1979–80 Australia Tri-Nation Series
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| Date | 27 November 1979 – 22 January 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | Won by  West Indies2–0 in final series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979–80 Australia Tri-Nation Series (more common known as the 1979–80 World Series) was a cricket tournament held in Australia from 27 November 1979 to 22 January 1980. It as a tri-nations series featuring Australia, England and the West Indies, with all of the matches being played as One Day Internationals (ODI). The series was part of the English and West Indian tour.
After the round-robin matches which played at four venues in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane, England and the West Indies reached the final where the West Indies won the final series 2–0. The Red ball was used and the white Pads were worn for the matches in Adelaide and Brisbane and Melbourne and the White ball was used and the Coloured Pads were worn for the matches in Sydney.
Points Table
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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 England
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8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| West Indies
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8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
 Australia
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8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Fixtures
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Bruce Laird (Aus) made his ODI debut.
- White ball used. Coloured Pads used.
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- West Indies were set a revised target of 199 runs in 47 overs due to rain.
- Graham Dilley (Eng) made his ODI debut.
- White ball used. Coloured Pads used.
8 December 1979
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Julien Wiener (Aus) made his ODI debut.
- Red ball used. White Pads used.
9 December 1979
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Match was reduced to 48 overs per side due to rain.
- Red ball used. White Pads used.
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Match was reduced to 49 overs per side due to rain.
- White ball used. Coloured Pads used.
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- White ball used. Coloured Pads used.
23 December 1979
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Red ball used. White Pads used.
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- White ball used. Coloured Pads used.
12 January 1980
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- No toss.
- Match Abandoned without a ball being bowled due to heavy rain.
- Red ball used. White Pads used.
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- John Emburey and Graham Stevenson (Eng) both made their ODI debuts.
- White ball used. Coloured Pads used.
16 January 1980
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Red ball used. White Pads used.
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dav Whatmore (Aus) made his ODI debut.
- White ball used. Coloured Pads used.
Final series
1st Final
20 January 1980
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Red ball used. White Pads used.
2nd Final
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- White ball used. Coloured Pads used.
References
- 1979 in Australian cricket
- 1979 in English cricket
- 1979 in West Indian cricket
- 1979–80 Australian cricket season
- 1980 in Australian cricket
- 1980 in English cricket
- 1980 in West Indian cricket
- Australian Tri-Series
- English cricket tours of Australia
- International cricket competitions from 1975–76 to 1980
- West Indian cricket tours of Australia