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England v Australia @ Kennington Oval, London
10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 August 1972 (six-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: AE Fagg, AEG Rhodes
Match Result: Australia won by 5 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Barry Wood | c Rod Marsh b Graeme Watson | 26 | 81 | 116 | 3 | - |
| 2. John Edrich | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 8 | 38 | 55 | 1 | - |
| 3. Peter Parfitt | b Dennis Lillee | 51 | 0 | 182 | 4 | - |
| 4. Jackie Hampshire | c John Inverarity b Ashley Mallett | 42 | 79 | 99 | 7 | - |
| 5. Basil D'Oliveira | c Greg Chappell b Ashley Mallett | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 6. Tony Greig | c Keith Stackpole b Ashley Mallett | 16 | 25 | 25 | 3 | - |
| *7. Ray Illingworth | c Greg Chappell b Dennis Lillee | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| +8. Alan Knott | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 92 | 0 | 135 | 17 | - |
| 9. John Snow | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 3 | 0 | 20 | - | - |
| 10. Geoff Arnold | b John Inverarity | 22 | 51 | 68 | 4 | - |
| 11. Derek Underwood | not out | 3 | 0 | 30 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-25 (John Edrich), 2-50 (Barry Wood), 3-133 (Jackie Hampshire), 4-142 (Basil D'Oliveira), 5-145 (Peter Parfitt), 6-145 (Ray Illingworth), 7-159 (Tony Greig), 8-181 (John Snow), 9-262 (Geoff Arnold), 284 (Alan Knott). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 1w, 8nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 92.2 ovs) 284 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 24.2 | 7 | 58 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Massie | 27 | 5 | 69 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Watson | 12 | 4 | 23 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashley Mallett | 23 | 4 | 80 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Inverarity | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graeme Watson | c Alan Knott b Geoff Arnold | 13 | 0 | 27 | 2 | - |
| 2. Keith Stackpole | b John Snow | 18 | 0 | 41 | 1 | - |
| *3. Ian Chappell | c John Snow b Geoff Arnold | 118 | 0 | 330 | 20 | - |
| 4. Greg Chappell | c Tony Greig b Ray Illingworth | 113 | 226 | 241 | 17 | - |
| 5. Ross Edwards | b Derek Underwood | 79 | 178 | 222 | 9 | - |
| 6. Paul Sheahan | c Jackie Hampshire b Derek Underwood | 5 | 0 | 26 | 1 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | b Derek Underwood | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
| 8. John Inverarity | c Tony Greig b Derek Underwood | 28 | 0 | 130 | 2 | - |
| 9. Ashley Mallett | run out ( > > ) | 5 | 39 | 52 | - | - |
| 10. Bob Massie | b Geoff Arnold | 4 | 21 | 25 | - | - |
| 11. Dennis Lillee | not out | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-24 (Graeme Watson), 2-34 (Keith Stackpole), 3-235 (Greg Chappell), 4-296 (Ian Chappell), 5-310 (Paul Sheahan), 6-310 (Rod Marsh), 7-383 (Ross Edwards), 8-387 (John Inverarity), 9-399 (Bob Massie), 399 (Ashley Mallett). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 1w, 7nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 151.5 ovs) 399 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Geoff Arnold | 35 | 11 | 87 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Snow | 34.5 | 5 | 111 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Greig | 18 | 9 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 9 | 4 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 38 | 16 | 90 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Illingworth | 17 | 4 | 53 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Barry Wood | lbw b Bob Massie | 90 | 216 | 272 | 15 | - |
| 2. John Edrich | b Dennis Lillee | 18 | 54 | 93 | 2 | - |
| 3. Peter Parfitt | b Dennis Lillee | 18 | 0 | 27 | 2 | - |
| 4. Jackie Hampshire | c Ian Chappell b Graeme Watson | 20 | 39 | 46 | 3 | - |
| 5. Basil D'Oliveira | c Ian Chappell b Bob Massie | 43 | 0 | 115 | 8 | - |
| 6. Tony Greig | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 29 | 72 | 86 | 6 | - |
| *7. Ray Illingworth | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 31 | 0 | 80 | 5 | - |
| +8. Alan Knott | b Dennis Lillee | 63 | 0 | 128 | 9 | - |
| 9. John Snow | c Keith Stackpole b Ashley Mallett | 14 | 0 | 65 | 1 | - |
| 10. Geoff Arnold | lbw b Ashley Mallett | 4 | 38 | 40 | 1 | - |
| 11. Derek Underwood | not out | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-56 (John Edrich), 2-81 (Peter Parfitt), 3-114 (Jackie Hampshire), 4-194 (Barry Wood), 5-205 (Basil D'Oliveira), 6-270 (Tony Greig), 7-271 (Ray Illingworth), 8-333 (John Snow), 9-356 (Geoff Arnold), 356 (Alan Knott). |
| Extras | 11b, 8lb, 0w, 7nb, 0pen) 26 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 121.2 ovs) 356 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 32.2 | 8 | 123 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Massie | 32 | 10 | 77 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Watson | 19 | 8 | 32 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashley Mallett | 23 | 7 | 66 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Inverarity | 15 | 4 | 32 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graeme Watson | lbw b Geoff Arnold | 6 | 0 | 19 | 1 | - |
| 2. Keith Stackpole | c Alan Knott b Tony Greig | 79 | 0 | 201 | 9 | - |
| *3. Ian Chappell | c sub b Derek Underwood | 37 | 0 | 193 | 5 | - |
| 4. Greg Chappell | lbw b Derek Underwood | 16 | 56 | 77 | 2 | - |
| 5. Ross Edwards | lbw b Tony Greig | 1 | 10 | 9 | - | - |
| 6. Paul Sheahan | not out | 44 | 0 | 142 | 4 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | not out | 43 | 0 | 87 | 5 | - |
| 8. John Inverarity | ||||||
| 9. Ashley Mallett | ||||||
| 10. Bob Massie | ||||||
| 11. Dennis Lillee |
| FOW | 1-16 (Graeme Watson), 2-132 (Keith Stackpole), 3-136 (Ian Chappell), 4-137 (Ross Edwards), 5-171 (Greg Chappell). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 0w, 10nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 92.2 ovs) 242 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Geoff Arnold | 15 | 5 | 26 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Snow | 6 | 1 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Greig | 25.3 | 10 | 49 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 35 | 11 | 94 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Illingworth | 8.5 | 2 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Parfitt | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Barry Wood, John Edrich, Peter Parfitt, Jackie Hampshire, Basil D'Oliveira, Tony Greig, Ray Illingworth, Alan Knott, John Snow, Geoff Arnold, Derek Underwood