1986–87 Australian Tri-Series

International cricket tournament

Cricket series

1986–87 World Series

Date

17 January 1987 – 11 February 1987

Location

Australia

Result

Won by

England
2–0 in final series

Teams
Australia	England	West Indies
Captains
Allan Border	Mike Gatting	Viv Richards
Most runs
Most wickets

← 1985–86 1987–88 →

The 1986–87 World Series was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tri-series where Australia played host to England and West Indies. Australia and England reached the Finals, which England won 2–0. England and West Indies contested the tri-series for the first time since the 1979-80 season

Points Table

Team	P	W	L	Pts	RR
Australia	8	5	3	10	4.404
England	8	4	4	8	3.936
West Indies	8	3	5	6	3.483

Result summary

17 January 1987
Scorecard

West Indies 154 (46.3 overs)	v	England 156/4 (43.1 overs)
DL Haynes 48 (75) GR Dilley 4/23 (8.3 overs)		BC Broad 49 (113) RA Harper 2/43 (10 overs)

England won by 6 wickets
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Umpires: MW Johnson and PJ McConnell
Player of the match: GR Dilley (ENG)

England won the toss and elected to field

18 January 1987
Scorecard

Australia 261/4 (50 overs)	v	England 250/9 (50 overs)
DM Jones 101 (101) GR Dilley 2/40 (10 overs)		CWJ Athey 111 (152) BA Reid 2/34 (10 overs)

Australia won by 11 runs
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Umpires: MW Johnson and PJ McConnell
Player of the match: DM Jones (AUS)

Australia won the toss and elected to bat
PL Taylor (AUS) made his ODI debut.

20 January 1987 (D/N)
Scorecard

Australia 181/6 (50 overs)	v	West Indies 182/3 (48.2 overs)
AR Border 64* (120) MD Marshall 2/40 (9 overs)		DL Haynes 67 (121) GRJ Matthews 1/27 (10 overs)

West Indies won by 7 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: AR Crafter and RA French
Player of the match: DL Haynes (WI)

West Indies won the toss and elected to field

22 January 1987 (D/N)
Scorecard

Australia 233/8 (50 overs)	v	England 234/7 (49.5 overs)
DM Wellham 97 (144) JE Emburey 3/42 (9 overs)		AJ Lamb 77* (102) SP O'Donnell 3/39 (8 overs)

England won by 3 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: AR Crafter and RA French
Player of the match: AJ Lamb (ENG)

Australia won the toss and elected to bat
Allan Lamb hit 18 runs from the final over to secure the victory.

24 January 1987
Scorecard

England 252/6 (50 overs)	v	West Indies 163 (45.5 overs)
CWJ Athey 64 (110) CA Walsh 2/55 (10 overs)		IVA Richards 43 (64) AL Logie 43 (56) JE Emburey 4/37 (10 overs)

England won by 89 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: BE Martin and SG Randell
Player of the match: BC Broad (ENG)

West Indies won the toss and elected to field

25 January 1987
Scorecard

West Indies 237/5 (50 overs)	v	Australia 221/9 (50 overs)
RB Richardson 72 (134) SR Waugh 2/41 (7 overs)		GR Marsh 94 (137) CA Walsh 3/46 (10 overs)

West Indies won by 16 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: RC Bailhache and AR Crafter
Player of the match: GR Marsh (AUS)

Australia won the toss and elected to field

26 January 1987
Scorecard

Australia 225/6 (50 overs)	v	England 192 (48.1 overs)
AR Border 91 (122) PAJ DeFreitas 4/35 (10 overs)		BC Broad 46 (95) MW Gatting 46 (54) PL Taylor 3/29 (7.1 overs)

Australia won by 33 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: AR Crafter and SG Randell
Player of the match: SR Waugh (AUS)

Australia won the toss and elected to bat

28 January 1987 (D/N)
Scorecard

Australia 194 (50 overs)	v	West Indies 158 (46.1 overs)
DM Wellham 39 (60) MD Marshall 2/29 (10 overs)		IVA Richards 70 (96) SP O'Donnell 4/19 (10 overs)

Australia won by 36 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: RA French and MW Johnson
Player of the match: SP O'Donnell (AUS)

Australia won the toss and elected to bat

30 January 1987 (D/N)
Scorecard

England 147 (48.2 overs)	v	West Indies 148/4 (48.3 overs)
JE Emburey 34 (53) MD Marshall 3/30 (9.2 overs)		IVA Richards 58 (84) NA Foster 2/25 (9 overs)

West Indies won by 6 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: RC Bailache and SG Randell
Player of the match: IVA Richards (WI)

England won the toss and elected to bat

1 February 1987
Scorecard

Australia 248/5 (50 overs)	v	England 139 (47.3 overs)
DM Jones 93 (100) MW Gatting 3/59 (9 overs)		IT Botham 45 (87) SR Waugh 3/26 (10 overs)

Australia won by 109 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: RA French and BE Martin
Player of the match: SR Waugh (AUS)

England won the toss and elected to field

3 February 1987
Scorecard

England 177/9 (50 overs)	v	West Indies 148 (48 overs)
BC Broad 76 (143) MD Marshall 3/31 (10 overs)		PJL Dujon 34 (57) JE Emburey 3/26 (9 overs)

England won by 29 runs
Formby Recreation Ground, Devonport, Tasmania
Umpires: AR Crafter and SG Randell
Player of the match: BC Broad (ENG)

West Indies won the toss and elected to field

6 February 1987 (D/N)
Scorecard

West Indies 192 (49 overs)	v	Australia 195/8 (49.1 overs)
TRO Payne 60 (119) PL Taylor 3/36 (10 overs)		TJ Zoehrer 50 (59) IVA Richards 3/29 (7 overs)

Australia won by 2 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: RA French and PJ McConnell
Player of the match: TJ Zoehrer (AUS)

West Indies won the toss and elected to bat

Final series

England won the best of three final series against Australia 2–0.

8 February 1987
Scorecard

Australia 171/8 (44 overs)	v	England 172/4 (36 overs)
DM Jones 67 (107) GR Dilley 3/32 (9 overs)		IT Botham 71 (52) GRJ Matthews 3/27 (9 overs)

England won by 6 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: PJ McConnell and SG Randell

England won the toss and elected to field
The match was reduced before play started to 44 overs per side

11 February 1987 (D/N)
Scorecard

England 187/9 (50 overs)	v	Australia 179/8 (50 overs)
BC Broad 53 (87) PL Taylor 2/29 (10 overs)		SP O'Donnell 40* (27) IT Botham 3/26 (10 overs)

England won by 8 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: AR Crafter and RA French
Player of the match: IT Botham (ENG)

England won the toss and elected to bat

References

International cricket tours of Australia

Test and LOI tours
Afghanistan	2021–22 (cancelled)
Bangladesh	2003 2008
England	1876–77 1878–79 1881–82 1882–83 1884–85 1886–87 1887–88 1891–92 1894–95 1897–98 1901–02 1903–04 1907–08 1911–12 1920–21 1924–25 1928–29 1932–33§ 1936–37 1946–47§ 1950–51§ 1954–55§ 1958–59§ 1962–63§ 1965–66§ 1970–71§ 1974–75§ 1977 1978–79 1979–80 1982–83 1986–87 1987–88§ 1990–91 1994–95 1998–99 2002–03 2006–07 2010–11 2013–14 2017–18 2021–22 2022–23
India	1947–48 1967–68§ 1977–78 1980–81§ 1985–86 1991–92 1999–2000 2003–04 2007–08 2011–12 2014–15 2015–16 2018–19 2020–21 2024–25
New Zealand	1973–74 1980–81 1982–83 1985–86 1987–88 1989–90 1993–94 1997–98 2001–02 2004–05 2008–09 2011–12 2015–16 2016–17 2019–20 2022–23
Pakistan	1964–65§ 1972–73§ 1976–77 1978–79§ 1981–82 1983–84 1989–90 1992–93 1995–96 1996–97 1999–2000 2002 2004–05 2009–10 2016–17 2019–20 2023–24 2024–25
South Africa	1910–11 1931–32§ 1952–53§ 1963–64§ 1971–72 (cancelled) 1993–94 1997–98 2000 2001–02 2005–06 2008–09 2012–13 2014–15 2016–17 2018–19 2022–23
Sri Lanka	1987–88 1989–90 1995–96 2004 2007–08 2010–11 2012–13 2016–17 2018–19 2019–20 2021–22
West Indies	1930–31 1951–52§ 1960–61 1968–69§ 1975–76 1979–80§ 1981–82 1984–85 1988–89 1992–93 1995–96 1996–97 2000–01 2005–06 2009–10 2012–13 2015–16 2020–21 2022–23 2023–24
Zimbabwe	1994–95 2003–04 2022

Tournaments hosted
World Cup	1992 2015
T20 World Cup	2022
Tri-series	1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2011–12 2014–15 2017–18
Other multi-team tournaments	1985 1987

Other tours
Afghanistan	2014–15
Australian Forces	1919–20 1945–46
English	1861–62 1863–64 1873–74 1902–03 1922–23 1929–30 1935–36 1979–80
England Lions	2012–13 2021
Fijian	1907–08
Ireland	2014–15
Multi-national	1971–72 2005–06
Nepal	2023–24
New Zealand	1898–99 1913–14 1925–26 1927–28 1937–38 1953–54 1961–62 1967–68 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1974–75
PNG	2014–15
Scotland	2014–15
Sri Lanka	1982–83
UAE	2014–15
World Series Cricket (West Indies & World XI)	1977-78 1978-79
Pakistan A	2024

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