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1971: Illingworth's English takes on Sobers' Rest of World

Replacing the cancelled South African Cricket Tour, a Test Match between England and a "Rest of the World" team.

England's batsmen are skittled on the first day - mainly due to brilliant bowling by opposing Captain Gary Sobers.

1971

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Fletcher, Keith W R Engineer, Farokh Maneksha Wilson, Donald Denness, Michael H Ward, Alan Illingworth, Raymond McKenzie, Graham D Kanhai, Rohan Bholalall Sobers, Garfield St A Sir Pollock, Graeme Barlow, Edgar John Knott, Alan Philip Eric Lloyd, Clive Hubert Murray, Deryck Lance Lever, Peter Mushtaq Mohammad Cowdrey, M Colin Amiss, Dennis L Gibbs, Lancelot Richard Sharpe, Philip John Boycott, Geoffrey Procter, Michael J Richards, Barry Anderson Intikhab Alam

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