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England v Australia @ Edgbaston, Birmingham
28 August 1972
Toss: England (field)
Umpires: DJ Constant, ASM Oakman
Match Result: England won by 2 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Keith Stackpole | b Bob Woolmer | 61 | 144 | 161 | 5 | - |
| 2. Ross Edwards | b Geoff Arnold | 6 | 12 | 14 | 1 | - |
| *3. Ian Chappell | run out | 3 | 7 | 9 | - | - |
| 4. Greg Chappell | c Barry Wood b Basil D'Oliveira | 13 | 18 | 28 | 2 | - |
| 5. Paul Sheahan | c Bob Woolmer b Barry Wood | 19 | 44 | 54 | 1 | - |
| 6. Doug Walters | b Barry Wood | 15 | 19 | 26 | 2 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | lbw b Geoff Arnold | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 8. Ashley Mallett | b Geoff Arnold | 8 | 20 | 32 | 1 | - |
| 9. Jeff Hammond | not out | 15 | 28 | 52 | 1 | - |
| 10. Dennis Lillee | c Barry Wood b Geoff Arnold | 13 | 16 | 16 | 1 | - |
| 11. Bob Massie | not out | 16 | 24 | 18 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-8 (Ross Edwards), 2-15 (Ian Chappell), 3-40 (Greg Chappell), 4-87 (Paul Sheahan), 5-111 (Doug Walters), 6-112 (Rod Marsh), 7-127 (Keith Stackpole), 8-136 (Ashley Mallett), 9-158 (Dennis Lillee). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 55 ovs) 179 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Snow | 11 | 0 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Arnold | 11 | 3 | 27 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Greig | 10 | 3 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 6 | 1 | 19 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Woolmer | 11 | 1 | 50 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Barry Wood | 6 | 0 | 20 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | c Bob Massie b Dennis Lillee | 41 | 90 | 113 | 4 | - |
| 2. Dennis Amiss | c Rod Marsh b Greg Chappell | 40 | 59 | 85 | 3 | - |
| *3. Brian Close | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 5 | 9 | 12 | - | - |
| 4. Keith Fletcher | c Rod Marsh b Jeff Hammond | 34 | 64 | 69 | 3 | - |
| 5. Basil D'Oliveira | run out | 2 | 9 | 15 | - | - |
| 6. Barry Wood | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 19 | 30 | 48 | 2 | - |
| 7. Tony Greig | not out | 24 | 33 | 42 | 4 | - |
| +8. Alan Knott | c Ashley Mallett b Doug Walters | 6 | 14 | 36 | - | - |
| 9. Bob Woolmer | c Rod Marsh b Doug Walters | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 10. John Snow | not out | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| 11. Geoff Arnold |
| FOW | 1-76 (Dennis Amiss), 2-89 (Brian Close), 3-94 (Geoff Boycott), 4-104 (Basil D'Oliveira), 5-143 (Keith Fletcher), 6-154 (Barry Wood), 7-172 (Alan Knott), 8-172 (Bob Woolmer). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 4w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 51.3 ovs) 180 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 11 | 2 | 25 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Massie | 8.3 | 3 | 45 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashley Mallett | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeff Hammond | 9 | 1 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 11 | 3 | 20 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Walters | 8 | 1 | 24 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Geoff Boycott, Dennis Amiss, Brian Close, Keith Fletcher, Basil D'Oliveira, Barry Wood, Tony Greig, Alan Knott, Bob Woolmer, John Snow, Geoff Arnold