1969–70 Vehicle & General Australasian knock-out competition

The 1969–70 Vehicle & General Australasian knock-out competition was a List A tournament took place from November 1969 to January 1970. It was the first season of the Australian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament. Seven teams representing the six states in Australia, and a New Zealand team, took part in the competition in a knockout format. The competition began on 22 November 1969 when Victoria took on Tasmania at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

1969–70 V & G Australasian Knock-Out Competition

Administrator(s)	Australian Cricket Board
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket
Tournament format(s)	knockout
Champions	New Zealand (1st title)
Participants	7
Matches	6
Attendance	20,780 (3,463 per match)
Most runs	Ross Collins (NSW) 98 runs
1970–71 →

After five matches were played, the final took place on 1 January 1970 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between Victoria and New Zealand. After winning the toss, Victoria were bowled out for 129, with New Zealand chasing the total down with six wickets to spare.

Format

The first season of the competition was a straight knockout competition between the six states of Australia and a team that represented New Zealand at domestic level.

	First Round				Semi-finals				Final
	22 November – Melbourne
	Victoria	2/131
					30 December – Melbourne
	Tasmania	130
					Victoria	157
	30 November – Perth
					Western Australia	59
	Western Australia	8/188
									1 January – Melbourne
	South Australia	187
									Victoria	129
	7 December – Sydney
									New Zealand	4/130
	New South Wales	8/227
					30 December – Sydney
	Queensland	195
					New South Wales	150
					New Zealand	6/153
	New Zealand
	BYE

Fixtures

First round

22 November 1969 Scorecard

Tasmania  9/130 (40 overs)	v	Victoria 2/131 (20.7 overs)
Stephen Howard 39 (62) Graeme Watson 3/32 (8 overs)		Ken Eastwood 69 (81) Harold Allen 2/37 (7 overs)

Victoria won by 8 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 4,052 Player of the match: Stephen Howard (Tas)

• Victoria won the toss and elected to field.

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30 November 1969 Scorecard

South Australia  8/187 (40 overs)	v	Western Australia 8/188 (39.7 overs)
Robert Gilbourne 68 (82) Ian Brayshaw 3/28 (8 overs)		Ian Brayshaw 58* (96) Ken Cunningham 3/32 (8 overs)

Western Australia won by 2 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Player of the match: Ian Brayshaw (WA)

• No Toss

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7 December 1969 Scorecard

New South Wales  8/227 (40 overs)	v	Queensland 195 (36.7 overs)
Ross Collins 69* (?) Ian King 5/33 (8 overs)		Sam Trimble 56 (?) Ross Collins 3/48 (8 overs)

New South Wales won by 32 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 2,490 Player of the match: Ross Collins (NSW)

• Queensland won the toss and elected to field.

Semi-finals

30 December 1969 Scorecard

New South Wales  150 (33.7 overs)	v	New Zealand 6/153 (33.4 overs)
Alan Turner 66 (?) Hedley Howarth 5/22 (5.7 overs)		Brian Hastings 56* (?) Ross Collins 2/29 (6.4 overs)

New Zealand won by 4 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Player of the match: Hedley Howarth (NZ)

• New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

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30 December 1969 Scorecard

Victoria  157 (37.2 overs)	v	Western Australia 59 (21.3 overs)
Bob Cowper 33 (49) Ian Brayshaw 3/47 (8 overs)		Ross Edwards 21 (32) Graeme Watson 5/20 (6.3 overs)

Victoria won by 98 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Player of the match: Alan Thomson (Vic)

• Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.

Final

1 January 1970 Scorecard

Victoria  129 (34.6 overs)	v	New Zealand 4/130 (31.4 overs)
Les Joslin 29 (?) Bob Cunis 3/26 (8 overs)		Bevan Congdon 69 (133) Alan Thomson 2/44 (8 overs)

New Zealand won by 6 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 14,238 Player of the match: Bevan Congdon (NZ)

• Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

See also

• 1969-70 Sheffield Shield season