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, and the 1970 South African team has been held to be one of the greatest in the history of cricket.
Squads
Ali Bacher (c) Eddie Barlow Grahame Chevalier Dennis Gamsy (wk) Trevor Goddard Lee Irvine Tiger Lance Denis Lindsay (wk) Graeme Pollock Peter Pollock Mike Procter Barry Richards Kelly Seymour John Traicos Pat Trimborn Bill Lawry (c) Ian Chappell (vc) Alan Connolly Eric Freeman John Gleeson Jock Irvine Ray Jordon (wk) Ashley Mallett Laurie Mayne Graham McKenzie Ian Redpath Paul Sheahan Keith Stackpole Brian Taber (wk) Doug Walters
Test series summary
First Test
Second Test
Third Test
Fourth Test
See also Australian cricket team in Ceylon and India in 1969–70 (31 October – 28 December 1969) immediately preceding the trip to South Africa
References
External links Australia tour of South Africa 1969-70 on Cricinfo