International cricket in 1961
The 1961 International cricket season was from May 1961 to August 1961.[1][2]
| International cricket |
|---|
| in 1960–61 | in 1961–62 |
Season overview
| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 8 June 1961 | England | Australia | 1–2 [5] | — | — | — |
| 14 June 1961 | England | South Africa | — | — | 0–3 [3] | — |
| 12 August 1961 | Scotland | Denmark | — | — | 1–0 [1] | — |
June
Australia in England
| The Ashes Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 507 | 8–13 June | Colin Cowdrey | Richie Benaud | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | Match drawn | |||
| Test 508 | 22–26 June | Colin Cowdrey | Neil Harvey | Lord's, London | Australia by 5 wickets | |||
| Test 509 | 6–8 July | Peter May | Richie Benaud | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | England by 8 wickets | |||
| Test 510 | 27 Jul–1 August | Peter May | Richie Benaud | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | Australia by 54 runs | |||
| Test 511 | 17–22 August | Peter May | Richie Benaud | Kennington Oval, London | Match drawn | |||
South Africa in England
| 3-day Match Series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Match 1 | 14–16 June | Brian Taylor | Roy McLean | Ransome, Hoffman and Pollard Sports and Social Club Ground, Chelmsford | Fezela by 6 wickets | |||
| Match 2 | 28–30 June | Maurice Fenner | Roy McLean | United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth | Fezela by an innings and 131 runs | |||
| Match 3 | 1–4 July | Martin Young | Roy McLean | The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol | Fezela by an innings and 65 runs | |||
August
Denmark in Scotland
| Two-day Match | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Match | 12–14 August | James Brown | NP Kristensen | Titwood, Glasgow | Scotland by an innings and 24 runs | |||
References
- "Season 1961". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- "Season 1961 overview". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
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