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Result of 1972
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The Ashes (Australia in England)
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1st Test-The Ashes (Australia in England) 1972
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Match Stats
Match Stats
TEST
Old Trafford, Manchester
Thu, 08 Jun - Tue, 13 Jun 1972 - 15:30
ENG
England
508/9 (48.30) & 234/10 (86.2)
VS
Australia
574/2 (20.00) & 252/10 (85.2)
AUS
England won by 89 runs
PREVIEW
SUMMARY
SCORECARD
MATCH STATS
PERFORMANCE
Most 50s
Full →
1
Keith
STACKPOLE
AUS
2
2
Rod
MARSH
AUS
2
Best Average
Full →
1
Dennis
LILLEE
AUS
13.25
2
John
GLEESON
AUS
20.33
3
Greg
CHAPPELL
AUS
35
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Dennis
LILLEE
AUS
8
Most 50s
Full →
1
Tony
GREIG
ENG
2
Best Average
Full →
1
Tony
GREIG
ENG
14.8
2
John
SNOW
ENG
16
Most Wickets
Full →
1
David
COLLEY
AUS
4
2
John
GLEESON
AUS
3
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Dennis
LILLEE
AUS
6
Best Average
Full →
1
Basil
D'OLIVEIRA
ENG
18
Most Wickets
Full →
1
John
SNOW
ENG
8
2
Geoff
ARNOLD
ENG
5
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
David
COLLEY
AUS
3
2
John
GLEESON
AUS
2
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
David
COLLEY
AUS
151
2
Dennis
LILLEE
AUS
106
3
Greg
CHAPPELL
AUS
70
Best Economy
Full →
1
Doug
WALTERS
AUS
1.4
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Tony
GREIG
ENG
5
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
John
SNOW
ENG
4
2
Geoff
ARNOLD
ENG
4
Best Economy
Full →
1
John
INVERARITY
AUS
1.44
2
Dennis
LILLEE
AUS
1.8
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Rod
MARSH
AUS
0.8
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Tony
GREIG
ENG
4
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
John
SNOW
ENG
128
2
Geoff
ARNOLD
ENG
121
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Keith
STACKPOLE
AUS
0.53
2
Bruce
FRANCIS
AUS
0.4
Most Runs
Full →
1
Keith
STACKPOLE
AUS
120
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
Tony
GREIG
ENG
74
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Basil
D'OLIVEIRA
ENG
0.54
2
Tony
GREIG
ENG
0.5
Most Runs
Full →
1
Rod
MARSH
AUS
99
2
Greg
CHAPPELL
AUS
47
Most Fours
Full →
1
Keith
STACKPOLE
AUS
13
2
Rod
MARSH
AUS
10
3
Greg
CHAPPELL
AUS
4
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Graeme
WATSON
AUS
1
Highest Score
Full →
1
Tony
GREIG
ENG
62
2
John
EDRICH
ENG
49
3
Geoff
BOYCOTT
ENG
47
Best Averages
Full →
1
Tony
GREIG
ENG
59.5
2
Ray
ILLINGWORTH
ENG
40
3
John
EDRICH
ENG
37.5
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Greg
CHAPPELL
AUS
1
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
Dennis
LILLEE
AUS
2
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Greg
CHAPPELL
AUS
2
Most Runs
Full →
1
Tony
GREIG
ENG
119
2
John
EDRICH
ENG
75
3
Basil
D'OLIVEIRA
ENG
60
Most Fours
Full →
1
Tony
GREIG
ENG
14
2
John
EDRICH
ENG
9
3
Basil
D'OLIVEIRA
ENG
9
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Graeme
WATSON
AUS
1
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
John
GLEESON
AUS
61
Best Economy
Full →
1
Greg
CHAPPELL
AUS
1.88
Most Fours
Full →
1
Geoff
BOYCOTT
ENG
7
2
Norman
GIFFORD
ENG
3
3
Mike
SMITH
ENG
3
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Basil
D'OLIVEIRA
ENG
1
Best Economy
Full →
1
John
GLEESON
AUS
1.94
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Dennis
LILLEE
AUS
44.25
2
Graeme
WATSON
AUS
54
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
Ray
ILLINGWORTH
ENG
2
2
Geoff
ARNOLD
ENG
2
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Basil
D'OLIVEIRA
ENG
2
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
John
GLEESON
AUS
62.8
2
David
COLLEY
AUS
84
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
John
GLEESON
AUS
0.39
Best Economy
Full →
1
Basil
D'OLIVEIRA
ENG
1.64
2
Geoff
ARNOLD
ENG
2.69
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Tony
GREIG
ENG
31.44
Best Averages
Full →
1
Keith
STACKPOLE
AUS
60
2
Rod
MARSH
AUS
49.5
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
David
COLLEY
AUS
83
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
John
SNOW
ENG
35.25
2
Geoff
ARNOLD
ENG
54
3
Basil
D'OLIVEIRA
ENG
66
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Dennis
LILLEE
AUS
66
2
John
GLEESON
AUS
45
3
Greg
CHAPPELL
AUS
42
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Geoff
BOYCOTT
ENG
0.44
Best Average
Full →
1
Geoff
ARNOLD
ENG
24.2
Best Averages
Full →
1
Basil
D'OLIVEIRA
ENG
30
2
Geoff
BOYCOTT
ENG
27.5
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
John
SNOW
ENG
87
Most Runs
Full →
1
Geoff
BOYCOTT
ENG
55
Most Ducks
Full →
1
Ian
CHAPPELL
AUS
2
2
Graeme
WATSON
AUS
2
3
John
GLEESON
AUS
2
4
Norman
GIFFORD
ENG
2
5
John
SNOW
ENG
2
Highest Score
Full →
1
Rod
MARSH
AUS
91
2
Keith
STACKPOLE
AUS
67
Most sixes
Full →
1
Rod
MARSH
AUS
4
Most Fours
Full →
1
Ray
ILLINGWORTH
ENG
3
Most Balls Faced
Full →
1
Mike
SMITH
ENG
139
2
Geoff
BOYCOTT
ENG
125
3
John
EDRICH
ENG
240
4
Tony
GREIG
ENG
239
5
Ray
ILLINGWORTH
ENG
156
Most Fours
Full →
1
Doug
WALTERS
AUS
4
2
John
GLEESON
AUS
3
Most Balls Faced
Full →
1
Greg
CHAPPELL
AUS
133
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Geoff
ARNOLD
ENG
62
2
Tony
GREIG
ENG
53
Highest Score
Full →
1
Basil
D'OLIVEIRA
ENG
37
Most Balls Faced
Full →
1
Keith
STACKPOLE
AUS
226
Bowler Matchups
Full matchups →
Dennis Lillee
vs Alan Knott
WKTS
12
BALLS
653
RUNS
396
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 54.4 balls/wkt
John Snow
vs Ian Chappell
WKTS
11
BALLS
732
RUNS
343
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 66.5 balls/wkt
Dennis Lillee
vs Geoff Boycott
WKTS
11
BALLS
1130
RUNS
525
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 102.7 balls/wkt
Dennis Lillee
vs John Edrich
WKTS
8
BALLS
892
RUNS
309
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 111.5 balls/wkt
John Snow
vs Keith Stackpole
WKTS
8
BALLS
848
RUNS
414
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 106.0 balls/wkt
Tony Greig
vs Doug Walters
WKTS
7
BALLS
434
RUNS
206
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 62.0 balls/wkt
John Snow
vs Greg Chappell
WKTS
7
BALLS
357
RUNS
180
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 51.0 balls/wkt
Dennis Lillee
vs Ray Illingworth
WKTS
6
BALLS
523
RUNS
155
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 87.2 balls/wkt
John Snow
vs Doug Walters
WKTS
6
BALLS
312
RUNS
90
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 52.0 balls/wkt
John Gleeson
vs Geoff Boycott
WKTS
6
BALLS
773
RUNS
248
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 128.8 balls/wkt
Dennis Lillee
vs John Snow
WKTS
6
BALLS
129
RUNS
49
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 21.5 balls/wkt
Dennis Lillee
vs Tony Greig
WKTS
6
BALLS
560
RUNS
250
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 93.3 balls/wkt
Dennis Lillee
vs Brian Luckhurst
WKTS
5
BALLS
234
RUNS
54
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 46.8 balls/wkt
John Snow
vs Rod Marsh
WKTS
5
BALLS
185
RUNS
95
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 37.0 balls/wkt
Tony Greig
vs Rod Marsh
WKTS
5
BALLS
311
RUNS
196
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 62.2 balls/wkt
John Snow
vs John Gleeson
WKTS
4
BALLS
47
RUNS
15
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 11.8 balls/wkt
Ted Arnold
vs Ian Chappell
WKTS
4
BALLS
401
RUNS
196
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 100.3 balls/wkt
Tony Greig
vs Keith Stackpole
WKTS
4
BALLS
621
RUNS
297
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 155.3 balls/wkt
Ted Arnold
vs Graeme Watson
WKTS
4
BALLS
41
RUNS
21
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 10.3 balls/wkt
Dennis Lillee
vs Mike Smith
WKTS
4
BALLS
246
RUNS
76
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 61.5 balls/wkt
John Gleeson
vs Ray Illingworth
WKTS
4
BALLS
333
RUNS
103
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 83.3 balls/wkt
Ted Arnold
vs Dennis Lillee
WKTS
4
BALLS
49
RUNS
24
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 12.3 balls/wkt
Dennis Lillee
vs Basil D'Oliveira
WKTS
4
BALLS
267
RUNS
119
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 66.8 balls/wkt
Tony Greig
vs Dennis Lillee
WKTS
3
BALLS
54
RUNS
29
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 18.0 balls/wkt
Tony Greig
vs Ian Chappell
WKTS
3
BALLS
368
RUNS
136
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 122.7 balls/wkt
Ted Arnold
vs Greg Chappell
WKTS
3
BALLS
449
RUNS
251
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 149.7 balls/wkt
Ted Arnold
vs Rod Marsh
WKTS
3
BALLS
113
RUNS
69
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 37.7 balls/wkt
John Snow
vs John Inverarity
WKTS
2
BALLS
31
RUNS
9
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 15.5 balls/wkt
Tony Greig
vs John Gleeson
WKTS
2
BALLS
99
RUNS
31
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 49.5 balls/wkt
Ted Arnold
vs Doug Walters
WKTS
2
BALLS
20
RUNS
4
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 10.0 balls/wkt
John Snow
vs David Colley
WKTS
2
BALLS
26
RUNS
5
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 13.0 balls/wkt
John Snow
vs Bruce Francis
WKTS
2
BALLS
8
RUNS
6
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 4.0 balls/wkt
Bill Watson
vs Mike Smith
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
22
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
John Gleeson
vs John Snow
WKTS
2
BALLS
104
RUNS
50
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 52.0 balls/wkt
David Colley
vs Brian Luckhurst
WKTS
2
BALLS
54
RUNS
14
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 27.0 balls/wkt
David Colley
vs Tony Greig
WKTS
1
BALLS
123
RUNS
57
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 123.0 balls/wkt
David Colley
vs John Snow
WKTS
1
BALLS
12
RUNS
3
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 12.0 balls/wkt
John Gleeson
vs Basil D'Oliveira
WKTS
1
BALLS
76
RUNS
31
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 76.0 balls/wkt
John Gleeson
vs Geoff Arnold
WKTS
1
BALLS
12
RUNS
1
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 12.0 balls/wkt
Dennis Lillee
vs Geoff Arnold
WKTS
1
BALLS
34
RUNS
—
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 34.0 balls/wkt
John Gleeson
vs Brian Luckhurst
WKTS
1
BALLS
119
RUNS
38
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 119.0 balls/wkt
John Snow
vs Dennis Lillee
WKTS
1
BALLS
42
RUNS
11
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 42.0 balls/wkt
Tony Greig
vs Greg Chappell
WKTS
1
BALLS
81
RUNS
44
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 81.0 balls/wkt
Bill Watson
vs John Edrich
WKTS
1
BALLS
104
RUNS
26
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 104.0 balls/wkt
David Colley
vs John Edrich
WKTS
1
BALLS
122
RUNS
37
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 122.0 balls/wkt
Bill Watson
vs Geoff Boycott
WKTS
1
BALLS
38
RUNS
25
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 38.0 balls/wkt
Dennis Lillee
vs Norman Gifford
WKTS
1
BALLS
1
RUNS
—
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 1.0 balls/wkt
John Snow
vs Graeme Watson
WKTS
1
BALLS
3
RUNS
—
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 3.0 balls/wkt
Ted Arnold
vs John Inverarity
WKTS
1
BALLS
10
RUNS
4
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 10.0 balls/wkt
Ted Arnold
vs Keith Stackpole
WKTS
1
BALLS
85
RUNS
53
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 85.0 balls/wkt
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