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

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