Rest of the World cricket team in Australia in 1971–72 explained

Series Name:World XI Cricket team in Australia 1971-72
Team1 Image:File:World XI 1971-2 logo.png
Team1 Name:World XI
Team2 Image:Flag of Australia.svg
Team2 Name:Australia
From Date:November 1971
To Date:February 1972
Team1 Captain:Gary Sobers
Team2 Captain:Ian Chappell
No Of Tests:5
Team1 Tests Won:2
Team2 Tests Won:1
Team2 Tests Most Runs:Ian Chappell (634)
Greg Chappell (425)
Team1 Tests Most Runs:Gary Sobers (341)
Hylton Ackerman (323)
Team1 Tests Most Wickets:Intikhab Alam (19)
Bishan Bedi (17)
Team2 Tests Most Wickets:Dennis Lillee (24)
Bob Massie (11)

A World XI cricket team, which was a multi-national captained by Gary Sobers, toured Australia in the 1971–72 season. It replaced the proposed Test tour by South Africa which the Australian Cricket Board had cancelled in 1971.[1]

World XI played 16 matches between early November 1971 and early February 1972. There were five matches against Australia which were regarded as official test matches in Wisden however the status was later withdrawn.[2] World XI won this series 2–1. The team also played three limited overs internationals against Australia and the remaining games were first-class fixtures against Australian invitational and state teams.[1]

After this series, World XI would not play in Australia again until World Series Cricket in the late 1970s.

The team

The World XI cricket team which played in Australia in 1971–72
Players of various nations made up the team;

PlayerDate of BirthBatting styleBowling styleNation/Region
Gary Sobers  (c)28 July 1936Left handedLeft-arm fast medium
Zaheer Abbas24 July 1947Right-handedRight-arm offbreak
Hylton Ackerman28 April 1947Left-handedRight-arm medium
Intikhab Alam28 December 1941Right-handedRight arm leg break
Bishan Bedi25 September 1946Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Robert Cunis5 January 1941Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Farokh Engineer25 February 1938Right-handedWicket-keeper
Sunil Gavaskar10 July 1949Right-handed–
Norman Gifford30 March 1940Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Tony Greig6 October 1946Right-handedRight-arm medium
Richard Hutton6 September 1942Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Rohan Kanhai26 December 1935Right-handedRight-arm medium
Clive Lloyd31 August 1944Left-handedRight-arm medium
Asif Masood23 January 1946Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Graeme Pollock27 February 1944Left-handedLeg break
Peter Pollock30 June 1941Right-handedRight-arm fast
Robert Taylor17 July 1941Right-handedWicket-keeper[3]

"Test" series summary

Fifth match

Matches

No.DateOpponentsFixtureVenueCityResultRef
1 5–8 NovemberTour match Drawn [4]
2 12–15 NovemberTour match Drawn [5]
3 19–22 November Tour match Won by 38 runs [6]
4 26 November–1 December 1st "Test match" Drawn [7]
5 4–7 DecemberTour Match Won by 72 runs [8]
6 10–12 December2nd "Test match" Lost by an innings and 11 runs [9]
12 December Fill-up match Won by 14 runs [10]
14 December 1st "ODI" Won by 44 runs [11]
7 17–18 December Tour match Lost by an innings and 1 run [12]
8 22–24 December Tour match Won by 8 wickets [13]
9 26–28 DecemberTour match Drawn [14]
10 1–6 January3rd "Test match" Won by 96 runs [15]
11 8–13 January4th "Test match" Drawn [16]
15 January 2nd "ODI" Abandoned due to rain [17]
16 January 3rd "ODI" Lost by ten wickets [18]
16 January Fill-up match Lost by 6 runs [19]
18–19 January Southern New South Wales Tour match Drawn [20]
22–24 January Northern New South Wales Tour match Drawn [21]
12 28 January–1 February 5th "Test" Won by nine wickets [22]

External links

Notes and References

  1. T. L. Goodman, "A World XI Team in Australia", Wisden 1973, pp. 899-911.
  2. Web site: 2014-10-03. What if Packer SuperTests and World XI matches of the 1970s had been official Tests?. 2022-01-31. Cricket Country. en-US.
  3. http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/220550.html Martin Williamson, "When People Power Sunk South Africa", Cricinfo 1 October 2005
  4. Web site: Victoria v World XI. CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
  5. Web site: New South Wales v World XI . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
  6. Web site: Queensland v World XI . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
  7. Web site: Australia v World XI . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
  8. Web site: Western Australia v World XI . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
  9. Web site: Australia v World XI . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
  10. Web site: Australia v World XI . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
  11. Web site: Australia v World XI . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
  12. Web site: South Australia v World XI . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
  13. Web site: Tasmania v World XI . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
  14. Web site: Tasmania Combined XI v World XI . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
  15. Web site: Australia v World XI . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
  16. Web site: Australia v World XI . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
  17. Web site: Australia v World XI . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
  18. Web site: Australia v World XI . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
  19. Web site: Australia v World XI . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
  20. Web site: Southern New South Wales v World XI . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
  21. Web site: Northern New South Wales v World XI . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
  22. Web site: Australia v World XI . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .

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