International cricket in 1994–95

International cricket
in 1994 | in 1995

The 1994–1995 international cricket season was from September 1994 to April 1995.[1][2]

Season overview

International tours
Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches]
Test ODI FC LA
28 September 1994  Pakistan  Australia 1–0 [3] — — —
11 October 1994  Zimbabwe  Sri Lanka 0–0 [3] 1–2 [3] — —
17 October 1994  India  West Indies 1–1 [3] 4–1 [5] — —
25 November 1994  Australia  England 3–1 [5] — — —
25 November 1994  South Africa  New Zealand 2–1 [3] — — —
19 January 1995  South Africa  Pakistan 1–0 [1] — — —
22 January 1995  New Zealand  West Indies 0–1 [2] 0–3 [3] — —
31 January 1995  Zimbabwe  Pakistan 1–2 [3] 1–1 [3] — —
4 March 1995  New Zealand  South Africa 0–1 [1] — — —
8 March 1995  West Indies  Australia 1–2 [4] 4–1 [4] — —
11 March 1995  New Zealand  Sri Lanka 0–1 [2] 1–2 [3] — —
International tournaments
Start date Tournament Winners
12 October 1994 Pakistan 1994–95 Wills Triangular Series  Australia
23 October 1994 India 1994–95 Wills World Series  India
2 December 1994 South Africa 1994–95 Mandela Trophy  South Africa
2 December 1994 Australia 1994-95 Benson & Hedges World Series  Australia
15 February 1995 New Zealand 1994-95 New Zealand Centenary Tournament  Australia
5 April 1995 United Arab Emirates 1994-95 Asia Cup  India

September

Australia in Pakistan

Main article: Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1994-95
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1268 28 September-2 October Saleem Malik Mark Taylor National Stadium, Karachi  Pakistan by 1 wicket
Test 1269 5–9 October Saleem Malik Mark Taylor Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Match drawn
Test 1273 1–5 November Saleem Malik Mark Taylor Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Match drawn

October

Wills Triangular Series 1994-95

Main article: 1994-95 Wills Triangular Series
Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1  Pakistan 6 4 1 0 1 0 9 +4.773
2  Australia 6 4 1 0 1 0 9 +4.551
3  South Africa 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 −4.110
Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 928 12 October  Australia Mark Taylor  South Africa Kepler Wessels Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore  Australia by 6 runs
ODI 929 14 October  Pakistan Saleem Malik  Australia Mark Taylor Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan  Australia by 7 wickets
ODI 930 16 October  Pakistan Saleem Malik  South Africa Kepler Wessels National Stadium, Karachi  Pakistan by 8 wickets
ODI 932 18 October  Australia Mark Taylor  South Africa Kepler Wessels Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad  Australia by 22 runs
ODI 934 20 October  Pakistan Saleem Malik  South Africa Kepler Wessels Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi  Pakistan by 39 runs
ODI 935 22 October  Pakistan Saleem Malik  Australia Mark Taylor Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi  Pakistan by 9 wickets
ODI 937 24 October  Australia Mark Taylor  South Africa Kepler Wessels Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar  Australia by 3 wickets
ODI 937a 26 October  Pakistan Saleem Malik  Australia Mark Taylor Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala Match abandoned
ODI 940 28 October  Pakistan Saleem Malik  South Africa Kepler Wessels Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad  Pakistan by 6 wickets
Final
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 942 30 October  Pakistan Saleem Malik  Australia Mark Taylor Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore  Australia by 63 runs

West Indies in India

Main article: West Indian cricket team in India in 1994-95
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 931 17 October Mohammad Azharuddin Courtney Walsh Nahar Singh Stadium, Faridabad  West Indies by 96 runs
ODI 933 20 October Mohammad Azharuddin Courtney Walsh Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai  India by 8 runs
ODI 949 7 November Mohammad Azharuddin Courtney Walsh Indira Priyadarshini Stadium, Visakhapatnam  India by 4 runs
ODI 950 9 November Mohammad Azharuddin Courtney Walsh Barabati Stadium, Cuttack  India by 8 wickets
ODI 951 11 November Mohammad Azharuddin Brian Lara Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur  India by 5 runs
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1274 18–22 November Mohammad Azharuddin Courtney Walsh Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai  India by 96 runs
Test 1277 1–5 December Mohammad Azharuddin Courtney Walsh Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur Match drawn
Test 1278 10–14 December Mohammad Azharuddin Courtney Walsh PCA IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali  West Indies by 243 runs

Wills World Series 1994–95

Main article: 1994–95 Wills World Series
Team Pld W L NR Pts
 India 4 3 1 0 12
 West Indies 4 2 1 1 10
 New Zealand 4 0 3 1 2
Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 936 23 October  India Mohammad Azharuddin  West Indies Courtney Walsh MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai  India by 4 wickets
ODI 938 26 October  New Zealand Ken Rutherford  West Indies Courtney Walsh Nehru Stadium, Margao No result
ODI 939 28 October  India Mohammad Azharuddin  New Zealand Ken Rutherford Reliance Stadium, Vadodara  India by 7 wickets
ODI 941 30 October  India Mohammad Azharuddin  West Indies Courtney Walsh Green Park Stadium, Kanpur  West Indies by 46 runs
ODI 943 1 November  New Zealand Ken Rutherford  West Indies Courtney Walsh Nehru Stadium, Guwahati  West Indies by 135 runs
ODI 944 3 November  India Mohammad Azharuddin  New Zealand Ken Rutherford Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi  India by 107 runs
Final
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 947 5 November  India Mohammad Azharuddin  West Indies Courtney Walsh Eden Gardens, Kolkata  India by 72 runs

Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe

Main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 1994-95
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1270 11–16 October Andy Flower Arjuna Ranatunga Harare Sports Club, Harare Match drawn
Test 1271 20–24 October Andy Flower Arjuna Ranatunga Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Match drawn
Test 1272 26–31 October Andy Flower Arjuna Ranatunga Harare Sports Club, Harare Match drawn
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 945 3 November Andy Flower Arjuna Ranatunga Harare Sports Club  Sri Lanka by 56 runs
ODI 946 5 November Andy Flower Arjuna Ranatunga Harare Sports Club  Zimbabwe by 2 runs
ODI 948 6 November Andy Flower Arjuna Ranatunga Harare Sports Club  Sri Lanka by 191 runs

November

England in Australia

Main article: English cricket team in Australia in 1994–95
The Ashes Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1275 25–29 November Mark Taylor Mike Atherton The Gabba, Brisbane  Australia by 184 runs
Test 1279 24–29 December Mark Taylor Mike Atherton Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Australia by 295 runs
Test 1281 1–5 January Mark Taylor Mike Atherton Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Match drawn
Test 1284 26–30 January Mark Taylor Mike Atherton Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  England by 106 runs
Test 1287 3–7 February Mark Taylor Mike Atherton WACA Ground, Perth  Australia by 329 runs

New Zealand in South Africa

Main article: New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 1994–95
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1276 25–29 November Hansie Cronje Ken Rutherford The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg  New Zealand by 137 runs
Test 1280 26–30 December Hansie Cronje Ken Rutherford Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban  South Africa by 8 wickets
Test 1282 2–6 January Hansie Cronje Ken Rutherford Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town  South Africa by 7 wickets

December

Benson & Hedges World Series 1994-95

Main article: 1994-95 Benson & Hedges World Series
Pos Team P W L NR T Points NRR
1  Australia 6 5 1 0 0 10 +0.43
2 AustraliaAustralia A 6 3 3 0 0 6 +0.09
3  England 6 3 3 0 0 6 +0.08
4  Zimbabwe 6 1 5 0 0 2 −0.59
Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 952 2 December  Australia Mark Taylor  Zimbabwe Andy Flower WACA Ground, Perth  Australia by 2 wickets
One Day 4 December Australia AUS-A Damien Martyn  Zimbabwe Andy Flower WACA Ground, Perth Australia AUS-A by 5 wickets
ODI 955 6 December  Australia Mark Taylor  England Mike Atherton Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Australia by 28 runs
ODI 957 8 December  Australia Mark Taylor  Zimbabwe Andy Flower Bellerive Oval, Hobart  Australia by 84 runs
One Day 10 December Australia AUS-A Damien Martyn  Zimbabwe Andy Flower Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Australia AUS-A by 7 wickets
One Day 11 December  Australia Mark Taylor Australia AUS-A Damien Martyn Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  Australia by 6 runs
One Day 10 December Australia AUS-A Damien Martyn  England Alec Stewart Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  England by 31 runs
ODI 962 15 December  England Mike Atherton  Zimbabwe Andy Flower Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Zimbabwe by 13 runs
ODI 968 7 January  England Mike Atherton  Zimbabwe Andy Flower The Gabba, Brisbane  England by 26 runs
One Day 8 January  Australia Mark Taylor Australia AUS-A Damien Martyn The Gabba, Brisbane  Australia by 34 runs
ODI 969 10 January  Australia Mark Taylor  England Mike Atherton Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  England by 37 runs
One Day 12 January Australia AUS-A Damien Martyn  England Mike Atherton Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Australia AUS-A by 29 runs
Finals
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
One Day 15 January  Australia Mark Taylor Australia AUS-A Damien Martyn Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Australia by 5 wickets
One Day 17 January  Australia Mark Taylor Australia AUS-A Damien Martyn Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Australia by 6 wickets

Mandela Trophy 1994-95

Main article: 1994–95 Mandela Trophy
Place Team Played Won Lost NR Points
1  Pakistan 6 5 1 0 10
2  South Africa 6 4 2 0 8
3  Sri Lanka 6 2 3 1 5
4  New Zealand 6 0 5 1 1
Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 953 2 December  Pakistan Saleem Malik  Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban  Pakistan by 6 wickets
ODI 954 4 December  Pakistan Saleem Malik  Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga SuperSport Park, Centurion  Pakistan by 12 runs
ODI 956 6 December  South Africa Hansie Cronje  New Zealand Ken Rutherford Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town  South Africa by 69 runs
ODI 958 8 December  New Zealand Ken Rutherford  Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein No result
ODI 959 10 December  South Africa Hansie Cronje  Pakistan Saleem Malik The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg  South Africa by 7 wickets
ODI 960 11 December  South Africa Hansie Cronje  New Zealand Ken Rutherford SuperSport Park, Centurion  South Africa by 81 runs
ODI 961 13 December  New Zealand Ken Rutherford  Pakistan Saleem Malik St George's Park, Port Elizabeth  Pakistan by 3 wickets
ODI 963 15 December  South Africa Hansie Cronje  Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein  Sri Lanka by 35 runs
ODI 964 17 December  South Africa Hansie Cronje  Pakistan Saleem Malik Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban  Pakistan by 8 wickets
ODI 965 18 December  New Zealand Ken Rutherford  Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Buffalo Park, East London  Sri Lanka by 5 wickets
ODI 966 19 December  New Zealand Ken Rutherford  Pakistan Saleem Malik Buffalo Park, East London  Pakistan by 5 wickets
ODI 967 21 December  South Africa Hansie Cronje  Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga St George's Park, Port Elizabeth  South Africa by 44 runs
Finals
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 970 10 January  South Africa Hansie Cronje  Pakistan Saleem Malik Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town  South Africa by 37 runs
ODI 971 12 January  South Africa Hansie Cronje  Pakistan Saleem Malik The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg  South Africa by 157 runs

January

Pakistan in South Africa

Main article: Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 1994-95
One-off Test
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1283 19–23 January Hansie Cronje Saleem Malik The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg  South Africa by 324 runs

West Indies in New Zealand

Main article: West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1994-95
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 972 22 January Ken Rutherford Courtney Walsh Eden Park, Auckland  West Indies by 25 runs
ODI 973 25 January Ken Rutherford Courtney Walsh Basin Reserve, Wellington  West Indies by 41 runs
ODI 974 28 January Ken Rutherford Courtney Walsh AMI Stadium, Christchurch  West Indies by 9 wickets
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1286 3–7 February Ken Rutherford Courtney Walsh AMI Stadium, Christchurch Match drawn
Test 1289 10–13 February Ken Rutherford Courtney Walsh Basin Reserve, Wellington  West Indies by an innings and 322 runs

Pakistan in Zimbabwe

Main article: Pakistani cricket team in Zimbabwe in 1994-95
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1285 31 January-4 February Andy Flower Saleem Malik Harare Sports Club, Harare  Zimbabwe by an innings and 64 runs
Test 1288 7–9 February Andy Flower Saleem Malik Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo  Pakistan by 8 wickets
Test 1290 15–19 February Andy Flower Saleem Malik Harare Sports Club, Harare  Pakistan by 99 runs
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 980 22 February Andy Flower Saleem Malik Harare Sports Club, Harare Match tied
ODI 982 25 February Andy Flower Saleem Malik Harare Sports Club, Harare  Pakistan by 4 wickets
ODI 984 26 February Andy Flower Saleem Malik Harare Sports Club, Harare  Zimbabwe by 74 runs

February

New Zealand Centenary Tournament 1994-95

Main article: 1994-95 New Zealand Centenary Tournament
Team P W L T NR ARR Points
 New Zealand 3 2 1 0 0 +4.821 4
 Australia 3 2 1 0 0 +4.381 4
 India 3 1 2 0 0 +4.140 2
 South Africa 3 1 2 0 0 +3.660 2
Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 975 15 February  Australia Mark Taylor  South Africa Hansie Cronje Basin Reserve, Wellington  Australia by 3 wickets
ODI 976 16 February  New Zealand Ken Rutherford  India Mohammad Azharuddin McLean Park, Napier  New Zealand by 4 wickets
ODI 977 18 February  India Mohammad Azharuddin  South Africa Hansie Cronje Seddon Park, Hamilton  South Africa by 14 runs
ODI 978 19 February  New Zealand Ken Rutherford  Australia Mark Taylor Eden Park, Auckland  Australia by 27 runs
ODI 979 22 February  Australia Mark Taylor  India Mohammad Azharuddin Carisbrook, Dunedin  India by 5 wickets
ODI 981 23–24 February  New Zealand Ken Rutherford  South Africa Hansie Cronje AMI Stadium, Christchurch  New Zealand by 46 runs
Final
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 983 26 February  New Zealand Ken Rutherford  Australia Mark Taylor Eden Park, Auckland  Australia by 6 wickets

March

South Africa in New Zealand

Main article: South African cricket team in New Zealand in 1994-95
One-off Test
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1291 4–8 March Ken Rutherford Hansie Cronje Eden Park, Auckland  South Africa by 93 runs

Australia in the West Indies

Main article: Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1994–95
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 985 8 March Richie Richardson Mark Taylor Kensington Oval, Bridgetown  West Indies by 6 runs
ODI 986 11 March Courtney Walsh Mark Taylor Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain  Australia by 26 runs
ODI 987 12 March Courtney Walsh Mark Taylor Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain  West Indies by 133 runs
ODI 988 15 March Courtney Walsh Mark Taylor Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown  West Indies by 7 wickets
ODI 989 18 March Courtney Walsh Mark Taylor Bourda, Georgetown  West Indies by 5 wickets
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1294 31 March-2 April Richie Richardson Mark Taylor Kensington Oval, Bridgetown  Australia by 10 wickets
Test 1295 8–13 April Richie Richardson Mark Taylor Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's Match drawn
Test 1296 21–23 April Richie Richardson Mark Taylor Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain  West Indies by 9 wickets
Test 1297 29 April-3 May Richie Richardson Mark Taylor Sabina Park, Sabina Park  Australia by an innings and 53 runs

Sri Lanka in New Zealand

Main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 1994-95
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1292 11–15 March Ken Rutherford Arjuna Ranatunga McLean Park, Napier  Sri Lanka by 241 runs
Test 1293 18–22 March Ken Rutherford Arjuna Ranatunga Carisbrook, Dunedin Match drawn
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 990 26 March Ken Rutherford Arjuna Ranatunga AMI Stadium, Christchurch  New Zealand by 33 runs
ODI 991 29 March Ken Rutherford Arjuna Ranatunga Seddon Park, Hamilton  New Zealand by 57 runs
ODI 992 1 April Ken Rutherford Arjuna Ranatunga Eden Park, Auckland  Sri Lanka by 51 runs

April

Asia Cup 1994-95

Main article: 1995 Asia Cup
Team Pld W L T NR Pts RR
 India 3 2 1 0 0 4 4.856
 Sri Lanka 3 2 1 0 0 4 4.701
 Pakistan 3 2 1 0 0 4 4.596
 Bangladesh 3 0 3 0 0 0 2.933
Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 993 5 April  Bangladesh Akram Khan  India Mohammad Azharuddin Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  India by 9 wickets
ODI 994 6 April  Bangladesh Akram Khan  Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  Sri Lanka by 107 runs
ODI 995 5 April  India Mohammad Azharuddin  Pakistan Moin Khan Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  Pakistan by 97 runs
ODI 996 8 April  Bangladesh Akram Khan  Pakistan Moin Khan Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  Pakistan by 6 wickets
ODI 997 9 April  India Mohammad Azharuddin  Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  India by 8 wickets
ODI 998 11 April  Pakistan Saeed Anwar  Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  Sri Lanka by 5 wickets
Final
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 999 14 April  India Mohammad Azharuddin  Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  India by 8 wickets

References

  1. ^ "Season 1994/95". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Season 1994/95 archive". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 December 2017.