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The West Indies cricket team toured Australia in the 2000–01 cricket season. They played five Test matches against Australia, and also competed in a triangular One Day International series that also involved Zimbabwe.
Test series
editAustralia won the Test series 5–0, the first time the West Indies had been whitewashed by Australia since the 1930–31 series.[1]
1st Test
edit23–25 November 2000
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Marlon Black (WI) made his Test debut.
2nd Test
edit1–3 December 2000
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3rd Test
edit15–19 December 2000
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Marlon Samuels (WI) made his Test debut.
4th Test
edit26–29 December 2000
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Colin Stuart (WI) made his Test debut.
- Ridley Jacobs (WI) equalled the record of taking seven dismissals in a Test innings as the designated wicket-keeper.[3]
5th Test
editOne Day series
editThe one day series, sponsored by Carlton & United Beverages, was played between Australia, Zimbabwe and the West Indies. The West Indies and Australia qualified for the finals, in which Australia won the first two matches in Melbourne and Sydney. Hence a deciding final match was not required.
References
edit- ^ Croft, Colin (6 January 2001). "Australia deserve 5-0 success". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2007.
- ^ "McGrath reaches 300 wickets during hat-trick". ESPNcricinfo. 1 December 2000. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Test records – Most dismissals in an innings by a wicket-keeper". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- Playfair Cricket Annual
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual)
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