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 retired 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.
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.
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.
References
External sources
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