1986–87 Australian Tri-Series

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

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 →

Points Table

Team	P	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
Australia	8	5	3	0	0	10	4.404
England	8	4	4	0	0	8	3.936
West Indies	8	3	5	0	0	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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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