2007 Beach Cricket Tri-Nations series
The 2007 XXXX Gold Beach Cricket Tri-Nations series was the first instalment of the competition, and was contested between Australia, England and the West Indies with the eventual winner being England.
Team list
- Australia: Allan Border (captain), Jeff Thomson, Kim Hughes, Dean Jones, Dennis Lillee, Damien Fleming and Mark Waugh.
- England: Graham Gooch (captain), Darren Gough, Allan Lamb, Robin Smith, Adam Hollioake, Graeme Hick and Gladstone Small (replacing Mark Ramprakash).
- West Indies: Courtney Walsh (captain), Phil Simmons, Jimmy Adams, Curtly Ambrose, Richie Richardson, Desmond Haynes, Joel Garner and Sir Viv Richards (new addition).
- Umpire: Dickie Bird.
Venues
The venues and dates were:
- Round One — Coolangatta, Gold Coast, Queensland — January 19-20
- Round Two — Scarborough, Perth, Western Australia — January 26-27
- Round Three — Maroubra, Sydney, New South Wales — February 3
- Grand Final — Maroubra, Sydney, New South Wales — February 4
Round one
Round one competition, played in Coolangatta, Queensland, on Friday, 19 January and Saturday, 20 January, 2007:
- Round Robin
:* Australia vs West Indies — won by Australia
:* West Indies vs England — won by West Indies
:* England vs Australia — won by England
- Final
:* Australia vs West Indies — won by Australia
Round two
Round two competition, played in Scarborough, Western Australia, on Friday, 26 January and Saturday, 27 January, 2007:
- Round Robin
:* Australia vs England — won by England
:* West Indies vs England — won by England
:* Australia vs West Indies — won by West Indies
- Final
:* England vs West Indies — won by West Indies
Round three
Round three competition, played in Maroubra, New South Wales, on Saturday, 3 February, 2007
:*England vs West Indies — won by England
:*England vs Australia — won by England
:*Australia vs West Indies — won by Australia
- Final
:*England vs Australia — won by England
Finals
Finals, played in Maroubra, New South Wales, on Sunday, 4 February, 2007:
- Semi-Final
:* England vs West Indies — won by England
- Final
:* England vs Australia — won by England