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

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