1994–95 Australian Tri-Series

1994–95 World Series
Dates	2 December 1994 – 12 January 1995
Cricket format	One Day International^[a]
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin
Host(s)	Australia
Champions	Australia
Runners-up	Australia A
Participants	4
Matches	14
Most runs	David Boon (384)^[1]
Most wickets	Glenn McGrath (18)^[2]
← 1993–94 1995–96 →

The 1994–95 World Series was a One Day International (ODI) cricket quadrangular where Australia played host to England and Zimbabwe. A development team Australia A also took part in the tournament. Australia and Australia A reached the finals, which Australia won 2–0.
The matches involving Australia A were not classified as official One Day Internationals.

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Background

Initially the tournament was only consisted of a tri-nation series with the schedule being revealed on 21 October 1993 with the three teams playing each other four times which started on 2 December with England taking on Zimbabwe and ending on 12 January before a three match final series which would go from the 15 to 19 January.^[3]

Squads

Australia	Australia A	England	Zimbabwe
Mark Taylor (c) Michael Bevan* David Boon Phil Emery* Damien Fleming Ian Healy Stuart Law Tim May Craig McDermott Gavin Robertson* Michael Slater Shane Warne Mark Waugh Steve Waugh Paul Reiffel* Glenn McGrath	Damien Martyn (c) Michael Bevan* Jo Angel Phil Emery* Matthew Hayden Merv Hughes Shane George Justin Langer Darren Lehmann Gavin Robertson* Peter McIntyre Mark N. Atkinson Tom Moody Ricky Ponting Paul Reiffel* Greg Rowell	Michael Atherton (c) Joey Benjamin John Crawley Phillip DeFreitas Mike Gatting Graham Gooch Darren Gough Graeme Hick Devon Malcolm Martin McCague Steve Rhodes Alec Stewart Graham Thorpe Phil Tufnell Shaun Udal Craig White	Andy Flower (c) David Brain Eddo Brandes Alistair Campbell Mark Dekker Grant Flower David Houghton Wayne James Gary Martin Stephen Peall Daniel Rowett Paul Strang Heath Streak Guy Whittall

= Played for Australia and for Australia A during the tournament

Points table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	NRR
1	Australia	6	5	1	10	0.425
2	Australia A	6	3	3	6	0.093
3	England	6	3	3	6	0.080
4	Zimbabwe	6	1	5	2	−0.595

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Result summary

ICC ruled beforehand that matches involving Australia A should not be regarded as official internationals.^[4]^[5]

2 December 1994 (D/N)
Scorecard

Zimbabwe 166/9 (50 overs)	v	Australia 167/8 (47.2 overs)
A Flower 29 (32) GD McGrath 2/23 (10 overs)		MA Taylor 45 (45) GW Flower 3/15 (4 overs)

Australia won by 2 wickets
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: TA Prue and WP Sheahan
Player of the match: SK Warne (AUS)

Australia won the toss and elected to field
SG Law (AUS) and PA Strang (ZIM) made their ODI debuts

4 December 1994
Scorecard

Zimbabwe 166/9 (50 overs)	v	Australia A 167/5 (35.1 overs)
A Flower 44 (56) TM Moody 3/16 (10 overs)		DS Lehmann 85 (87) PA Strang 2/32 (8 overs)

Australia A won by 5 wickets
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: SJ Davis and TA Prue
Player of the match: TM Moody (AUS A)

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat

6 December 1994 (D/N)
Scorecard

Australia 224/4 (50 overs)	v	England 196 (48.3 overs)
DC Boon 64* (65) SD Udal 2/37 (10 overs)		MA Atherton 60 (103) CJ McDermott 3/34 (9.3 overs)

Australia won by 28 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: DB Hair and PD Parker
Player of the match: DC Boon (AUS)

Australia won the toss and elected to bat
JE Benjamin and C White (both ENG) made their ODI debuts

8 December 1994
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Australia 254/3 (50 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 170/8 (50 overs)
SG Law 110 (135) GJ Whittall 1/22 (7 overs)		A Flower 39 (56) GD McGrath 2/18 (8 overs)

Australia won by 84 runs
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Umpires: AJ McQuillan and SG Randell
Player of the match: SG Law (AUS)

Australia won the toss and elected to bat

10 December 1994
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Zimbabwe 201/8 (50 overs)	v	Australia A 202/3 (48.5 overs)
GJ Whittall 59* (80) MG Hughes 2/22 (9 overs)		ML Hayden 101* (162) HH Streak 2/17 (9 overs)

Australia A won by 7 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: WP Sheahan and CD Timmins
Player of the match: ML Hayden (AUS A)

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat

11 December 1994
Scorecard

Australia 202 (48.3 overs)	v	Australia A 196 (47.4 overs)
MJ Slater 64 (87) MG Hughes 3/33 (9 overs)		ML Hayden 45 (94) GD McGrath 4/43 (9.4 overs)

Australia won by 6 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: SJ Davis and PD Parker
Player of the match: GD McGrath (AUS)

Australia won the toss and elected to bat

13 December 1994 (D/N)
Scorecard

England 188/9 (50 overs)	v	Australia A 157 (45.5 overs)
C White 43 (65) MG Hughes 2/22 (10 overs)		JL Langer 55 (110) C White 3/35 (8.5 overs)

England won by 31 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: AJ McQuillan and SG Randell
Player of the match: C White (ENG)

England won the toss and elected to bat

15 December 1994 (D/N)
Scorecard

Zimbabwe 205 (49.3 overs)	v	England 192 (49.1 overs)
GW Flower 84* (143) D Gough 5/44 (9.3 overs)		GA Hick 64 (88) PA Strang 2/30 (10 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 13 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: DB Hair and CD Timmins
Player of the match: GW Flower (ZIM)

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat
JP Crawley (ENG) made his ODI debut

7 January 1995
Scorecard

England 200/8 (50 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 174 (48.1 overs)
GP Thorpe 89 (119) MH Dekker 2/30 (7 overs)		GJ Whittall 53 (74) D Gough 2/17 (9.1 overs)

England won by 26 runs
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Umpires: AJ McQuillan and CD Timmins
Player of the match: GP Thorpe (ENG)

England won the toss and elected to bat

8 January 1995
Scorecard

Australia 252/5 (50 overs)	v	Australia A 218 (47.5 overs)
ME Waugh 93 (102) PR Reiffel 2/46 (10 overs)		GS Blewett 63 (75) SG Law 3/46 (9 overs)

Australia won by 34 runs
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Umpires: PD Parker and SG Randell
Player of the match: ME Waugh (AUS)

Australia won the toss and elected to bat

10 January 1995 (D/N)
Scorecard

England 225/8 (50 overs)	v	Australia 188 (48 overs)
GA Hick 91 (120) GD McGrath 4/25 (10 overs)		IA Healy 56 (63) AR Fraser 4/22 (10 overs)

England won by 37 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: PD Parker and SG Randell
Player of the match: GA Hick (ENG)

England won the toss and elected to bat

12 January 1995 (D/N)
Scorecard

Australia A 264/5 (50 overs)	v	England 235/9 (50 overs)
GS Blewett 113 (133) CC Lewis 2/48 (6 overs)		JP Crawley 37 (47) PE McIntyre 3/45 (10 overs)

Australia A won by 29 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: DB Hair and TA Prue
Player of the match: GS Blewett (AUS A)

Australia A won the toss and elected to bat
England required 237 to qualify for the finals on net run rate.^[6]^[7]

Final series

Australia won the best of three final series against Australia A 2–0.

15 January 1995 (D/N)
Scorecard

Australia A 209/8 (50 overs)	v	Australia 213/5 (50 overs)
MG Bevan 73 (86) CG McDermott 4/25 (10 overs)		MJ Slater 92 (146) GS Blewett 2/25 (10 overs)

Australia won by 5 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: PD Parker and TA Prue

Australia A won the toss and elected to bat

17 January 1995 (D/N)
Scorecard

Australia A 226 (49.4 overs)	v	Australia 229/4 (49 overs)
GS Blewett 64 (91) DW Fleming 4/28 (9.4 overs)		MJ Slater 56 (84) SR Waugh 56* (64) GS Blewett 2/44 (10 overs)

Australia won by 6 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: DB Hair and SG Randell

Australia A won the toss and elected to bat

Notes

^ Excluding matches involving Australia A

External links

Series home at Cricinfo

References

^ "1994–95 World series – Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
^ "1994–95 World series – Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
^ Wilkins, Phil (21 October 1993). "English will get five-star program". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 40.
^ Lemmon, David, ed. (1995). Benson and Hedges Cricket Year 1994-95 (14 ed.). London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 0-7472-1471-9.
^ Engel, Matthew, ed. (1996). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1996. Guildford, Surrey: John Wisden & Co Ltd. p. 1156. ISBN 0-947766-31-6.
^ Lemmon, David, ed. (1995). Benson and Hedges Cricket Year 1994-95 (14 ed.). London: Headline Book Publishing. pp. 37–38. ISBN 0-7472-1471-9.
^ Engel, Matthew, ed. (1996). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1996. Guildford, Surrey: John Wisden & Co Ltd. p. 1164. ISBN 0-947766-31-6.

v t e International cricket in 1994–95
Preceding season: International cricket in 1994
September 1994	Australia in Pakistan
October 1994	Wills Triangular Series West Indies in India Wills World Series Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe
November 1994	England in Australia New Zealand in South Africa
December 1994	Benson & Hedges World Series Mandela Trophy
January 1995	Pakistan in South Africa West Indies in New Zealand Pakistan in Zimbabwe
February 1995	Bank of New Zealand Centenary Series
March 1995	South Africa in New Zealand Australia in West Indies Sri Lanka in New Zealand
April 1995	Asia Cup
Following season: International cricket in 1995

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