International cricket in 1968

The 1968 International cricket season was from May 1968 to August 1968.[1][2]

Season overview

International tours
Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches]
Test ODI FC LA
6 June 1968  England  Australia 1–1 [5]
27 July 1968  Netherlands Marylebone 0–1 [1]
21 August 1968  England World XI

June

Australia in England

The Ashes Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 6376–11 JuneColin CowdreyBill LawryOld Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester Australia by 159 runs
Test 63820–25 JuneColin CowdreyBill LawryLord's, LondonMatch drawn
Test 63911–16 JulyColin CowdreyBill LawryEdgbaston Cricket Ground, BirminghamMatch drawn
Test 64025–30 JulyTom GraveneyBarry JarmanHeadingley Cricket Ground, LeedsMatch drawn
Test 64122–27 AugustColin CowdreyBill LawryKennington Oval, London England by 226 runs

July

MCC in Netherlands

First-class match
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
FC Match27–28 JulyChris van SchouwenburgArthur BaileySportpark Koninklijke HFC, HaarlemMarylebone by 7 wickets

August

World XI in England

First-class series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Match 0121–23 August Roy MarshallMansoor Ali Khan PataudiDean Park, Bournemouth Hampshire by 68 runs
Match 0324–27 August Alan DixonHanif MohammadSt Lawrence Ground, CanterburyRest of the World XI by 5 wickets
Match 0131 Aug–3 September Bill LawryMansoor Ali Khan PataudiLord's, London Australia by 8 wickets
Match 064–6 September Brian CloseGarfield SobersNorth Marine Road Ground, Scarborough England 133 runs

References

  1. "Season 1968". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. "Season 1968 overview". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
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