1970–71 Vehicle & General Australasian knock-out competition

The 1970–71 Vehicle & General Australasian knock-out competition was the second edition of the official List A domestic tournament in Australia. Seven teams representing six states in Australia and New Zealand took part in the knock-out competition. The competition began on 18 October 1970 when South Australia took on Victoria at the Adelaide Oval.

1970–71 V & G Australasian Knock-Out Competition

Administrator(s)	Australian Cricket Board
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket
Tournament format(s)	knockout
Champions	Western Australia (1st title)
Participants	7
Matches	6
Attendance	35,010 (5,835 per match)
Most runs	Ian Chappell (SA) (176 runs)
Most wickets	Graham McKenzie (WA) (8 wickets)

The 1970–71 cup final was played on 6 February 1971 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between Queensland and Western Australia, with Western Australia recording an 91 run victory over Queensland. Ian Chappell scored the most runs in the tournament with 176 runs with Graham McKenzie from Western Australia taking the most wickets with eight.

Format

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

	First Round				Semi-finals				Final
	18 October – Adelaide
	South Australia	5/202
					6 December – Adelaide
	Victoria	9/199
					South Australia	6/261
	1 November – Brisbane
					Queensland	6/264
	Queensland	3/156
									6 February – Melbourne
	New South Wales	155
									Queensland	79
	4 December – Launceston
									Western Australia	170
	Tasmania	205
					31 January – Perth
	Western Australia	8/218
					Western Australia	123/7
					New Zealand	120
	New Zealand
	BYE

Fixtures

First round

18 October 1970 Scorecard

Victoria 9/199 (40 overs)	v	South Australia 5/202 (36.5 overs)
Robert Rowan 47 (?) Kevin McCarthy 2/28 (8 overs)		Ian Chappell 93* (?) Graeme Watson 2/28 (7 overs)

South Australia won by 5 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 6,921 Player of the match: Ian Chappell (SA)

• Victoria won the toss and elected to field.

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1 November 1970 Scorecard

New South Wales 155 (37.2 overs)	v	Queensland 3/156 (33.5 overs)
John Gleeson 32 (57) Rusi Surti 4/29 (6.2 overs)		Ian Seib 64* (146) Doug Walters 2/41 (8 overs)

Queensland won by 7 wickets The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 4,513 Player of the match: Rusi Surti (Qld)

• Queensland won the toss and elected to field.

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4 November 1970 Scorecard

Western Australia 8/218 (40 overs)	v	Tasmania 205 (39 overs)
Jock Irvine 50 (?) Billy Ibadulla 2/28 (8 overs)		Brian Cartledge 56 (?) Graham McKenzie 2/23 (8 overs)

Western Australia won by 13 runs NTCA Ground, Launceston Attendance: 2,000 Player of the match: Ross Edwards (WA)

• Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

Semi-finals

6 December 1970 Scorecard

South Australia 6/261 (40 overs)	v	Queensland 6/264 (39 overs)
Barry Richards 89 (128) Tony Dell 2/42 (8 overs)		Tom Graveney 98 (112) Ken Cunningham 2/58 (5.5 overs)

Queensland won by 4 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 11,303 Player of the match: Tom Graveney (QLD)

• Queensland won the toss and elected to field.

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31 January 1971 Scorecard

New Zealand 120 (35.1 overs)	v	Western Australia 7/123 (35.7 overs)
Ken Wadsworth 40 (?) Sam Gannon 4/21 (8 overs)		John Inverarity 53* (?) Richard Collinge 2/10 (8 overs)

Western Australia won by 3 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Attendance: 4,678 Player of the match: John Inverarity (WA)

• New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

6 February 1971 Scorecard

Western Australia 170 (38.2 overs)	v	Queensland 79 (23.5 overs)
John Inverarity 90 (153) Tony Dell 2/18 (7.2 overs)		Phil Carson 23 (45) Graham McKenzie 4/13 (6.5 overs)

Western Australia won by 91 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 5,595 Player of the match: John Inverarity (WA)

• Queensland won the toss and elected to field.

See also

• 1970-71 Sheffield Shield season

External links

• Cricket Australia
• Baggygreen