Australian national cricket team in the West Indies for the 2008 season
The tour of the Australian Cricket Team for West Indies in the 2008 season took place from May 16 to July 6 of 2008. The international cricket tour was part of the 2008 international cricket season and included three test matches , one Twenty20 and five ODIs . Australia won the Test series 2-0 and the ODI series 5-0, while the West Indies won the Twenty20.
prehistory
It was the first tour of the season for both teams. The last tour of the two teams against each other took place in the 2005/06 season in Australia . Part of the tour was the first Twenty20 International to be held in the West Indies. A topic before the tour was the newly founded Indian Premier League , the period of which overlapped with the tour and threatened to prevent players from participating in the tour.
Stages
Tour venues |
Tour venues in Jamaica |
The following stages, which were announced on November 11, 2007, were set as the venues.
| city | country | Stadion | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basseterre | St. Kitts and Nevis | Warner Park | 8,000 | 4. ODI; 5. ODI |
| Bridgetown | Barbados | Kensington oval | 11,000 | 3rd test; 1. T20 |
| Kingston | Jamaica | Sabina Park | 20,000 | 1st test |
| Kingstown | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Arnos Vale Stadium | 18,000 | 1. ODI |
| North Sound | Antigua and Barbuda | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | 10,000 | 2nd test |
| St. George's | Grenada | Grenada National Stadium | 20,000 | 2. ODI; 3. ODI |
Squad lists
Australia named its roster on April 1, 2008. The West Indies named a preliminary roster on May 7, 2008.
| test | ODI | Twenty20 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 West Indies
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 Australia
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West Indies
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Australia
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West Indies
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Australia
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Tour matches
| May 16-18 scorecard |
Trelawny | Jamaica Select XI 297 (69) & 194 (58.2) |
- |
Australians 396 (113.3) & 65-1 (13.3) |
| draw | ||||
| June 21 scorecard |
Bridgetown |
Australians 337-6 (50) |
- | University of West Indies Vice Chancellor's XI 126 (33.1) |
| Australians wins with 211 runs | ||||
Testing
First test in Kingston
| May 22-26 Scorecard |
Kingston |
Australia 431 (126.5) & 167 (56.5) |
- |
West Indies 312 (106) & 191 (67) |
| Australia wins with 95 runs | ||||
Second test in North Sound
| May 30th - June 2nd scorecard |
North Sound |
Australia 479-7d (136) & 244-6d (61.5) |
- |
West Indies 352 (107) & 266-5 (93) |
| draw | ||||
Third test in Bridgetown
| June 12-16 Scorecard |
Bridgetown |
Australia 251 (67.1) & 439-5d (145) |
- |
West Indies 216 (58.5) & 387 (105.4) |
| Australia wins with 87 runs | ||||
Twenty20 International in Bridgetown
| June 20 scorecard |
Bridgetown |
Australia 97-3 (11/11) |
- |
West Indies 102-3 (9.1 / 11) |
| West Indies wins by 7 wickets | ||||
One-day internationals
First ODI in Kingstown
| June 24th scorecard |
Kingstown |
Australia 273-8 (50) |
- |
West Indies 189 (39.5) |
| Australia wins with 84 runs | ||||
Dwayne Bravo has been fined for showing an open disagreement with the referee.
Second ODI in St. George's
| June 27th scorecard |
St. George's |
Australia 213-5 (50) |
- |
West Indies 140-8 (41) |
| Australia wins with 63 runs ( D / L method ) | ||||
Third ODI in St. George's
| June 29 scorecard |
St. George's |
West Indies 223 (48) |
- |
Australia 227-3 (40.3) |
| Australia wins with 7 wickets | ||||
Fourth ODI in Basseterre
| July 4th scorecard |
Basseterre |
Australia 282-8 (50) |
- |
West Indies 281-6 (50) |
| Australia wins with 1 run | ||||
Fifth ODI in Basseterre
| July 6th scorecard |
Basseterre |
Australia 341-8 (50) |
- |
West Indies 172 (39.5) |
| Australia wins with 169 runs | ||||
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
| Testing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul |
West Indies
|
3 | 6th | 442 | 147.33 | 118 | 2 | 3 |
| Ricky Ponting |
Australia
|
3 | 6th | 323 | 53.83 | 158 | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Katich |
Australia
|
3 | 5 | 319 | 63.80 | 157 | 2 | 0 |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan |
West Indies
|
3 | 6th | 275 | 45.83 | 128 | 1 | 1 |
| Andrew Symonds |
Australia
|
3 | 6th | 264 | 66.00 | 79 | 0 | 3 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Brett Lee |
Australia
|
3 | 132.4 | 18th | 23.72 | 5/59 | 1 | 0 |
| Fidel Edwards |
West Indies
|
3 | 108.5 | 15th | 25.13 | 5/104 | 1 | 0 |
| Stuart Clark |
Australia
|
3 | 110 | 13 | 19.30 | 5/32 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitchell Johnson |
Australia
|
3 | 104.5 | 10 | 34.70 | 4/41 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Bravo |
West Indies
|
3 | 116.5 | 10 | 37.10 | 4/47 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Shane Watson |
Australia
|
5 | 5 | 206 | 41.20 | 126 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Hussey |
Australia
|
5 | 4th | 194 | 48.50 | 62 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Gayle |
West Indies
|
5 | 5 | 180 | 36.00 | 92 | 0 | 2 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul |
West Indies
|
4th | 4th | 168 | 56.00 | 53 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Symonds |
Australia
|
3 | 3 | 161 | 80.50 | 87 | 0 | 2 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Nathan Bracken |
Australia
|
5 | 38.5 | 8th | 19.75 | 4/31 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Johnson |
Australia
|
5 | 36.5 | 8th | 20.75 | 5/29 | 1 | 0 |
| Brett Lee |
Australia
|
5 | 44 | 7th | 29.14 | 3/64 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke |
Australia
|
5 | 24 | 6th | 17.66 | 3/26 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Watson |
Australia
|
5 | 27 | 6th | 19.83 | 2/22 | 0 | 0 |
| Fidel Edwards |
West Indies
|
4th | 28 | 6th | 32.66 | 3/86 | 0 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Xavier Marshall |
West Indies
|
1 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Ronchi |
Australia
|
1 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Marsh |
Australia
|
1 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Bravo |
West Indies
|
1 | 1 | 28 | 28 * | 0 | 0 | |
| Shane Watson |
Australia
|
1 | 1 | 17th | 17 * | 0 | 0 | |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Kemar Roach |
West Indies
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1 | 3 | 2 | 14.50 | 2/29 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Bravo |
West Indies
|
1 | 2 | 1 | 12.00 | 1/12 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Watson |
Australia
|
1 | 2.1 | 1 | 17.00 | 1/17 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
| series | Player of the Series |
|---|---|
| test |
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
|
| ODI |
 Shane Watson
|
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
| game | Player of the Match |
|---|---|
| 1st test |
Stuart Clark
|
| 2nd test |
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
|
| 3rd test |
Simon Katich
|
| 1. T20 |
Xavier Marshall
|
| 1. ODI |
Shaun Marsh
|
| 2. ODI |
Michael Clarke
|
| 3. ODI |
Shane Watson
|
| 4. ODI |
Andrew Symonds
|
| 5. ODI |
Luke Ronchi
|
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Barbados to host West Indies' first Twenty20 ( English ) Cricinfo. November 11, 2007. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ↑ Gayle, Sarwan and Chanderpaul could miss tests ( English ) Cricinfo. March 15, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ↑ Casson picked for West Indies tour ( English ) Cricinfo. April 1, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ↑ Dyson ready for ultimate test ( English ) Cricinfo. May 7, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ↑ Bravo fined 20% match fee for dissent ( English ) Cricinfo. June 25, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ↑ Records / The Frank Worrell Trophy, 2008 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ↑ Records / The Frank Worrell Trophy, 2008 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Australia in West Indies ODI Series, 2008 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Australia in West Indies ODI Series, 2008 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Australia in West Indies T20I Match, 2008 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Australia in West Indies T20I Match, 2008 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved May 22, 2016.