Test Cricket Tours - West Indies to Australia 1992-93
Tour of Australia
1992-93Captain: Richie
Richardson
36th official Test tour
Tenth official Test-playing tour by West Indies to Australia
(October 1992 -March 1993)
It was a thrilling even series,
only the third Test at Sydney
being played on an easy batting strip, a match illuminated by the innings of
277 that made Brian Lara’s name.
The two teams were closely-matched.West Indies saved the first Test, lost at Melbourne, and were only two runs away from defeat at Adelaide before taking the series decisively at Perth. They won the
final Test by an innings on a fast, bouncy pitch, Curtly Ambrose taking 7
wickets for 1 run in 32 deliveries to wreck Australia’s first innings.
West Indies also won the Benson & Hedges one-day World
Series.
Patrick
Patterson was not selected for any of the Tests or most of the other games
after walking from the field at Brisbane
without saying anything to his captain
Tour
Party Announced :21 August 1992 in Port of Spain
Not
selected :
Time between selection and departure from West
Indies
64 days
(21 August to 24 October)
Travel
Kanhai,
the newly-appointed coach, arranged a 10-day
camp leading up to the tour which concluded with a two-day match at
Kensington Oval .
The team left Bridgetown
on Saturday 24 October and flew via London,
arriving in Perth on Wednesday 28 October
1992. Five days of practice ensued before the opening match.
Time spent in Australia
x days
(28 October - x February)
On-tour selection panel
David Holford (manager),Richie Richardson (captain),Gus Logie (vice-captain)
•Brian Lara
struck a magnificent 277 in the Sydney Test which made his name.
•Richie
Richardson supported him with a century in the same match
•Curtly
Ambrose took 7 wickets for 1 run in 32 balls to finish off the Australia first innings at Perth, which ended an exceptional Test series
with 33 wickets.
Tour Summary
P
W
L
D
Aban
Test Matches
5
2
1
2
-
Other first-class matches
9
3
1
5
-
ϯ Minor matches
5
3
1
0
1
§
One-day internationals
10
7
3
0
-
All Matches
29
15
6
7
1
Return to West Indies
After the fifth Test West Indies went to South Africa
to take part in the Total International one-day series and won the final on 28
February. They returned home on 1 March 1993