# International cricket in 1980–81

The 1980–81 international cricket season was from September 1980 to April 1981.

## 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 |
| 21 November 1980 | Pakistan | West Indies | 0–1 [4] | 0–3 [3] | — | — |
| 29 November 1980 | Australia | New Zealand | 2–0 [3] | — | — | — |
| 2 January 1981 | Australia | India | 1–1 [3] | — | — | — |
| 4 February 1981 | West Indies | England | 2–0 [4] | 2–0 [2] | — | — |
| 14 February 1981 | New Zealand | India | 1–0 [3] | 2–0 [2] | — | — |
| International tournaments |||||||
| Start date | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Winners | Winners |
| 23 November 1980 | 1980–81 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1980–81 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1980–81 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1980–81 Benson & Hedges World Series | Australia | Australia |

## November
### West Indies in Pakistan

ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 93 | 21 November | Javed Miandad | Clive Lloyd | National Stadium, Karachi | West Indies by 4 wickets |
| ODI 96 | 5 December | Javed Miandad | Clive Lloyd | Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot | West Indies by 7 wickets |
| ODI 101 | 19 December | Javed Miandad | Clive Lloyd | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | West Indies by 7 runs |
| Test series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 886 | 29–24 November | Javed Miandad | Clive Lloyd | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Match drawn |
| Test 888 | 8–12 December | Javed Miandad | Clive Lloyd | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | West Indies by 156 runs |
| Test 890 | 22–27 December | Javed Miandad | Clive Lloyd | National Stadium, Karachi | Match drawn |
| Test 892 | 30 Dec–4 January | Javed Miandad | Clive Lloyd | Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan | Match drawn |

### 1980–81 Benson & Hedges World Series

| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | RR |
| Australia | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4.259 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4.109 |
| India | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.947 |
Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 94 | 23 November | Australia | Greg Chappell | New Zealand | Geoff Howarth | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | New Zealand by 3 wickets |
| ODI 95 | 25 November | Australia | Greg Chappell | New Zealand | Geoff Howarth | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 94 runs |
| ODI 97 | 6 December | Australia | Greg Chappell | India | Sunil Gavaskar | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | India by 66 runs |
| ODI 98 | 7 December | Australia | Greg Chappell | New Zealand | Mark Burgess | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 4 wickets |
| ODI 99 | 9 December | India | Sunil Gavaskar | New Zealand | Mark Burgess | WACA Ground, Perth | India by 5 runs |
| ODI 100 | 18 December | Australia | Greg Chappell | India | Sunil Gavaskar | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 9 wickets |
| ODI 102 | 21 December | India | Sunil Gavaskar | New Zealand | Geoff Howarth | The Gabba, Brisbane | New Zealand by 3 wickets |
| ODI 103 | 23 December | India | Sunil Gavaskar | New Zealand | Geoff Howarth | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | India by 6 runs |
| ODI 104 | 8 January | Australia | Greg Chappell | India | Sunil Gavaskar | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 9 wickets |
| ODI 105 | 10 January | India | Sunil Gavaskar | New Zealand | Geoff Howarth | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | New Zealand by 10 wickets |
| ODI 106 | 11 January | Australia | Greg Chappell | India | Sunil Gavaskar | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 7 wickets |
| ODI 107 | 13 January | Australia | Greg Chappell | New Zealand | Geoff Howarth | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | New Zealand by 1 run |
| ODI 108 | 15 January | Australia | Greg Chappell | India | Sunil Gavaskar | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 27 runs |
| ODI 109 | 18 January | India | Sunil Gavaskar | New Zealand | Geoff Howarth | The Gabba, Brisbane | New Zealand by 22 runs |
| ODI 110 | 21 January | Australia | Greg Chappell | New Zealand | Geoff Howarth | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | No result |
| Finals |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 111 | 29 January | Australia | Greg Chappell | New Zealand | Geoff Howarth | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | New Zealand by 78 runs |
| ODI 112 | 31 January | Australia | Greg Chappell | New Zealand | Geoff Howarth | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 7 wickets |
| ODI 113 | 1 February | Australia | Greg Chappell | New Zealand | Geoff Howarth | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 6 runs |
| ODI 114 | 3 February | Australia | Greg Chappell | New Zealand | Geoff Howarth | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 6 wickets |

### New Zealand in Australia

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 887 | 28–30 November | Greg Chappell | Geoff Howarth | The Gabba, Brisbane | Australia by 10 wickets |
| Test 889 | 12–14 December | Greg Chappell | Mark Burgess | WACA Ground, Perth | Australia by 8 wickets |
| Test 891 | 26–30 December | Greg Chappell | Geoff Howarth | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Match drawn |

## January
### India in Australia

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 893 | 2–4 January | Greg Chappell | Sunil Gavaskar | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by an innings and 4 runs |
| Test 894 | 23–27 January | Greg Chappell | Sunil Gavaskar | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Match drawn |
| Test 895 | 7–11 February | Greg Chappell | Sunil Gavaskar | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | India by 59 runs |

## February
### England in the West Indies

ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 115 | 4 February | Clive Lloyd | Ian Botham | Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown | West Indies by 2 runs |
| ODI 118 | 26 February | Clive Lloyd | Ian Botham | Albion Sports Complex, Albion | West Indies by 6 wickets |
| Wisden Trophy Test series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 896 | 13–18 February | Clive Lloyd | Ian Botham | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies by an innings and 79 runs |
| Test 897a | 28 Feb–5 March | Clive Lloyd | Ian Botham | Bourda, Georgetown | Match cancelled |
| Test 900 | 13–18 March | Clive Lloyd | Ian Botham | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | West Indies by 298 runs |
| Test 901 | 27 Mar–1 April | Clive Lloyd | Ian Botham | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's | Match drawn |
| Test 902 | 10–15 April | Clive Lloyd | Ian Botham | Sabina Park, Kingston | Match drawn |

### India in New Zealand

ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 116 | 14 February | Geoff Howarth | Sunil Gavaskar | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand by 78 runs |
| ODI 117 | 15 February | Geoff Howarth | Gundappa Viswanath | Trust Bank Park, Hamilton | New Zealand by 57 runs |
| Test series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 897 | 21–25 February | Geoff Howarth | Sunil Gavaskar | Basin Reserve, Wellington | New Zealand by 62 runs |
| Test 898 | 6–11 March | Geoff Howarth | Sunil Gavaskar | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | Match drawn |
| Test 899 | 13–18 March | Geoff Howarth | Sunil Gavaskar | Eden Park, Auckland | Match drawn |