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England v Australia @ Headingley, Leeds
27, 28, 29 July 1972 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: DJ Constant, CS Elliott
Match Result: England won by 9 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Keith Stackpole | c Alan Knott b Derek Underwood | 52 | 0 | 121 | 6 | - |
| 2. Ross Edwards | c Alan Knott b John Snow | 0 | 5 | 7 | - | - |
| *3. Ian Chappell | c & b Ray Illingworth | 26 | 0 | 162 | 2 | - |
| 4. Greg Chappell | lbw b Derek Underwood | 12 | 46 | 44 | 1 | - |
| 5. Paul Sheahan | c Ray Illingworth b Derek Underwood | 0 | 0 | 32 | - | - |
| 6. Doug Walters | b Ray Illingworth | 4 | 0 | 13 | - | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c Ray Illingworth b Derek Underwood | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - |
| 8. John Inverarity | not out | 26 | 0 | 89 | 3 | - |
| 9. Ashley Mallett | lbw b John Snow | 20 | 77 | 78 | 3 | - |
| 10. Bob Massie | b Geoff Arnold | 0 | 7 | 5 | - | - |
| 11. Dennis Lillee | c Tony Greig b Geoff Arnold | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-10 (Ross Edwards), 2-79 (Keith Stackpole), 3-93 (Greg Chappell), 4-93 (Ian Chappell), 5-97 (Doug Walters), 6-98 (Rod Marsh), 7-98 (Paul Sheahan), 8-145 (Ashley Mallett), 9-146 (Bob Massie), 146 (Dennis Lillee). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 86.5 ovs) 146 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Geoff Arnold | 9.5 | 2 | 28 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Snow | 13 | 5 | 11 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Greig | 10 | 1 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Illingworth | 21 | 11 | 32 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 31 | 16 | 37 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Brian Luckhurst | c Greg Chappell b Ashley Mallett | 18 | 53 | 65 | 4 | - |
| 2. John Edrich | c Ian Chappell b Ashley Mallett | 45 | 101 | 129 | 7 | - |
| 3. Peter Parfitt | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 2 | 0 | 19 | - | - |
| 4. Keith Fletcher | lbw b Ashley Mallett | 5 | 0 | 26 | 1 | - |
| 5. Basil D'Oliveira | b Ashley Mallett | 12 | 0 | 53 | 1 | - |
| 6. Tony Greig | c Greg Chappell b John Inverarity | 24 | 88 | 85 | 2 | 1 |
| +7. Alan Knott | st Rod Marsh b Ashley Mallett | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| *8. Ray Illingworth | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 57 | 0 | 276 | 3 | 2 |
| 9. John Snow | st Rod Marsh b John Inverarity | 48 | 0 | 177 | 6 | - |
| 10. Derek Underwood | c Ian Chappell b John Inverarity | 5 | 0 | 23 | 1 | - |
| 11. Geoff Arnold | not out | 1 | 30 | 29 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-43 (Brian Luckhurst), 2-52 (Peter Parfitt), 3-66 (Keith Fletcher), 4-76 (John Edrich), 5-108 (Basil D'Oliveira), 6-108 (Alan Knott), 7-128 (Tony Greig), 8-232 (John Snow), 9-246 (Derek Underwood), 263 (Ray Illingworth). |
| Extras | 19b, 15lb, 4w, 8nb, 0pen) 46 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 130.1 ovs) 263 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 26.1 | 10 | 39 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Massie | 14 | 4 | 34 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashley Mallett | 52 | 20 | 114 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Inverarity | 33 | 19 | 26 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Chappell | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Keith Stackpole | lbw b Derek Underwood | 28 | 0 | 76 | 4 | - |
| 2. Ross Edwards | c Alan Knott b Geoff Arnold | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| *3. Ian Chappell | c Alan Knott b Geoff Arnold | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
| 4. Greg Chappell | c Basil D'Oliveira b Derek Underwood | 13 | 26 | 33 | 2 | - |
| 5. Paul Sheahan | not out | 41 | 0 | 154 | 4 | - |
| 6. Doug Walters | c Peter Parfitt b Derek Underwood | 3 | 0 | 28 | - | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c Alan Knott b Derek Underwood | 1 | 0 | 11 | - | - |
| 8. John Inverarity | c Ray Illingworth b Derek Underwood | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 9. Ashley Mallett | b Ray Illingworth | 9 | 30 | 33 | 2 | - |
| 10. Dennis Lillee | b Derek Underwood | 7 | 20 | 20 | 1 | - |
| 11. Bob Massie | b Ray Illingworth | 18 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 1 |
| FOW | 1-5 (Ross Edwards), 2-7 (Ian Chappell), 3-31 (Greg Chappell), 4-51 (Keith Stackpole), 5-63 (Doug Walters), 6-69 (Rod Marsh), 7-69 (John Inverarity), 8-93 (Ashley Mallett), 9-111 (Dennis Lillee), 136 (Bob Massie). |
| Extras | 0b, 12lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 56.1 ovs) 136 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Geoff Arnold | 6 | 1 | 17 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Snow | 10 | 2 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Illingworth | 19.1 | 5 | 32 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 21 | 6 | 45 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Brian Luckhurst | not out | 12 | 37 | 39 | 2 | - |
| 2. John Edrich | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 4 | 14 | 19 | - | - |
| 3. Peter Parfitt | not out | 0 | 0 | 18 | - | - |
| 4. Keith Fletcher | ||||||
| 5. Basil D'Oliveira | ||||||
| 6. Tony Greig | ||||||
| +7. Alan Knott | ||||||
| *8. Ray Illingworth | ||||||
| 9. John Snow | ||||||
| 10. Derek Underwood | ||||||
| 11. Geoff Arnold |
| FOW | 1-7 (John Edrich). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 1 wickets, 10 ovs) 21 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashley Mallett | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Brian Luckhurst, John Edrich, Peter Parfitt, Keith Fletcher, Basil D'Oliveira, Tony Greig, Alan Knott, Ray Illingworth, John Snow, Derek Underwood, Geoff Arnold