The Frank Worrell Trophy 1988-89 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | November 1988-February 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | West Indies won the 5-test series 3-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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2–6 December 1988
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24–29 December 1988
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26–30 January 1989
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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]