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Ray Illingworth Takes the England Captaincy — A Tactician Takes Command, 1969
England vs West Indies
1969-07-10
Ray Illingworth was appointed England captain for the second Test against West Indies in July 1969, replacing the injured Colin Cowdrey. The appointment was supposed to be temporary — Cowdrey was expected to return — but Illingworth won the match and kept the captaincy for the next three years. He went on to win the 1970-71 Ashes in Australia, England's first Ashes win in Australia since 1954-55.
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