1969–70 Vehicle & General Australasian knock-out competition

The 1969–70 Vehicle & General Australasian Knock-out Competition was the 1st season of official List A domestic cricket in Australia. Seven teams representing six states in Australia and New Zealand took part in the competition. The competition began on 22 November 1969 when Victoria took on Tasmania at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

1969–70 V & G Australasian Knock-Out Competition
Administrator(s)Australian Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
Tournament format(s)knockout
Champions New Zealand (1st title)
Participants7
Matches played6
Attendance20,780 (3,463 per match)
Most runsRoss Collins (NSW) 98 runs

The 1969–70 Cup Final was played on 1 January 1970 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between Victoria and New Zealand, with the Blackcaps winning the domestic title by 6 wickets.

Format

The first season of the competition was a straight knockout competition between the six states of Australia and a team that represented New Zealand at domestic level.

 
First RoundSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
22 November – Melbourne
 
 
 Victoria2/131
 
30 December – Melbourne
 
 Tasmania130
 
 Victoria157
 
30 November – Perth
 
 Western Australia59
 
 Western Australia8/188
 
1 January – Melbourne
 
 South Australia187
 
 Victoria129
 
7 December – Sydney
 
 New Zealand4/130
 
 New South Wales8/227
 
30 December – Sydney
 
 Queensland195
 
 New South Wales150
 
 
 
 New Zealand6/153
 
 New Zealand
 
 
BYE
 

Fixtures

First round
22 November 1969
Scorecard
Tasmania 
9/130 (40 overs)
v
 Victoria
2/131 (20.7 overs)
Stephen Howard 39 (62)
Graeme Watson 3/32 (8 overs)
Ken Eastwood 69 (81)
Harold Allen 2/37 (7 overs)
Victoria won by 8 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 4,052
Player of the match: Stephen Howard (Tas)
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
30 November 1969
Scorecard
South Australia 
8/187 (40 overs)
v
 Western Australia
8/188 (39.7 overs)
Robert Gilbourne 68 (82)
Ian Brayshaw 3/28 (8 overs)
Ian Brayshaw 58* (96)
Ken Cunningham 3/32 (8 overs)
Western Australia won by 2 wickets
WACA Ground, Perth
Player of the match: Ian Brayshaw (WA)
  • No Toss
7 December 1969
Scorecard
New South Wales 
8/227 (40 overs)
v
 Queensland
195 (36.7 overs)
Ross Collins 69* (?)
Ian King 5/33 (8 overs)
Sam Trimble 56 (?)
Ross Collins 3/48 (8 overs)
New South Wales won by 32 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 2,490
Player of the match: Ross Collins (NSW)
  • Queensland won the toss and elected to field.

Semi-finals
30 December 1969
Scorecard
New South Wales 
150 (33.7 overs)
v
 New Zealand
6/153 (33.4 overs)
Alan Turner 66 (?)
Hedley Howarth 5/22 (5.7 overs)
Brian Hastings 56* (?)
Ross Collins 2/29 (6.4 overs)
New Zealand won by 4 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Player of the match: Hedley Howarth (NZ)
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
30 December 1969
Scorecard
Victoria 
157 (37.2 overs)
v
 Western Australia
59 (21.3 overs)
Bob Cowper 33 (49)
Ian Brayshaw 3/47 (8 overs)
Ross Edwards 21 (32)
Graeme Watson 5/20 (6.3 overs)
Victoria won by 98 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Player of the match: Alan Thomson (Vic)
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.

Final
1 January 1970
Scorecard
Victoria 
129 (34.6 overs)
v
 New Zealand
4/130 (31.4 overs)
Les Joslin 29 (?)
Bob Cunis 3/26 (8 overs)
Bevan Congdon 69 (133)
Alan Thomson 2/44 (8 overs)
New Zealand won by 6 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 14,238
Player of the match: Bevan Congdon (NZ)
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

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