Series Name: | Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1969–70 |
Team1 Image: | Flag_of_South_Africa_(1928-1994).svg |
Team1 Name: | South Africa |
Team2 Image: | Flag of Australia.svg |
Team2 Name: | Australia |
From Date: | 6 January 1970 |
To Date: | 19 March 1970 |
Team1 Captain: | Ali Bacher |
Team2 Captain: | Bill Lawry |
No Of Tests: | 4 |
Team1 Tests Won: | 4 |
Team2 Tests Won: | 0 |
Team1 Tests Most Runs: | Graeme Pollock (517) |
Team2 Tests Most Runs: | Ian Redpath (283) |
Team1 Tests Most Wickets: | Mike Procter (26) |
Team2 Tests Most Wickets: | Alan Connolly (20) |
The Australian national cricket team toured South Africa from January to March 1970, and played a four-match Test series against the South African national cricket team. South Africa won the Test series 4–0. Australia were captained by Bill Lawry and South Africa by Ali Bacher.
It was the last official Test series to involve South Africa for 22 years, [1] [2] and the 1970 South African team has been held to be one of the greatest in the history of cricket.[3]