History of cricket in India from 1960–61 to 1970

This article describes the history of cricket in India from the 1960–61 season until 1970.

Events

One team totally dominated Indian cricket in the 1960s. As part of 15 consecutive victories in the Ranji Trophy from 1958–59 to 1972–73, Bombay won the title in all ten seasons of the period under review. Among its players were Farokh Engineer, Dilip Sardesai, Bapu Nadkarni, Ramakant Desai, Baloo Gupte, Ashok Mankad and Ajit Wadekar.

In the 1961–62 season, the Duleep Trophy was inaugurated as a zonal competition. It was named after former England cricket and Ranjitsinhji's nephew, Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji (1905–59). With Bombay in its catchment, it is not surprising that the West Zone won six of the first nine titles.^{[clarification needed]}

Domestic cricket

Ranji Trophy winners

1960–61 – Bombay
1961–62 – Bombay
1962–63 – Bombay
1963–64 – Bombay
1964–65 – Bombay
1965–66 – Bombay
1966–67 – Bombay
1967–68 – Bombay
1968–69 – Bombay
1969–70 – Bombay

Duleep Trophy winners

1961–62 – West Zone
1962–63 – West Zone
1963–64 – West Zone
1964–65 – West Zone
1965–66 – South Zone
1966–67 – South Zone
1967–68 – South Zone
1968–69 – West Zone
1969–70 – West Zone

Leading players by season

The lists below give the leading first-class runscorers and wicket-takers in each domestic season.

Batsmen

1960–61 –

Bowlers

1960–61 –

International cricket

International tours of India

Pakistan 1960–61

1st Test at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – match drawn
2nd Test at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – match drawn
3rd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn
4th Test at Nehru Stadium, Madras – match drawn
5th Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – match drawn

England 1961–62

1st Test at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – match drawn
2nd Test at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – match drawn
3rd Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – match drawn
4th Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – India won by 187 runs
5th Test at Nehru Stadium, Madras – India won by 128 runs

International XI 1961–62

International Cavaliers 1962–63

The International Cavaliers toured Africa and India in 1962–63 to promote cricket. The team included Norm O'Neill, Barry Shepherd. Richie Benaud, Garth McKenzie, Arthur Morris, Mickey Stewart and Roy Swetman.^[1]

England 1963–64

1st Test at Nehru Stadium, Madras – match drawn
2nd Test at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – match drawn
3rd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn
4th Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – match drawn
5th Test at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – match drawn

EW Swanton's XI 1963–64

Australia 1964–65

1st Test at Nehru Stadium, Madras – Australia won by 139 runs
2nd Test at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – India won by 2 wickets
3rd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn

West Indies 1966–67

1st Test at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – West Indies won by 6 wickets
2nd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – West Indies won by an innings and 45 runs
3rd Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – match drawn

International XI 1967–68

Ceylon 1968–69

New Zealand 1969–70

1st Test at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – India won by 60 runs^[2]
2nd Test at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur – New Zealand won by 167 runs
3rd Test at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad – match drawn

Australia 1969–70

1st Test at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – Australia won by 8 wickets
2nd Test at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – match drawn
3rd Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – India won by 7 wickets
4th Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – Australia won by 10 wickets
5th Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – Australia won by 77 runs

For information about this tour, see : Australian cricket team in Ceylon and India in 1969-70

References

^ "First-Class Matches played by International Cavaliers". CricketArchive. 6 November 2012. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012.
^ "From the Archives (October 1, 1969): Win over NZ in tense Test". The Hindu. 1 October 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 October 2019.

External sources

CricketArchive – Itinerary of Events in India

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[1] "First-Class Matches played by International Cavaliers". CricketArchive. 6 November 2012. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012.

[2] "From the Archives (October 1, 1969): Win over NZ in tense Test". The Hindu. 1 October 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 October 2019.

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