South African cricket team in England in 1970 (proposed)
The South African national cricket team was meant to tour England over the 1970 English summer. However the tour was cancelled after protests from the anti-apartheid movement.[1]
It was replaced by a Rest of the World team.[2]
The squad selected was as follows:
- Batsmen - Eddie Barlow, Barry Richards, Arthur Short, Graeme Pollock, Ali Bacher, Lee Irvine, Tiger Lance
- Wicket-keeper - Denis Lindsay
- Spin bowlers - John Traicos, Grahame Chevalier
- Fast bowlers - Peter Pollock, Pat Trimborn, Mike Procter, Gary Watson.
Revised tour schedule
The original tour schedule contained 28 matches. The Cricket Council, the governing body of English cricket, met at Lord’s on 12 February 1970 when they decided to revise the tour programme cutting it from 28 to 12 matches. Grounds at which the police would find it difficult to maintain order were excluded from the itinerary.[3] The fixture list was published in that year’s Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.[4]
| Date | Opponents | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 6, 8, 9 June | Southern Counties | Lord's, London |
| 10, 11, 12 June | Northern Counties | Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| 13, 15, 16 June | Yorkshire | Headingley, Leeds |
| 18, 19, 20, 22, 23 June | England (1st Test) | Lord's, London |
| 27, 29, 30 June | Warwickshire | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 July | England (2nd Test) | Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| 11, 13, 14 July | Surrey | The Oval, London |
| 16, 17, 18, 20, 21 July | England (3rd Test) | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| 25, 26, 27 July | Glamorgan | St Helen's, Swansea |
| 30, 31 July, 1, 3, 4 August | England (4th Test) | Headingley, Leeds |
| 8, 10, 11 August | Lancashire | Old Trafford, Manchester |
| 13, 14, 15, 17, 18 August | England (5th Test) | The Oval, London |
References
- Martin Williamson, "When People Power Sunk South Africa", Cricinfo 1 October 2005
- http://www.standpointmag.co.uk/node/4591/full
- http://test-cricket-tours.co.uk/page_2661486.html
- Preston, Norman, ed. (1970). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1970. Sporting Handbooks Ltd. p. 1083.
External links
- Tour details at Test Cricket Tours
- BBC article on the tour
- Cricinfo article on tour
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