The 1968–69 international cricket season was from September 1968 to April 1969.[1][2]
Season overview edit
| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 6 December 1968 |  Australia
|
 West Indies
|
3–1 [5] | — | — | — |
| 30 January 1969 |  Ceylon
|
M.C.C. | — | — | 0–0 [1] | — |
| 21 February 1969 |  Pakistan
|
 England
|
0–0 [3] | — | — | — |
| 27 February 1969 |  New Zealand
|
West Indies
|
1–1 [3] | — | — | — |
| 8 March 1969 |  India
|
Ceylon
|
— | — | 0–0 [1] | — |
December edit
West Indies in Australia edit
| Frank Worrell Trophy Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 642 | 6–10 December | Bill Lawry | Garfield Sobers | The Gabba, Brisbane | West Indies by 125 runs
| |||
| Test 643 | 26–30 December | Bill Lawry | Garfield Sobers | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by an innings and 30 runs
| |||
| Test 644 | 3–8 January | Bill Lawry | Garfield Sobers | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 10 wickets
| |||
| Test 645 | 24–29 January | Bill Lawry | Garfield Sobers | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Match drawn | |||
| Test 646 | 14–20 February | Bill Lawry | Garfield Sobers | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 383 runs
| |||
January edit
MCC in Sri Lanka edit
| First-class match | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| FC Match | 30 Jan–1 February | Buddy Reid | Colin Cowdrey | P. Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | Match drawn | |||
February edit
England in Pakistan edit
| Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 647 | 21–24 February | Colin Cowdrey | Saeed Ahmed | Lahore Stadium, Lahore | Match drawn | |||
| Test 649 | 28 Feb–3 March | Colin Cowdrey | Saeed Ahmed | Dacca Stadium, Dhaka | Match drawn | |||
| Test 650 | 6–10 March | Colin Cowdrey | Saeed Ahmed | National Stadium, Karachi | Match drawn | |||
West Indies in New Zealand edit
| Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 648 | 27 Feb–3 March | Graham Dowling | Garfield Sobers | Eden Park, Auckland | West Indies by 5 wickets
| |||
| Test 651 | 7–11 March | Graham Dowling | Garfield Sobers | Basin Reserve, Wellington | New Zealand by 6 wickets
| |||
| Test 652 | 13–17 March | Graham Dowling | Garfield Sobers | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | Match drawn | |||
March edit
Ceylon in India edit
| MJ Gopalan Trophy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| FC Match | 8–10 March | Patamada Belliappa | DMA Weerasinghe | Kajamalai Stadium, Tiruchi | Match drawn | |||
References edit
- ^ "Season 1968–69". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Season 1968–69 archive". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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