1994–95 World Series
Dates2 December 1994 – 12 January 1995
Cricket formatOne Day International[lower-alpha 1]
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Host(s) Australia
Champions Australia
Runners-upAustralia Australia A
Participants4
Matches14
Most runsAustralia David Boon (384)[1]
Most wicketsAustralia Glenn McGrath (18)[2]

The 1994–95 World Series was a One Day International (ODI) cricket quadrangular where Australia played host to England and Zimbabwe. A development team Australia A also took part in the tournament. Australia and Australia A reached the finals, which Australia won 2–0.
The matches involving Australia A were not classified as official One Day Internationals.

Background

Initially the tournament was only consisted of a tri-nation series with the schedule being revealed on 21 October 1993 with the three teams playing each other four times which started on 2 December with England taking on Zimbabwe and ending on 12 January before a three match final series which would go from the 15 to 19 January.[3]

Squads

 Australia Australia Australia A  England  Zimbabwe
  • = Played for Australia and for Australia A during the tournament

Points table

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  Australia 6 5 1 0 0 10 0.425
2 Australia Australia A 6 3 3 0 0 6 0.093
3  England 6 3 3 0 0 6 0.080
4  Zimbabwe 6 1 5 0 0 2 −0.595
Source:

Result summary

ICC ruled beforehand that matches involving Australia A should not be regarded as official internationals.[4][5]

2 December 1994 (D/N)
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
166/9 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
167/8 (47.2 overs)
A Flower 29 (32)
GD McGrath 2/23 (10 overs)
MA Taylor 45 (45)
GW Flower 3/15 (4 overs)
Australia won by 2 wickets
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: TA Prue and WP Sheahan
Player of the match: SK Warne (AUS)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field
  • SG Law (AUS) and PA Strang (ZIM) made their ODI debuts
4 December 1994
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
166/9 (50 overs)
v
Australia Australia A
167/5 (35.1 overs)
A Flower 44 (56)
TM Moody 3/16 (10 overs)
DS Lehmann 85 (87)
PA Strang 2/32 (8 overs)
Australia A won by 5 wickets
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: SJ Davis and TA Prue
Player of the match: TM Moody (AUS A)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat
6 December 1994 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia 
224/4 (50 overs)
v
 England
196 (48.3 overs)
DC Boon 64* (65)
SD Udal 2/37 (10 overs)
MA Atherton 60 (103)
CJ McDermott 3/34 (9.3 overs)
Australia won by 28 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: DB Hair and PD Parker
Player of the match: DC Boon (AUS)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat
  • JE Benjamin and C White (both ENG) made their ODI debuts
8 December 1994
Scorecard
Australia 
254/3 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
170/8 (50 overs)
SG Law 110 (135)
GJ Whittall 1/22 (7 overs)
A Flower 39 (56)
GD McGrath 2/18 (8 overs)
Australia won by 84 runs
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Umpires: AJ McQuillan and SG Randell
Player of the match: SG Law (AUS)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat
10 December 1994
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
201/8 (50 overs)
v
Australia Australia A
202/3 (48.5 overs)
GJ Whittall 59* (80)
MG Hughes 2/22 (9 overs)
ML Hayden 101* (162)
HH Streak 2/17 (9 overs)
Australia A won by 7 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: WP Sheahan and CD Timmins
Player of the match: ML Hayden (AUS A)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat
11 December 1994
Scorecard
Australia 
202 (48.3 overs)
v
Australia Australia A
196 (47.4 overs)
MJ Slater 64 (87)
MG Hughes 3/33 (9 overs)
ML Hayden 45 (94)
GD McGrath 4/43 (9.4 overs)
Australia won by 6 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: SJ Davis and PD Parker
Player of the match: GD McGrath (AUS)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat
13 December 1994 (D/N)
Scorecard
England 
188/9 (50 overs)
v
Australia Australia A
157 (45.5 overs)
C White 43 (65)
MG Hughes 2/22 (10 overs)
JL Langer 55 (110)
C White 3/35 (8.5 overs)
England won by 31 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: AJ McQuillan and SG Randell
Player of the match: C White (ENG)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat
15 December 1994 (D/N)
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
205 (49.3 overs)
v
 England
192 (49.1 overs)
GW Flower 84* (143)
D Gough 5/44 (9.3 overs)
GA Hick 64 (88)
PA Strang 2/30 (10 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 13 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: DB Hair and CD Timmins
Player of the match: GW Flower (ZIM)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat
  • JP Crawley (ENG) made his ODI debut
7 January 1995
Scorecard
England 
200/8 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
174 (48.1 overs)
GP Thorpe 89 (119)
MH Dekker 2/30 (7 overs)
GJ Whittall 53 (74)
D Gough 2/17 (9.1 overs)
England won by 26 runs
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Umpires: AJ McQuillan and CD Timmins
Player of the match: GP Thorpe (ENG)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat
8 January 1995
Scorecard
Australia 
252/5 (50 overs)
v
Australia Australia A
218 (47.5 overs)
ME Waugh 93 (102)
PR Reiffel 2/46 (10 overs)
GS Blewett 63 (75)
SG Law 3/46 (9 overs)
Australia won by 34 runs
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Umpires: PD Parker and SG Randell
Player of the match: ME Waugh (AUS)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat
10 January 1995 (D/N)
Scorecard
England 
225/8 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
188 (48 overs)
GA Hick 91 (120)
GD McGrath 4/25 (10 overs)
IA Healy 56 (63)
AR Fraser 4/22 (10 overs)
England won by 37 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: PD Parker and SG Randell
Player of the match: GA Hick (ENG)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat
12 January 1995 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia A Australia
264/5 (50 overs)
v
 England
235/9 (50 overs)
GS Blewett 113 (133)
CC Lewis 2/48 (6 overs)
JP Crawley 37 (47)
PE McIntyre 3/45 (10 overs)
Australia A won by 29 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: DB Hair and TA Prue
Player of the match: GS Blewett (AUS A)
  • Australia A won the toss and elected to bat
  • England required 237 to qualify for the finals on net run rate.[6][7]

Final series

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

15 January 1995 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia A Australia
209/8 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
213/5 (50 overs)
MG Bevan 73 (86)
CG McDermott 4/25 (10 overs)
MJ Slater 92 (146)
GS Blewett 2/25 (10 overs)
Australia won by 5 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: PD Parker and TA Prue
  • Australia A won the toss and elected to bat
17 January 1995 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia A Australia
226 (49.4 overs)
v
 Australia
229/4 (49 overs)
GS Blewett 64 (91)
DW Fleming 4/28 (9.4 overs)
MJ Slater 56 (84)
SR Waugh 56* (64)
GS Blewett 2/44 (10 overs)
Australia won by 6 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: DB Hair and SG Randell
  • Australia A won the toss and elected to bat

Notes

  1. ↑ Excluding matches involving Australia A

References

  1. ↑ "1994–95 World series – Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "1994–95 World series – Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  3. ↑ Wilkins, Phil (21 October 1993). "English will get five-star program". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 40.
  4. ↑ Lemmon, David, ed. (1995). Benson and Hedges Cricket Year 1994-95 (14 ed.). London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 0-7472-1471-9.
  5. ↑ Engel, Matthew, ed. (1996). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1996. Guildford, Surrey: John Wisden & Co Ltd. p. 1156. ISBN 0-947766-31-6.
  6. ↑ Lemmon, David, ed. (1995). Benson and Hedges Cricket Year 1994-95 (14 ed.). London: Headline Book Publishing. pp. 37–38. ISBN 0-7472-1471-9.
  7. ↑ Engel, Matthew, ed. (1996). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1996. Guildford, Surrey: John Wisden & Co Ltd. p. 1164. ISBN 0-947766-31-6.
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