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An International Wanderers team, made up of international players from multiple countries, toured Rhodesia in 1974. They played five matches against the Rhodesia cricket team and one game in South Africa against Transvaal.

Squad

The following players played one or more matches for the International Wanderers

Player	Date of Birth	Batting style	Bowling style	Country
Eddie Barlow	12 August 1940	Right hand	Right arm medium	South Africa
Tony Brown	24 June 1936	Right hand	Right arm fast-medium	England
Peter Carlstein	28 October 1938	Right hand	Right arm legbreak	Rhodesia
Ian Chappell	26 September 1943	Right hand	Right arm legbreak	Australia
Brian Close	24 February 1931	Left hand	Right arm offbreak	England
Tony Greig	6 October 1946	Right hand	Right arm medium	England
Pasty Harris	25 May 1944	Right hand	Right arm legbreak	England
Graham McKenzie	24 June 1941	Right hand	Right arm fast	Australia
Graeme Pollock	27 February 1944	Left hand	Right arm legbreak	South Africa
Barry Richards	21 July 1945	Right hand	Right arm offbreak	South Africa
Graham Roope	12 July 1946	Right hand	Right arm medium	England
Peter Sainsbury	13 June 1934	Right hand	Slow left-arm orthodox	England
John Shepherd	9 November 1943	Right hand	Right arm medium	Barbados
Jack Simmons	28 March 1941	Right hand	Right arm offbreak	England
Roger Tolchard	15 June 1946	Right hand	Right arm offbreak	England
Glenn Turner	26 May 1947	Right hand	Right arm offbreak	New Zealand
Younis Ahmed	20 October 1947	Left hand	Left arm medium	Pakistan

Tour matches

International Wanderers 194/6 (50 overs)	v	Rhodesia 127 (43.3 overs)
Graham Roope 54* John Traicos 3/29 (10 overs)		James Mitchell 42 Tony Greig 4/33 (6.3 overs)

• Toss not known

International Wanderers 272/4	v	Rhodesia 215
Glenn Turner 76		Robin Jackman 71*

• Toss not known

Rhodesia	v	International Wanderers
224 (87.2 overs) Mike Procter 68 Graham McKenzie 4/35 (16 overs)		235 (81.5 overs) Brian Close 102 Robin Jackman 3/52 (20 overs)
219 (74.4 overs) Paddy Clift 73 John Shepherd 4/37 (16.4 overs)		214/3 (41.4 overs) John Shepherd 71* Mike Procter 2/33 (11 overs)

• International Wanderers won the toss and decided to field

International Wanderers 266 (50 overs)	v	Rhodesia 195/8 (50 overs)
Glenn Turner 114 Brian Wishart 3/41 (10 overs)		Robin Jackman 37 Peter Sainsbury 3/18 (10 overs)

• Toss not known

International Wanderers 272/4 (50 overs)	v	Rhodesia 215/8 (50 overs)
Glenn Turner 76 Robin Jackman 1/26 (10 overs)		Robin Jackman 71* Graham Roope 2/14 (4 overs)

• Toss not known

International Wanderers 267/6 (50 overs)	v	Rhodesia 174 (43.3 overs)
Graeme Pollock 102 Mike Procter 2/35 (10 overs)		Peter Carlstein 42* Tony Greig 3/26 (7.3 overs)

• Toss not known

• International Wanderers won the toss and decided to bat
• 29 September was taken as a rest day

References

1. "International Wanderers in South Africa 1974/75". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
2. "Cricket". The Press. Vol. CXIV, no. 33646. 23 September 1974. p. 28.

• 1974 in Rhodesia
• 1974 in South African sport
• Multi-national cricket tours of Zimbabwe