The 1971 English cricket season was the 72nd in which the County Championship had been an official competition.
India won a Test series in England for the first time.
It was a huge surprise at the time because England, having just won the Ashes in Australia, had a very strong team.
1971 saw India tour England for the second half of the domestic season.
The first two games were drawn, but this time England won the final test at Headingley by 25 runs to take the series 1–0.