English cricket team in Australia in 1970–71
Ray Illingworth captained the English cricket team in Australia in 1970–71, playing as England in the 1970-71 Ashes series against the Australians and as the MCC in their other matches on the tour. They had a successful tour, but an acrimonious one as Illingworth's team often argued with their own management and the Australian umpires. When they arrived the Australian selector Neil Harvey called them "rubbish". and others labelled them "Dad's Army" because of the seniority of the players, whose average age was over 30, but these experienced veterans beat the younger Australian team. They are the only touring team to play a full Test series in Australia without defeat.
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English cricket team in Australia in 1970–71
Ray Illingworth captained the English cricket team in Australia in 1970–71, playing as England in the 1970-71 Ashes series against the Australians and as the MCC in their other matches on the tour. They had a successful tour, but an acrimonious one as Illingworth's team often argued with their own management and the Australian umpires. When they arrived the Australian selector Neil Harvey called them "rubbish". and others labelled them "Dad's Army" because of the seniority of the players, whose average age was over 30, but these experienced veterans beat the younger Australian team. They are the only touring team to play a full Test series in Australia without defeat.
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686,269,216
date
1971-01-05
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result
Match Abandoned
win by 62 runs
won by 299 runs
won by 5 wickets
runs-team1-inns
B.L. d'Oliveira 56
B.M. Lawry (c) 56
B.W. Luckhurst 131
B.W. Luckhurst 59
G. Boycott 119*
G. Boycott 142*
runs-team2-inns
A.P.E. Knott (wk) 73
B.L. d'Oliveira 117
B.L. d'Oliveira 57
B.W. Luckhurst 109
B.W. Luckhurst 74
G. Boycott 76*
G.S. Chappell 108
G.S. Chappell 65
I.M. Chappell (vc) 60
I.M. Chappell 104
score-team1-inns
score-team2-inns
umpires
T.F. Brooks & L.P. Rowan
venue
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Australia
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth, Australia
wickets-team1-inns
A.A. Mallett 2/85
A.A. Mallett 3/34
A.A. Mallett 4/40
A.L. Thomson 3/79
A.P.E. Knott (wk) 3 Ct
A.R. Dell 3/65
D.K. Lillee 5/84
D.L. Underwood 3/101
G.D. McKenzie 4/66
I.M. Chappell 3 Ct
wickets-team2-inns
A.L. Thomson 3/110
A.P.E. Knott (wk) 2 Ct & 1 St
A.P.E. Knott (wk) 3 Ct & 1 St
A.P.E. Knott (wk) 3 Ct
A.P.E. Knott (wk) 4 Ct
D.L. Underwood 4/66
J.A. Snow 2/17
J.A. Snow 4/143
J.A. Snow 7/40
J.W. Gleeson 3/60
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Ray Illingworth captained the ...... s in Australia without defeat.
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English cricket team in Australia in 1970–71
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