West Indian cricket team in Australia in 2000-01

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The West Indies cricket team toured Australia in the 2000-01 season. They played a five match test series and competed in a triangular one day series against Australia and Zimbabwe.

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[edit] Test Series

Australia won the test series 5-0, the first time the West Indian cricket team had been whitewashed by Australia since the 1930-31 series.[1]

  • First Test (Brisbane) Australia won by an innings and 126 runs
  • Second Test (Perth) Australia won by an innings and 27 runs
  • Third Test (Adelaide) Australia won by 5 wickets
  • Fourth Test (Melbourne) Australia won by 352 runs
  • Fifth Test (Sydney) Australia won by 6 wickets

[edit] One Day Series

The one day series, sponsored by Carlton & United Beverages, was played between Australia, Zimbabwe and the West Indies. The West Indies and Australia qualified for the finals, in which Australia won the first two matches in Melbourne and Sydney. Hence a deciding final match was not required.

[edit] External sources

CricketArchive

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

  • Playfair Cricket Annual
  • Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual)