World XI Cricket team in Australia 1971-72 | |||
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World XI | Australia | ||
Dates | November 1971 – February 1972 | ||
Captains | Gary Sobers | Ian Chappell | |
Test series | |||
Result | World XI won the 5-match series 2–1 | ||
Most runs |
Gary Sobers (341) Hylton Ackerman (323) |
Ian Chappell (634) Greg Chappell (425) | |
Most wickets |
Intikhab Alam (19) Bishan Bedi (17) |
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were five matches against Australia which were regarded as official test matches in Wisden however the status was later withdrawn.[2] World XI won this series 2–1.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
[edit]The World XI cricket team which played in Australia in 1971–72
Players of various nations made up the team;
Player | Date of Birth | Batting style | Bowling style | Nation/Region |
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Gary Sobers (c) | 28 July 1936 | Left handed | Left-arm fast medium | ![]() ![]() |
Zaheer Abbas | 24 July 1947 | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | ![]() |
Hylton Ackerman | 28 April 1947 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | ![]() |
Intikhab Alam | 28 December 1941 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | ![]() |
Bishan Bedi | 25 September 1946 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ![]() |
Robert Cunis | 5 January 1941 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ![]() |
Farokh Engineer | 25 February 1938 | Right-handed | Wicket-keeper | ![]() |
Sunil Gavaskar | 10 July 1949 | Right-handed | – | ![]() |
Norman Gifford | 30 March 1940 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ![]() |
Tony Greig | 6 October 1946 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ![]() |
Richard Hutton | 6 September 1942 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ![]() |
Rohan Kanhai | 26 December 1935 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ![]() ![]() |
Clive Lloyd | 31 August 1944 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | ![]() ![]() |
Asif Masood | 23 January 1946 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ![]() |
Graeme Pollock | 27 February 1944 | Left-handed | Leg break | ![]() |
Peter Pollock | 30 June 1941 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | ![]() |
Robert Taylor | 17 July 1941 | Right-handed | Wicket-keeper | ![]() |
"Test" series summary
[edit]First match
[edit]26 November–1 December 1971 (5–day match)
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- 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
[edit]10–12 December 1971 (5–day match)
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
Third match
[edit]1–6 January 1972 (5–day match)
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- 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
[edit]8–13 January 1972 (5–day match)
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- 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
[edit]28 January–1 February 1972 (5–day match)
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- 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
[edit]No. | Date | Opponents | Fixture | Venue | City | Result | Ref |
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1 | 5–8 November | ![]() |
Tour match | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | Drawn | [4] |
2 | 12–15 November | ![]() |
Tour match | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | Drawn | [5] |
3 | 19–22 November | ![]() |
Tour match | Brisbane Cricket Ground | Brisbane | Won by 38 runs | [6] |
4 | 26 November–1 December | ![]() |
1st "Test match" | Brisbane Cricket Ground | Brisbane | Drawn | [7] |
5 | 4–7 December | ![]() |
Tour Match | WACA Ground | Perth | Won by 72 runs | [8] |
6 | 10–12 December | ![]() |
2nd "Test match" | WACA Ground | Perth | Lost by an innings and 11 runs | [9] |
12 December | ![]() |
Fill-up match | WACA Ground | Perth | Won by 14 runs | [10] | |
14 December | ![]() |
1st "ODI" | WACA Ground | Perth | Won by 44 runs | [11] | |
7 | 17–18 December | ![]() |
Tour match | Adelaide Oval | Adelaide | Lost by an innings and 1 run | [12] |
8 | 22–24 December | ![]() |
Tour match | North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground | Launceston | Won by 8 wickets | [13] |
9 | 26–28 December | ![]() |
Tour match | Tasmania Cricket Association Ground | Hobart | Drawn | [14] |
10 | 1–6 January | ![]() |
3rd "Test match" | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | Won by 96 runs | [15] |
11 | 8–13 January | ![]() |
4th "Test match" | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | Drawn | [16] |
15 January | ![]() |
2nd "ODI" | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | Abandoned due to rain | [17] | |
16 January | ![]() |
3rd "ODI" | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | Lost by ten wickets | [18] | |
16 January | ![]() |
Fill-up match | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | Lost by 6 runs | [19] | |
18–19 January | ![]() |
Tour match | Manuka Oval | Canberra | Drawn | [20] | |
22–24 January | ![]() |
Tour match | No. 1 Sports Ground | Newcastle | Drawn | [21] | |
12 | 28 January–1 February | ![]() |
5th "Test" | Adelaide Oval | Adelaide | Won by nine wickets | [22] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b T. L. Goodman, "A World XI Team in Australia", Wisden 1973, pp. 899-911.
- ^ "What if Packer SuperTests and World XI matches of the 1970s had been official Tests?". Cricket Country. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ Martin Williamson, "When People Power Sunk South Africa", Cricinfo 1 October 2005
- ^ "Victoria v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "New South Wales v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Queensland v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Australia v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Western Australia v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Australia v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Australia v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Australia v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "South Australia v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Tasmania v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Tasmania Combined XI v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Australia v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Australia v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Australia v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Australia v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Australia v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Southern New South Wales v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Northern New South Wales v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Australia v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
External links
[edit]- World XI in Australia, Nov 1971/Feb 1972 at Cricinfo
- World XI in Australia 1971-72 at CricketArchive