Rest of the World cricket team in Australia in 1971–72

A World XI cricket team, which was a multi-national captained by Gary Sobers, toured Australia in the 1971–72 season. It replaced the proposed Test tour by South Africa which the Australian Cricket Board had cancelled in 1971.

World XI played 16 matches between early November 1971 and early February 1972. There were five matches against Australia which were regarded as official test matches in Wisden however the status was later withdrawn. World XI won this series 2–1. The team also played three limited overs internationals against Australia and the remaining games were first-class fixtures against Australian invitational and state teams.

After this series, World XI would not play in Australia again until World Series Cricket in the late 1970s.

The team
The World XI cricket team which played in Australia in 1971–72

Players of various nations made up the team;