Season overview
| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 28 May 1980 |  England |  West Indies | 0–1 [5] | 1–1 [2] | — | — |
| 20 August 1980 | England |  Australia | 0–0 [1] | 2–0 [2] | — | — |
| International cricket |
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| in 1979–80 | in 1980–81 |
The 1980 International cricket season was from May 1980 to August 1980. [1] [2]
| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 28 May 1980 | England | West Indies | 0–1 [5] | 1–1 [2] | — | — |
| 20 August 1980 | England | Australia | 0–0 [1] | 2–0 [2] | — | — |
| Prudential Trophy ODI series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| ODI 89 | 28–29 May | Ian Botham | Clive Lloyd | Headingley, Leeds | West Indies by 24 runs | |||
| ODI 90 | 30 May | Ian Botham | Vivian Richards | Lord's, London | England by 3 wickets | |||
| Wisden Trophy Test series | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 880 | 5–10 June | Ian Botham | Clive Lloyd | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | West Indies by 2 wickets | |||
| Test 881 | 19–24 June | Ian Botham | Clive Lloyd | Lord's, London | Match drawn | |||
| Test 882 | 10–15 July | Ian Botham | Clive Lloyd | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | Match drawn | |||
| Test 883 | 29–24 July | Ian Botham | Clive Lloyd | Kennington Oval, London | Match drawn | |||
| Test 884 | 7–12 August | Ian Botham | Vivian Richards | Headingley, Leeds | Match drawn | |||
| Prudential Trophy ODI series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| ODI 91 | 20 August | Ian Botham | Greg Chappell | Kennington Oval, London | England by 24 runs | |||
| ODI 92 | 22 August | Ian Botham | Greg Chappell | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | England by 3 wickets | |||
| Centenary Test Match | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 885 | 28 Aug–2 September | Ian Botham | Greg Chappell | Lord's, London | Match drawn | |||
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The 1980–81 international cricket season was from September 1980 to April 1981.
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 1978 International cricket season was from May 1978 to August 1978.
The 1977–78 international cricket season was from September 1977 to April 1978.
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