1971 English cricket season

none March 2014 March 2014 1970 1970 English cricket season 1972 1972 English cricket season The 1971 English cricket season was the 72nd in which the County Championship had been an official competition. India won a Test series in England for the first time. It was a huge surprise at the time because England, having just won the Ashes in Australia, had a very strong team. England also played Pakistan and won that series 1–0. Surrey won the County Championship. Honours County Championship - Surrey Gillette Cup - Lancashire Sunday League - Worcestershire Minor Counties Championship - Yorkshire II Second XI Championship - Hampshire II Wisden - Geoff Arnold, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, Lance Gibbs, Brian Taylor, Zaheer Abbas Test series Indian cricket team in England in 1971 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. This was India's first victory on England's soil.England v India 1971 https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/england-v-india-1971-153793 2021-05-13 ESPNcricinfo en Pakistani cricket team in England in 1971 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. County Championship 1971 County Championship Gillette Cup 1971 Gillette Cup Sunday League 1971 John Player League 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 Annual reviews Playfair Cricket Annual 1972 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1972 External links CricketArchive – season and tournament itineraries Category:1971 in English cricket Category:English cricket seasons in the 20th century