The South African cricket team toured England in the 1960 season to play a five-match Test series against England. England won the series 3–0 with 2 matches drawn.
The team
Jackie McGlew (captain) Neil Adcock Peter Carlstein Chris Duckworth Jonathan Fellows-Smith Trevor Goddard Geoff Griffin Atholl McKinnon Roy McLean Sid O'Linn Tony Pithey Jim Pothecary Hugh Tayfield John Waite Colin Wesley
Dudley Nourse was the manager.
The tour "From nearly every point of view the ninth South African tour of England proved disappointing," Wisden's editor, Norman Preston, began his report.Norman Preston, "South Africans in England, 1960", Wisden 1961, p. 264. First, it was a wet summer, and many matches were disrupted by rain. Second, the young fast bowler Geoff Griffin was no-balled for throwing on several occasions, effectively ending his career. Third, anti-apartheid demonstrations were held outside most venues. Fourth, none of the young players showed signs of developing into good Test players. Fifth, South Africa lost the first three Tests and drew the other two. Sixth, the tour showed a financial loss. Seventh, apart from Roy McLean the South Africans "found themselves short of enterprising batsmen".Preston, pp. 264–67.
Test series summary First Test
Second Test
Third Test
Fourth Test
Fifth Test
References
Annual reviews Playfair Cricket Annual 1961 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1961
Further reading John Arlott, Cricket on Trial, Heinemann, 1960 Charles Fortune, Cricket Overthrown, Howard Timmins, 1960 John Waite & R. S. Whitington, Perchance to Bowl, Nicholas Kaye, 1961 Various writers, A Century of South Africa in Test & International Cricket 1889–1989, Ball, 1989
External links South Africa in England 1960 at CricketArchive South Africa to England 1960 at Test Cricket Tours South Africans in England, 1960 – Wisden (1961)