1971 English cricket season

The 1971 English cricket season saw a first series win by India in England. This was a huge surprise at the time because England, having just won the Ashes in Australia, had a very strong team.

Honours

Test series

1971 saw India tour England for the second half of the domestic season. After drawing the first two tests at Lord's and Old Trafford, India won the final test at The Oval by four wickets to claim the series 1-0.

For the first half of the season, England hosted Pakistan. The first two games were drawn, but this time England won the final test at Headingley by 25 runs to take the series 1-0.

Leading batsmen

1971 English cricket season – leading batsmen by average
Name Innings Runs Highest Average 100s
Geoffrey Boycott 30 2503 233 100.12 13
Zaheer Abbas 31 1508 274 55.85 4
Keith Fletcher 41 1490 164* 51.37 3
Pasty Harris 45 2238 177 50.86 9
Mike Smith 48 1951 127 50.02 6
1971 English cricket season – leading batsmen by aggregate
Name Innings Runs Highest Average 100s
Geoffrey Boycott 30 2503 233 100.12 13
Pasty Harris 45 2238 177 50.86 9
John Edrich 44 2031 195* 47.23 6
Mike Smith 48 1951 127 50.02 6
Barry Richards 45 1938 141* 47.26 2

Leading bowlers

1971 English cricket season – leading bowlers by average
Name Balls Maidens Runs Wickets Average
Geoff Arnold 3792 171 1421 83 17.12
Peter Sainsbury 5105 332 1874 107 17.51
Tom Cartwright 5860 407 1852 104 17.80
Don Wilson 3164 210 1095 60 18.25
Norman Featherstone 759 33 329 18 18.27
1971 English cricket season – leading bowlers by aggregate
Name Balls Maidens Runs Wickets Average
Lance Gibbs 6145 296 2475 131 18.89
Peter Sainsbury 5105 332 1874 107 17.51
Tom Cartwright 5860 407 1852 104 17.80
Fred Titmus 6391 341 2355 104 22.64
Intikhab Alam 6106 244 2950 104 28.36

References

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