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England v Australia @ Old Trafford, Manchester
8, 9, 10, 12, 13 June 1972 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: CS Elliott, TW Spencer
Match Result: England won by 89 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | c Keith Stackpole b John Gleeson | 8 | 0 | 53 | - | - |
| 2. John Edrich | run out ( > > ) | 49 | 136 | 181 | 5 | - |
| 3. Brian Luckhurst | b David Colley | 14 | 45 | 58 | 2 | - |
| 4. Mike Smith | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 10 | 0 | 54 | 1 | - |
| 5. Basil D'Oliveira | b Greg Chappell | 23 | 0 | 72 | 2 | - |
| 6. Tony Greig | lbw b David Colley | 57 | 123 | 158 | 8 | - |
| +7. Alan Knott | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 18 | 0 | 111 | 1 | - |
| *8. Ray Illingworth | not out | 26 | 0 | 125 | 2 | - |
| 9. John Snow | b David Colley | 3 | 0 | 20 | - | - |
| 10. Norman Gifford | run out ( > > ) | 15 | 0 | 70 | 3 | - |
| 11. Geoff Arnold | c Bruce Francis b John Gleeson | 1 | 12 | 15 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-50 (Brian Luckhurst), 2-86 (Mike Smith), 3-99 (John Edrich), 4-118 (Basil D'Oliveira), 5-127 (Geoff Boycott), 6-190 (Tony Greig), 7-200 (Alan Knott), 8-209 (John Snow), 9-243 (Norman Gifford), 249 (Geoff Arnold). |
| Extras | 10b, 9lb, 2w, 4nb, 0pen) 25 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 120.4 ovs) 249 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 29 | 14 | 40 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Colley | 33 | 3 | 83 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 16 | 6 | 28 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Walters | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Watson | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Gleeson | 24.4 | 10 | 45 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Inverarity | 9 | 3 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Keith Stackpole | lbw b Geoff Arnold | 53 | 0 | 114 | 7 | - |
| 2. Bruce Francis | lbw b Basil D'Oliveira | 27 | 75 | 84 | - | - |
| *3. Ian Chappell | c Mike Smith b Tony Greig | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 4. Greg Chappell | c Tony Greig b John Snow | 24 | 66 | 81 | 2 | - |
| 5. Graeme Watson | c Alan Knott b Geoff Arnold | 2 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
| 6. Doug Walters | c Ray Illingworth b John Snow | 17 | 0 | 102 | 1 | - |
| 7. John Inverarity | c Alan Knott b Geoff Arnold | 4 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
| +8. Rod Marsh | c John Edrich b Geoff Arnold | 8 | 0 | 14 | 1 | - |
| 9. David Colley | b John Snow | 1 | 8 | 11 | - | - |
| 10. John Gleeson | b John Snow | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Dennis Lillee | not out | 1 | 6 | 16 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-68 (Bruce Francis), 2-69 (Ian Chappell), 3-91 (Keith Stackpole), 4-99 (Graeme Watson), 5-119 (Greg Chappell), 6-124 (John Inverarity), 7-134 (Rod Marsh), 8-137 (David Colley), 9-137 (John Gleeson), 142 (Doug Walters). |
| Extras | 1b, 4lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 58 ovs) 142 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Snow | 20 | 7 | 41 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Arnold | 25 | 4 | 62 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Greig | 7 | 1 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 6 | 1 | 13 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | lbw b John Gleeson | 47 | 0 | 104 | 7 | - |
| 2. John Edrich | c Rod Marsh b Graeme Watson | 26 | 104 | 137 | 4 | - |
| 3. Brian Luckhurst | c Rod Marsh b David Colley | 0 | 9 | 10 | - | - |
| 4. Mike Smith | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 34 | 0 | 147 | 2 | - |
| 5. Basil D'Oliveira | c Graeme Watson b Dennis Lillee | 37 | 0 | 70 | 7 | - |
| 6. Tony Greig | b Greg Chappell | 62 | 116 | 146 | 6 | - |
| +7. Alan Knott | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 1 | 0 | 10 | - | - |
| *8. Ray Illingworth | c Ian Chappell b Dennis Lillee | 14 | 0 | 69 | 1 | - |
| 9. John Snow | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 10. Norman Gifford | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Geoff Arnold | not out | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-60 (Geoff Boycott), 2-65 (Brian Luckhurst), 3-81 (John Edrich), 4-140 (Basil D'Oliveira), 5-182 (Mike Smith), 6-192 (Alan Knott), 7-234 (Ray Illingworth), 8-234 (John Snow), 9-234 (Norman Gifford), 234 (Tony Greig). |
| Extras | 4b, 8lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 86.2 ovs) 234 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 30 | 8 | 66 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Colley | 23 | 3 | 68 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 21.2 | 6 | 42 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Watson | 5 | 0 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Gleeson | 7 | 3 | 16 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Keith Stackpole | b Tony Greig | 67 | 0 | 201 | 6 | - |
| 2. Bruce Francis | lbw b John Snow | 6 | 7 | 10 | 1 | - |
| *3. Ian Chappell | c Alan Knott b John Snow | 7 | 0 | 37 | 1 | - |
| 4. Greg Chappell | c Basil D'Oliveira b Geoff Arnold | 23 | 67 | 72 | 2 | - |
| 5. Graeme Watson | c & b John Snow | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
| 6. Doug Walters | b Tony Greig | 20 | 0 | 30 | 3 | - |
| 7. John Inverarity | c Brian Luckhurst b Basil D'Oliveira | 3 | 0 | 16 | - | - |
| +8. Rod Marsh | c Alan Knott b Tony Greig | 91 | 0 | 123 | 9 | 4 |
| 9. David Colley | c Tony Greig b John Snow | 4 | 18 | 18 | 1 | - |
| 10. John Gleeson | b Tony Greig | 30 | 0 | 88 | 3 | - |
| 11. Dennis Lillee | not out | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-9 (Bruce Francis), 2-31 (Ian Chappell), 3-77 (Greg Chappell), 4-78 (Graeme Watson), 5-115 (Doug Walters), 6-120 (John Inverarity), 7-136 (Keith Stackpole), 8-147 (David Colley), 9-251 (Rod Marsh), 252 (John Gleeson). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 85.2 ovs) 252 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Snow | 27 | 2 | 87 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Arnold | 20 | 2 | 59 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Greig | 19.2 | 7 | 53 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 16 | 4 | 23 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Gifford | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Geoff Boycott, John Edrich, Brian Luckhurst, Mike Smith, Basil D'Oliveira, Tony Greig, Alan Knott, Ray Illingworth, John Snow, Norman Gifford, Geoff Arnold