Season overview
| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 24 May 1986 |  England |  India | 0–2 [3] | 1–1 [2] | — | — |
| 16 July 1986 | England |  New Zealand | 0–1 [3] | 1–1 [2] | — | — |
| International cricket |
|---|
| in 1985–86 | in 1986–87 |
The 1986 International cricket season was from May 1986 to September 1986. [1] [2]
| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 24 May 1986 | England | India | 0–2 [3] | 1–1 [2] | — | — |
| 16 July 1986 | England | New Zealand | 0–1 [3] | 1–1 [2] | — | — |
| ODI series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| ODI 386 | 24 May | David Gower | Kapil Dev | Kennington Oval, London | India by 9 wickets | |||
| ODI 387 | 26 May | David Gower | Kapil Dev | Old Trafford, Manchester | England by 5 wickets | |||
| Test series | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 1046 | 5–10 June | David Gower | Kapil Dev | Lord's, London | India by 5 wickets | |||
| Test 1047 | 19–23 June | Mike Gatting | Kapil Dev | Headingley, Leeds | India by 279 runs | |||
| Test 1048 | 3–8 July | Mike Gatting | Kapil Dev | Edgbaston, Birmingham | Match drawn | |||
| ODI series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| ODI 388 | 16 July | Mike Gatting | Jeremy Coney | Headingley, Leeds | New Zealand by 47 runs | |||
| ODI 389 | 18 July | Mike Gatting | Jeremy Coney | Old Trafford, Manchester | England by 6 wickets | |||
| Test series | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 1049 | 24–29 July | Mike Gatting | Jeremy Coney | Headingley, Leeds | Match drawn | |||
| Test 1050 | 7–12 August | Mike Gatting | Jeremy Coney | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | New Zealand by 8 wickets | |||
| Test 1051 | 21–26 August | Mike Gatting | Jeremy Coney | The Oval, London | Match drawn | |||
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