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

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