West Indies cricket team in Australia in the 1975/76 season
The West Indies cricket team's tour to Australia in the 1975/76 season took place from November 28 to February 5, 1975. The international cricket tour was part of the 1975/76 international cricket season and included six tests and an ODI . Australia won the Test Series 5–1 and the ODI Series 1–0.
prehistory
It was the two teams' first tour of the season. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 1972/73 season in the West Indies .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.
Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
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Adelaide oval | Adelaide | 53,583 | 5th test & 1st ODI |
The gabba | Brisbane | 42,000 | 1st test |
Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 100.024 | 3rd & 6th test |
WACA Ground | Perth | 20,000 | 2nd test |
Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 48,000 | 4th test |
Squad lists
The following squads were named by the teams.
test | ODI | ||
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Australia | West Indies | Australia | West Indies |
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Tour matches
November 21-23 Scorecard |
Brisbane |
West Indies 381 (85.1) |
- | Queensland 164 (46.6) & 127 (48.7) (f / o) |
West Indies wins with one innings and 90 runs |
Testing
First test in Brisbane
November 28th - December 2nd scorecard |
Brisbane |
West Indies 214 (37.5) & 370 (86.4) |
- |
Australia 366 (106) & 219-2 (56.2) |
Australia wins with 8 wickets |
Second test in Perth
December 12-16 Scorecard |
Perth |
Australia 329 (69.7) & 169 (40.7) |
- |
West Indies 585 (95.4) |
West Indies wins with 87 runs |
Third test in Melbourne
December 26th - 30th scorecard |
Melbourne |
West Indies 224 (47) & 312 (69.2) |
- |
Australia 485 (118.3) & 55-2 (8.7) |
Australia wins with 8 wickets |
Fourth test in Sydney
January 3-7 Scorecard |
Sydney |
West Indies 355 (80.2) & 128 (39.3) |
- |
Australia 405 (90.6) & 82-3 (18.1) |
Australia wins with 7 wickets |
Fifth test in Adelaide
January 23-28 Scorecard |
Adelaide |
Australia 418 (88) & 345-7 (79.5) |
- |
West Indies 274 (42.2) & 299 (63.4) |
Australia wins with 190 runs |
Sixth test in Melbourne
January 31 - February 5 scorecard |
Melbourne |
Australia 351 (90.2) & 300-3d (78) |
- |
West Indies 160 (30.3) & 326 (54.5) |
Australia wins with 165 runs |
One-Day International in Adelaide
December 20 scorecard |
Adelaide |
West Indies 224 (37.6 / 40) |
- |
Australia 225-5 (31.5 / 40) |
Australia wins with 5 wickets |