History of Australian cricket from 1960-61 to 1970

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This article describes the history of Australian cricket from the 1960-61 season until 1970.

Notable Australian players earky in this period included Neil Harvey, Alan Davidson and Richie Benaud, but all three rertired after the 1962-3 series against England. By then, Bobby Simpson, Bill Lawry, Wally Grout and Graham McKenzie had come to the fore.

Contents 1 Domestic cricket 1.1 Sheffield Shield winners 2 International tours of Australia 2.1 West Indies 1960-61 2.2 New Zealand 1961-62 2.3 England 1962-63 2.4 South Africa 1963-64 2.5 Pakistan 1964-65 2.6 England 1965-66 2.7 India 1967-68 2.8 New Zealand 1967-68 2.9 West Indies 1968-69 2.10 New Zealand 1969-70 3 References 4 External sources 5 Further reading

[edit] Domestic cricket

New South Wales continued its post-war predominance until the middle of the decade.

[edit] Sheffield Shield winners

• 1960-61 – New South Wales
• 1961-62 – New South Wales
• 1962-63 – Victoria
• 1963-64 – South Australia
• 1964-65 – New South Wales
• 1965-66 – New South Wales
• 1966-67 – Victoria
• 1967-68 – Western Australia
• 1968-69 – South Australia
• 1969-70 – Victoria

[edit] International tours of Australia

[edit] West Indies 1960-61

For more information about this tour, see : West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1960-61

[edit] New Zealand 1961-62

The New Zealand national cricket team toured Australia in the 1961-62 season and played 3 first-class matches against Western Australia, South Australia and New South Wales. New Zealand drew with Western Australia, lost to South Australia by 6 wickets and lost to New South Wales by 59 runs.

See : CricketArchive tour itinerary

[edit] England 1962-63

For more information about this tour, see : English cricket team in Australia in 1962-63

[edit] South Africa 1963-64

For more information about this tour, see : South African cricket team in Australia in 1963-64

[edit] Pakistan 1964-65

For more information about this tour, see : Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 1964-65

[edit] England 1965-66

For more information about this tour, see : English cricket team in Australia in 1965-66

[edit] India 1967-68

For more information about this tour, see : Indian cricket team in Australia in 1967-68

[edit] New Zealand 1967-68

The New Zealand national cricket team toured Australia in the 1967-68 season and played 4 first-class matches against South Australia, Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales. New Zealand lost to South Australia by 24 runs; drew with both Victoria and Queensland; and lost to New South Wales by 131 runs.

See : CricketArchive tour itinerary

[edit] West Indies 1968-69

For more information about this tour, see : West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1968-69

[edit] New Zealand 1969-70

The New Zealand national cricket team toured Australia in the 1969-70 season and played 3 first-class matches against Tasmania, Victoria, and New South Wales. All three games were drawn. New Zealand joined the Australian state teams in the V&G Knockout Cup, a limited overs competition that New Zealand went on to win, defeating Victoria by 6 wickets in the final.

See : CricketArchive tour itinerary

[edit] References

[edit] External sources

• CricketArchive – itinerary of Australian cricket

[edit] Further reading

• Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979
• Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993
• Ray Robinson, On Top Down Under, Cassell, 1975

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