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Thu, 08 Jun - Tue, 13 Jun 1972 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Old Trafford, Manchester
England won by 89 runs
England
508/9 (48.30) & 234/10 (86.2)
Australia
574/2 (20.00) & 252/10 (85.2)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
England innigs
508/9 (48.30)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Geoff Boycott
c Stackpole b Gleeson
8
44
53
0
0
18.18
In 1972
Career
John Edrich
run out
49
136
181
5
0
36.02
In 1972
Career
Brian Luckhurst
b Colley
14
45
58
2
0
31.11
In 1972
Career
Mike Smith
lbw b Lillee
10
40
54
1
0
25.00
In 1972
Career
Basil D'Oliveira
b GS Chappell
23
63
72
2
0
36.50
In 1972
Career
Tony Greig
lbw b Colley
57
123
158
8
0
46.34
In 1972
Career
Alan Knott (WK)
c †Marsh b Lillee
18
94
111
1
0
19.14
In 1972
Career
Ray Illingworth (c)
not out
26
106
125
2
0
24.52
In 1972
Career
John Snow
b Colley
3
12
20
0
0
25.00
In 1972
Career
Norman Gifford
run out
15
53
70
3
0
28.30
In 1972
Career
Geoff Arnold
c Francis b Gleeson
1
12
15
0
0
8.33
In 1972
Career
Extras
(b 10, lb 9, nb 4, w 2)
25
Total
249 120.4 Ov (RR: 2.06)
4233
12376
0
408
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Dennis Lillee
29.00
14
40
2
1.37
0
0
0
In 1972
Career
David Colley
33.00
3
83
3
2.51
0
0
0
In 1972
Career
Greg Chappell
16.00
6
28
1
1.75
0
0
0
In 1972
Career
Doug Walters
5.00
1
7
0
1.40
0
0
0
In 1972
Career
Graeme Watson
4.00
2
8
0
2.00
0
0
0
In 1972
Career
John Gleeson
24.40
10
45
2
1.82
0
0
0
In 1972
Career
John Inverarity
9.00
3
13
0
1.44
0
0
0
In 1972
Career
Australia innigs
574/2 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Keith Stackpole
lbw b Arnold
53
85
114
7
0
62.35
In 1972
Career
Bruce Francis
lbw b D'Oliveira
27
75
84
0
0
36.00
In 1972
Career
Ian Chappell (c)
c Smith b Greig
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
In 1972
Career
Greg Chappell
c Greig b Snow
24
66
81
2
0
36.36
In 1972
Career
Graeme Watson
c †Knott b Arnold
2
4
8
0
0
50.00
In 1972
Career
Doug Walters
c Illingworth b Snow
17
78
102
1
0
21.79
In 1972
Career
John Inverarity
c †Knott b Arnold
4
10
6
0
0
40.00
In 1972
Career
Rod Marsh (WK)
c Edrich b Arnold
8
13
14
1
0
61.53
In 1972
Career
David Colley
b Snow
1
8
11
0
0
12.50
In 1972
Career
John Gleeson
b Snow
0
2
1
0
0
0.00
In 1972
Career
Dennis Lillee
not out
1
6
16
0
0
16.66
In 1972
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 4)
5
Total
142 58 Ov (RR: 2.44)
2414
5916
0
187
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
John Snow
20.00
7
41
4
2.05
0
0
0
In 1972
Career
Geoff Arnold
25.00
4
62
4
2.48
0
0
0
In 1972
Career
Tony Greig
7.00
1
21
1
3.00
0
0
0
In 1972
Career
Basil D'Oliveira
6.00
1
13
1
2.16
0
0
0
In 1972
Career
England innigs
234/10 (86.2)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Geoff Boycott
lbw b Gleeson
47
81
104
7
0
58.02
In 1972
Career
John Edrich
c †Marsh b Watson
26
104
137
4
0
25.00
In 1972
Career
Brian Luckhurst
c †Marsh b Colley
0
9
10
0
0
0.00
In 1972
Career
Mike Smith
c †Marsh b Lillee
34
99
147
2
0
34.34
In 1972
Career
Basil D'Oliveira
c Watson b Lillee
37
49
70
7
0
75.51
In 1972
Career
Tony Greig
b GS Chappell
62
116
146
6
0
53.44
In 1972
Career
Alan Knott (WK)
c †Marsh b Lillee
1
8
10
0
0
12.50
In 1972
Career
Ray Illingworth (c)
c IM Chappell b Lillee
14
50
69
1
0
28.00
In 1972
Career
John Snow
lbw b Lillee
0
2
1
0
0
0.00
In 1972
Career
Norman Gifford
c †Marsh b Lillee
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
In 1972
Career
Geoff Arnold
not out
0
0
2
0
0
0.00
In 1972
Career
Extras
(b 4, lb 8, nb 1)
13
Total
234 86.2 Ov (RR: 2.71)
3978
8823
0
459
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Dennis Lillee
30.00
8
66
6
2.20
0
0
0
In 1972
Career
David Colley
23.00
3
68
1
2.95
0
0
0
In 1972
Career
Greg Chappell
21.20
6
42
1
1.96
0
0
0
In 1972
Career
Graeme Watson
5.00
0
29
1
5.80
0
0
0
In 1972
Career
John Gleeson
7.00
3
16
1
2.28
0
0
0
In 1972
Career
Australia innigs
252/10 (85.2)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Keith Stackpole
b Greig
67
141
201
6
0
47.51
In 1972
Career
Bruce Francis
lbw b Snow
6
7
10
1
0
85.71
In 1972
Career
Ian Chappell (c)
c †Knott b Snow
7
25
37
1
0
28.00
In 1972
Career
Greg Chappell
c D'Oliveira b Arnold
23
67
72
2
0
34.32
In 1972
Career
Graeme Watson
c & b Snow
0
3
3
0
0
0.00
In 1972
Career
Doug Walters
b Greig
20
37
30
3
0
54.05
In 1972
Career
John Inverarity
c Luckhurst b D'Oliveira
3
26
16
0
0
11.53
In 1972
Career
Rod Marsh (WK)
c †Knott b Greig
91
111
123
9
4
81.98
In 1972
Career
David Colley
c Greig b Snow
4
18
18
1
0
22.22
In 1972
Career
John Gleeson
b Greig
30
75
88
3
0
40.00
In 1972
Career
Dennis Lillee
not out
0
2
4
0
0
0.00
In 1972
Career
Extras
(w 1)
1
Total
252 85.2 Ov (RR: 2.95)
4284
8704
0
442
68
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
John Snow
27.00
2
87
4
3.22
0
0
0
In 1972
Career
Geoff Arnold
20.00
2
59
1
2.95
0
0
0
In 1972
Career
Tony Greig
19.20
7
53
4
2.74
0
0
0
In 1972
Career
Basil D'Oliveira
16.00
4
23
1
1.43
0
0
0
In 1972
Career
Norman Gifford
3.00
0
29
0
9.66
0
0
0
In 1972
Career
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