Australian national cricket team in India in the 1969/70 season
The Australian national cricket team's tour to India in the 1969/70 season took place from November 4 to December 28, 1969. The international cricket tour was part of the 1969/70 international cricket season and included five tests . Australia won the Test Series 3–1.
prehistory
India previously played a tour against New Zealand , for Australia it was the first tour of the season. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 1967/68 season in Australia .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.
Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
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Brabourne Stadium | Bombay | 25,000 | 1st test |
Feroz Shah Kotla | Delhi | 48,000 | 3rd test |
Eden Gardens | Calcutta | 82,000 | 4th test |
Green Park Stadium | Kanpur | 33,000 | 2nd test |
MA Chidambaram Stadium | Madras | 46,000 | 5th test |
Squad lists
Both teams named the following squads.
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Tour matches
Australia played five tour matches against Indian zone teams on this tour.
Testing
First test in Bombay
November 4-9 Scorecard |
Bombay (BS) |
![]() 271 (135.4) & 137 (90.2) |
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![]() 345 (169.4) & 67-2 (26.5) |
Australia wins with 8 wickets |
Second test in Kanpur
November 15-20 Scorecard |
Kanpur (GP) |
![]() 320 (145.5) & 312-7d (152) |
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![]() 348 (166.2) & 95-0 (44) |
draw |
Third test in Delhi
November 28th - December 2nd scorecard |
Delhi |
![]() 296 (119.4) & 107 (58.2) |
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![]() 223 (108.3) & 181-3 (80.4) |
India wins with 7 wickets |
Fourth test in Calcutta
December 12-16 Scorecard |
Calcutta |
![]() 212 (96.4) & 161 (77.1) |
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![]() 335 (143.1) & 42-0 (5) |
Australia wins with 10 wickets |
Fifth test in Madras
December 24-28 Scorecard |
Madras |
![]() 258 (115.2) & 153 (80.5) |
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![]() 163 (62.4) & 171 (85.2) |
Australia wins with 77 runs |