| International cricket |
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| in 1969–70 |in 1970–71 |
The 1970 International cricket season was from May 1970 to September 1970.[1] However, there were no any international match held during this season. The season consisted with1970 English cricket season where they held1970 County Championship from 25 July to 25 August,1970 Gillette Cup and1970 John Player League.[2] However, Rest of the World XI toured England for an unofficial Test series. At the time, they were played asTest matches, but that status was later revoked by theInternational Cricket Conference (ICC) and they are now termed unofficial Tests, though still officiallyfirst-class matches.[3]
| International tours | ||||||
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| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 3 June 1971 | World XI | — | — | 1–4 [6] | — | |
| First-class series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Match 01 | 17–22 June | Ray Illingworth | Garfield Sobers | Lord's,London | Rest of the World XI by an innings and 80 runs | |||
| Match 02 | 2–7 July | Ray Illingworth | Garfield Sobers | Trent Bridge,Nottingham | ||||
| Match 03 | 16–21 July | Ray Illingworth | Garfield Sobers | Edgbaston Cricket Ground,Birmingham | Rest of the World XI by 5 wickets | |||
| Match 04 | 30 Jul–4 August | Ray Illingworth | Garfield Sobers | Headingley Cricket Ground,Leeds | Rest of the World XI by 2 wickets | |||
| Match 05 | 13–18 August | Ray Illingworth | Garfield Sobers | Kennington Oval,London | Rest of the World XI by 4 wickets | |||
| Match 06 | 5–8 September | Roger Prideaux | Rohan Kanhai | North Marine Road Ground,Scarborough | Match drawn | |||
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