1971: Illingworth's English takes on Sobers' Rest of World :: The largest library of cricket videos

29 votes | 4429 views

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

Related Videos

1970/71: Illy regains the Ashes with Snow

Dennis Lillee: 8-29 against World XI (1971/72)

ClipDex Details

Matches Tagged in ClipDex

Series Tagged in ClipDex

Players Tagged in ClipDex

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

Grounds Tagged in ClipDex

Categories Tagged in ClipDex

Classic Tests (Black & White)

Comments

Be the first to comment on this video.

Only members can comment on videos. Why not join us? Sign up for free

Share with: What are these?
Copy URL
Embed this page

Newcomers ^*

Cook, Samuel J

Cook, Samuel J
(International Debut: 2025)
England

Hermann, Rubin Andrew

Hermann, Rubin Andrew
(International Debut: 2025)
South Africa

Weatherald, Jake B

Weatherald, Jake B
(International Debut: 2025)
Australia

^* A random selection from our most recent newcomers

Birthdays Today ^*

Callaghan, David John

Callaghan, David John
(Born on this day 61 yrs ago)
01/02/1965 South Africa

Raval, Roma Kartik

Raval, Roma Kartik
(Born on this day 18 yrs ago)
01/02/2008

McWatt, Clifford A

McWatt, Clifford A
(Born on this day 104 yrs ago)
01/02/1922 West Indies

^*These videos are a random selection from today's birthdays

Random Clipdex Video

Honours even after Ramdin cameo: 3rd Test, Day 1 (Cape Town)

Tagged in:

Morkel, Morne Steyn, Dale W Ramdin, Denesh Test Matches 2014 RSA v WIN 3rd Test

On This Day (1st Feb)

	Shahid Afridi banned for biting ball, spectator tackles Latif (Perth)
	Teenage Sachin: 4 Cracking Shots from his 114 at WACA
	Rahul Sharma's painful dropped catch on debut (Sydney)

Latest News

around the world
LIVE: India vs Pakistan – U19 World Cup 2026 - Al Jazeera LIVE: India vs Pakistan – U19 World Cup 2026 Al JazeeraIndia vs Pak ... [Al Jazeera : Sun, 01 Feb 2026 11:33:27 GMT]
Charged up six from Sooryavanshi \| U19 CWC 2026 - ICC Charged up six from Sooryavanshi \| U19 CWC 2026 ICC [ICC : Sun, 01 Feb 2026 10:12:19 GMT]
Woeful Australia sent spinning by Pakistan in T20 World Cup warm-up Pakistan 198-5; Australia 108 (15.4 overs) \| Pakistan win by 90 runsAustralia lo ... [Cricket \| The Guardian : Sat, 31 Jan 2026 22:39:41 GMT]
more...

CricketCrowd Articles
Video Article: Greatest International Run Chases Chasing down a mammoth score unshackles the batsmen. If the stroke makers keep ...
Video Article: A progressive look at the highest ODI Innings Rohit Sharma was the first man to hit 250 in a one-day international when he ...
Video article: Fastest centuries in Tests, ODIs and T20's Chris Gayle hit the fastest century in World Twenty20 history as West Indies ...
more...