West Indies cricket team in Australia in the 2000/01 season
The West Indies cricket team's tour to Australia in the 2000/01 season took place from November 7, 2000 to January 2, 2001. The international cricket tour was part of the 2000/01 international cricket season and included five test matches . Australia won the test series 5-0.
prehistory
Both teams previously played at the ICC KnockOut 2000 , with Australia eliminated in the quarterfinals and the West Indies in qualifying. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 1998/99 season in the West Indies .
Stages
The following stages were planned as venues for the tour and were announced on July 6, 2000.
Tour venues |
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide oval | Adelaide | 53,583 | 3rd test |
| The gabba | Brisbane | 42,000 | 1st test |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 100.024 | 4th test |
| WACA Ground | Perth | 20,000 | 2nd test |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 48,000 | 5th test |
Squad
The West Indies named their roster on October 17, 2000. Australia named their roster on November 15, 2000.
| test | |
|---|---|
 Australia
|
 West Indies
|
Tour matches
| November 7th scorecard |
Perth |
West Indians 276-2 (50) |
- |
ACB Chairman's XI |
| No result | ||||
| November 9-12 Scorecard |
Perth |
West Indians 132 (58.5) & 293 (118) |
- |
Western Australia 358 (102.2) & 70-3 (19.3) |
| Western Australia wins with 7 wickets | ||||
| November 14th scorecard |
Alice Springs |
West Indians 259-6 (50) |
- | Northern Territory Cricket Association Invitation XI 202-9 (50) |
| West Indians wins with 57 runs | ||||
| November 17-19 scorecard |
Melbourne |
West Indians 167 (86.2) & 114 (46.3) |
- |
Victoria 344-7d (115) |
| Victoria wins with one innings and 63 runs | ||||
| December 7th scorecard |
Canberra |
West Indians 230-3 (50) |
- |
Prime Minister's XI 233-6 (48.3) |
| Prime Minister's XI wins with 4 wickets | ||||
| December 9-12 Scorecard |
Hobart | Australia A 439-9d (117.3) & 210-3 (78) |
- |
West Indians 492 (154.4) |
| draw | ||||
Test matches
First test in Brisbane
| November 23rd - 25th scorecard |
Brisbane |
West Indies 82 (49.1) & 124 (58) |
- |
Australia 332 (114.4) |
| Australia wins with one innings and 126 runs | ||||
Second test in Perth
| December 1-3 scorecard |
Perth |
West Indies 196 (61) & 173 (66) |
- |
Australia 396-8d (108) |
| Australia wins with one innings and 27 runs | ||||
Third test in Adelaide
| December 15-19 scorecard |
Adelaide |
West Indies 391 (128.5) & 141 (51.5) |
- |
Australia 403 (127.4) & 130-5 (43) |
| Australia wins with 5 wickets | ||||
Fourth test in Melbourne
| December 26-29 Scorecard |
Melbourne |
Australia 364 (114) & 262-5d (77) |
- |
West Indies 165 (57.3) & 109 (49.3) |
| Australia wins with 352 runs | ||||
Fifth test in Sydney
| January 2-6 scorecard |
Sydney |
West Indies 272 (102.1) & 352 (116.5) |
- |
Australia 452 (135.4) & 174-4 (44.5) |
| Australia wins with 6 wickets | ||||
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
| Testing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Michael Slater |
Australia
|
5 | 8th | 373 | 53.28 | 96 | 0 | 4th |
| Steve Waugh |
Australia
|
4th | 6th | 349 | 69.80 | 121 * | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Waugh |
Australia
|
5 | 8th | 339 | 48.42 | 119 | 1 | 2 |
| Brian Lara |
West Indies
|
5 | 10 | 321 | 32.10 | 182 | 1 | 0 |
| Ridley Jacobs |
West Indies
|
5 | 10 | 288 | 32.00 | 96 * | 0 | 2 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Glenn McGrath |
Australia
|
5 | 183.5 | 21st | 17.09 | 6/17 | 1 | 1 |
| Colin Miller |
Australia
|
3 | 143.2 | 20th | 18.25 | 5/32 | 2 | 1 |
| Jason Gillespie |
Australia
|
4th | 141 | 20th | 18.40 | 6/40 | 2 | 0 |
| Mervyn Dillon |
West Indies
|
4th | 128.4 | 16 | 29.93 | 4/76 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart MacGill |
Australia
|
4th | 156 | 16 | 31.31 | 7/104 | 1 | 0 |
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
| series | Player of the Series |
|---|---|
| test |
 Glenn McGrath
|
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
| game | Player of the Match |
|---|---|
| 1st test |
Glenn McGrath
|
| 2nd test |
Mark Waugh
|
| 3rd test |
Colin Miller
|
| 4th test |
Steve Waugh
|
| 5th test |
Michael Slater
|
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Australia to make bid to equal Test record at the Gabba ( English ) Cricinfo. July 6, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ↑ Rick Eyre: Courtney headed for Australia ( English ) Cricinfo. October 18, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ↑ John Polack: Gillespie, Bichel back in Australian Test squad ( English ) Cricinfo. November 16, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ^ Records / The Frank Worrell Trophy, 2000/01 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ↑ Records / The Frank Worrell Trophy, 2000/01 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 27, 2016.