West Indian cricket team in Australia in 2000–01

Australia won the Test series 5–0, the first time the West Indies had been whitewashed by Australia since the 1930–31 series.{{cite web|last=Croft |first=Colin |date=6 January 2001 |title=Australia deserve 5-0 success |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/100004.html |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=19 June 2007}}

{{Test match

| date = 23–25 November 2000

| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}

| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 82 (49.1 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = Daren Ganga 20 (104)

| wickets-team1-inns1 = Glenn McGrath 6/17 (20 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 332 (114.4 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = Brett Lee 62* (80)

| wickets-team2-inns1 = Marlon Black 4/83 (28 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 124 (58 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = Shivnarine Chanderpaul 62* (157)

| wickets-team1-inns2 = Glenn McGrath 4/10 (13 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 =

| runs-team2-inns2 =

| wickets-team2-inns2 =

| result = Australia won by an innings and 126 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63907.html Scorecard]

| venue = The Gabba, Brisbane

| umpires = Doug Cowie (NZ) and Daryl Harper (Aus)

| motm = Glenn McGrath (Aus)

| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Marlon Black (WI) made his Test debut.

}}

{{Test match

| date = 1–3 December 2000

| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}

| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 196 (61 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = Ridley Jacobs 96* (151)

| wickets-team1-inns1 = Jason Gillespie 3/46 (12 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 396/8d (108 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = Mark Waugh 119 (175)

| wickets-team2-inns1 = Courtney Walsh 2/74 (31 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 173 (66 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = Wavell Hinds 41 (82)

| wickets-team1-inns2 = Brett Lee 5/61 (15 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 =

| runs-team2-inns2 =

| wickets-team2-inns2 =

| result = Australia won by an innings and 27 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63908.html Scorecard]

| venue = WACA Ground, Perth

| umpires = John Hampshire (Eng) and Peter Parker (Aus)

| motm = Mark Waugh (Aus)

| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Glenn McGrath took his 300th Test wicket during a hat-trick in West Indies' first innings. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ6VmqGiYbg WATCH] {{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/85758.html |title=McGrath reaches 300 wickets during hat-trick |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=1 December 2000 |access-date=28 November 2015}}

}}

{{Test match

| date = 15–19 December 2000

| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}

| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 391 (128.5 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = Brian Lara 182 (235)

| wickets-team1-inns1 = Colin Miller 5/81 (35.5 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 403 (127.4 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = Ricky Ponting 92 (156)

| wickets-team2-inns1 = Mervyn Dillon 3/84 (24.4 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 141 (51.5 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = Brian Lara 39 (38)

| wickets-team1-inns2 = Colin Miller 5/32 (17 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 130/5 (43 overs)

| runs-team2-inns2 = Justin Langer 48 (118)

| wickets-team2-inns2 = Mervyn Dillon 3/42 (12 overs)

| result = Australia won by 5 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63909.html Scorecard]

| venue = Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

| umpires = Steve Davis (Aus) and Srinivas Venkataraghavan (Ind)

| motm = Colin Miller (Aus)

| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes = Marlon Samuels (WI) made his Test debut.

}}

{{Test match

| date = 26–29 December 2000

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}

| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 364 (114 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = Steve Waugh 121* (237)

| wickets-team1-inns1 = Mervyn Dillon 4/76 (21 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 165 (57.3 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = Marlon Samuels 60* (123)

| wickets-team2-inns1 = Andy Bichel 5/60 (13.3 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 262/5d (77 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = Justin Langer 80 (164)

| wickets-team1-inns2 = Jimmy Adams 2/43 (18 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 109 (49.3 overs)

| runs-team2-inns2 = Marlon Samuels 46 (108)

| wickets-team2-inns2 = Jason Gillespie 6/40 (17 overs)

| result = Australia won by 352 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63910.html Scorecard]

| venue = Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

| umpires = Simon Taufel (Aus) and Srinivas Venkataraghavan (Ind)

| motm = Steve Waugh (Aus)

| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Colin Stuart (WI) made his Test debut.

• Ridley Jacobs (WI) equalled the record of taking seven dismissals in a Test innings as the designated wicket-keeper.{{cite web|title=Test records – Most dismissals in an innings by a wicket-keeper|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/most-dismissals-in-an-innings-283802|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=30 November 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921154554/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/most-dismissals-in-an-innings-283802|archive-date=21 September 2024}}

}}

{{Test match

| date = 2–6 January 2001

| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}

| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 272 (102.1 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = Sherwin Campbell 79 (162)

| wickets-team1-inns1 = Stuart MacGill 7/104 (37 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 452 (135.4 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = Steve Waugh 103 (238)

| wickets-team2-inns1 = Mahendra Nagamootoo 3/119 (35 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 352 (116.5 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = Mahendra Nagamootoo 68 (99)

| wickets-team1-inns2 = Colin Miller 4/102 (32.5 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 174/4 (44.5 overs)

| runs-team2-inns2 = Michael Slater 86* (129)

| wickets-team2-inns2 = Marlon Samuels 1/26 (5.5 overs)

| result = Australia won by 6 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63911.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

| umpires = Darrell Hair (Aus) and Rudi Koertzen (SA)

| motm = Michael Slater (Aus)

| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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The one day series, sponsored by Carlton & United Beverages, was played between Australia, Zimbabwe and the West Indies. The West Indies and Australia qualified for the finals, in which Australia won the first two matches in Melbourne and Sydney. Hence a deciding final match was not required.

{{reflist}}

• Playfair Cricket Annual
• Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual)

• [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/Tours_2000-01.html CricketArchive]

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{{International cricket tours of Australia}}

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