International cricket in 1968
International cricket season
| International cricket |
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| in 1967–68 | in 1968–69 |
The 1968 International cricket season was from May 1968 to August 1968.[1][2]
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
| 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
| 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 | |||
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