Australian Tri-Series

Australian Tri-Series
"Carlton Mid ODI Tri-Series"
Administrator Cricket Australia
Format One Day International
First tournament 1979–80
Last tournament 2014–15 Tri-Series
Tournament format Triangular round robin
followed by a best of three final
Number of teams  Australia
 England
 West Indies
 India
 Pakistan
 New Zealand
 Sri Lanka
 South Africa
 Zimbabwe
Current champion  Australia
Most successful  Australia (20)
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The Australian Tri-Series refers to the one day international (ODI) cricket tournament held in Australia, and contested by Australia and two touring teams. The series is played during the height of the Australian cricket season, in the summer months of December, January and February. The series has been the primary format for international one-day cricket throughout most of the history of ODI cricket in Australia. The tri-series was first held in 1979–80 and was contested every season until 2007–08. It has since been held twice, in the 2011–12 season,[1] and again in the 2014–15 season, prior to the World Cup.

History

The concept of a three-team international series known as a tri-series in cricket originated with the World Series Cricket program sponsored by Kerry Packer. Packer was keen to exploit what he saw as strong interest in ODI cricket, and staged long tri-series amongst teams from Australia, West Indies, and The Rest of the World in the 1977–78 and 1978–79 seasons. These tournaments have never been awarded either One Day International or List A status.

When the World Series Cricket schism ended in 1979–80, the tri-series format was retained. Throughout its existence, the tournament was held as a series of One Day Internationals, featuring a round-robin played amongst the three teams, followed by a finals series played between the top two. The most common format over the years was that each team played each other four times in the round-robin, followed by a final decided by a best-of-three series (with the third match played only if necessary), for a total of fourteen or fifteen ODIs played through the summer.

The basic format has been unchanged throughout the tri-series' history, but specific details have varied:

Over its duration, the series has taken on several mostly commercial names:

After the 2007–08 season, the tri-series format was abandoned. For three seasons (2008–09 until 2010–11), Australia still played ODIs against two touring teams, but these were staged as separate ODI series against a single opponent. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia was still the naming rights sponsor of ODI cricket in Australia during these summers, so all series were still known as the Commonwealth Bank Series during this time.

The tri-series format returned in the 2011–12 season, but according to the ICC Future Tours Programme, this will not herald a permanent return to the format. A shortened tri-series of only seven matches (six round-robin matches and a final) was played in the 2014–15 season in the lead-up to the 2015 World Cup in Australia. All series that Australia is scheduled to host up to the 2019–20 season will be played against a single opponent.[2]

Results

Played mostly during a strong era for Australian cricket, Australia won twenty of the thirty-one tri-series played up to 2014–15. Australia failed to reach the finals on only three occasions. West Indies, who featured in the series frequently during the 1980s, was the next most successful team, winning six tournaments. Other international teams to win the tri-series were England (twice), India, Pakistan and South Africa (once each).

AUS vs IND VB Series 2003/04 at the MCG

Tournament results by season

Season Winner Runner-up Third place Fourth place
1979–80  West Indies  England  Australia
Most Runs: Viv Richards WI – 485, Most Wickets: Dennis Lillee AUS – 20
1980–81  Australia  New Zealand  India
Most Runs: Greg Chappell AUS – 686, Most Wickets: Dennis Lillee AUS – 25
1981–82  West Indies  Australia  Pakistan
Most Runs: Viv Richards WI – 536, Most Wickets: Joel Garner WI – 24
1982–83  Australia  New Zealand  England
Most Runs: David Gower ENG – 563, Most Wickets: Ian Botham ENG – 17
1983–84  West Indies  Australia  Pakistan
Most Runs: Kepler Wessels AUS – 495, Most Wickets: Michael Holding WI – 23
1984–85  West Indies  Australia  Sri Lanka
Most Runs: Viv Richards WI – 651, Most Wickets: Joel Garner, Michael Holding WI – 16
1985–86  Australia  India  New Zealand
Most Runs: David Boon AUS – 418, Most Wickets: Kapil Dev IND – 20
1986–87  England  Australia  West Indies
Most Runs: Dean Jones AUS – 396, Most Wickets: Phillip DeFreitas ENG – 17
1987–88  Australia  New Zealand  Sri Lanka
Most Runs: Dean Jones AUS – 461, Most Wickets: Tony Dodemaide AUS – 18
1988–89  West Indies  Australia  Pakistan
Most Runs: Desmond Haynes WI – 563, Most Wickets: Curtly Ambrose WI – 21
1989–90  Australia  Pakistan  Sri Lanka
Most Runs: Dean Jones AUS – 461, Most Wickets: Simon O'Donnell AUS – 20
1990–91  Australia  New Zealand  England
Most Runs: Dean Jones AUS – 513, Most Wickets: Chris Pringle NZ – 18
1991–92  Australia  India  West Indies
Most Runs: David Boon AUS – 432, Most Wickets: Craig McDermott AUS – 21
1992–93  West Indies  Australia  Pakistan
Most Runs: Brian Lara WI – 331, Most Wickets: Curtly Ambrose WI – 18
1993–94  Australia  South Africa  New Zealand
Most Runs: Mark Waugh AUS – 395, Most Wickets: Shane Warne AUS – 20
1994–95  Australia Australia Australia A  England
 Zimbabwe
Most Runs: David Boon AUS – 384, Most Wickets: Glenn McGrath AUS – 18
1995–96  Australia  Sri Lanka  West Indies
Most Runs: Mark Taylor AUS – 423, Most Wickets: Ottis Gibson WI
1996–97[3]  Pakistan  West Indies  Australia
Most Runs: Brian Lara WI – 424, Most Wickets: Shane Warne AUS – 19
1997–98[4]  Australia  South Africa  New Zealand
Most Runs: Ricky Ponting AUS – 462, Most Wickets: Allan Donald RSA – 17
1998–99[5]  Australia  England  Sri Lanka
Most Runs: Mark Waugh AUS – 542, Most Wickets: Glenn McGrath AUS – 27
1999–2000[6]  Australia  Pakistan  India
Most Runs: Ricky Ponting AUS – 404, Most Wickets: Glenn McGrath AUS – 19
2000–01[7]  Australia  West Indies  Zimbabwe
Most Runs: Mark Waugh AUS – 542, Most Wickets: Shane Warne AUS – 19
2001–02[8]  South Africa  New Zealand  Australia
Most Runs: Jonty Rhodes RSA – 345, Most Wickets: Shane Bond NZ – 21
2002–03[9]  Australia  England  Sri Lanka
Most Runs: Nick Knight ENG – 461, Most Wickets: Brett Lee AUS – 18
2003–04[10]  Australia  India  Zimbabwe
Most Runs: Adam Gilchrist AUS – 498, Most Wickets: Irfan Pathan IND – 16
2004–05[11]  Australia  Pakistan  West Indies
Most Runs: Michael Clarke AUS – 411, Most Wickets: Brett Lee AUS – 16
2005–06[12]  Australia  Sri Lanka  South Africa
Most Runs: Kumar Sangakkara SL – 469, Most Wickets: Nathan Bracken AUS – 17
2006–07[13]  England  Australia  New Zealand
Most Runs: Ricky Ponting AUS – 445, Most Wickets: Glenn McGrath AUS – 13
2007–08[14]  India  Australia  Sri Lanka
Most Runs: Gautam Gambhir IND – 440, Most Wickets: Nathan Bracken AUS – 21
2011–12[15]  Australia  Sri Lanka  India
Most Runs: Tillakaratne Dilshan SL – 514, Most Wickets: Lasith Malinga SL – 18
2014–15  Australia  England  India
Most Runs: Ian Bell ENG – 247, Most Wickets: Mitchell Starc AUS – 12

Notable moments in the Australian Tri-Series

Notes and references

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