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Cricket Records in 1971 in Test matches

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	25 runs	231	88.3	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Jul 1971	Test # 689
England	62 runs	223	62.6x8	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
England	299 runs	416	56.5x8	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1971	Test # 676

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
India	4 wickets	173	101.0	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
India	7 wickets	124	49.4	v West Indies	Port of Spain	6 Mar 1971	Test # 683
England	8 wickets	89	25.0x8	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681

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Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England v India at The Oval, 3rd Test, Aug 19-24, 1971 [Test # 692]

England v India at Manchester, 2nd Test, Aug 5-10, 1971 [Test # 691]

England v India at Lord's, 1st Test, Jul 22-27, 1971 [Test # 690]