- Source: 1971 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
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.
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
Gillette Cup
Sunday League
Leading batsmen
Leading bowlers
References
Annual reviews
Playfair Cricket Annual 1972
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1972
External links
CricketArchive – season and tournament itineraries