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

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

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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]

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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were five matches against Australia which were regarded as official test matches in Wisden however the status was later withdrawn.[2] World XI won this series 2–1.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;

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"Test" series summary

First match

26 November–1 December 1971 (5–day match)
Scorecard
v
389/4d (85 overs)
IM Chappell 145
BS Bedi 1/53 (8 overs)
285/4d (63 overs)
HM Ackerman 112
KJ O'Keeffe 1/36 (8 overs)
220/3d (58 overs)
IM Chappell 106
GS Sobers 1/7 (4 overs)
108/4 (35 overs)
Zaheer Abbas 32
DK Lillee 2/38 (9 overs)
  • World XI won the toss and elected to field.
  • 29 November was taken as a rest day.
  • There was no play on the second day.
  • BC Francis made his first-class debut for Australia.

Second match

10–12 December 1971 (5–day match)
Scorecard
v
349 (72.3 overs)
KD Walters 125
AW Greig 4/94 (13.3 overs)
59 (14.1 overs)
Zaheer Abbas 14
CH Lloyd 14
DK Lillee 8/29 (7.1 overs)
279 (f/o) (71.3 overs)
RB Kanhai 118
DK Lillee 4/63 (14 overs)
Australia won by an innings and 11 runs
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
Umpires: LP Rowan and NE Townsend
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.

Third match

1–6 January 1972 (5–day match)
Scorecard
v
184 (49.3 overs)
AW Greig 66
DK Lillee 5/48 (16.3 overs)
285 (71.6 overs)
GS Chappell 115*
AW Greig 4/41 (16 overs)
514 (124.3 overs)
GS Sobers 254
TJ Jenner 4/87 (20.3 overs)
317 (76 overs)
KD Walters 127
BS Bedi 4/81 (24 overs)
World XI won by 96 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: JR Collins and MG O'Connell
  • World XI won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 4 January was taken as a rest day.
  • J Benaud and RAL Massie made their first-class debuts for Australia.

Fourth match

8–13 January 1972 (5–day match)
Scorecard
v
312 (69.2 overs)
KR Stackpole 104
BS Bedi 4/85 (20 overs)
277 (69.6 overs)
Intikhab Alam 73*
RAL Massie 7/76 (20.6 overs)
546 (102.4 overs)
GS Chappell 197*
Intikhab Alam 4/132 (24.4 overs)
173/5 (48 overs)
HM Ackerman 87
KJ O'Keeffe 3/34 (12 overs)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 11 January was taken as a rest day.
  • There was no play on the final day.

Fifth match

28 January–1 February 1972 (5–day match)
Scorecard
v
311 (91.3 overs)
J Benaud 99
AW Greig 6/30 (15.3 overs)
367 (109.5 overs)
RG Pollock 136
AA Mallett 4/116 (34.5 overs)
201 (55.5 overs)
IM Chappell 111*
Intikhab Alam 4/78 (19 overs)
146/1 (41.6 overs)
HM Ackerman 79*
RJ Inverarity 1/52 (12 overs)
World XI won by 9 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: TF Brooks and LP Rowan
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 30 January was taken as a rest day.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
  • AJ Woodcock made his first-class debut for Australia.

Matches

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References

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    T. L. Goodman, "A World XI Team in Australia", Wisden 1973, pp. 899-911.
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