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South African cricket team in Australia in 1971–72 (proposed)

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The South African national cricket team was meant to tour Australia over the 1971-72 Australian summer. However the tour was cancelled after protests from the anti-apartheid movement.

The Australian Cricket Board had been influenced by the protests that accompanied the 1971 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia.

South Africa squad:

  • Batsmen - Ali Bacher (capt), Hylton Ackerman, Lee Irvine, Graeme Pollock, Barry Richards
  • All rounders - Eddie Barlow, Dassie Biggs, Peter de Vaal, Mike Procter, Clive Rice
  • Fast bowlers - Peter Pollock, Pat Trimborn, Vince van der Bijl
  • Spin bowlers - Grahame Chevalier
  • Wicketkeeper - Denis Lindsay

    • Barlow subsequently withdrew for business reasons and was replaced by Arthur Short.

    The tour was replaced by a tour from a Rest of the World XI. This team included the Pollock brothers and Ackerman.

    South Africa did not tour Australia again until 1992.

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    South African cricket team in Australia in 1971–72 (proposed) Wikipedia
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