Season overview
| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 19 May 1988 |  England |  West Indies | 0–4 [5] | 3–0 [3] | — | — |
| 25 August 1988 | England |  Sri Lanka | 1–0 [1] | 1–0 [1] | — | — |
| International cricket |
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| in 1987–88 | in 1988–89 |
The 1988 International cricket season was from May 1988 to September 1988. [1] [2]
| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 19 May 1988 | England | West Indies | 0–4 [5] | 3–0 [3] | — | — |
| 25 August 1988 | England | Sri Lanka | 1–0 [1] | 1–0 [1] | — | — |
| Texaco Trophy - ODI series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| ODI 518 | 19 May | Mike Gatting | Vivian Richards | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | England by 6 wickets | |||
| ODI 519 | 21 May | Mike Gatting | Vivian Richards | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | England by 47 runs | |||
| ODI 519 | 23–24 May | Mike Gatting | Vivian Richards | Lord's, London | England by 7 wickets | |||
| Wisden Trophy - Test series | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 1098 | 2–7 June | Mike Gatting | Vivian Richards | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Match drawn | |||
| Test 1099 | 16–21 June | John Emburey | Vivian Richards | Lord's, London | West Indies by 134 runs | |||
| Test 1100 | 30 June-5 July | John Emburey | Vivian Richards | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | West Indies by an innings and 156 runs | |||
| Test 1101 | 21–26 July | Chris Cowdrey | Vivian Richards | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | West Indies by 10 wickets | |||
| Test 1102 | 4–8 August | Graham Gooch | Vivian Richards | Kennington Oval, London | West Indies by 8 wickets | |||
| One-off Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 1103 | 25–30 August | Graham Gooch | Ranjan Madugalle | Lord's, London | England by 7 wickets | |||
| One-off Texaco Trophy ODI match | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| ODI 521 | 4 September | Graham Gooch | Ranjan Madugalle | Kennington Oval, London | England by 5 wickets | |||
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