Benson & Hedges World Series 1990/91
The Benson & Hedges World Series 1990/91 was a three-nation tournament that was played from November 29, 1990 to January 15, 1991 in Australia in one-day cricket . In the tournament, which was part of the international cricket season 1990/91 , teams from England and New Zealand took part alongside the host . In the final, Australia prevailed with two wins against New Zealand.
prehistory
The tournament took place alongside the parallel Ashes Tour in Australia . New Zealand previously did an unsuccessful tour in Pakistan .
format
In a preliminary round, each team played four times each. There were two points for a win and one point for a draw or no result. The first two of the group qualified for the final and played for the tournament victory in a best-of-three series.
Stages
Venues of the tournament |
The following stadiums were selected for the tournament.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide oval | Adelaide | 53,583 | 2nd & 3rd game |
| The gabba | Brisbane | 42,000 | 8th & 9th game |
| Bellerive oval | Hobart | 20,000 | 10th game |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 100.024 | 6th & 12th game; 2nd final |
| WACA Ground | Perth | 20,000 | 4th & 5th game |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 48,000 | 1st, 7th & 11th game; 1st finale |
Games
Preliminary round
table
| Teams | Sp. | S. | N | U | R. | NO | Points | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
8th | 7th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14th | +0.600 |
 New Zealand
|
8th | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th | -0.360 |
 England
|
8th | 2 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | -0.250 |
Win: 2 points; Draw: 1 point
Games
| November 29th scorecard |
Sydney |
Australia 236-9 (43.5 / 43.5) |
- |
New Zealand 174-7 (40/40) |
| Australia wins with 61 runs ( D / L method ) | ||||
| December 1st scorecard |
Adelaide |
New Zealand 199-6 (40/40) |
- |
England 192-9 (40/40) |
| New Zealand wins with 7 runs | ||||
| December 2nd scorecard |
Adelaide |
New Zealand 208-7 (50) |
- |
Australia 210-4 (47) |
| Australia wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| December 7th scorecard |
Perth |
New Zealand 158 (49.2) |
- |
England 161-6 (43.5) |
| England wins with 4 wickets | ||||
| December 9th scorecard |
Perth |
England 192-9 (50) |
- |
Australia 193-4 (41) |
| Australia wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| December 11th scorecard |
Melbourne |
Australia 263-7 (50) |
- |
New Zealand 224-8 (50) |
| Australia wins with 39 runs | ||||
| December 13th scorecard |
Sydney |
England 194 (46.4) |
- |
New Zealand 161 (48.1) |
| England wins with 33 runs | ||||
| December 15th scorecard |
Brisbane |
England 203-6 (50) |
- |
New Zealand 204-2 (44.3) |
| New Zealand wins with 8 wickets | ||||
| December 16 scorecard |
Brisbane |
Australia 283-5 (50) |
- |
England 246-7 (50) |
| Australia wins with 37 runs | ||||
| December 18 scorecard |
Hobart |
New Zealand 194-6 (50) |
- |
Australia 193 (50) |
| New Zealand wins with 1 run | ||||
| January 1st scorecard |
Sydney |
Australia 221-7 (50) |
- |
England 153 (45.5) |
| Australia wins with 68 runs | ||||
| January 10th scorecard |
Melbourne |
Australia 222-6 (50) |
- |
England 219-9 (50) |
| Australia wins with 3 runs | ||||
final
| January 13th scorecard |
Sydney |
New Zealand 199-7 (50) |
- |
Australia 202-4 (49.1) |
| Australia wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| January 15 scorecard |
Melbourne |
New Zealand 208-6 (50) |
- |
Australia 209-3 (45.3) |
| Australia wins with 7 wickets | ||||