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

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