# International cricket in 1979–80

The 1979–80 international cricket season was from September 1979 to April 1980.

## Season overview

International tours :
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] |
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Test | ODI | FC | LA |
| 11 September 1979 | India | Australia | 2–0 [6] | — | — | — |
| 21 November 1979 | India | Pakistan | 2–0 [6] | — | — | — |
| 1 December 1979 | Australia | West Indies | 0–2 [3] | — | — | — |
| 14 December 1979 | Australia | England | 3–0 [3] | — | — | — |
| 6 February 1980 | New Zealand | West Indies | 1–0 [3] | 1–0 [1] | — | — |
| 15 February 1980 | India | England | 0–1 [1] | — | — | — |
| 27 February 1980 | Pakistan | Australia | 1–0 [3] | — | — | — |
| International tournaments |||||||
| Start date | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Winners | Winners |
| 23 November 1980 | 1979–80 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1979–80 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1979–80 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1979–80 Benson & Hedges World Series | West Indies | West Indies |

## September
### Australia in India

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 855 | 11–16 September | Sunil Gavaskar | Kim Hughes | Madras Cricket Club Ground, Madras | Match drawn |
| Test 856 | 19–24 September | Sunil Gavaskar | Kim Hughes | Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium, Bangalore | Match drawn |
| Test 857 | 2–7 October | Sunil Gavaskar | Kim Hughes | Green Park, Kanpur | India by 153 runs |
| Test 858 | 13–18 October | Sunil Gavaskar | Kim Hughes | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | Match drawn |
| Test 859 | 26–31 October | Sunil Gavaskar | Kim Hughes | Eden Gardens, Calcutta | Match drawn |
| Test 886 | 3–7 November | Sunil Gavaskar | Kim Hughes | Wankhede Stadium, Bombay | India by an innings and 100 runs |

## November
### Pakistan in India

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 861 | 21–26 November | Sunil Gavaskar | Asif Iqbal | Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium, Bangalore | Match drawn |
| Test 863 | 4–9 December | Sunil Gavaskar | Asif Iqbal | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | Match drawn |
| Test 865 | 16–20 December | Sunil Gavaskar | Asif Iqbal | Wankhede Stadium, Bombay | India by 131 runs |
| Test 866 | 25–30 December | Sunil Gavaskar | Asif Iqbal | Green Park, Kanpur | Match drawn |
| Test 869 | 15–20 January | Sunil Gavaskar | Asif Iqbal | Madras Cricket Club Ground, Madras | India by 10 wickets |
| Test 871 | 29 Jan–3 February | Gundappa Viswanath | Asif Iqbal | Eden Gardens, Calcutta | Match drawn |

### 1979–80 Benson & Hedges World Series

| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts |
| England | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| West Indies | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Australia | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 7 | 27 November | Australia | Greg Chappell | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 5 wickets |
| ODI 76 | 28 November | England | Mike Brearley | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | England by 2 runs |
| ODI 77 | 8 December | Australia | Greg Chappell | England | Mike Brearley | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | England by 3 wickets |
| ODI 78 | 9 December | Australia | Greg Chappell | West Indies | Deryck Murray | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | West Indies by 80 runs |
| ODI 79 | 11 December | Australia | Greg Chappell | England | Mike Brearley | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | England by 72 runs |
| ODI 80 | 21 December | Australia | Greg Chappell | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 7 runs |
| ODI 81 | 23 December | England | Mike Brearley | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | The Gabba, Brisbane | West Indies by 9 wickets |
| ODI 82 | 26 December | Australia | Greg Chappell | England | Mike Brearley | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | England by 4 wickets |
| ODI 82a | 12 January | England | Mike Brearley | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Match abandoned |
| ODI 83 | 14 January | Australia | Greg Chappell | England | Mike Brearley | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | England by 2 wickets |
| ODI 84 | 16 January | England | Mike Brearley | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | West Indies by 107 runs |
| ODI 85 | 18 January | Australia | Greg Chappell | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 9 runs |
| Finals |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 86 | 22 January | England | Mike Brearley | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | West Indies by 2 runs |
| ODI 87 | 20 January | England | Mike Brearley | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | West Indies by 8 wickets |

## December
### West Indies in Australia

Frank Worrell Trophy Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 862 | 1–5 December | Greg Chappell | Deryck Murray | The Gabba, Brisbane | Match drawn |
| Test 867 | 29 Dec–1 January | Greg Chappell | Clive Lloyd | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | West Indies by 10 wickets |
| Test 870 | 26–30 January | Greg Chappell | Clive Lloyd | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | West Indies by 408 runs |

### England in Australia

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 864 | 14–19 December | Greg Chappell | Mike Brearley | WACA Ground, Perth | Australia by 138 runs |
| Test 868 | 4–8 January | Greg Chappell | Mike Brearley | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 6 wickets |
| Test 872 | 1–6 February | Greg Chappell | Mike Brearley | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 8 wickets |

## February
### West Indies in New Zealand

One-off ODI Match :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 88 | 6 February | Geoff Howarth | Clive Lloyd | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | New Zealand by 1 wicket |
| Test series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 873 | 8–13 February | Geoff Howarth | Clive Lloyd | Carisbrook, Dunedin | New Zealand by 1 wicket |
| Test 875 | 22–27 February | Geoff Howarth | Clive Lloyd | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | Match drawn |
| Test 877 | 29 Feb–5 March | Geoff Howarth | Clive Lloyd | Eden Park, Auckland | Match drawn |

### England in India

Golden Jubilee Test Match :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 874 | 15–19 February | Gundappa Viswanath | Mike Brearley | Wankhede Stadium, Bombay | England by 10 wickets |

### Australia in Pakistan

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 876 | 27 Feb–2 March | Javed Miandad | Greg Chappell | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by 7 wickets |
| Test 878 | 6–11 March | Javed Miandad | Greg Chappell | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Match drawn |
| Test 879 | 18–23 March | Javed Miandad | Greg Chappell | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Match drawn |