Cricket
- 6 January – Australia commences a controversial tour of South Africa.
- 4 March – South Africa completes a 4–0 series whitewash over Australia at Port Elizabeth. This was to be South Africa's last Test match for 22 years.
- 22 May – The British Government forces England to cancel the planned tour of England by South Africa.
- A "Rest of the World" team captained by Garry Sobers playes five unofficial Test matches against England winning the series 4–1.
- In their centenary year Kent wins the English County Championship for the first time since 1913.
- The International Cricket Conference votes to suspend South Africa from international cricket indefinitely because of its government's apartheid policy.
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