1970–71 Vehicle & General Australasian knock-out competition
| Administrator(s) | Australian Cricket Board |
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| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | knockout |
| Champions |  Western Australia (1st title) |
| Participants | 7 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Attendance | 35,010 (5,835 per match) |
| Most runs | Ian Chappell (SA) (176 runs) |
| Most wickets | Graham McKenzie (WA) (8 wickets) |
The 1970–71 Vehicle & General Australasian knock-out competition was the second edition of the officical List A domstic tournament in Australia. Seven teams representing six states in Australia and New Zealand took part in the knock-out competition. The competition began on 18 October 1970 when South Australia took on Victoria at the Adelaide Oval.
The 1970–71 cup final was played on 6 February 1971 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between Queensland and Western Australia, with Western Australia recording an 91 run victory over Queensland. Ian Chappell scored the most runs in the tournament with 176 runs with Graham McKenzie from Western Australia taking the most wickets with eight.
Format[]
The second season of the competition was a straight knockout competition between the six states of Australia and a team that represented New Zealand at the domestic level.
| First Round | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 18 October – Adelaide | ||||||||||
 South Australia | 5/202 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Adelaide | ||||||||||
 Victoria | 9/199 | |||||||||
| South Australia | 6/261 | |||||||||
| 1 November – Brisbane | ||||||||||
 Queensland | 6/264 | |||||||||
| Queensland | 3/156 | |||||||||
| 6 February – Melbourne | ||||||||||
 New South Wales | 155 | |||||||||
| Queensland | 79 | |||||||||
| 4 December – Launceston | ||||||||||
| Western Australia | 170 | |||||||||
 Tasmania | 205 | |||||||||
| 31 January – Perth | ||||||||||
| Western Australia | 8/218 | |||||||||
| Western Australia | 123/7 | |||||||||
 New Zealand | 120 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | ||||||||||
| BYE | ||||||||||
Fixtures[]
First round[]
18 October 1970
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South Australia 5/202 (36.5 overs) | |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
4 November 1970
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Tasmania 205 (39 overs) | |
- Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
Semi-finals[]
6 December 1970
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South Australia
6/261 (40 overs) |
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Barry Richards 89 (128)
Tony Dell 2/42 (8 overs) |
Tom Graveney 98 (112)
Ken Cunningham 2/58 (5.5 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
31 January 1971
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New Zealand
120 (35.1 overs) |
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
Final[]
6 February 1971
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Phil Carson 23 (45)
Graham McKenzie 4/13 (6.5 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
See also[]
- 1970-71 Sheffield Shield season
External links[]
- 1970–71 Australian cricket season
- 1971 in New Zealand cricket
- Australian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament seasons
- Domestic cricket competitions in 1970–71