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

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