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England v Australia @ Lord's, London
26 August 1972
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: AE Fagg, TW Spencer
Match Result: Australia won by 5 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | b Dennis Lillee | 8 | 8 | 11 | 1 | - |
| 2. Dennis Amiss | b Ashley Mallett | 25 | 65 | 93 | 2 | - |
| *3. Brian Close | run out | 43 | 40 | 52 | 7 | 1 |
| 4. Keith Fletcher | c Keith Stackpole b Greg Chappell | 20 | 56 | 74 | 1 | - |
| 5. Jackie Hampshire | st Rod Marsh b Ashley Mallett | 13 | 32 | 30 | 2 | - |
| 6. Basil D'Oliveira | c Ian Chappell b Dennis Lillee | 6 | 13 | 10 | 1 | - |
| 7. Tony Greig | b Bob Massie | 31 | 43 | 55 | 2 | - |
| +8. Alan Knott | c Ashley Mallett b Bob Massie | 50 | 50 | 72 | 6 | - |
| 9. Bob Woolmer | run out | 9 | 10 | 17 | - | - |
| 10. John Snow | not out | 5 | 9 | 16 | - | - |
| 11. Geoff Arnold | not out | 11 | 12 | 13 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Geoff Boycott), 2-65 (Brian Close), 3-87 (Dennis Amiss), 4-114 (Jackie Hampshire), 5-121 (Basil D'Oliveira), 6-121 (Keith Fletcher), 7-198 (Tony Greig), 8-217 (Alan Knott), 9-218 (Bob Woolmer). |
| Extras | 1b, 10lb, 1w, 3nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 55 ovs) 236 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 11 | 0 | 56 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Massie | 11 | 1 | 35 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Colley | 11 | 1 | 72 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashley Mallett | 11 | 2 | 24 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 11 | 0 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Keith Stackpole | lbw b Basil D'Oliveira | 52 | 70 | 82 | 6 | - |
| 2. Ross Edwards | c Alan Knott b John Snow | 6 | 7 | 22 | - | - |
| *3. Ian Chappell | c Alan Knott b Bob Woolmer | 31 | 58 | 68 | 4 | - |
| 4. Greg Chappell | lbw b John Snow | 48 | 82 | 92 | 5 | - |
| 5. Paul Sheahan | c Alan Knott b John Snow | 50 | 71 | 90 | 5 | 1 |
| 6. Graeme Watson | not out | 11 | 15 | 21 | 2 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | not out | 6 | 12 | 12 | 1 | - |
| 8. David Colley | ||||||
| 9. Ashley Mallett | ||||||
| 10. Dennis Lillee | ||||||
| 11. Bob Massie |
| FOW | 1-44 (Ross Edwards), 2-112 (Keith Stackpole), 3-116 (Ian Chappell), 4-219 (Greg Chappell), 5-224 (Paul Sheahan). |
| Extras | 6b, 14lb, 12w, 4nb, 0pen) 36 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 51.3 ovs) 240 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Snow | 11 | 2 | 35 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Arnold | 11 | 0 | 47 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 11 | 0 | 46 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Greig | 9 | 1 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Woolmer | 9.3 | 1 | 47 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Geoff Boycott, Dennis Amiss, Brian Close, Keith Fletcher, Jackie Hampshire, Basil D'Oliveira, Tony Greig, Alan Knott, Bob Woolmer, John Snow, Geoff Arnold