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

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World XI Cricket team in Australia 1971-72
  World XI Australia 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 Rest of the World cricket team 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 cancelled in 1971.[1]

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five matches against Australia which were regarded as official test matches in Wisden however the status was later withdrawn.[2] The World XI won this series 2-1.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

The team[]

"Test" series summary[]

First match[]

26 November–1 December 1971 (5–day match)
Scorecard
Australia 
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)
Match drawn
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Umpires: TF Brooks and LP Rowan
  • 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
Australia 
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
 Australia
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
Australia 
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)
Match drawn
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: TF Brooks and PR Enright
  • 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
Australia 
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[]

No. Date Opponents Fixture Venue City Result Ref
1 5–8 November Victoria Tour match Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Drawn [4]
2 12–15 November New South Wales Tour match Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Drawn [5]
3 19–22 November Queensland Tour match Brisbane Cricket Ground Brisbane Won by 38 runs [6]
4 26 November–1 December AUSTRALIA 1st "Test match" Brisbane Cricket Ground Brisbane Drawn [7]
5 4–7 December Western Australia Tour Match WACA Ground Perth Won by 72 runs [8]
6 10–12 December AUSTRALIA 2nd "Test match" WACA Ground Perth Lost by an innings and 11 runs [9]
12 December Australia Fill-up match WACA Ground Perth Won by 14 runs [10]
14 December AUSTRALIA 1st "ODI" WACA Ground Perth Won by 44 runs [11]
7 17–18 December South Australia Tour match Adelaide Oval Adelaide Lost by an innings and 1 run [12]
8 22–24 December Tasmania Tour match North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground Launceston Won by 8 wickets [13]
9 26–28 December Tasmania Combined XI Tour match Tasmania Cricket Association Ground Hobart Drawn [14]
10 1–6 January AUSTRALIA 3rd "Test match" Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Won by 96 runs [15]
11 8–12 January AUSTRALIA 4th "Test match" Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Drawn [16]
15 January AUSTRALIA 2nd "ODI" Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Abandoned due to rain [17]
16 January AUSTRALIA 3rd "ODI" Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Lost by ten wickets [18]
16 January Australia Fill-up match Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Lost by 6 runs [19]
18–19 January Southern New South Wales Tour match Manuka Oval Canberra Drawn [20]
22–24 January Northern New South Wales Tour match No. 1 Sports Ground Newcastle Drawn [21]
12 28 January–1 February AUSTRALIA 5th "Test" Adelaide Oval Adelaide Won by nine wickets [22]

References[]

  1. ^ a b T. L. Goodman, "A World Team in Australia", Wisden 1973, pp. 899-911.
  2. ^ "What if Packer SuperTests and World XI matches of the 1970s had been official Tests?". Cricket Country. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. ^ Martin Williamson, "When People Power Sunk South Africa", Cricinfo 1 October 2005
  4. ^ "Victoria v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  5. ^ "New South Wales v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Queensland v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Australia v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Western Australia v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Australia v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Australia v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Australia v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  12. ^ "South Australia v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Tasmania v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Tasmania Combined XI v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  15. ^ "Australia v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  16. ^ "Australia v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  17. ^ "Australia v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  18. ^ "Australia v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  19. ^ "Australia v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  20. ^ "Southern New South Wales v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  21. ^ "Northern New South Wales v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  22. ^ "Australia v World XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

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