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

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