International cricket in 1968

The 1968 International cricket season was from May 1968 to August 1968.

Season overview

International tours
Start date	Home team	Away team	Results [Matches]
			Test	ODI	FC	LA
6 June 1968	England	Australia	1–1 [5]	—	—	—
27 July 1968	Netherlands	M.C.C.	—	—	0–1 [1]	—
21 August 1968	England	World XI	—	—	—	—

June

Australia in England

Main article: Australian cricket team in England in 1968

The Ashes Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 637	6–11 June	Colin Cowdrey	Bill Lawry	Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester	Australia by 159 runs
Test 638	20–25 June	Colin Cowdrey	Bill Lawry	Lord's, London	Match drawn
Test 639	11–16 July	Colin Cowdrey	Bill Lawry	Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham	Match drawn
Test 640	25–30 July	Tom Graveney	Barry Jarman	Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds	Match drawn
Test 641	22–27 August	Colin Cowdrey	Bill Lawry	Kennington Oval, London	England by 226 runs

July

MCC in Netherlands

First-class match
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
FC Match	27–28 July	Chris van Schouwenburg	Arthur Bailey	Sportpark Koninklijke HFC, Haarlem	M.C.C. by 7 wickets

August

World XI in England

Main article: Rest of the World cricket team in England in 1968

First-class series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Match 01	21–23 August	Roy Marshall	Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi	Dean Park, Bournemouth	Hampshire by 68 runs
Match 03	24–27 August	Alan Dixon	Hanif Mohammad	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	Rest of the World XI by 5 wickets
Match 01	31 Aug–3 September	Bill Lawry	Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi	Lord's, London	Australia by 8 wickets
Match 06	4–6 September	Brian Close	Garfield Sobers	North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough	England 133 runs