1986–87 World Series
Date	17 January 1987 – 11 February 1987
Location	Australia
Result	Won by  England 2–0 in final series
Teams  Australia  England  West Indies Captains Allan Border Mike Gatting Viv Richards Most runs Most wickets

The 1986–87 World Series was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tri-series where Australia played host to England and West Indies. Australia and England reached the Finals, which England won 2–0. England and West Indies contested the tri-series for the first time since the 1979-80 season

Points Table

Team	P	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
Australia	8	5	3	0	0	10	4.404
England	8	4	4	0	0	8	3.936
West Indies	8	3	5	0	0	6	3.483

Result summary

17 January 1987 Scorecard

West Indies  154 (46.3 overs)	v	England 156/4 (43.1 overs)
DL Haynes 48 (75) GR Dilley 4/23 (8.3 overs)		BC Broad 49 (113) RA Harper 2/43 (10 overs)

England won by 6 wickets Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: MW Johnson and PJ McConnell Player of the match: GR Dilley (ENG)

• England won the toss and elected to field

18 January 1987 Scorecard

Australia  261/4 (50 overs)	v	England 250/9 (50 overs)
DM Jones 101 (101) GR Dilley 2/40 (10 overs)		CWJ Athey 111 (152) BA Reid 2/34 (10 overs)

Australia won by 11 runs Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: MW Johnson and PJ McConnell Player of the match: DM Jones (AUS)

• Australia won the toss and elected to bat
• PL Taylor (AUS) made his ODI debut.

20 January 1987 (D/N) Scorecard

Australia  181/6 (50 overs)	v	West Indies 182/3 (48.2 overs)
AR Border 64* (120) MD Marshall 2/40 (9 overs)		DL Haynes 67 (121) GRJ Matthews 1/27 (10 overs)

West Indies won by 7 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: AR Crafter and RA French Player of the match: DL Haynes (WI)

• West Indies won the toss and elected to field

22 January 1987 (D/N) Scorecard

Australia  233/8 (50 overs)	v	England 234/7 (49.5 overs)
DM Wellham 97 (144) JE Emburey 3/42 (9 overs)		AJ Lamb 77* (102) SP O'Donnell 3/39 (8 overs)

England won by 3 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: AR Crafter and RA French Player of the match: AJ Lamb (ENG)

• Australia won the toss and elected to bat

24 January 1987 Scorecard

England  252/6 (50 overs)	v	West Indies 163 (45.5 overs)
CWJ Athey 64 (110) CA Walsh 2/55 (10 overs)		IVA Richards 43 (64) AL Logie 43 (56) JE Emburey 4/37 (10 overs)

England won by 89 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: BE Martin and SG Randell Player of the match: BC Broad (ENG)

• West Indies won the toss and elected to field

25 January 1987 Scorecard

West Indies  237/5 (50 overs)	v	Australia 221/9 (50 overs)
RB Richardson 72 (134) SR Waugh 2/41 (7 overs)		GR Marsh 94 (137) CA Walsh 3/46 (10 overs)

West Indies won by 16 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: RC Bailhache and AR Crafter Player of the match: GR Marsh (AUS)

• Australia won the toss and elected to field

26 January 1987 Scorecard

Australia  225/6 (50 overs)	v	England 192 (48.1 overs)
AR Border 91 (122) PAJ DeFreitas 4/35 (10 overs)		BC Broad 46 (95) MW Gatting 46 (54) PL Taylor 3/29 (7.1 overs)

Australia won by 33 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: AR Crafter and SG Randell Player of the match: SR Waugh (AUS)

• Australia won the toss and elected to bat

28 January 1987 (D/N) Scorecard

Australia  194 (50 overs)	v	West Indies 158 (46.1 overs)
DM Wellham 39 (60) MD Marshall 2/29 (10 overs)		IVA Richards 70 (96) SP O'Donnell 4/19 (10 overs)

Australia won by 36 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: RA French and MW Johnson Player of the match: SP O'Donnell (AUS)

• Australia won the toss and elected to bat

30 January 1987 (D/N) Scorecard

England  147 (48.2 overs)	v	West Indies 148/4 (48.3 overs)
JE Emburey 34 (53) MD Marshall 3/30 (9.2 overs)		IVA Richards 58 (84) NA Foster 2/25 (9 overs)

West Indies won by 6 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: RC Bailache and SG Randell Player of the match: IVA Richards (WI)

• England won the toss and elected to bat

1 February 1987 Scorecard

Australia  248/5 (50 overs)	v	England 139 (47.3 overs)
DM Jones 93 (100) MW Gatting 3/59 (9 overs)		IT Botham 45 (87) SR Waugh 3/26 (10 overs)

Australia won by 109 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: RA French and BE Martin Player of the match: SR Waugh (AUS)

• England won the toss and elected to field

3 February 1987 Scorecard

England  177/9 (50 overs)	v	West Indies 148 (48 overs)
BC Broad 76 (143) MD Marshall 3/31 (10 overs)		PJL Dujon 34 (57) JE Emburey 3/26 (9 overs)

England won by 29 runs Formby Recreation Ground, Devonport, Tasmania Umpires: AR Crafter and SG Randell Player of the match: BC Broad (ENG)

• West Indies won the toss and elected to field

6 February 1987 (D/N) Scorecard

West Indies  192 (49 overs)	v	Australia 195/8 (49.1 overs)
TRO Payne 60 (119) PL Taylor 3/36 (10 overs)		TJ Zoehrer 50 (59) IVA Richards 3/29 (7 overs)

Australia won by 2 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: RA French and PJ McConnell Player of the match: TJ Zoehrer (AUS)

• West Indies won the toss and elected to bat

Final series

England won the best of three final series against Australia 2–0.

8 February 1987 Scorecard

Australia  171/8 (44 overs)	v	England 172/4 (36 overs)
DM Jones 67 (107) GR Dilley 3/32 (9 overs)		IT Botham 71 (52) GRJ Matthews 3/27 (9 overs)

England won by 6 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: PJ McConnell and SG Randell

• England won the toss and elected to field
• The match was reduced before play started to 44 overs per side

11 February 1987 (D/N) Scorecard

England  187/9 (50 overs)	v	Australia 179/8 (50 overs)
BC Broad 53 (87) PL Taylor 2/29 (10 overs)		SP O'Donnell 40* (27) IT Botham 3/26 (10 overs)

England won by 8 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: AR Crafter and RA French Player of the match: IT Botham (ENG)

• England won the toss and elected to bat

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