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India tour of England 1971

1971

India's day of glory

India came to England in 1971 with a record of no wins and 15 defeats in their 19 Tests... but all that changed at The Oval

No. 5

Solkar takes a blinder

Knott was looking to send it around the corner; around the corner was Ekki

1971

First love

India's series win over an England side that included Geoff Boycott, John Edrich, Dennis Amiss, John Snow, Peter Lever, Ray Illingworth, Derek Underwood and Alan Knott

Statistics

India in England Test Series, 1971

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India tour of England, Jul-Aug 1971

Tour records | Averages - First-class

Test matches

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Fans invade the pitch after India's historic win over England
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John Jameson is short of his crease as the ball deflects off Bhagwat Chandrasekhar's fingers onto the stumps
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Eknath Solkar takes a blinder to dismiss Alan Knott
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Farokh Engineer plays a cut shot
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Farokh Engineer drives
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Farokh Engineer runs John Jameson out for 82
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Tour Results
England v India at The Oval - Aug 19-24, 1971
India won by 4 wickets
England v India at Manchester - Aug 5-10, 1971
Match drawn
England v India at Lord's - Jul 22-27, 1971
Match drawn
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