| International cricket |
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| in 1969 | in 1970 |
The 1969–70 international cricket season was from September 1969 to April 1970. [1] [2]
| International tours | ||||||
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| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 25 September 1969 |  India |  New Zealand | 1–1 [3] | — | — | — |
| 24 October 1969 |  Pakistan | New Zealand | 0–1 [3] | — | — | — |
| 4 November 1969 | India |  Australia | 3–1 [5] | — | — | — |
| 22 January 1970 |  South Africa | Australia | 4–0 [4] | — | — | — |
| International tournaments | ||||||
| Start date | Tournament | Winners | ||||
| 22 November 1969 | 1969–70 Australasian knock-out competition | New Zealand | ||||
| Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 659 | 25–30 September | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | Graham Dowling | Brabourne Stadium, Bombay | India by 60 runs | |||
| Test 660 | 3–8 October | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | Graham Dowling | Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur | New Zealand by 167 runs | |||
| Test 661 | 15–20 October | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | Graham Dowling | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad | Match drawn | |||
| Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 662 | 24–27 October | Intikhab Alam | Graham Dowling | National Stadium, Karachi | Match drawn | |||
| Test 663 | 30 Oct–2 November | Intikhab Alam | Graham Dowling | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | New Zealand by 5 wickets | |||
| Test 665 | 8–11 November | Intikhab Alam | Graham Dowling | Dacca Stadium, Dacca | Match drawn | |||
| Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 664 | 4–9 November | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | Bill Lawry | Brabourne Stadium, Bombay | Australia by 8 wickets | |||
| Test 666 | 15–20 November | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | Bill Lawry | Green Park, Kanpur | Match drawn | |||
| Test 667 | 28 Nov–2 December | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | Bill Lawry | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | India by 7 wickets | |||
| Test 668 | 12–16 December | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | Bill Lawry | Eden Gardens, Calcutta | Australia by 10 wickets | |||
| Test 669 | 24–28 December | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | Bill Lawry | Madras Cricket Club Ground, Madras | Australia by 77 runs | |||
| Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 670 | 22–27 January | Ali Bacher | Bill Lawry | Newlands, Cape Town | South Africa by 170 runs | |||
| Test 671 | 5–9 February | Ali Bacher | Bill Lawry | Kingsmead, Durban | South Africa by an innings and 129 runs | |||
| Test 672 | 19–24 February | Ali Bacher | Bill Lawry | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | South Africa by 307 runs | |||
| Test 673 | 5–10 March | Ali Bacher | Bill Lawry | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | South Africa by 323 runs | |||
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The 1968–69 international cricket season was from September 1968 to April 1969.
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