International cricket in 1984–85

International cricket season
International cricket
in 1984 | in 1985

The 1984–85 international cricket season was from September 1984 to April 1985.[1][2]

Season overview

International tours
Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches]
Test ODI FC LA
28 September 1984  India  Australia 0–3 [5]
12 October 1984  Pakistan  India 0–0 [3] 1–0 [3]
3 November 1984  Sri Lanka  New Zealand 1–1 [2]
8 November 1984  Australia  West Indies 1–3 [5]
12 November 1984  Pakistan  New Zealand 2–0 [3] 3–1 [4]
28 November 1984  India  England 1–2 [5] 1–4 [5]
12 January 1985  New Zealand  Pakistan 2–0 [3] 3–0 [4]
20 March 1985  West Indies  New Zealand 2–0 [4] 5–0 [5]
International tournaments
Start date Tournament Winners
6 January 1985 Australia 1984–85 Benson & Hedges World Series  West Indies
17 February 1985 Australia 1985 Benson & Hedges World Championship Cup  India
22 March 1985 United Arab Emirates 1985 Rothmans Four-Nations Cup  India

September

Australia in India

ODI Series
No. Date Home captain 1 Away captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 267 28 September Sunil Gavaskar Kim Hughes Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi  Australia by 48 runs
ODI 268 1 October Sunil Gavaskar Kim Hughes University Stadium, Trivandrum No result
ODI 269 3 October Sunil Gavaskar Kim Hughes Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur No result
ODI 270 5 October Sunil Gavaskar Kim Hughes Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad  Australia by 7 wickets
ODI 271 6 October Sunil Gavaskar Kim Hughes Nehru Stadium, Indore  Australia by 6 wickets

October

India in Pakistan

Test Series
No. Date Home captain 1 Away captain 2 Venue Result
Test 995 17–22 October Zaheer Abbas Sunil Gavaskar Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Match drawn
Test 996 24–29 October Zaheer Abbas Sunil Gavaskar Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Match drawn
Test 996a 4–9 November Zaheer Abbas Sunil Gavaskar National Stadium, Karachi Match cancelled
ODI series
ODI 272 12 October Zaheer Abbas Sunil Gavaskar Ayub National Stadium, Quetta  Pakistan by 46 runs
ODI 273 31 October Zaheer Abbas Mohinder Amarnath Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot No result
ODI 273a 2 November Zaheer Abbas Sunil Gavaskar Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar Match cancelled

November

New Zealand in Sri Lanka

ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 274 3 November Duleep Mendis Jeremy Coney P Sara Oval, Colombo  Sri Lanka by 4 wickets
ODI 275 4 November Duleep Mendis Jeremy Coney Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa  New Zealand by 7 wickets

West Indies in Australia

Test Series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 997 9–12 November Kim Hughes Clive Lloyd WACA Ground, Perth  West Indies by an innings and 112 runs
Test 999 23–26 November Kim Hughes Clive Lloyd Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane  West Indies by 8 wickets
Test 1002 7–11 December Allan Border Clive Lloyd Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  West Indies by 191 runs
Test 1005 22–27 December Allan Border Clive Lloyd Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Match drawn
Test 1006 30 December–2 January Allan Border Clive Lloyd Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Australia by an innings and 55 runs

New Zealand in Pakistan

Test Series
No. Date Home captain 1 Away captain 2 Venue Result
Test 998 16–20 November Zaheer Abbas Jeremy Coney Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore  Pakistan by 6 wickets
Test 1000 25–29 November Zaheer Abbas Jeremy Coney Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad (Sindh)  Pakistan by 7 wickets
Test 1003 10–15 December Zaheer Abbas Jeremy Coney National Stadium, Karachi Match drawn
ODI series
ODI 276 12 November Zaheer Abbas Jeremy Coney Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar  Pakistan by 46 runs
ODI 277 23 November Zaheer Abbas Jeremy Coney Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad  Pakistan by 5 runs
ODI 278 2 December Zaheer Abbas Jeremy Coney Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot  New Zealand by 34 runs
ODI 280 7 December Zaheer Abbas Jeremy Coney Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan  Pakistan by 1 wicket

England in India

Test Series
No. Date Home captain 1 Away captain 2 Venue Result
Test 1001 28 November–3 December Sunil Gavaskar David Gower Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai  India by 8 wickets
Test 1004 12–17 December Sunil Gavaskar David Gower Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi  England by 8 wickets
Test 1007 31 December–5 January Sunil Gavaskar David Gower Eden Gardens, Kolkata Match drawn
Test 1008 13–18 January Sunil Gavaskar David Gower MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai  England by 9 wickets
Test 1011 31 January–5 February Sunil Gavaskar David Gower National Stadium, Karachi Match drawn
ODI series
ODI 279 5 December Sunil Gavaskar David Gower Nehru Stadium, Pune  England by 4 wickets
ODI 281 27 December Sunil Gavaskar David Gower Barabati Stadium, Cuttack  England by 1 run
ODI 293 20 January Sunil Gavaskar David Gower M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru  England by 3 wickets
ODI 295 23 January Sunil Gavaskar David Gower Vidarbha C.A. Ground, Nagpur  India by 3 wickets
ODI 298 27 January Sunil Gavaskar David Gower Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh  England by 7 runs

January

1984–85 Benson & Hedges World Series

Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 282 6 January  Australia Allan Border  West Indies Clive Lloyd Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  West Indies by 7 wickets
ODI 283 8 January  Australia Allan Border  Sri Lanka Duleep Mendis Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Australia by 6 wickets
ODI 284 10 January  Sri Lanka Duleep Mendis  West Indies Viv Richards Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Hobart  West Indies by 8 wickets
ODI 286 12 January  Sri Lanka Duleep Mendis  West Indies Clive Lloyd Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane  West Indies by 90 runs
ODI 287 13 January  Australia Allan Border  West Indies Clive Lloyd Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane  West Indies by 5 wickets
ODI 289 15 January  Australia Allan Border  West Indies Clive Lloyd Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  West Indies by 5 wickets
ODI 290 17 January  Sri Lanka Duleep Mendis  West Indies Viv Richards Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  West Indies by 65 runs
ODI 291 19 January  Australia Allan Border  Sri Lanka Duleep Mendis Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Sri Lanka by 4 wickets
ODI 292 20 January  Australia Allan Border  West Indies Clive Lloyd Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  West Indies by 65 runs
ODI 294 23 January  Australia Allan Border  Sri Lanka Duleep Mendis Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Australia by 3 wickets
ODI 296 26 January  Sri Lanka Duleep Mendis  West Indies Clive Lloyd Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  West Indies by 8 wickets
ODI 297 27 January  Australia Allan Border  West Indies Clive Lloyd Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  West Indies by 6 wickets
ODI 299 28 January  Australia Allan Border  Sri Lanka Duleep Mendis Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  Australia by 232 runs
ODI 300 2 February  Sri Lanka Duleep Mendis  West Indies Clive Lloyd WACA Ground, Perth  West Indies by 82 runs
ODI 301 3 February  Australia Allan Border  Sri Lanka Duleep Mendis WACA Ground, Perth  Australia by 9 wickets
Final
ODI 303 6 February  Australia Allan Border  West Indies Clive Lloyd Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Australia by 26 runs
ODI 304 10 February  Australia Allan Border  West Indies Clive Lloyd Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  West Indies by 4 wickets
ODI 305 12 February  Australia Allan Border  West Indies Clive Lloyd Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  West Indies by 7 wickets

Pakistan in New Zealand

Test Series
No. Date Home captain 1 Away captain 2 Venue Result
Test 1009 18–22 January Geoff Howarth Javed Miandad Basin Reserve, Wellington Match drawn
Test 1010 25–28 January Geoff Howarth Javed Miandad Eden Park, Auckland  New Zealand by an innings and 99 runs
Test 1012 9–14 February Geoff Howarth Javed Miandad Carisbrook, Dunedin  New Zealand by 2 wickets
ODI series
ODI 285 12 January Geoff Howarth Javed Miandad McLean Park, Napier  New Zealand by 110 runs
ODI 288 15 January Geoff Howarth Javed Miandad Seddon Park, Hamilton  New Zealand by 4 wickets
ODI 302 6 February Geoff Howarth Javed Miandad AMI Stadium, Christchurch  New Zealand by 13 runs
ODI 306 16–17 February Geoff Howarth Javed Miandad Eden Park, Auckland No result

February

1985 Benson & Hedges World Championship Cup

Team Pts Pld W L RR
 India 6 3 3 0 4.42
 Pakistan 4 3 2 1 4.39
 Australia 2 3 1 2 3.98
 England 0 3 0 3 3.41
Team Pts Pld W L NR RR
 West Indies 3 2 1 0 1 5.87
 New Zealand 3 2 1 0 1 4.07
 Sri Lanka 0 2 0 2 0 3.16

Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 307 17 February  Australia Allan Border  England David Gower Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Australia by 7 wickets
ODI 308 19,21 February  New Zealand Geoff Howarth  West Indies Clive Lloyd Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney No result
ODI 309 20 February  India Sunil Gavaskar  Pakistan Javed Miandad Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  India by 6 wickets
ODI 310 23 February  New Zealand Geoff Howarth  Sri Lanka Duleep Mendis Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  New Zealand by 51 runs
ODI 311 24 February  Australia Allan Border  Pakistan Javed Miandad Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Pakistan by 62 runs
ODI 312 26 February  England David Gower  India Sunil Gavaskar Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  India by 86 runs
ODI 313 27 February  Sri Lanka Duleep Mendis  West Indies Clive Lloyd Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  West Indies by 8 wickets
ODI 314 2 March  England David Gower  Pakistan Javed Miandad Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Pakistan by 67 runs
ODI 315 3 March  Australia Allan Border  India Sunil Gavaskar Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  India by 8 wickets
Semi-finals
ODI 316 5 March  India Sunil Gavaskar  New Zealand Geoff Howarth Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  India by 7 wickets
ODI 317 6 March  Pakistan Javed Miandad  West Indies Clive Lloyd Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Pakistan by 7 wickets
Third-place playoff
ODI 318 9 March  New Zealand Geoff Howarth  West Indies Viv Richards Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  West Indies by 6 wickets
Final
ODI 319 10 March  India Sunil Gavaskar  Pakistan Javed Miandad Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  India by 8 wickets

March

New Zealand in West Indies

Test Series
No. Date Home captain 1 Away captain 2 Venue Result
Test 1013 29 March–3 April Viv Richards Geoff Howarth Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain Match drawn
Test 1014 6–11 April Viv Richards Geoff Howarth Bourda, Georgetown Match drawn
Test 1015 26 April–1 May Viv Richards Geoff Howarth Kensington Oval, Bridgetown  West Indies by 10 wickets
Test 1016 4–8 May Viv Richards Geoff Howarth Sabina Park, Kingston  West Indies by 10 wickets
ODI series
ODI 320 20 March Viv Richards Geoff Howarth Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's  West Indies by 23 runs
ODI 324 27 March Viv Richards Geoff Howarth Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain  West Indies by 6 wickets
ODI 326 14 April Viv Richards Geoff Howarth Albion Sports Complex, Albion  West Indies by 130 runs
ODI 327 17 April Viv Richards Geoff Howarth Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain  West Indies by 10 wickets
ODI 328 23 April Viv Richards Geoff Howarth Kensington Oval, Bridgetown  West Indies by 112 runs

1985 Rothmans Four-Nations Cup

Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 321 22 March  India Kapil Dev  Pakistan Javed Miandad Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  India by 38 runs
ODI 322 24 March  Australia Allan Border  England Norman Gifford Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  Australia by 2 wickets
Third-place playoff
ODI 323 26 March  England Norman Gifford  Pakistan Javed Miandad Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  Pakistan by 43 runs
Final
ODI 325 29 March  Australia Allan Border  India Kapil Dev Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  India by 3 wickets

References

  1. ^ "Season 1984/85". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Season 1984/85 archive". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
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