Season overview
| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 3 June 1971 |  England |  Pakistan | 1–0 [3] | — | — | — |
| 22 July 1971 | England |  India | 0–1 [3] | — | — | — |
| International cricket |
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| in 1970–71 | in 1971–72 |
The 1971 International cricket season was from May 1971 to August 1971. [1] [2]
| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 3 June 1971 | England | Pakistan | 1–0 [3] | — | — | — |
| 22 July 1971 | England | India | 0–1 [3] | — | — | — |
| Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 687 | 3–8 June | Ray Illingworth | Intikhab Alam | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | Match drawn | |||
| Test 688 | 17–22 June | Ray Illingworth | Intikhab Alam | Lord's, London | Match drawn | |||
| Test 689 | 8–13 July | Ray Illingworth | Intikhab Alam | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | England win by 25 runs | |||
| Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 690 | 22–27 July | Ray Illingworth | Ajit Wadekar | Lord's, London | Match drawn | |||
| Test 691 | 5–10 August | Ray Illingworth | Ajit Wadekar | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | Match drawn | |||
| Test 692 | 19–24 August | Ray Illingworth | Ajit Wadekar | Kennington Oval, London | India by 4 wickets | |||
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The 1972 International cricket season was from May 1972 to August 1972.
The 1971–72 international cricket season was from September 1971 to April 1972.
The 1970–71 international cricket season was from September 1970 to April 1971.
The 1969 International cricket season was from May 1969 to August 1969.
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