Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 1988–89


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was redirect to 1988–89 Australian Tri-Series. Of the two keep votes, one also supported a redirect. (non-admin closure) Bungle (talk • contribs) 09:52, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 1988–89

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Fails WP:GNG, WP:NEVENT. Störm  (talk)  14:12, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Cricket-related deletion discussions. P,TO 19104 (talk) (contribs) 14:25, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Pakistan-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 14:32, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 14:32, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep - there are articles on touring sides for each cricket season. I don't have access to news archives but there would almost certainly be coverage of Pakistan's tour of Australia at that time in national newspapers (there always is), so the claim of non-notability is simply not true. Another option which would be a valid alternative to deletion would be a merge or redirect to 1988–1989 Australian cricket season but that article currently doesn't exist. So as not to undo the good work of cricket editors here I see why this article can't be kept pending that being created. Again, another instance where deletion is a lazy option. Deus et lex (talk) 22:57, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep. At the risk of being repetitive, I'll say what I said on other similar nominations. We have a complete series of articles on the official cricket tours, and because there is a complete series, readers (remember them?) can find their way around easily. What is the encyclopedic merit in seeking to destroy that? Johnlp (talk) 12:44, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Redirect to 1988–89 Australian Tri-Series which is where the significant matches took place. Surely this can't be considered a traditional tour in any sense of the word? If this involves a series of bi-lateral international matches then fair enough, but as it is we have a short article and one about the tournament. Combining them is far more logical an approach to take. We can have one decent article then. Blue Square Thing (talk) 16:16, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect to 1988–89 Australian Tri-Series. Matches on this trip were organised around this series. Does not meet criteria for a standalone article. wjematherplease leave a message... 11:18, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Redirect to the 1988–89 Australian Tri-Series. Similiar to some of the other articles, this isn't notable enough to have it's own separate article as they didn't play in any test matches against Australia. If not that article than may I suggest the Pakistani cricket team in New Zealand in 1988-89 article as another redirect option. HawkAussie (talk) 00:31, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Etzedek24 (I'll talk at ya) (Check my track record) 17:34, 3 February 2021 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Daniel (talk) 11:09, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Redirect to 1988–89 Australian Tri-Series since that is the most natural, consistent and obvious outcome; we don't have Afghanistan cricket team in England in 2019 and Sri Lanka cricket team in England in 2019, we have 2019 Cricket World Cup. While not quite the same scale, the comparison can be made, since these would all refer to one single event, consisting of multiple matches which are not solely between the two teams mentioned in the title... RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 01:52, 12 February 2021 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.