1969–70 Vehicle & General Australasian knock-out competition

The 1969–70 Vehicle & General Australasian knock-out competition was a List A tournament took place from November 1969 to January 1970. It was the first season of the Australian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament. Seven teams representing the six states in Australia, and a New Zealand team, took part in the competition in a knockout format. The competition began on 22 November 1969 when Victoria took on Tasmania at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

1969–70 V & G Australasian Knock-Out Competition
Administrator(s)Australian Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
Tournament format(s)knockout
Champions New Zealand (1st title)
Participants7
Matches6
Attendance20,780 (3,463 per match)
Most runsRoss Collins (NSW) 98 runs

After five matches were played, the final took placed on 1 January 1970 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between Victoria and New Zealand. After winning the toss, Victoria were bowled out for 129, with New Zealand chasing the total down with six wickets to spare.

Format

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The first season of the competition was a straight knockout competition between the six states of Australia and a team that represented New Zealand at domestic level.

 
First RoundSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
22 November – Melbourne
 
 
  Victoria2/131
 
30 December – Melbourne
 
  Tasmania130
 
  Victoria157
 
30 November – Perth
 
  Western Australia59
 
  Western Australia8/188
 
1 January – Melbourne
 
  South Australia187
 
  Victoria129
 
7 December – Sydney
 
  New Zealand4/130
 
  New South Wales8/227
 
30 December – Sydney
 
  Queensland195
 
  New South Wales150
 
 
 
  New Zealand6/153
 
  New Zealand
 
 
BYE
 

Fixtures

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First round

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22 November 1969
Scorecard
Tasmania  
9/130 (40 overs)
v
  Victoria
2/131 (20.7 overs)
Stephen Howard 39 (62)
Graeme Watson 3/32 (8 overs)
Ken Eastwood 69 (81)
Harold Allen 2/37 (7 overs)
Victoria won by 8 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 4,052
Player of the match: Stephen Howard (Tas)
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to field.

30 November 1969
Scorecard
South Australia  
8/187 (40 overs)
v
  Western Australia
8/188 (39.7 overs)
Robert Gilbourne 68 (82)
Ian Brayshaw 3/28 (8 overs)
Ian Brayshaw 58* (96)
Ken Cunningham 3/32 (8 overs)
Western Australia won by 2 wickets
WACA Ground, Perth
Player of the match: Ian Brayshaw (WA)
  • No Toss

7 December 1969
Scorecard
New South Wales  
8/227 (40 overs)
v
  Queensland
195 (36.7 overs)
Ross Collins 69* (?)
Ian King 5/33 (8 overs)
Sam Trimble 56 (?)
Ross Collins 3/48 (8 overs)
New South Wales won by 32 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 2,490
Player of the match: Ross Collins (NSW)
  • Queensland won the toss and elected to field.

Semi-finals

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30 December 1969
Scorecard
New South Wales  
150 (33.7 overs)
v
  New Zealand
6/153 (33.4 overs)
Alan Turner 66 (?)
Hedley Howarth 5/22 (5.7 overs)
Brian Hastings 56* (?)
Ross Collins 2/29 (6.4 overs)
New Zealand won by 4 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Player of the match: Hedley Howarth (NZ)
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

30 December 1969
Scorecard
Victoria  
157 (37.2 overs)
v
  Western Australia
59 (21.3 overs)
Bob Cowper 33 (49)
Ian Brayshaw 3/47 (8 overs)
Ross Edwards 21 (32)
Graeme Watson 5/20 (6.3 overs)
Victoria won by 98 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Player of the match: Alan Thomson (Vic)
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.

Final

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1 January 1970
Scorecard
Victoria  
129 (34.6 overs)
v
  New Zealand
4/130 (31.4 overs)
Les Joslin 29 (?)
Bob Cunis 3/26 (8 overs)
Bevan Congdon 69 (133)
Alan Thomson 2/44 (8 overs)
New Zealand won by 6 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 14,238
Player of the match: Bevan Congdon (NZ)
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

See also

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References

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