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:

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]

DateOpponentsVenue
6, 8, 9 JuneSouthern CountiesLord's, London
10, 11, 12 JuneNorthern CountiesTrent Bridge, Nottingham
13, 15, 16 JuneYorkshireHeadingley, Leeds
18, 19, 20, 22, 23 JuneEngland (1st Test)Lord's, London
27, 29, 30 JuneWarwickshireEdgbaston, Birmingham
2, 3, 4, 6, 7 JulyEngland (2nd Test)Trent Bridge, Nottingham
11, 13, 14 JulySurreyThe Oval, London
16, 17, 18, 20, 21 JulyEngland (3rd Test)Edgbaston, Birmingham
25, 26, 27 JulyGlamorganSt Helen's, Swansea
30, 31 July, 1, 3, 4 AugustEngland (4th Test)Headingley, Leeds
8, 10, 11 AugustLancashireOld Trafford, Manchester
13, 14, 15, 17, 18 AugustEngland (5th Test)The Oval, London

References

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