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The 1981–82 international cricket season was from September 1981 to April 1982. [1] [2]

Season overview

International tours
Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches]
Test ODI FC LA
13 November 1981   Australia   Pakistan 2–1 [3] 3–0 [3]
25 November 1981   India   England 1–0 [6] 2–1 [3]
26 December 1981   Australia   West Indies 1–1 [3]
13 February 1982   Sri Lanka   England 0–1 [1] 1–1 [2]
13 February 1982   New Zealand   Australia 1–1 [3] 1–2 [3]
5 March 1982   Pakistan   Sri Lanka 2–0 [3] 2–1 [3]
International tournaments
Start date Tournament Winners
21 November 1981 Australia 1981–82 Benson & Hedges World Series   West Indies

November

Pakistan in Australia

Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 909 13–17 November Greg Chappell Javed Miandad WACA Ground, Perth   Australia by 286 runs
Test 910 27 Nov–1 December Greg Chappell Javed Miandad The Gabba, Brisbane   Australia by 10 wickets
Test 913 11–15 December Greg Chappell Javed Miandad Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne   Pakistan by an innings and 82 runs

1981–82 Benson & Hedges World Series

Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 122 21 November   Pakistan Javed Miandad   West Indies Clive Lloyd Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne   West Indies by 18 runs
ODI 122 22 November   Australia Greg Chappell   Pakistan Javed Miandad Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne   Pakistan by 4 wickets
ODI 124 24 November   Australia Greg Chappell   West Indies Clive Lloyd Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney   Australia by 7 wickets
ODI 126 5 December   Pakistan Javed Miandad   West Indies Clive Lloyd Adelaide Oval, Adelaide   Pakistan by 8 runs
ODI 127 6 December   Australia Greg Chappell   Pakistan Javed Miandad Adelaide Oval, Adelaide   Australia by 38 runs
ODI 128 17 December   Australia Greg Chappell   Pakistan Javed Miandad Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney   Pakistan by 6 wickets
ODI 129 19 December   Pakistan Javed Miandad   West Indies Geoff Howarth WACA Ground, Perth   West Indies by 7 wickets
ODI 130 20 December   Australia Greg Chappell   West Indies Clive Lloyd WACA Ground, Perth   West Indies by 8 wickets
ODI 132 9 January   Australia Greg Chappell   Pakistan Javed Miandad Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne   Pakistan by 25 runs
ODI 133 10 January   Australia Greg Chappell   West Indies Clive Lloyd Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne   West Indies by 5 wickets
ODI 134 12 January   Pakistan Javed Miandad   West Indies Clive Lloyd Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney   West Indies by 7 wickets
ODI 135 14 January   Australia Greg Chappell   Pakistan Javed Miandad Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney   Australia by 76 runs
ODI 136 16 January   Pakistan Javed Miandad   West Indies Clive Lloyd The Gabba, Brisbane   West Indies by 1 wicket (revised)
ODI 137 17 January   Australia Greg Chappell   West Indies Vivian Richards The Gabba, Brisbane   West Indies by 5 wickets
ODI 138 19 January   Australia Greg Chappell   West Indies Vivian Richards Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney   Australia by 5 runs (revised)
Finals
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 139 23 January   Australia Greg Chappell   West Indies Clive Lloyd Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne   West Indies by 86 runs
ODI 140 24 January   Australia Greg Chappell   West Indies Clive Lloyd Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne   West Indies by 128 runs
ODI 141 26 January   Australia Greg Chappell   West Indies Clive Lloyd Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney   Australia by 46 runs
ODI 142 27 January   Australia Greg Chappell   West Indies Clive Lloyd Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney   West Indies by 18 runs

England in India

ODI Series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 125 25 November Sunil Gavaskar Keith Fletcher Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad   England by 5 wickets
ODI 131 20 December Sunil Gavaskar Keith Fletcher Burlton Park, Jullundur   India by 6 wickets
ODI 143 27 January Sunil Gavaskar Keith Fletcher Barabati Stadium, Cuttack   India by 5 wickets
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 911 27 Nov–1 December Sunil Gavaskar Keith Fletcher Wankhede Stadium, Bombay   India by 138 runs
Test 912 9–14 December Sunil Gavaskar Keith Fletcher Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium, Bangalore Match drawn
Test 914 23–28 December Sunil Gavaskar Keith Fletcher Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Match drawn
Test 916 1–6 January Sunil Gavaskar Keith Fletcher Eden Gardens, Calcutta Match drawn
Test 918 13–18 January Sunil Gavaskar Keith Fletcher MA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras Match drawn
Test 920 30 Jan–4 February Sunil Gavaskar Keith Fletcher Green Park Stadium, Kanpur Match drawn

December

West Indies in Australia

Frank Worrell Trophy Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 915 26–30 December Greg Chappell Clive Lloyd Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne   Australia by 58 runs
Test 917 2–6 January Greg Chappell Clive Lloyd Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Match drawn
Test 919 30 Jan–3 February Greg Chappell Clive Lloyd Adelaide Oval, Adelaide   West Indies by 5 wickets

February

England in Sri Lanka

ODI Series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 145 13 February Bandula Warnapura Keith Fletcher Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo   England by 5 wickets
ODI 146 14 February Bandula Warnapura Keith Fletcher Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo   Sri Lanka by 3 runs
One-off Test match
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 921 17–21 February Bandula Warnapura Keith Fletcher P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo   England by 7 wickets

Australia in New Zealand

ODI Series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 144 13 February Geoff Howarth Greg Chappell Eden Park, Auckland   New Zealand by 46 runs
ODI 147 17 February Geoff Howarth Greg Chappell Carisbrook, Dunedin   Australia by 6 wickets
ODI 148 20 February Geoff Howarth Greg Chappell Basin Reserve, Wellington   Australia by 8 wickets
Test Series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 922 26 Feb-2 March Geoff Howarth Greg Chappell Basin Reserve, Wellington Match drawn
Test 924 12–16 March Geoff Howarth Greg Chappell Eden Park, Auckland   New Zealand by 5 wickets
Test 926 19–22 March Geoff Howarth Greg Chappell Lancaster Park, Christchurch   Australia by 8 wickets

March

Sri Lanka in Pakistan

Test Series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 923 5–10 March Javed Miandad Bandula Warnapura National Stadium, Karachi   Pakistan by 240 runs
Test 925 14–19 March Javed Miandad Duleep Mendis Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Match drawn
Test 927 22–27 March Javed Miandad Bandula Warnapura Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore   Pakistan by an innings and 102 runs
ODI Series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 149 12 March Javed Miandad Bandula Warnapura National Stadium, Karachi   Pakistan by 8 wickets
ODI 150 29 March Javed Miandad Bandula Warnapura Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore   Sri Lanka by 30 runs (revised)
ODI 151 31 March Zaheer Abbas Duleep Mendis National Stadium, Karachi   Pakistan by 5 wickets

References

  1. ^ "Season 1981/82". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Season 1981/82 archive". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2020.