International cricket season
The 1984–85 international cricket season was from September 1984 to April 1985.[1][2]
New Zealand in Sri Lanka
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West Indies in Australia
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New Zealand in Pakistan
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Test Series
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain 1
|
Away captain 2
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Test 1001 |
28 November–3 December |
Sunil Gavaskar |
David Gower |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
India by 8 wickets
|
Test 1004 |
12–17 December |
Sunil Gavaskar |
David Gower |
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
England by 8 wickets
|
Test 1007 |
31 December–5 January |
Sunil Gavaskar |
David Gower |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
Match drawn
|
Test 1008 |
13–18 January |
Sunil Gavaskar |
David Gower |
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
England by 9 wickets
|
Test 1011 |
31 January–5 February |
Sunil Gavaskar |
David Gower |
National Stadium, Karachi |
Match drawn
|
ODI series
|
ODI 279 |
5 December |
Sunil Gavaskar |
David Gower |
Nehru Stadium, Pune |
England by 4 wickets
|
ODI 281 |
27 December |
Sunil Gavaskar |
David Gower |
Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
England by 1 run
|
ODI 293 |
20 January |
Sunil Gavaskar |
David Gower |
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
England by 3 wickets
|
ODI 295 |
23 January |
Sunil Gavaskar |
David Gower |
Vidarbha C.A. Ground, Nagpur |
India by 3 wickets
|
ODI 298 |
27 January |
Sunil Gavaskar |
David Gower |
Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh |
England by 7 runs
|
1984–85 Benson & Hedges World Series
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Group stage
|
No.
|
Date
|
Team 1
|
Captain 1
|
Team 2
|
Captain 2
|
Venue
|
Result
|
ODI 282 |
6 January |
Australia |
Allan Border |
West Indies |
Clive Lloyd |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
West Indies by 7 wickets
|
ODI 283 |
8 January |
Australia |
Allan Border |
Sri Lanka |
Duleep Mendis |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
Australia by 6 wickets
|
ODI 284 |
10 January |
Sri Lanka |
Duleep Mendis |
West Indies |
Viv Richards |
Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Hobart |
West Indies by 8 wickets
|
ODI 286 |
12 January |
Sri Lanka |
Duleep Mendis |
West Indies |
Clive Lloyd |
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane |
West Indies by 90 runs
|
ODI 287 |
13 January |
Australia |
Allan Border |
West Indies |
Clive Lloyd |
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane |
West Indies by 5 wickets
|
ODI 289 |
15 January |
Australia |
Allan Border |
West Indies |
Clive Lloyd |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
West Indies by 5 wickets
|
ODI 290 |
17 January |
Sri Lanka |
Duleep Mendis |
West Indies |
Viv Richards |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
West Indies by 65 runs
|
ODI 291 |
19 January |
Australia |
Allan Border |
Sri Lanka |
Duleep Mendis |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
Sri Lanka by 4 wickets
|
ODI 292 |
20 January |
Australia |
Allan Border |
West Indies |
Clive Lloyd |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
West Indies by 65 runs
|
ODI 294 |
23 January |
Australia |
Allan Border |
Sri Lanka |
Duleep Mendis |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
Australia by 3 wickets
|
ODI 296 |
26 January |
Sri Lanka |
Duleep Mendis |
West Indies |
Clive Lloyd |
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
West Indies by 8 wickets
|
ODI 297 |
27 January |
Australia |
Allan Border |
West Indies |
Clive Lloyd |
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
West Indies by 6 wickets
|
ODI 299 |
28 January |
Australia |
Allan Border |
Sri Lanka |
Duleep Mendis |
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
Australia by 232 runs
|
ODI 300 |
2 February |
Sri Lanka |
Duleep Mendis |
West Indies |
Clive Lloyd |
WACA Ground, Perth |
West Indies by 82 runs
|
ODI 301 |
3 February |
Australia |
Allan Border |
Sri Lanka |
Duleep Mendis |
WACA Ground, Perth |
Australia by 9 wickets
|
Final
|
ODI 303 |
6 February |
Australia |
Allan Border |
West Indies |
Clive Lloyd |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
Australia by 26 runs
|
ODI 304 |
10 February |
Australia |
Allan Border |
West Indies |
Clive Lloyd |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
West Indies by 4 wickets
|
ODI 305 |
12 February |
Australia |
Allan Border |
West Indies |
Clive Lloyd |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
West Indies by 7 wickets
|
Pakistan in New Zealand
[edit]
1985 Benson & Hedges World Championship Cup
[edit]
Group stage
|
No.
|
Date
|
Team 1
|
Captain 1
|
Team 2
|
Captain 2
|
Venue
|
Result
|
ODI 307 |
17 February |
Australia |
Allan Border |
England |
David Gower |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
Australia by 7 wickets
|
ODI 308 |
19,21 February |
New Zealand |
Geoff Howarth |
West Indies |
Clive Lloyd |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
No result
|
ODI 309 |
20 February |
India |
Sunil Gavaskar |
Pakistan |
Javed Miandad |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
India by 6 wickets
|
ODI 310 |
23 February |
New Zealand |
Geoff Howarth |
Sri Lanka |
Duleep Mendis |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
New Zealand by 51 runs
|
ODI 311 |
24 February |
Australia |
Allan Border |
Pakistan |
Javed Miandad |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
Pakistan by 62 runs
|
ODI 312 |
26 February |
England |
David Gower |
India |
Sunil Gavaskar |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
India by 86 runs
|
ODI 313 |
27 February |
Sri Lanka |
Duleep Mendis |
West Indies |
Clive Lloyd |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
West Indies by 8 wickets
|
ODI 314 |
2 March |
England |
David Gower |
Pakistan |
Javed Miandad |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
Pakistan by 67 runs
|
ODI 315 |
3 March |
Australia |
Allan Border |
India |
Sunil Gavaskar |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
India by 8 wickets
|
Semi-finals
|
ODI 316 |
5 March |
India |
Sunil Gavaskar |
New Zealand |
Geoff Howarth |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
India by 7 wickets
|
ODI 317 |
6 March |
Pakistan |
Javed Miandad |
West Indies |
Clive Lloyd |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
Pakistan by 7 wickets
|
Third-place playoff
|
ODI 318 |
9 March |
New Zealand |
Geoff Howarth |
West Indies |
Viv Richards |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
West Indies by 6 wickets
|
Final
|
ODI 319 |
10 March |
India |
Sunil Gavaskar |
Pakistan |
Javed Miandad |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
India by 8 wickets
|
New Zealand in West Indies
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1985 Rothmans Four-Nations Cup
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International cricket in 1984–85 |
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Preceding season: International cricket in 1984 |
September 1984 | |
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October 1984 | |
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November 1984 | |
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December 1984 | |
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January 1985 | |
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February 1985 | |
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March 1985 | |
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Following season: International cricket in 1985 |