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.
It was replaced by a Rest of the World team.
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
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 | Lord's, London |
27, 29, 30 June | Warwickshire | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
2, 3, 4, 6, 7 July | England | Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
11, 13, 14 July | Surrey | The Oval, London |
16, 17, 18, 20, 21 July | England | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
25, 26, 27 July | Glamorgan | St Helen's, Swansea |
30, 31 July, 1, 3, 4 August | England | Headingley, Leeds |
8, 10, 11 August | Lancashire | Old Trafford, Manchester |
13, 14, 15, 17, 18 August | England | The Oval, London |