The Ashes (Australia in England) () | England vs Australia | 1st Test Match Full Score Card

1st Test
08-06-1972

THE ASHES (AUSTRALIA IN ENGLAND) -

Test

England 249/10 (120.4) & 234/10 (86.2)

Australia 142/10 (58) & 252/10 (85.2)

Summary

Scorecard

Statistics

Performance

Batting Card	R	B	4s'	SR
Total 249(120.4 Ov, RR: 2.06)	0	0	0	0.00
Geoff Boycott c Stackpole b Gleeson	8	44	0	18.18
Brian Luckhurst b Colley	14	45	2	31.11
Mike Smith lbw b Lillee	10	40	1	25.00
b GS Chappell	23	63	2	36.50
John Edrich run out	49	136	5	36.02
Tony Greig lbw b Colley	57	123	8	46.34
Ray Illingworth not out	26	106	2	24.52
John Snow b Colley	3	12	0	25.00
Geoff Arnold c Francis b Gleeson	1	12	0	8.33
b GS Chappell	23	63	2	36.50
FOW FOW	0	0	0	0.00
Extras (b 10, lb 9, nb 4, w 2)	25	0	0	0.00
c †Marsh b Lillee	18	94	1	19.14
Norman Gifford run out	15	53	3	28.30

Fall of Wickets :

Bowling Card	O	M	R	W	Eco
Dennis Lillee	29.00	14	40	2	1.37
David Colley	33.00	3	83	3	2.51
Greg Chappell	16.00	6	28	1	1.75
Doug Walters	5.00	1	7	0	1.40
Graeme Watson	4.00	2	8	0	2.00
John Gleeson	24.40	10	45	2	1.82
John Inverarity	9.00	3	13	0	1.44

Summary

249/10 (120.4)

Fours : 26

Sixes : 0

Batting Card	R	B	4s'	SR
Total 142(58 Ov, RR: 2.44)	0	0	0	0.00
c Edrich b Arnold	8	13	1	61.53
Dennis Lillee not out	1	6	0	16.66
David Colley b Snow	1	8	0	12.50
Keith Stackpole lbw b Arnold	53	85	7	62.35
Ian Chappell c Smith b Greig	0	1	0	0.00
Greg Chappell c Greig b Snow	24	66	2	36.36
John Gleeson b Snow	0	2	0	0.00
Graeme Watson c †Knott b Arnold	2	4	0	50.00
FOW FOW	0	0	0	0.00
Doug Walters c Illingworth b Snow	17	78	1	21.79
Extras (b 1, lb 4)	5	0	0	0.00
John Inverarity c †Knott b Arnold	4	10	0	40.00
Bruce Francis lbw b D'Oliveira	27	75	0	36.00

Fall of Wickets :

142/10 (58)

Fours : 11

Sixes : 0

Batting Card	R	B	4s'	SR
Geoff Arnold not out	0	0	0	0.00
c †Marsh b Lillee	1	8	0	12.50
John Snow lbw b Lillee	0	2	0	0.00
Geoff Boycott lbw b Gleeson	47	81	7	58.02
Extras (b 4, lb 8, nb 1)	13	0	0	0.00
c Watson b Lillee	37	49	7	75.51
FOW FOW	0	0	0	0.00
Mike Smith c †Marsh b Lillee	34	99	2	34.34
Ray Illingworth c IM Chappell b Lillee	14	50	1	28.00
John Edrich c †Marsh b Watson	26	104	4	25.00
Norman Gifford c †Marsh b Lillee	0	1	0	0.00
Total 234(86.2 Ov, RR: 2.71)	0	0	0	0.00
Tony Greig b GS Chappell	62	116	6	53.44
c Watson b Lillee	37	49	7	75.51
Brian Luckhurst c †Marsh b Colley	0	9	0	0.00

Fall of Wickets :

234/10 (86.2)

Fours : 34

Sixes : 0

Batting Card	R	B	4s'	6s'	SR
FOW FOW	0	0	0	0	0.00
Greg Chappell c D'Oliveira b Arnold	23	67	2	0	34.32
c †Knott b Greig	91	111	9	4	81.98
John Inverarity c Luckhurst b D'Oliveira	3	26	0	0	11.53
Dennis Lillee not out	0	2	0	0	0.00
Ian Chappell c †Knott b Snow	7	25	1	0	28.00
Total 252(85.2 Ov, RR: 2.95)	0	0	0	0	0.00
Doug Walters b Greig	20	37	3	0	54.05
Extras (w 1)	1	0	0	0	0.00
Graeme Watson c & b Snow	0	3	0	0	0.00
Bruce Francis lbw b Snow	6	7	1	0	85.71
David Colley c Greig b Snow	4	18	1	0	22.22
John Gleeson b Greig	30	75	3	0	40.00
Keith Stackpole b Greig	67	141	6	0	47.51

Fall of Wickets :

252/10 (85.2)

Fours : 26

Sixes : 4

Umpires