1994–95 Australian Tri-Series
International cricket tournament
| Dates | 2 December 1994 – 12 January 1995 |
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| Cricket format | One Day International[a] |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Australia |
| Champions | Australia |
| Runners-up | Australia A |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 14 |
| Most runs | David Boon (384)[1] |
| Most wickets | Glenn McGrath (18)[2] |
← 1993–94 1995–96 → | |
The 1994–95 World Series was a One Day International (ODI) cricket quadrangular where Australia played host to England and Zimbabwe. A development team Australia A also took part in the tournament. Australia and Australia A reached the finals, which Australia won 2–0.
The matches involving Australia A were not classified as official One Day Internationals.
Background
Initially the tournament was only consisted of a tri-nation series with the schedule being revealed on 21 October 1993 with the three teams playing each other four times which started on 2 December with England taking on Zimbabwe and ending on 12 January before a three match final series which would go from the 15 to 19 January.[3]
Squads
| Australia | Australia A |  England |  Zimbabwe |
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- = Played for Australia and for Australia A during the tournament
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.425 |
| 2 | Australia A | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.093 |
| 3 | England | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.080 |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.595 |
Source: [citation needed]
Result summary
ICC ruled beforehand that matches involving Australia A should not be regarded as official internationals.[4][5]
2 December 1994 (D/N) Scorecard |
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MA Taylor 45 (45) GW Flower 3/15 (4 overs) |
Australia won by 2 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: TA Prue and WP Sheahan Player of the match: SK Warne (AUS) |
4 December 1994 Scorecard |
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Australia A won by 5 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: SJ Davis and TA Prue Player of the match: TM Moody (AUS A) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat
6 December 1994 (D/N) Scorecard |
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Australia won by 28 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: DB Hair and PD Parker Player of the match: DC Boon (AUS) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat
- JE Benjamin and C White (both ENG) made their ODI debuts
8 December 1994 Scorecard |
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Australia won by 84 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: AJ McQuillan and SG Randell Player of the match: SG Law (AUS) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat
10 December 1994 Scorecard |
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Australia A won by 7 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: WP Sheahan and CD Timmins Player of the match: ML Hayden (AUS A) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat
11 December 1994 Scorecard |
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Australia won by 6 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: SJ Davis and PD Parker Player of the match: GD McGrath (AUS) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat
13 December 1994 (D/N) Scorecard |
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England won by 31 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: AJ McQuillan and SG Randell Player of the match: C White (ENG) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat
15 December 1994 (D/N) Scorecard |
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Zimbabwe won by 13 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: DB Hair and CD Timmins Player of the match: GW Flower (ZIM) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat
- JP Crawley (ENG) made his ODI debut
7 January 1995 Scorecard |
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England won by 26 runs Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: AJ McQuillan and CD Timmins Player of the match: GP Thorpe (ENG) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat
8 January 1995 Scorecard |
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Australia won by 34 runs Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: PD Parker and SG Randell Player of the match: ME Waugh (AUS) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat
10 January 1995 (D/N) Scorecard |
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England won by 37 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: PD Parker and SG Randell Player of the match: GA Hick (ENG) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat
12 January 1995 (D/N) Scorecard |
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GS Blewett 113 (133) CC Lewis 2/48 (6 overs) | JP Crawley 37 (47) PE McIntyre 3/45 (10 overs) |
Australia A won by 29 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: DB Hair and TA Prue Player of the match: GS Blewett (AUS A) |
Final series
Australia won the best of three final series against Australia A 2–0.
Notes
- ^ Excluding matches involving Australia A
External links
- Series home at Cricinfo
References
- ^ "1994–95 World series – Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "1994–95 World series – Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ Wilkins, Phil (21 October 1993). "English will get five-star program". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 40.
- ^ Lemmon, David, ed. (1995). Benson and Hedges Cricket Year 1994-95 (14 ed.). London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 0-7472-1471-9.
- ^ Engel, Matthew, ed. (1996). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1996. Guildford, Surrey: John Wisden & Co Ltd. p. 1156. ISBN 0-947766-31-6.
- ^ Lemmon, David, ed. (1995). Benson and Hedges Cricket Year 1994-95 (14 ed.). London: Headline Book Publishing. pp. 37–38. ISBN 0-7472-1471-9.
- ^ Engel, Matthew, ed. (1996). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1996. Guildford, Surrey: John Wisden & Co Ltd. p. 1164. ISBN 0-947766-31-6.
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Preceding season: International cricket in 1994
- Benson & Hedges World Series
- Mandela Trophy
Following season: International cricket in 1995
