Australian XI in South Africa in 1986–87

An unofficial Australian cricket team toured South Africa in the 1986–87 season to play a series of unofficial Test and one day matches. It was the second of two tours by the side, the first being in 1985–86.^[1] The series was highly controversial in Australia and its Australian participants were banned from interstate cricket for two seasons and international cricket for three seasons.^[2]

Australian squad

The squad consisted of the following:

Batsmen – Kim Hughes, Graham Yallop, Steve Smith, John Dyson, Mick Taylor, Mike Haysman, Kepler Wessels, Greg Shipperd (reserve keeper)
Fast bowlers – Terry Alderman, Carl Rackemann, John Maguire, Rod McCurdy, Rodney Hogg
Spin bowlers – Tom Hogan, Trevor Hohns
All-rounder – Peter Faulkner
Wicket-keeper – Steve Rixon

The Tour

South Africa won the unofficial test series 1–0.

Legacy

A number of tourists on this “rebel” tour went on to play first-class cricket in South Africa, including Kim Hughes, Kepler Wessels, Steve Smith, Mick Haysman, Rod McCurdy and John Maguire. Wessels, McCurdy and Haysman wound up moving there permanently (although Wessels had been born and raised in South Africa).

References

^ CricketArchive — Australian XI in South Africa 1986–87
^ ‘Rebels – the '85 South Africa tour’, The Age, 9 December 2005 accessed 9 February 2012

External links

Australian XI in South Africa in 1986–87 at Cricinfo
Australian XI in South Africa in 1986–87 at Cricket Archive

[1] CricketArchive — Australian XI in South Africa 1986–87

[2] ‘Rebels – the '85 South Africa tour’, The Age, 9 December 2005 accessed 9 February 2012

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