Season overview
| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 24 May 1978 |  England |  Pakistan | 2–0 [3] | 2–0 [2] | — | — |
| 15 July 1978 | England |  New Zealand | 3–0 [3] | 2–0 [2] | — | — |
| International cricket |
|---|
| in 1977–78 | in 1978–79 |
The 1978 International cricket season was from May 1978 to August 1978. [1] [2]
| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 24 May 1978 | England | Pakistan | 2–0 [3] | 2–0 [2] | — | — |
| 15 July 1978 | England | New Zealand | 3–0 [3] | 2–0 [2] | — | — |
| Prudential Trophy ODI series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| ODI 50 | 24–25 May | Geoff Boycott | Wasim Bari | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | England by 132 runs | |||
| ODI 51 | 26 May | Bob Willis | Wasim Bari | Kennington Oval, London | England by 94 runs | |||
| Test series | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 825 | 1–5 June | Mike Brearley | Wasim Bari | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | England by an innings and 57 runs | |||
| Test 826 | 15–19 June | Mike Brearley | Wasim Bari | Lord's, London | England by an innings and 120 runs | |||
| Test 827 | 29 Jun–4 July | Mike Brearley | Wasim Bari | Headingley, Leeds | Match drawn | |||
| Prudential Trophy ODI series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| ODI 52 | 15 July | Mike Brearley | Mark Burgess | North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough | England by 19 runs | |||
| ODI 53 | 17 July | Mike Brearley | Mark Burgess | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | England by 126 runs | |||
| Test series | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 828 | 27 July–1 August | Mike Brearley | Mark Burgess | Kennington Oval, London | England by 7 wickets | |||
| Test 829 | 10–14 August | Mike Brearley | Mark Burgess | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | England by an innings and 119 runs | |||
| Test 830 | 28–24 August | Mike Brearley | Mark Burgess | Lord's, London | England by 7 wickets | |||
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The 1980 International cricket season was from May 1980 to August 1980.
The 1979–80 international cricket season was from September 1979 to April 1980.
The 1979 international cricket season extended from May to August 1979.
The 1978–79 international cricket season was from September 1978 to April 1979.
The 1977–78 international cricket season was from September 1977 to April 1978.
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