History of Australian cricket from 1960–61 to 1970

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

Notable Australian players early 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 Garth McKenzie had come to the fore.

Domestic cricket

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

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

International tours of Australia

West Indies 1960-61

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

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

England 1962-63

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

South Africa 1963-64

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

Pakistan 1964-65

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

England 1965-66

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

India 1967-68

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

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

West Indies 1968-69

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

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

References

External sources

CricketArchive – itinerary of Australian cricket

Australian cricket seasons

History of Australian cricket to 1876 1876–77 to 1890 1890–91 to 1900 1900–01 to 1918 1918–19 to 1930 1930–31 to 1945 1945–46 to 1960 1960–61 to 1970 1970–71 to 1985 1985–86 to 2000 History of Australian cricket from 2000–01 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13

International cricket tours of Australia

Test and LOI tours

Bangladesh	2003 2008

England	1876–77 1878–79 1881–82 1882–83 1884–85 1886–87 1887–88 1891–92 1894–95 1897–98 1901–02 1903–04 1907–08 1911–12 1920–21 1924–25 1928–29 1932–33 1936–37 1946–47 1950–51 1954–55 1958–59 1962–63 1965–66 1970–71 1974–75 1977 1978–79 1979–80 1982–83 1986–87 1987–88 1990–91 1994–95 1998–99 2002–03 2006–07 2010–11 2013–14 2017–18

India	1947–48 1967–68 1977–78 1980–81 1985–86 1991–92 1999–2000 2003–04 2007–08 2011–12 2014–15 2015–16 2017-18 2019-20 2020 2022-23

New Zealand	1973–74 1980–81 1982–83 1985–86 1987–88 1989–90 1990–91 1993–94 1997–98 2001–02 2004–05 2008–09 2011–12 2015–16 2016–17

Pakistan	1964–65 1972–73 1976–77 1978–79 1981–82 1983–84 1988–89 1989–90 1991–92 1992–93 1995–96 1996–97 1999–2000 2002 2004–05 2009–10 2016–17 2019–20

South Africa	1910–11 1931–32 1952–53 1963–64 1971-72 (cancelled) 1993–94 1997–98 2001–02 2005–06 2008–09 2012–13 2014–15 2016–17

Sri Lanka	1982–83 1987–88 1989–90 1995–96 1998–99 2002–03 2004 2007–08 2010–11 2012–13 2016-17 2018-19 2022-23

West Indies	1930–31 1951–52 1960–61 1968–69 1975–76 1979–80 1981–82 1984–85 1986–87 1988–89 1991–92 1992–93 1995–96 1996–97 2000–01 2004–05 2005–06 2009–10 2012–13 2015–16 2019–20

Zimbabwe	1994–95 2000–01 2003–04

Tournaments hosted

Multiple Teams	1985 1992 2015

Tri-series	1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2011–12 2014–15

Other tours

Afghanistan	2014

Australian Forces	1919–20 1945–46

English	1861–62 1863–64 1873–74 1902–03 1922–23 1929–30 1935–36 1979–80

Fijian	1907–08 1959–60

Multi-national	1971–72 2005–06

New Zealand	1898–99 1913–14 1925–26 1927–28 1937–38 1953–54 1961–62 1967–68 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1974–75

PNG	2014

UAE	2014

West Indies (WSC)	1977–78

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History of Australian cricket from 1960–61 to 1970

Domestic cricket

Sheffield Shield winners

International tours of Australia

West Indies 1960-61

New Zealand 1961-62

England 1962-63

South Africa 1963-64

Pakistan 1964-65

England 1965-66

India 1967-68

New Zealand 1967-68

West Indies 1968-69

New Zealand 1969-70

References

External sources

Further reading