Tri-series: A flashback

A triangular series among three international sides has been a regular feature of the Australian cricket season since 1979-80, when Australia, England and the West Indies participated in the first World Series Cup.

In the 24 tournaments held so far, Australia have won the title 14 times, the West Indies six times, and England, Pakistan and South Africa once each.

If you add up the individual title wins they total 23. So who was the winner in the remaining one?

Well, officially speaking, none.

In 1994-95, the Australian Cricket Board decided to play a second-string team along with the 'genuine' Australian team, England, and Zimbabwe in the tournament despite criticism from the media and cricket statisticians the world over. To everyone's surprise both Australian sides qualified for the final and Australia eventually won the title.

But the ICC later ruled that matches played by Australia 'A' would not be granted official status and hence all matches played by Australia 'A' (including the two finals) were removed from the record books. Also, the performances of players in such matches were wiped away from their career records.

Australia have literally dominated the popular tournament winning eight titles in the last 10 years with only Pakistan and South Africa managing to keep the home team at bay. India have participated in the tournament four times and been runners-up on two occasions -- in 1985-86 and 1991-92.

The competition was sponsored by Benson & Hedges till 1995-96 and was known as the Benson & Hedges World Series Cup. From the 1996-97 season onwards, after Australia banned tobacco advertising, Carlton and United became the sponsors and the tournament was renamed the Carlton & United Series. In 2000-01 it was played as the Carlton Series. Since 2001-02 it is being played as the VB Series (renamed after a brand of beer produced by Carlton).

The complete statistical summary of the triangular series records in Australia is appended below:

Winners:

Season	Winner	Runners-up	Third team	Fourth team	Matches
1979-80	West Indies	England	Australia	--	13
1980-81	Australia	New Zealand	India	--	19
1981-82	West Indies	Australia	Pakistan	--	19
1982-83	Australia	New Zealand	England	--	17
1983-84	West Indies	Australia	Pakistan	--	18
1984-85	West Indies	Australia	Sri Lanka	--	18
1985-86	Australia	India	New Zealand	--	17
1986-87	England	Australia	West Indies	--	14
1987-88	Australia	New Zealand	Sri Lanka	--	14
1988-89	West Indies	Australia	Pakistan	--	15
1989-90	Australia	Pakistan	Sri Lanka	--	14
1990-91	Australia	New Zealand	England	--	14
1991-92	Australia	India	West Indies	--	14
1992-93	West Indies	Australia	Pakistan	--	14
1993-94	Australia	South Africa	New Zealand	--	14
1994-95	(Australia)	(Australia 'A')	England	Zimbabwe	6
1995-96	Australia	Sri Lanka	West Indies	--	14
1996-97	Pakistan	West Indies	Australia	--	14
1997-98	Australia	South Africa	New Zealand	--	15
1998-99	Australia	England	Sri Lanka	--	17
1999-00	Australia	Pakistan	India	--	14
2000-01	Australia	West Indies	Zimbabwe	--	14
2001-02	South Africa	New Zealand	Australia	--	14
2002-03	Australia	England	Sri Lanka	--	14

Results Summary:

Team	P	W	L	T	NR
Australia	251	157	88	2	4
England	63	27	36	--	--
India	40	12	27	1	--
New Zealand	81	31	48	--	2
Pakistan	66	23	41	1	1
South Africa	31	18	13	--	--
Sri Lanka	54	12	42	--	--
The West Indies	114	67	44	2	1
Zimbabwe	12	2	10	--	--
TOTAL	356	349	349	3	4

Highest Totals:

Score	Overs	Team	Opponent	Venue	Season
343-5	50	Sri Lanka	Australia	Sydney	2002-03
338-6	50	Australia	The West Indies	Melbourne	2000-01
337-7	50	Australia	Pakistan	Sydney	1999-00
329-5	50	Australia	India	Adelaide	1999-00
323-2	50	Australia	Sri Lanka	Adelaide	1984-85
318-6	50	Australia	England	Melbourne	2002-03
315-3	50	Pakistan	Sri Lanka	Adelaide	1989-90
310-8	50	Australia	Sri Lanka	Melbourne	1998-99
309-6	50	The West Indies	Sri Lanka	Perth	1984-85
305-5	50	Australia	Sri Lanka	Perth	2002-03
303-9	49.4	Sri Lanka	England	Adelaide	1998-99
302-8	50	Australia	New Zealand	Melbourne	1982-83
302-3	50	England	Sri Lanka	Adelaide	1998-99
302-5	50	Australia	Zimbabwe	Perth	2000-01
301-6	50	Zimbabwe	Australia	Perth	2000-01
300-5	50	Australia	Pakistan	Brisbane	1989-90
300-6	50	South Africa	New Zealand	Brisbane	1997-98

Lowest Totals:

Score	Overs	Team	Opponent	Venue	Season
63	25.5	India	Australia	Sydney	1980-81
69	28	South Africa	Australia	Sydney	1993-94
70	26.3	Australia	New Zealand	Adelaide	1985-86
71	23.4	Pakistan	The West Indies	Brisbane	1992-93
81	48	Pakistan	The West Indies	Sydney	1992-93
87	29.3	The West Indies	Australia	Sydney	1992-93
91	35.5	Sri Lanka	Australia	Adelaide	1984-85
91	35.4	The West Indies	Zimbabwe	Sydney	2000-01
99	33.3	Sri Lanka	England	Perth	1998-99
100	36.3	India	Australia	Sydney	1999-00

Highest Individual Scores:

Runs	BF	Batsman	Team	Opponent	Venue	Season
173	148	M E Waugh	Aus	WI	Melbourne	2000-01
158	118	D I Gower	Eng	NZ	Brisbane	1982-83
154	129	A C Gilchrist	Aus	SL	Melbourne	1998-99
153*	130	I V A Richards	WI	Aus	Melbourne	1979-80
145	136	D M Jones	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	1990-91
144*	149	D R Martyn	Aus	Zim	Perth	2000-01
141	144	S C Ganguly	Ind	Pak	Adelaide	1999-00
138*	109	G S Chappell	Aus	NZ	Sydney	1980-81
131	118	A C Gilchrist	Aus	SL	Sydney	1998-99
130	145	M E Waugh	Aus	SL	Perth	1995-96
127*	140	A R Border	Aus	WI	Sydney	1984-85
126*	118	G A Hick	Eng	SL	Adelaide	1998-99
126	98	Saeed Anwar	Pak	SL	Adelaide	1989-90
125*	121	G R Marsh	Aus	Pak	Melbourne	1988-89
125	145	G R Marsh	Aus	Ind	Sydney	1985-86
124	104	A C Gilchrist	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	2002-03
124	142	A D R Campbell	Zim	Aus	Hobart	2000-01
123*	130	D L Haynes	WI	Aus	Melbourne	1984-85
123	141	R T Ponting	Aus	SL	Melbourne	1995-96
122	105	S T Jayasuriya	SL	Aus	Sydney	2002-03
122	130	D C Boon	Aus	SL	Adelaide	1987-88
122	134	D I Gower	Eng	NZ	Melbourne	1982-83
120	111	D P M Jayawardene	SL	Eng	Adelaide	1998-99
119	119	D S Lehmann	Aus	SL	Perth	2002-03
119	123	R T Ponting	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	2002-03
119	145	S V Carlisle	Zim	Aus	Perth	2000-01
118*	88	A R Border	Aus	SL	Adelaide	1984-85
117*	159	B M Laird	Aus	WI	Sydney	1981-82
117	130	S B Smith	Aus	NZ	Melbourne	1982-83
116*	106	B C Lara	WI	Aus	Sydney	2000-01
116*	122	S P Fleming	NZ	Aus	Melbourne	1997-98
116*	150	Rameez Raja	Pak	SL	Hobart	1989-90
116	131	M E Waugh	Aus	Ind	Adelaide	1999-00
115	121	R T Ponting	Aus	Ind	Melbourne	1999-00
112*	128	M E Waugh	Aus	WI	Brisbane	2000-01
112*	137	G Kirsten	SA	Aus	Melbourne	1993-94
111*	133	N V Knight	Eng	Aus	Sydney	2002-03
111	140	J H Kallis	SA	NZ	Perth	1997-98
111	108	D L Haynes	WI	Pak	Adelaide	1988-89
111	152	C W J Athey	Eng	Aus	Brisbane	1986-87
110*	109	C L Hooper	WI	Aus	Brisbane	1996-97
110*	128	C G Greenidge	WI	SL	Adelaide	1984-85
110	135	S G Law	Aus	Zim	Hobart	1994-95
109	119	G A Hick	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	1998-99
109	85	D I Gower	Eng	NZ	Adelaide	1982-83
108*	130	D L Haynes	WI	Aus	Sydney	1983-84
108*	106	A J Lamb	Eng	NZ	Sydney	1982-83
108	129	G A Hick	Eng	Aus	Sydney	1998-99
108	110	Zaheer Abbas	Pak	Aus	Sydney	1981-82
107*	135	J N Rhodes	SA	NZ	Perth	2001-02
107*	158	Rameez Raja	Pak	SL	Adelaide	1989-90
107	111	M E Waugh	Aus	SA	Sydney	1993-94
106*	97	R T Ponting	Aus	SL	Melbourne	2002-03
106	110	S T Jayasuriya	SL	Eng	Sydney	2002-03
106	129	S B Smith	Aus	Pak	Sydney	1983-84
106	95	I V A Richards	WI	Aus	Melbourne	1983-84
105*	122	A R Border	Aus	Ind	Sydney	1980-81
105	124	G Boycott	Eng	Aus	Sydney	1979-80
104*	120	J H Kallis	SA	Aus	Perth	2001-02
104*	121	D R Martyn	Aus	SA	Brisbane	2001-02
104*	142	G M Wood	Aus	WI	Adelaide	1984-85
104	113	M E Waugh	Aus	NZ	Adelaide	1997-98
103*	114	B C Lara	WI	Pak	Perth	1996-97
103*	122	I V A Richards	WI	Aus	Sydney	1984-85
103	113	G Kirsten	SA	NZ	Brisbane	1997-98
103	161	C G Greenidge	WI	Pak	Melbourne	1981-82
102*	95	M G Bevan	Aus	NZ	Melbourne	2001-02
102*	99	C L Cairns	NZ	SA	Brisbane	2001-02
102*	113	M E Waugh	Aus	Zim	Hobart	2000-01
102*	115	S R Waugh	Aus	SL	Melbourne	1995-96
102*	168	D C Boon	Aus	Ind	Hobart	1991-92
102*	101	Ijaz Ahmed	Pak	SL	Brisbane	1989-90
102*	141	B A Edgar	NZ	Aus	Melbourne	1980-81
102	114	B C Lara	WI	Aus	Brisbane	1996-97
102	114	M E Waugh	Aus	WI	Brisbane	1996-97
101*	114	D R Martyn	Aus	Eng	Hobart	2002-03
101	124	M S Atapattu	SL	Aus	Sydney	2002-03
101	114	D L Haynes	WI	Pak	Hobart	1988-89
101	148	G R Marsh	Aus	NZ	Sydney	1987-88
101	101	D M Jones	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	1986-87
101	89	H A Gomes	WI	SL	Perth	1984-85
100	124	P D Collingwood	Eng	SL	Perth	2002-03
100	127	S C Ganguly	Ind	Aus	Melbourne	1999-00
100	104	A C Gilchrist	Aus	SA	Sydney	1997-98
100	114	R T Ponting	Aus	NZ	Melbourne	1997-98

99's:

Runs	BF	Batsman	Team	Opponent	Venue	Season
99*	77	D M Jones	Aus	SL	Adelaide	1984-85
99	83	S T Jayasuriya	SL	Eng	Adelaide	2002-03

Leading batsmen:

Runs	Batsman	Team	M	Inn	NO	Ave	HS	100	50	0
3899	A R Border	Aus	160	148	22	30.94	127*	3	23	5
3618	M E Waugh	Aus	112	106	9	37.30	173	8	21	6
3456	D M Jones	Aus	93	90	16	46.70	145	2	28	4
2828	D C Boon	Aus	90	87	8	35.80	122	2	19	2
2782	D L Haynes	WI	83	83	8	37.09	123*	4	21	4
2701	S R Waugh	Aus	139	123	29	28.73	102*	1	13	10
2563	I V A Richards	WI	65	60	5	46.60	153*	3	22	3
2550	R T Ponting	Aus	67	66	5	41.80	123	5	17	5
2375	M G Bevan	Aus	77	66	27	60.90	102*	1	16	1
2197	G R Marsh	Aus	65	64	3	36.02	125*	3	12	3
1784	A C Gilchrist	Aus	57	54	3	34.98	154	4	7	2
1548	C G Greenidge	WI	39	39	3	43.00	110*	2	12	1
1530	M A Taylor	Aus	49	48	0	31.88	90	0	11	2
1510	J G Wright	NZ	53	53	1	29.04	84	0	12	0
1480	R B Richardson	WI	63	62	7	26.91	81	0	14	4
1441	G S Chappell	Aus	48	48	7	35.15	138*	1	10	6
1359	D R Martyn	Aus	52	46	18	48.54	144*	3	5	3
1352	G M Wood	Aus	46	44	7	36.54	104*	1	7	3
1306	B C Lara	WI	37	37	4	39.58	116*	3	8	4
1262	Javed Miandad	Pak	44	43	2	30.78	74	0	8	1
1160	K C Wessels	Aus/SA	37	35	2	35.15	92	0	12	0
1139	K J Hughes	Aus	58	53	3	22.78	71	0	9	7
1128	P A de Silva	SL	43	43	3	28.20	81*	0	8	2
1094	C H Lloyd	WI	42	35	11	45.58	89*	0	7	1
1054	D S Lehmann	Aus	29	26	7	55.47	119	1	7	0
1033	M D Crowe	NZ	29	29	0	35.62	81	0	8	0
1029	G Kirsten	SA	29	29	1	36.75	112*	2	5	3
1017	D I Gower	Eng	31	31	1	33.90	158	3	3	1
1010	C L Hooper	WI	45	41	8	30.61	110*	1	5	3

Record Wicket Partnerships:

Wkt	Runs	Batsmen	Team	Opponent	Venue	Season
1st	237	M S Atapattu, S T Jayasuriya	SL	Aus	Sydney	2002-03
2nd	225		Aus	Eng	Melbourne	2002-03
3rd	224*	A R Border, D M Jones	Aus	SL	Adelaide	1984-85
4th	187	S V Carlisle, G W Flower	Zim	Aus	Perth	2000-01
5th	159	M G Bevan, R T Ponting	Aus	SL	Melbourne	1995-96
6th	124	C Z Harris, C D McMillan	NZ	SA	Adelaide	1997-98
7th	110	P D Collingwood, C White	Eng	SL	Perth	2002-03
8th	88*	B Lee, D S Lehmann	Aus	SA	Perth	2001-02
9th	63	R J Hadlee, G B Troup	NZ	Eng	Brisbane	1982-83
9th	63	J Garner, M D Marshall	WI	Aus	Sydney	1984-85
10th	63	A J Bichel, S R Watson	Aus	SL	Sydney	2002-03

Highest Partnerships:

Runs	Wkt	Batsmen	Team	Opponent	Venue	Season
237	1st	M S Atapattu, S T Jayasuriya	SL	Aus	Sydney	2002-03
225	2nd	A C Gilchrist, R T Ponting	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	2002-03
224*	3rd	A R Border, D M Jones	Aus	SL	Adelaide	1984-85
206	1st	A C Gilchrist, M E Waugh	Aus	WI	Brisbane	2000-01
205	2nd	D L Haynes, I V A Richards	WI	Aus	Melbourne	1979-80
202	1st	Rameez Raja, Saeed Anwar	Pak	SL	Adelaide	1989-90
190*	3rd	A J Lamb, C J Tavare	Eng	NZ	Sydney	1982-83
190	3rd	G A Hick, N Hussain	Eng	Aus	Sydney	1998-99
189	1st	M A Taylor, M E Waugh	Aus	SL	Perth	1995-96
187	4th	S V Carlisle, G W Flower	Zim	Aus	Perth	2000-01
185	2nd	D M Jones, G R Marsh	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	1990-91
182	1st	C G Greenidge, D L Haynes	WI	Pak	Melbourne	1981-82
178*	2nd	M L Hayden, R T Ponting	Aus	SL	Melbourne	2002-03
178	2nd	D M Jones, G R Marsh	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	1986-87
175	3rd	D M Jones, M E Waugh	Aus	SA	Sydney	1993-94
171	3rd	D R Martyn, R T Ponting	Aus	SA	Brisbane	2001-02
169	1st	C G Greenidge, D L Haynes	WI	Pak	Adelaide	1988-89
167*	2nd	D C Boon, T M Moody	Aus	Ind	Sydney	1991-92
165	1st	N V Knight, M E Trescothick	Eng	Aus	Hobart	2002-03
164	4th	A R Border, S R Waugh	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	1986-87
163	1st	A C Gilchrist, M E Waugh	Aus	Ind	Adelaide	1999-00
162	1st	M L Hayden, D S Lehmann	Aus	SL	Perth	2002-03
159	5th	M G Bevan, R T Ponting	Aus	SL	Melbourne	1995-96
159	3rd	D C Boon, S G Law	Aus	Zim	Hobart	1994-95
157*	2nd	W B Phillips, S B Smith	Aus	SL	Perth	1984-85
156	1st	M J Di Venuto, M E Waugh	Aus	NZ	Adelaide	1997-98
154*	4th	N H Fairbrother, G A Hick	Eng	SL	Adelaide	1998-99
154	3rd	C L Hooper, B C Lara	WI	Aus	Brisbane	1996-97
154	1st	T M Moody, M A Taylor	Aus	Pak	Brisbane	1989-90
154	1st	J Dyson, K C Wessels	Aus	NZ	Melbourne	1982-83
153*	3rd	C H Lloyd, I V A Richards	WI	Aus	Perth	1981-82
152	1st	D C Boon, G R Marsh	Aus	Ind	Sydney	1985-86
152	5th	C H Lloyd, I V A Richards	WI	SL	Brisbane	1984-85
151	1st	A C Gilchrist, M E Waugh	Aus	SL	Sydney	1998-99
151	2nd	G S Chappell, J Dyson	Aus	NZ	Sydney	1980-81

Best bowling:

Wkts	Runs	Balls	Bowler	Team	Opponent	Venue	Series
5	15	59	G S Chappell	Aus	Ind	Sydney	1980-81
5	15	41	R J Shastri	Ind	Aus	Perth	1991-92
5	16	50	C G Rackemann	Aus	Pak	Adelaide	1983-84
5	17	50	C E L Ambrose	WI	Aus	Melbourne	1988-89
5	19	39	A J Bichel	Aus	SA	Sydney	2001-02
5	21	44	A I C Dodemaide	Aus	SL	Perth	1987-88
5	22	60	A M E Roberts	WI	Eng	Adelaide	1979-80
5	24	36	M E Waugh	Aus	WI	Melbourne	1992-93
5	24	43	L Klusener	SA	Aus	Melbourne	1997-98
5	25	56	S E Bond	NZ	Aus	Adelaide	2001-02
5	25	52	I R Bishop	WI	Pak	Brisbane	1992-93
5	26	60	A M Stuart	Aus	Pak	Melbourne	1996-97
5	26	51	R J Hadlee	NZ	Aus	Sydney	1980-81
5	26	60	M A Holding	WI	Aus	Sydney	1984-85
5	26	60	C E L Ambrose	WI	Aus	Melbourne	1988-89
5	27	53	B Lee	Aus	Ind	Adelaide	1999-00
5	27	60	I R Bishop	WI	Pak	Perth	1988-89
5	29	53	Saqlain Mushtaq	Pak	Aus	Adelaide	1996-97
5	30	47	L S Pascoe	Aus	NZ	Sydney	1980-81
5	30	57	B Lee	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	2002-03
5	31	60	M Ntini	SA	NZ	Melbourne	2001-02
5	31	60	J Garner	WI	Aus	Melbourne	1983-84
5	31	57	A C Cummins	WI	Ind	Brisbane	1991-92
5	32	60	M A Ealham	Eng	SL	Perth	1998-99
5	32	54	R J Hadlee	NZ	Ind	Perth	1980-81
5	32	57	C E L Ambrose	WI	Aus	Sydney	1992-93
5	33	57	S K Warne	Aus	WI	Sydney	1996-97
5	33	49	S Lee	Aus	SL	Melbourne	1998-99
5	34	60	E J Chatfield	NZ	Aus	Adelaide	1980-81
5	37	60	J C Adams	WI	Pak	Adelaide	1996-97
5	40	60	G D McGrath	Aus	SL	Adelaide	1998-99
5	40	59	R P Snell	SA	Aus	Melbourne	1993-94
5	40	60	O D Gibson	WI	SL	Perth	1995-96
5	42	52	O D Gibson	WI	SL	Hobart	1995-96
5	44	57	D Gough	Eng	Zim	Sydney	1994-95
5	46	60	D R Gilbert	Aus	NZ	Sydney	1985-86
5	48	60	Abdur Razzaq	Pak	Ind	Hobart	1999-00
5	49	57	G D McGrath	Aus	Pak	Sydney	1999-00
5	53	60	B A Reid	Aus	Ind	Adelaide	1985-86
5	53	60	Abdul Qadir	Pak	Aus	Melbourne	1983-84

Hat-tricks:

Bowler	Team	Opponent	Venue	Season
B A Reid	Aus	NZ	Sydney	1985-86
A M Stuart	Aus	Pak	Melbourne	1996-97

Leading bowlers:

Wkts	Bowler	Team	M	B	R	Ave	Best	SR	RPO	5W
127	S K Warne	Aus	78	4349	3051	24.02	5-33	34.24	4.21	1
119	G D McGrath	Aus	68	3667	2324	19.53	5-40	30.82	3.80	2
115	C J McDermott	Aus	78	4141	2680	23.30	4-38	36.01	3.88	0
86	S R Waugh	Aus	139	3893	2775	32.27	4-33	45.27	4.28	0
74	M A Holding	WI	49	2758	1602	21.65	5-26	37.27	3.49	1
71	P L Taylor	Aus	54	2791	1878	26.45	4-38	39.31	4.04	0
70	J Garner	WI	48	2615	1381	19.73	5-31	37.36	3.17	1
69	M D Marshall	WI	56	2982	1748	25.33	4-18	43.22	3.52	0
69	S P O'Donnell	Aus	52	2592	1826	26.46	4-19	37.57	4.23	0
68	D K Lillee	Aus	40	2150	1248	18.35	4-12	31.62	3.48	0
67	C E L Ambrose	WI	43	2274	1230	18.36	5-17	33.94	3.25	3
66	R M Hogg	Aus	49	2672	1785	27.05	4-33	40.48	4.01	0
61	E J Chatfield	NZ	44	2368	1382	22.66	5-34	38.82	3.50	1
57	Wasim Akram	Pak	45	2437	1567	27.49	4-25	42.75	3.86	0
56	G S Chappell	Aus	48	2278	1509	26.95	5-15	40.68	3.97	1
54	R J Hadlee	NZ	43	2275	1254	23.22	5-26	42.13	3.31	2
54	C G Rackemann	Aus	34	1848	1202	22.26	5-16	34.22	3.90	1
52	G F Lawson	Aus	46	2488	1433	27.56	3-11	47.85	3.46	0
51	M C Snedden	NZ	34	1785	1324	25.96	3-23	35.00	4.45	0

Best all-round performance in a match:

All-rounder	Score	Bowling	Ct	Team	Opponent	Venue	Season
S P O'Donnell	57*	4-36	1	Aus	SL	Melbourne	1989-90
M E Waugh	57	5-24	1	Aus	WI	Melbourne	1992-93
Abdur Razzaq	70*	5-48	0	Pak	Ind	Hobart	1999-00
S T Jayasuriya	122	4-39	0	SL	Aus	Sydney	2002-03
P A de Silva	51	4-30	1	SL	Eng	Sydney	2002-03

Leading all-rounders:

All-rounder	Team	M	Runs	HS	Ave	W	Best	Ave	Ct
S R Waugh	Aus	139	2701	102*	28.73	86	4-33	32.27	54
S P O'Donnell	Aus	52	746	71*	28.69	69	4-19	26.46	12
Wasim Akram	Pak	45	610	86	16.49	57	4-25	27.49	14
G S Chappell	Aus	48	1441	138*	35.15	56	5-15	26.95	15
R J Hadlee	NZ	43	780	79	23.64	54	5-26	23.22	9
M E Waugh	Aus	112	3618	173	37.30	47	5-24	25.11	45
I V A Richards	WI	65	2563	153*	46.60	46	3-29	43.54	28
N Kapil Dev	Ind	32	510	75	20.40	40	4-30	24.15	12
A R Border	Aus	160	3899	127*	30.94	36	3-23	28.00	83
I T Botham	Eng	29	571	71	21.15	36	3-26	28.92	6
C L Hooper	WI	45	1010	110*	30.61	35	3-22	33.11	24
Imran Khan	Pak	35	885	82	34.04	30	3-19	32.40	8
C L Cairns	NZ	24	708	102*	33.71	30	4-40	28.80	4

Most dismissals by a 'keeper in a match:

Total	Ct	St	'keeper	Team	Opponent	Venue	Season
6	5	1	A C Gilchrist	Aus	Eng	Sydney	2002-03
5	3	2	Moin Khan	Pak	Aus	Melbourne	1999-00
5	5	0	C O Browne	WI	SL	Brisbane	1995-96
5	5	0	R D Jacobs	WI	Zim	Sydney	2000-01
4	4	0	R W Marsh	Aus	Ind	Sydney	1980-81
4	4	0	R W Marsh	Aus	NZ	Perth	1982-83
4	3	1	R W Marsh	Aus	Pak	Sydney	1983-84
4	3	1	W B Phillips	Aus	SL	Perth	1984-85
4	3	1	W B Phillips	Aus	NZ	Sydney	1985-86
4	4	0	I A Healy	Aus	Zim	Hobart BO	1994-95
4	2	2	A C Gilchrist	Aus	SA	Melbourne	1997-98
4	4	0	A C Gilchrist	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	1998-99
4	4	0	A C Gilchrist	Aus	Pak	Brisbane	1999-00
4	4	0	A C Gilchrist	Aus	SA	Melbourne	2001-02
4	4	0	A J Stewart	Eng	Zim	Sydney	1994-95
4	3	1	S J Rhodes	Eng	Zim	Brisbane	1994-95
4	4	0	K S More	Ind	WI	Perth	1991-92
4	3	1	K S More	Ind	Aus	Perth	1991-92
4	4	0	S S Dighe	Ind	Pak	Hobart BO	1999-00
4	4	0	T E Blain	NZ	SA	Hobart BO	1993-94
4	4	0	Rashid Latif	Pak	WI	Perth	1992-93
4	4	0	Moin Khan	Pak	Ind	Perth	1999-00
4	4	0	D J Richardson	SA	NZ	Perth	1993-94
4	2	2	P J L Dujon	WI	SL	Brisbane	1984-85
4	4	0	R D Jacobs	WI	Aus	Sydney	2000-01
4	4	0	A Flower	Zim	WI	Brisbane	2000-01

Leading wicket-keepers:

Total	Ct	St	Keeper	For	M	DpM
121	105	16	I A Healy	Aus	83	1.46
107	93	14	A C Gilchrist	Aus	57	1.88
79	78	1	R W Marsh	Aus	59	1.34
69	60	9	P J L Dujon	WI	54	1.28
31	30	1	A J Stewart	Eng	27	1.15
31	24	7	Moin Khan	Pak	20	1.55
30	27	3	D J Richardson	SA	19	1.58
29	26	3	W B Phillips	Aus	23	1.26
25	23	2	A C Parore	NZ	18	1.39
25	19	6	R S Kaluwitharana	SL	22	1.14
25	21	4	J R Murray	WI	19	1.32

Most catches in a match:

Ct	Fielder	Team	Opponent	Venue	Season
4	M A Taylor	Aus	WI	Sydney	1992-93
3	J Dyson	Aus	NZ	Sydney	1980-81
3	W M Darling	Aus	Pak	Adelaide	1981-82
3	A R Border	Aus	Ind	Adelaide	1985-86
3	A R Border	Aus	NZ	Adelaide	1985-86
3	M R J Veletta	Aus	SL	Adelaide	1987-88
3	T M Alderman	Aus	Pak	Melbourne	1989-90
3	M R Whitney	Aus	Ind	Sydney	1991-92
3	M G Bevan	Aus	SA	Melbourne	1997-98
3	D S Lehmann	Aus	Zim	Melbourne	2000-01
3	D R Martyn	Aus	WI	Melbourne	2000-01
3	C W J Athey	Eng	Aus	Sydney	1986-87
3	N H Fairbrother	Eng	SL	Adelaide	1998-99
3	D B Vengsarkar	Ind	NZ	Perth	1980-81
3	S M Gavaskar	Ind	NZ	Perth	1985-86
3	R S Dravid	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	1999-00
3	J M Parker	NZ	Ind	Perth	1980-81
3	J V Coney	NZ	Aus	Adelaide	1985-86
3	M D Crowe	NZ	Aus	Melbourne	1990-91
3	Ijaz Ahmed	Pak	Aus	Perth	1988-89
3	H H Gibbs	SA	NZ	Perth	1997-98
3	H P Tillakaratne	SL	Aus	Sydney	2002-03
3	A L Logie	WI	Aus	Melbourne	1981-82
3	I V A Richards	WI	Aus	Sydney	1984-85
3	R B Richardson	WI	Ind	Perth	1991-92
3	B C Lara	WI	Pak	Brisbane	1992-93
3	P V Simmons	WI	Aus	Sydney	1992-93
3	S L Campbell	WI	SL	Hobart BO	1995-96
3	J C Adams	WI	Aus	Perth	1996-97
3	B C Lara	WI	Pak	Melbourne	1996-97
3	S V Carlisle	Zim	WI	Sydney	2000-01

Leading fielders:

Ct	Fielder	Team	M	CpM
83	A R Border	Aus	160	0.52
54	S R Waugh	Aus	139	0.39
45	M E Waugh	Aus	112	0.40
41	S K Warne	Aus	78	0.53
32	M G Bevan	Aus	77	0.42
29	D M Jones	Aus	93	0.31
28	P L Taylor	Aus	54	0.52
28	M A Taylor	Aus	49	0.57
28	I V A Richards	WI	65	0.43
26	D R Martyn	Aus	52	0.50