1965 English cricket season
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The 1965 English cricket season was the first season since the 1912 Triangular Tournament
in which England played Test
series against two touring sides. In the first half of a damp summer, New Zealand
were the tourists, and England won all three matches. The South African side
that toured in the second half of the season proved much tougher opposition, and won the three-match Test series one-nil, with two matches drawn. This was the last tour of England by a South African side before the ending of sporting links because of apartheid.
The season also marked the end of Fred Trueman
's international career, although he did not retire from first-class cricket until the end of the 1968 season.
, England hosted two series in one season. The visitors were New Zealand and South Africa, who played three Tests each against England. This was to be the last South African tour for over 25 years. Opposition to the country's apartheid policy was increasing.
England were far too strong for New Zealand, winning all three matches, John Edrich
scoring 310* in the final match at Headingley
. He put on 369 with Ken Barrington
for the second wicket. This was the culmination of a remarkable run of form for Edrich. In nine successive innings (the first eight being for Surrey) he scored 139, 121*, 205*, 55, 96, 188, 92, 105 and 310*.
South Africa, a young and improving side, were a far tougher proposition. Their players included Graeme Pollock
and his brother Peter
, Colin Bland
and Eddie Barlow
. South Africa won the series 1-0, with two matches drawn, thanks to the Pollock brothers, who were mainly responsible for their win by 94 runs in the Second Test at Trent Bridge
. In overcast conditions, ideal for Tom Cartwright
in particular, Graeme scored 125 out of 160 in 140 minutes, the last 91 coming in 70 minutes. He had come in at 16-2, and the score had declined to 80-5, before his partnerships with the captain, Peter van der Merwe
, and Richard Dumbrill
enabled the score to reach 269. He made another 59 in the second innings. His brother contributed bowling figures of 5-53 and 5-34.
1912 Triangular Tournament
The 1912 Triangular Tournament was a Test cricket competition played between Australia, England and South Africa, the only Test-playing nations at the time....
in which England played Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
series against two touring sides. In the first half of a damp summer, New Zealand
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
were the tourists, and England won all three matches. The South African side
South African cricket team
The South African national cricket team represent South Africa in international cricket. They are administrated by Cricket South Africa.South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council, also known as ICC, with Test and One Day International, or ODI, status...
that toured in the second half of the season proved much tougher opposition, and won the three-match Test series one-nil, with two matches drawn. This was the last tour of England by a South African side before the ending of sporting links because of apartheid.
The season also marked the end of Fred Trueman
Fred Trueman
Frederick Sewards Trueman OBE was an English cricketer, generally acknowledged as one of the greatest fast bowlers in history. A bowler of genuinely fast pace who was widely known as Fiery Fred, Trueman played first-class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1949 until he retired in 1968...
's international career, although he did not retire from first-class cricket until the end of the 1968 season.
Honours
- County Championship - Worcestershire
- Gillette Cup - Yorkshire
- Minor Counties Championship - Somerset II
- Second XI Championship - Glamorgan II
- Wisden (for their deeds in 1965) - Colin BlandColin BlandKenneth Colin Bland, was a cricketer who played for South Africa.Bland originally came from Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe but then not a Test cricket- playing nation. He also played for the South African provincial sides Eastern Province and Orange Free State...
, John EdrichJohn EdrichJohn Edrich, MBE is a former English cricketer, who played for Surrey and England. He earned a reputation as a dogged and fearless batsman, and his figures show that he was amongst the best players of his generation...
, Dick MotzDick MotzRichard Charles Motz was a New Zealand cricketer. A right-arm fast bowler and hard-hitting lower order batsman, Motz played 32 Test matches for the New Zealand cricket team between 1961 and 1969....
, Peter PollockPeter PollockPeter Maclean Pollock, has played a continuing role in the South Africa cricket team as a player, selector, and father of a future captain. He was voted a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1966...
, Graeme PollockGraeme PollockRobert Graeme Pollock, known as Graeme, is a former cricketer. He played in 23 Test matches for South Africa and represented Transvaal and Eastern Province at domestic level....
County Championship Table
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | No Dec | 1st inn lead match L |
1st inn lead match D |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pts | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1 | Worcestershire Worcestershire County Cricket Club Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire... |
28 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 144 |
| 2 | Northamptonshire Northamptonshire County Cricket Club Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the... |
28 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 140 |
| 3 | Glamorgan Glamorgan County Cricket Club Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County... |
28 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 132 |
| 4 | Yorkshire Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure.... |
28 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 114 |
| 5 | Kent Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent... |
28 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 96 |
| 6 | Middlesex Middlesex County Cricket Club Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the... |
28 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 94 |
| 7 | Somerset Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset... |
28 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 92 |
| 8 | Surrey Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions... |
28 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 92 |
| 9 | Derbyshire Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire... |
28 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 86 |
| 10 | Gloucestershire Gloucestershire County Cricket Club Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators.... |
28 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 82 |
| 11 | Warwickshire Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor... |
28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 70 |
| 12 | Hampshire Hampshire County Cricket Club Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it... |
28 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 66 |
| 13 | Lancashire Lancashire County Cricket Club Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then... |
28 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 60 |
| 14 | Leicestershire Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland.... |
28 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 58 |
| 15 | Essex Essex County Cricket Club Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games... |
28 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 54 |
| 16 | Sussex Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a... |
28 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 52 |
| 17 | Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws... |
28 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 48 |
- Note: Surrey record includes six points for first innings lead in match restricted by weather to last third of time allotted.
Test series
For the first time since the 1912 Triangular Tournament1912 Triangular Tournament
The 1912 Triangular Tournament was a Test cricket competition played between Australia, England and South Africa, the only Test-playing nations at the time....
, England hosted two series in one season. The visitors were New Zealand and South Africa, who played three Tests each against England. This was to be the last South African tour for over 25 years. Opposition to the country's apartheid policy was increasing.
England were far too strong for New Zealand, winning all three matches, John Edrich
John Edrich
John Edrich, MBE is a former English cricketer, who played for Surrey and England. He earned a reputation as a dogged and fearless batsman, and his figures show that he was amongst the best players of his generation...
scoring 310* in the final match at Headingley
Headingley Stadium
Headingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley in West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, rugby league team Leeds Rhinos and rugby union team Leeds Carnegie ....
. He put on 369 with Ken Barrington
Ken Barrington
Kenneth Frank Barrington , better known as Ken Barrington, played for the English cricket team and Surrey County Cricket Club in the 1950s and 1960s. He was a right-handed batsman and occasional leg-spin bowler, well known for his jovial good humour and long, defensive innings "batting with bulldog...
for the second wicket. This was the culmination of a remarkable run of form for Edrich. In nine successive innings (the first eight being for Surrey) he scored 139, 121*, 205*, 55, 96, 188, 92, 105 and 310*.
South Africa, a young and improving side, were a far tougher proposition. Their players included Graeme Pollock
Graeme Pollock
Robert Graeme Pollock, known as Graeme, is a former cricketer. He played in 23 Test matches for South Africa and represented Transvaal and Eastern Province at domestic level....
and his brother Peter
Peter Pollock
Peter Maclean Pollock, has played a continuing role in the South Africa cricket team as a player, selector, and father of a future captain. He was voted a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1966...
, Colin Bland
Colin Bland
Kenneth Colin Bland, was a cricketer who played for South Africa.Bland originally came from Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe but then not a Test cricket- playing nation. He also played for the South African provincial sides Eastern Province and Orange Free State...
and Eddie Barlow
Eddie Barlow
Edgar John Barlow was a South African cricketer . Barlow played first-class cricket for Transvaal and Eastern Province from 1959-60 to 1967-68 before moving to Western Province for the seasons from 1968-69 to 1980-81...
. South Africa won the series 1-0, with two matches drawn, thanks to the Pollock brothers, who were mainly responsible for their win by 94 runs in the Second Test at Trent Bridge
Trent Bridge
Trent Bridge is a Test, One-day international and County cricket ground located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England and is also the headquarters of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. As well as International cricket and Nottinghamshire's home games, the ground has hosted the Finals Day of...
. In overcast conditions, ideal for Tom Cartwright
Tom Cartwright
Thomas William Cartwright MBE was an English cricketer. He played in five Tests for England in 1964 and 1965. His withdrawal from the 1968-69 tour to South Africa, and replacement in the touring team by Basil D'Oliveira, precipitated the sporting isolation of South Africa until apartheid was...
in particular, Graeme scored 125 out of 160 in 140 minutes, the last 91 coming in 70 minutes. He had come in at 16-2, and the score had declined to 80-5, before his partnerships with the captain, Peter van der Merwe
Peter van der Merwe (cricketer)
Peter Laurence van der Merwe is a former South African cricketer who played in fifteen Tests from 1963 to 1967. He later became a match referee....
, and Richard Dumbrill
Richard Dumbrill
Richard Dumbrill is a former South African cricketer who played in five Tests from 1965 to 1966....
enabled the score to reach 269. He made another 59 in the second innings. His brother contributed bowling figures of 5-53 and 5-34.
Leading batsmen
| 1965 English cricket season – leading batsmen by average | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Innings | Runs | Highest | Average | 100s | |
| Colin Cowdrey Colin Cowdrey Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, CBE , better known as Colin Cowdrey, was the Captain of Oxford University, Kent County Cricket Club and the England cricket team in a career that lasted from 1950 to 1976... |
43 | 2093 | 196* | 63.42 | 5 | |
| John Edrich John Edrich John Edrich, MBE is a former English cricketer, who played for Surrey and England. He earned a reputation as a dogged and fearless batsman, and his figures show that he was amongst the best players of his generation... |
44 | 2319 | 310* | 62.67 | 8 | |
| Graeme Pollock Graeme Pollock Robert Graeme Pollock, known as Graeme, is a former cricketer. He played in 23 Test matches for South Africa and represented Transvaal and Eastern Province at domestic level.... |
24 | 1147 | 203* | 57.35 | 3 | |
| Peter Parfitt Peter Parfitt Peter Parfitt is an English former cricketer. He attended Fakenham Grammar School, and King Edward VII Grammar School, in Kings Lynn, Norfolk.... |
44 | 1774 | 128 | 50.68 | 3 | |
| Tom Graveney Tom Graveney Thomas William Graveney in Riding Mill, Northumberland, is a former English cricketer and was the President of the Marylebone Cricket Club for 2004/5. He went to Bristol Grammar School... |
45 | 1768 | 126 | 49.11 | 4 | |
| Basil d'Oliveira Basil D'Oliveira Basil Lewis D'Oliveira CBE , known affectionately around the world as "Dolly", was a South African-born English cricketer. D'Oliveira was classified as 'coloured' under the apartheid regime, and hence barred from first-class cricket, resulting in his emigration to England... |
45 | 1691 | 163 | 43.35 | 6 | |
| 1965 English cricket season – leading batsmen by aggregate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Innings | Runs | Highest | Average | 100s | |
| John Edrich John Edrich John Edrich, MBE is a former English cricketer, who played for Surrey and England. He earned a reputation as a dogged and fearless batsman, and his figures show that he was amongst the best players of his generation... |
44 | 2319 | 310* | 62.67 | 8 | |
| Colin Cowdrey Colin Cowdrey Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, CBE , better known as Colin Cowdrey, was the Captain of Oxford University, Kent County Cricket Club and the England cricket team in a career that lasted from 1950 to 1976... |
43 | 2093 | 196* | 63.42 | 5 | |
| David Green | 63 | 2037 | 85 | 32.85 | - | |
| Eric Russell | 54 | 1930 | 156 | 39.38 | 4 | |
| Alan Jones Alan Jones (cricketer) Alan Jones was a Welsh cricketer, who played for Glamorgan for almost a quarter of a century. He also played, for a single season each, with Western Australia, Natal and Northern Transvaal.-Career:... |
57 | 1837 | 142 | 36.74 | 5 | |
- Note: David Green's record of 2000 runs in a season without a single century has not been equalled. The second highest total of runs with no century in a season in 1,709 by C.B. HarrisCharles Harris (cricketer)Charles Bowmar Harris was an English cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire, chiefly as an opening batsman, in which role he was one of the mainstays of the county side in the 1930s and 1940s, when it declined as the bowling became very weak with the retirement of Larwood and the decline of Voce...
in 1935. George UlyettGeorge UlyettGeorge Ulyett was an English all-round cricketer, noted particularly for his very-aggressive batsmanship. A well-liked man , Ulyett was popularly known as "Happy Jack", once musing memorably that Yorkshire played him only for his good behaviour and his whistling...
in 18831883 English cricket season-Events:30 January. England won the deciding match of the scheduled three-Test series in Melbourne . Some ladies burned the bails and placed the resultant ashes in a small urn. This was presented to England’s captain, Ivo Bligh, who had promised to "recover those ashes"...
with a highest innings of 84 was only eleven runs short of the leading run-scorer.
Leading bowlers
| 1965 English cricket season – leading bowlers by average | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Average | |
| Harold Rhodes Harold Rhodes (cricketer) Harold James Rhodes, sometimes called Dusty Rhodes is an English former cricketer, who played for England in 1959, for Derbyshire between 1953 and 1975, and for the MCC between 1959 and 1963... |
3881 | 187 | 1314 | 119 | 11.04 | |
| Brian Jackson Brian Jackson (cricketer) Albert Brian Jackson is a former English cricketer. who played for Derbyshire from 1963 to 1968 and for MCC in 1967.Jackson was born Kettleshulme, Cheshire. He started his career in the Derbyshire Second XI in the 1961 season, debuting in an innings-victory against Nottinghamshire in Epperstone... |
4847 | 262 | 1491 | 120 | 12.42 | |
| Brian Statham Brian Statham John Brian "George" Statham, CBE was one of the leading English fast bowlers in 20th-century English cricket. Initially a bowler of a brisk fast-medium pace, Statham was able to remodel his action to generate enough speed to become genuinely fast... |
4626 | 205 | 1716 | 137 | 12.52 | |
| Tom Cartwright Tom Cartwright Thomas William Cartwright MBE was an English cricketer. He played in five Tests for England in 1964 and 1965. His withdrawal from the 1968-69 tour to South Africa, and replacement in the touring team by Basil D'Oliveira, precipitated the sporting isolation of South Africa until apartheid was... |
4411 | 305 | 1505 | 108 | 13.93 | |
| Fred Trueman Fred Trueman Frederick Sewards Trueman OBE was an English cricketer, generally acknowledged as one of the greatest fast bowlers in history. A bowler of genuinely fast pace who was widely known as Fiery Fred, Trueman played first-class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1949 until he retired in 1968... |
4528 | 180 | 1811 | 127 | 14.25 | |
| 1965 English cricket season – leading bowlers by aggregate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Average | |
| Derek Shackleton Derek Shackleton Derek Shackleton was a Hampshire and England bowler. He took over 100 wickets in 20 consecutive seasons of first-class cricket, but only played in seven Tests for England. As of 2007, he has the seventh-highest tally of first-class wickets, and the most first-class wickets of any player who... |
7476 | 529 | 2316 | 144 | 16.08 | |
| Jack Flavell Jack Flavell Jack Flavell was an English cricketer who played in four Tests for England from 1961 to 1964. His county cricket career was spent with Worcestershire, with whom Flavell won two County Championship titles... |
5460 | 217 | 2100 | 142 | 14.78 | |
| Brian Statham Brian Statham John Brian "George" Statham, CBE was one of the leading English fast bowlers in 20th-century English cricket. Initially a bowler of a brisk fast-medium pace, Statham was able to remodel his action to generate enough speed to become genuinely fast... |
4626 | 205 | 1716 | 137 | 12.52 | |
| Fred Trueman Fred Trueman Frederick Sewards Trueman OBE was an English cricketer, generally acknowledged as one of the greatest fast bowlers in history. A bowler of genuinely fast pace who was widely known as Fiery Fred, Trueman played first-class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1949 until he retired in 1968... |
4528 | 180 | 1811 | 127 | 14.25 | |
| Barry Knight | 6098 | 216 | 2363 | 125 | 18.90 | |
See also
- New Zealand cricket team in England in 1965New Zealand cricket team in England in 1965The New Zealand cricket team toured England in the 1965 season, playing three Test matches in the first half of a damp summer. England later hosted a second three-match series against South Africa, the first time two Test series were played in a single English cricket season since the 1912...
- South African cricket team in England in 1965South African cricket team in England in 1965The South African cricket team toured England in the second half of the 1965 season, winning the three match Test series 1-0, with two matches drawn. They had a young and improving side. Their players included Graeme Pollock and his brother Peter, Colin Bland and Eddie Barlow.The Pollock brothers...
External sources
Annual reviews
- Playfair Cricket AnnualPlayfair Cricket AnnualPlayfair Cricket Annual is a compact annual about cricket that is published in the United Kingdom each April, just before the English cricket season is due to begin. Its main purposes are to review the previous English season and to provide detailed career records and potted biographies of current...
1966 - Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1966