History of cricket in India from 1960–61 to 1970

This article describes the history of cricket in India from the 1960–61 season until 1970.

Events

One team totally dominated Indian cricket in the 1960s. As part of 15 consecutive victories in the Ranji Trophy from 1958–59 to 1972–73, Bombay won the title in all ten seasons of the period under review. Among its players were Farokh Engineer, Dilip Sardesai, Bapu Nadkarni, Ramakant Desai, Baloo Gupte, Ashok Mankad and Ajit Wadekar.

In the 1961–62 season, the Duleep Trophy was inaugurated as a zonal competition. It was named after Ranji's nephew, Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji (1905–59). With Bombay in its catchment, it is not surprising that the West Zone won six of the first nine titles.

Domestic cricket

Ranji Trophy winners

1960–61 – Bombay
1961–62 – Bombay
1962–63 – Bombay
1963–64 – Bombay
1964–65 – Bombay
1965–66 – Bombay
1966–67 – Bombay
1967–68 – Bombay
1968–69 – Bombay
1969–70 – Bombay

Duleep Trophy winners

1961–62 – West Zone
1962–63 – West Zone
1963–64 – West Zone
1964–65 – West Zone
1965–66 – South Zone
1966–67 – South Zone
1967–68 – South Zone
1968–69 – West Zone
1969–70 – West Zone

Leading players by season

The lists below give the leading first-class runscorers and wicket-takers in each domestic season.

Batsmen

1960–61 –

Bowlers

1960–61 –

International tours of India

Australia 1964–65

1st Test at Nehru Stadium, Madras – Australia won by 139 runs
2nd Test at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – India won by 2 wickets
3rd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn

New Zealand 1964–65

1st Test at Nehru Stadium, Madras – match drawn
2nd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn
3rd Test at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – match drawn
4th Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – India won by 7 wickets

Commonwealth XI 1964–65

For information about this tour, see : Commonwealth XI cricket team in India in 1964-65

West Indies 1966–67

1st Test at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – West Indies won by 6 wickets
2nd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – West Indies won by an innings and 45 runs
3rd Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – match drawn

New Zealand 1969–70

1st Test at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – India won by 60 runs
2nd Test at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur – New Zealand won by 167 runs
3rd Test at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad – match drawn

Australia 1969–70

1st Test at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – Australia won by 8 wickets
2nd Test at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – match drawn
3rd Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – India won by 7 wickets
4th Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – Australia won by 10 wickets
5th Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – Australia won by 77 runs

For information about this tour, see : Australian cricket team in Ceylon and India in 1969-70

References

↑ http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/820/First-Class_Matches.html

External sources

CricketArchive – Itinerary of Events in India

Indian cricket seasons

History of cricket in India to 1918 1918–19 to 1945 1945–46 to 1960 1960–61 to 1970 1970–71 to 1985 1985–86 to 2000 History of cricket in India from 2000–01 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13

International cricket tours of India

Test and LOI tours

Australia	1956–57 1959–60 1964–65 1969–70 1979–80 1984–85 1986–87wes 1996–97 1997–98 2000–01 2004–05 2007 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2012–13 2013–14 2016–17

Bangladesh	2016

England	1933–34 1951–52 1961–62 1963–64 1972–73 1976–77 1979–80 1981–82 1984–85 1992–93 2001–02 2005–06 2008–09 2011–12 2012–13 2016–17

New Zealand	1955–56 1964–65 1969–70 1976–77 1988–89 1995–96 1999–2000 2003–04 2010–11 2012 2016–17

Pakistan	1952–53 1960–61 1979–80 1983–84 1986–87 1998–99 2004–05 2007–08 2012–13

South Africa	1991–92 1996–97 1999–2000 2004–05 2005–06 2007–08 2009–10 2015–16

Sri Lanka	1982–83 1986–87 1990–91 1993–94 1997–98 2005–06 2006–07 2009–10 2014-15 2015–16

West Indies	1948–49 1958–59 1966–67 1974–75 1978–79 1983–84 1987–88 1994–95 2002–03 2006–07 2011–12 2013–14 2014-15

Zimbabwe	1992–93 2000–01 2001–02

Tournaments hosted

Multiple teams	1987 1989 1990–91 1993 1994–95 1994–95 1996–97 1997–98 1997–98 1998–99 2003 2006 2011

Other tours

Australian	1935–36 1945–46

Bangladeshi	1983–84 2015–16

Ceylonese/Sri Lankan	1932–33 1940–41 1952–53 1955–56 1957–58 1959–60 1961–62 1964–65 1966–67 1968–69 1970–71 1972–73 1974–75 1975–76

Dutch	1994–95 2012–13

English	1889–90 1892–93 1926–27 1937–38 1956–57 1963–64 1994–95 2005–06

Kenyan	1999–00 2011–12

Multi-national	1930–31 1949–50 1950–51 1953–54 1961–62 1964–65 1967–68

Tanzanian	2006–07

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