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The West Indies cricket team toured Australia from November 1988 to February 1989 and played 5 Test matches against Australia. West Indies won the series 3–1 with one match drawn.

In addition, the teams played in a triangular Limited Overs International (LOI) tournament which also includes Pakistan. The West Indies won this tournament after defeating Australia in best of 3-finals by 2–1.[1]

Test series summary

1st Test

18–21 November 1988[n 1]
Scorecard
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167 (69.3 overs)
Mike Veletta 37 (107)
Courtney Walsh 4/62 (18.3 overs)
394 (113.4 overs)
Richie Richardson 81 (194)
Tim May 3/90 (29 overs)
289 (86.1 overs)
Steve Waugh 90 (167)
Malcolm Marshall 4/92 (26 overs)
1/63 (19.1 overs)
Desmond Haynes 30* (47)
Tony Dodemaide 1/15 (5.2 overs)
West Indies won by 9 wickets
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Tony Crafter and Peter McConnell
Player of the match: Curtly Ambrose (WI)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • After this, Australia did not lose a test match at the Gabba for 32 years

2nd Test

2–6 December 1988
Scorecard
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449 (123.1 overs)
Viv Richards 146 (150)
Merv Hughes 5/130 (36.1 overs)
8/395d (100.3 overs)
Graeme Wood 111 (243)
Curtly Ambrose 5/72 (23.3 overs)
9/349d (98 overs)
Desmond Haynes 100 (286)
Merv Hughes 8/87 (37 overs)
234 (63 overs)
Ian Healy 52 (123)
Curtly Ambrose 3/66 (17 overs)
West Indies won by 169 runs
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Robin Bailhache and Terry Prue
Player of the match: Merv Hughes (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Merv Hughes became the only bowler in Test history to take a hat-trick across three separate overs. Taking wickets on the final ball of his 36th over and the first ball of his 37th over in the first innings; and on the first ball of his first over in the second innings.

3rd Test

24–29 December 1988
Scorecard
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280 (93.1 overs)
Gordon Greenidge 49 (83)
Terry Alderman 4/68 (32.1 overs)
242 (94.3 overs)
Steve Waugh 42 (105)
Patrick Patterson 4/49 (20 overs)
9/361d (120 overs)
Richie Richardson 122 (287)
Steve Waugh 5/92 (24 overs)
114 (57.1 overs)
David Boon 20 (26)
Allan Border 20 (111)
Patrick Patterson 5/39 (15.1 overs)
West Indies won by 285 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Tony Crafter and Peter McConnell
Player of the match: Curtly Ambrose (WI)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • 25 December was taken as a rest day.

4th Test

26–30 January 1989
Scorecard
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224 (99.2 overs)
Desmond Haynes 75 (217)
Allan Border 7/46 (26 overs)
401 (191.5 overs)
David Boon 149 (425)
Malcolm Marshall 5/29 (31 overs)
256 (104.4 overs)
Desmond Haynes 143 (272)
Allan Border 4/50 (18.4 overs)
3/82 (35.3 overs)
Dean Jones 24* (85)
Viv Richards 1/12 (7 overs)
Australia won by 7 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Len King and Terry Prue
Player of the match: Allan Border (Aus)

5th Test

3–7 February 1989
Scorecard
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515 (140.5 overs)
Dean Jones 216 (347)
Curtly Ambrose 3/93 (26 overs)
369 (121.4 overs)
Richie Richardson 106 (160)
Mike Whitney 7/89 (30 overs)
4/224d (75 overs)
Geoff Marsh 79 (172)
Curtly Ambrose 1/44 (15 overs)
4/233 (81 overs)
Gordon Greenidge 104 (249)
Mike Whitney 2/60 (20 overs)
Match drawn
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Ric Evans and Peter McConnell
Player of the match: Dean Jones (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

Benson & Hedges World Series

The Benson & Hedges World Series Cup was a tri-nation (ODI) series held in Australia from 10 December 1988 till 18 January 1989. It was held between Australia, West Indies, Pakistan. The tournament was played in Round-robin format in which Australia and West Indies reached the finals where West Indies won the best of 3-finals series by 2–1.

Desmond Haynes topped the batting list in the tournament with 513 runs (11 innings) at an average of 51.30,[2] While Curtly Ambrose topped the bowling list with 21 wickets (10 innings) at an average of 15.90[3]

Notes

  1. ^ While five days of play were scheduled for each Test, the first Test reached a result in four days.

References

  1. ^ "West Indies tour of Australia - Find Cricket Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Benson & Hedges World Series, 1988/89 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Benson & Hedges World Series, 1988/89 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

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