Sunil Gavaskar Kim Hughes Wankhede Stadium, Bombay by an innings and 100 runs
November Pakistan in India
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 861 21–26 November Sunil Gavaskar Asif Iqbal Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium, Bangalore Match drawn Test 863 4–9 December Sunil Gavaskar Asif Iqbal Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Match drawn Test 865 16–20 December Sunil Gavaskar Asif Iqbal Wankhede Stadium, Bombay by 131 runs Test 866 25–30 December Sunil Gavaskar Asif Iqbal Green Park, Kanpur Match drawn Test 869 15–20 January Sunil Gavaskar Asif Iqbal Madras Cricket Club Ground, Madras by 10 wickets Test 871 29 Jan–3 February Gundappa Viswanath Asif Iqbal Eden Gardens, Calcutta Match drawn
1979–80 Benson & Hedges World Series
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 7 27 November Greg Chappell Clive Lloyd Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 5 wickets ODI 76 28 November Mike Brearley Clive Lloyd Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 2 runs ODI 77 8 December Greg Chappell Mike Brearley Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 3 wickets ODI 78 9 December Greg Chappell Deryck Murray Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 80 runs ODI 79 11 December Greg Chappell Mike Brearley Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 72 runs ODI 80 21 December Greg Chappell Clive Lloyd Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 7 runs ODI 81 23 December Mike Brearley Clive Lloyd The Gabba, Brisbane by 9 wickets ODI 82 26 December Greg Chappell Mike Brearley Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 4 wickets ODI 82a 12 January Mike Brearley Clive Lloyd Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Match abandoned ODI 83 14 January Greg Chappell Mike Brearley Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 2 wickets ODI 84 16 January Mike Brearley Clive Lloyd Adelaide Oval, Adelaide by 107 runs ODI 85 18 January Greg Chappell Clive Lloyd Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 9 runsFinals No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 86 22 January Mike Brearley Clive Lloyd Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 2 runs ODI 87 20 January Mike Brearley Clive Lloyd Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 8 wickets
December West Indies in Australia
Frank Worrell Trophy Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 862 1–5 December Greg Chappell Deryck Murray The Gabba, Brisbane Match drawn Test 867 29 Dec–1 January Greg Chappell Clive Lloyd Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 10 wickets Test 870 26–30 January Greg Chappell Clive Lloyd Adelaide Oval, Adelaide by 408 runs
England in Australia
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 864 14–19 December Greg Chappell Mike Brearley WACA Ground, Perth by 138 runs Test 868 4–8 January Greg Chappell Mike Brearley Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 6 wickets Test 872 1–6 February Greg Chappell Mike Brearley Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 8 wickets
February West Indies in New Zealand
One-off ODI Match No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 88 6 February Geoff Howarth Clive Lloyd AMI Stadium, Christchurch by 1 wicketTest series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 873 8–13 February Geoff Howarth Clive Lloyd Carisbrook, Dunedin by 1 wicket Test 875 22–27 February Geoff Howarth Clive Lloyd AMI Stadium, Christchurch Match drawn Test 877 29 Feb–5 March Geoff Howarth Clive Lloyd Eden Park, Auckland Match drawn
England in India
Golden Jubilee Test Match No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 874 15–19 February Gundappa Viswanath Mike Brearley Wankhede Stadium, Bombay by 10 wickets
Australia in Pakistan
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 876 27 Feb–2 March Javed Miandad Greg Chappell National Stadium, Karachi by 7 wickets Test 878 6–11 March Javed Miandad Greg Chappell Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Match drawn Test 879 18–23 March Javed Miandad Greg Chappell Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Match drawn
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