Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1966–67

The Australia national cricket team toured South Africa from October 1966 to March 1967 and played a five-match Test series against the South African team. South Africa won the Test series 3–1. Australia were captained by Bob Simpson; South Africa by Peter van der Merwe.^[1]

Australian team[edit]

Bob Simpson (NSW) (captain)
Gordon Becker (WA)
Ian Chappell (SA)
Bob Cowper (Vic)
Neil Hawke (SA)
Jim Hubble (WA)
Bill Lawry (Vic)
Graham McKenzie (WA)
Johnny Martin (NSW)
Ian Redpath (Vic)
David Renneberg (NSW)
Keith Stackpole (Vic)
Brian Taber (NSW)
Grahame Thomas (NSW)
Tom Veivers (Qld)
Graeme Watson (Vic)

Doug Walters withdrew from the tour party when conscripted to two years of National Service training and was replaced by Watson.^[2]

Test series summary[edit]

First Test[edit]

23–28 December 1966
(5-day match)
Scorecard

South Africa	v	Australia
199 (66.5 overs) DT Lindsay 69 (101) GD McKenzie 5/46 (21.5 overs)		325 (130.2 overs) WM Lawry 98 EJ Barlow 3/39 (17 overs)
620 (177.3 overs) DT Lindsay 182 (227) RB Simpson 2/66 (16.1 overs)		261 (117.5 overs) TR Veivers 55 (146) TL Goddard 6/53 (32.5 overs)

South Africa won by 233 runs
New Wanderers, Johannesburg
Umpires: LM Baxter and HC Kidson

South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
25 December was taken as a rest day.
DA Renneberg and HB Taber (both AUS) made their Test debuts.

Second Test[edit]

31 December 1966–5 January 1967
(5-day match)
Scorecard

Australia	v	South Africa
542 (188.3 overs) RB Simpson 153 (353) EJ Barlow 5/85 (33.3 overs)		353 (127.1 overs) RG Pollock 209 (347) GD McKenzie 5/65 (33 overs)
180/4 (65.1 overs) IR Redpath 69* TL Goddard 2/67 (29.1 overs)		367 (f/o) (166.3 overs) DT Lindsay 81 (130) GD McKenzie 3/67 (39.3 overs)

Australia won by 6 wickets
Newlands, Cape Town
Umpires: G Goldman and HC Kidson

Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
1 January was taken as a rest day.
GD Watson (AUS) made his Test debut.

Third Test[edit]

20–25 January 1967
(5-day match)
Scorecard

South Africa	v	Australia
300 (111 overs) DT Lindsay 137 RM Cowper 3/57 (37 overs)		147 (69 overs) WM Lawry 44 EJ Barlow 3/18 (11 overs)
185/2 (75 overs) RG Pollock 67* (155) RM Cowper 1/29 (17 overs)		334 (f/o) (160.1 overs) RB Simpson 94 (245) MJ Procter 4/71 (29.1 overs)

South Africa won by 8 wickets
Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: JG Draper and HC Kidson

Australia won the toss and elected to field.
22 January was taken as a rest day.
MJ Procter and PHJ Trimborn (both SA) made their Test debuts.

Fourth Test[edit]

3–8 February 1967
(5-day match)
Scorecard

Australia	v	South Africa
143 (70.1 overs) RM Cowper 25 (60) MJ Procter 4/32 (18 overs)		332/9d (105 overs) DT Lindsay 131 (135) DA Renneberg 5/97 (25 overs)
148/8 (78.3 overs) IR Redpath 46 (125) TL Goddard 3/23 (16.3 overs)

Match drawn
New Wanderers, Johannesburg
Umpires: JG Draper and HC Kidson

Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
5 February was taken as a rest day.
There was no play on the fourth day.
JH du Preez (SA) made his Test debut.

Fifth Test[edit]

24–28 February 1967
(5-day match)
Scorecard

Australia	v	South Africa
173 (74.1 overs) RM Cowper 60 (132) TL Goddard 3/13 (10 overs)		276 (116.3 overs) RG Pollock 105 (174) GD McKenzie 5/65 (35 overs)
278 (105.1 overs) RM Cowper 54 PHJ Trimborn 3/12 (10.1 overs)		179/3 (61.1 overs) TL Goddard 59 GD McKenzie 2/38 (17 overs)

South Africa won by 7 wickets
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Umpires: JG Draper and HC Kidson

South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
26 February was taken as a rest day.
The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.

References[edit]

^ "Australia in South Africa 1966–67". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
^ "Test Cricket Tours - Australia to South Africa 1966-67". Test Cricket Tours. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

External links[edit]

Australia in South Africa, 1966-67 at Cricinfo
Australia in South Africa 1966-67 at CricketArchive
Test Cricket Tours - Australia to South Africa 1966-67 at Test Cricket Tours

[CATI-1] "Australia in South Africa 1966–67". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

[2] "Test Cricket Tours - Australia to South Africa 1966-67". Test Cricket Tours. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

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