A Rest of the World cricket team captained by

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toured Australia in the 1971–72 season. It replaced the proposed

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tour by

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which the

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cancelled in 1971.T. L. Goodman, "A World Team in Australia", ''

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'' 1973, pp. 899-911. The World XI played 16 matches between early November 1971 and early February 1972. There were five matches against

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which were regarded as official test matches in

however the status was later withdrawn. 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.

The team

"Test" series summary

First match

Second match

Third match

Fourth match

Fifth match

Matches

References

External links

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