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| ⚫ | The '''1969 English cricket season''' |
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| ⚫ | The '''1969 English cricket season''' was the 70th in which the [[County Championship]] had been an official competition. The ''Sunday League'' (now the [[National League (cricket)|National League]]) began, sponsored by the [[John Player & Sons|John Player]] tobacco company. All matches were played on Sundays with each of the 17 first-class counties playing each other once. Matches were of 40 overs a side. One match each Sunday was televised by the [[BBC]] and the idea was a commercial success, though it had its critics among cricket's "traditional" supporters. |
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One effect of the Sunday League was a reduction in the number of matches played by each team in the County Championship from 28 to 24. [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]] won the Championship title. England defeated both West Indies and New Zealand in Test series. |
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==Honours== |
==Honours== |
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*'''County Championship''' |
*'''[[County Championship]]''' – [[Glamorgan CCC|Glamorgan]] |
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*'''Gillette Cup''' |
*'''[[Friends Provident Trophy|Gillette Cup]]''' – [[Yorkshire CCC|Yorkshire]] |
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*'''Sunday League''' |
*'''[[Pro40|Sunday League]]''' – [[Lancashire CCC|Lancashire]] |
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*'''Minor Counties Championship''' |
*'''[[Minor Counties Cricket Championship|Minor Counties Championship]]''' – [[Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club|Buckinghamshire]] |
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*'''Second XI Championship''' |
*'''Second XI Championship''' – [[Kent CCC|Kent II]] |
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*'''Wisden''' |
*'''Wisden''' – [[Basil Butcher]], [[Alan Knott]], [[Majid Khan (cricket player)|Majid Khan]], [[Mike Procter]], [[Don Shepherd]] |
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==Test |
==Test series== |
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===West Indies tour=== |
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| ⚫ | [[England cricket team|England]] had a very strong team captained by [[Ray Illingworth]]. Other notable England players included [[John Snow (cricketer)|John Snow]], [[Geoff Boycott]], [[John Edrich]], [[Alan Knott]] and [[Derek Underwood]]. [[John Hampshire]] scored a century on his Test debut versus [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] at [[ |
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{{main|West Indian cricket team in England in 1969}} |
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| ⚫ | [[England cricket team|England]] had a very strong team captained by [[Ray Illingworth]]. Other notable England players included [[John Snow (cricketer)|John Snow]], [[Geoff Boycott]], [[John Edrich]], [[Alan Knott]] and [[Derek Underwood]]. [[John Hampshire]] scored a century on his Test debut versus [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] at [[Lord's]]. |
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===New Zealand tour=== |
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England defeated [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] and West Indies in two three-match series, in both cases by two wins and one draw. |
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{{main|New Zealand cricket team in England in 1969}} |
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==County Championship== |
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''See also'': [[New Zealand cricket team in England in 1969]] and [[West Indian cricket team in England in 1969]] |
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{{main article|1969 County Championship}} |
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==Gillette Cup== |
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== Leading batsmen == |
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{{main article|1969 Gillette Cup}} |
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==Sunday League== |
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{{main article|1969 Player's County League}} |
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==Leading batsmen== |
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==Leading bowlers== |
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| ⚫ | [[Alan Ward (cricketer)|Alan Ward]] was the leading bowler, with an average of 14.82, but he took only 69 wickets, whereas four bowlers took over 100 wickets each. These were [[Mike Procter]], [[Derek Underwood]], [[Tom Cartwright]] and [[Don Wilson (cricketer)|Don Wilson]], who all averaged less than 17.50. |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==Annual reviews== |
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{{Friends Provident Trophy seasons}} |
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Latest revision as of 12:08, 27 January 2024
The 1969 English cricket season was the 70th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. The Sunday League (now the National League) began, sponsored by the John Player tobacco company. All matches were played on Sundays with each of the 17 first-class counties playing each other once. Matches were of 40 overs a side. One match each Sunday was televised by the BBC and the idea was a commercial success, though it had its critics among cricket's "traditional" supporters.
One effect of the Sunday League was a reduction in the number of matches played by each team in the County Championship from 28 to 24. Glamorgan won the Championship title. England defeated both West Indies and New Zealand in Test series.
Honours
[edit]- County Championship – Glamorgan
- Gillette Cup – Yorkshire
- Sunday League – Lancashire
- Minor Counties Championship – Buckinghamshire
- Second XI Championship – Kent II
- Wisden – Basil Butcher, Alan Knott, Majid Khan, Mike Procter, Don Shepherd
Test series
[edit]West Indies tour
[edit]England had a very strong team captained by Ray Illingworth. Other notable England players included John Snow, Geoff Boycott, John Edrich, Alan Knott and Derek Underwood. John Hampshire scored a century on his Test debut versus West Indies at Lord's.
New Zealand tour
[edit]County Championship
[edit]Gillette Cup
[edit]Sunday League
[edit]Leading batsmen
[edit]John Edrich topped the averages with 2238 runs at 69.93.
Other leading batsmen were Basil Butcher, Mushtaq Mohammed and Barry Richards, who all averaged over 50.
Leading bowlers
[edit]Alan Ward was the leading bowler, with an average of 14.82, but he took only 69 wickets, whereas four bowlers took over 100 wickets each. These were Mike Procter, Derek Underwood, Tom Cartwright and Don Wilson, who all averaged less than 17.50.