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England v Australia @ Trent Bridge, Nottingham
13, 14, 15, 17, 18 July 1972 (five-day match)
Toss: England (field)
Umpires: AEG Rhodes, TW Spencer
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Keith Stackpole | c Peter Parfitt b Tony Greig | 114 | 0 | 335 | 10 | - |
| 2. Bruce Francis | c Mike Smith b Peter Lever | 10 | 29 | 30 | 2 | - |
| *3. Ian Chappell | c Alan Knott b John Snow | 34 | 0 | 109 | 5 | - |
| 4. Greg Chappell | c Peter Parfitt b John Snow | 26 | 75 | 85 | 3 | - |
| 5. Doug Walters | c Peter Parfitt b John Snow | 2 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
| 6. Ross Edwards | c Alan Knott b John Snow | 13 | 27 | 28 | 2 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c Basil D'Oliveira b Norman Gifford | 41 | 0 | 137 | 6 | - |
| 8. David Colley | c Tony Greig b Basil D'Oliveira | 54 | 91 | 119 | 5 | - |
| 9. Bob Massie | c Peter Parfitt b John Snow | 0 | 13 | 17 | - | - |
| 10. John Gleeson | not out | 6 | 0 | 31 | - | - |
| 11. Dennis Lillee | c Alan Knott b Tony Greig | 0 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-16 (Bruce Francis), 2-98 (Ian Chappell), 3-157 (Greg Chappell), 4-165 (Doug Walters), 5-189 (Ross Edwards), 6-227 (Keith Stackpole), 7-289 (Rod Marsh), 8-298 (Bob Massie), 9-315 (David Colley), 315 (Dennis Lillee). |
| Extras | 4b, 6lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 118.4 ovs) 315 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Snow | 31 | 8 | 92 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Lever | 26 | 8 | 61 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Greig | 38.4 | 9 | 88 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 18 | 5 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Gifford | 5 | 1 | 18 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Brian Luckhurst | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 23 | 94 | 134 | 2 | - |
| 2. John Edrich | c Rod Marsh b David Colley | 37 | 122 | 176 | 3 | - |
| 3. Peter Parfitt | b Bob Massie | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - |
| 4. Mike Smith | b Dennis Lillee | 17 | 0 | 88 | - | - |
| 5. Basil D'Oliveira | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 29 | 0 | 104 | 4 | - |
| 6. Norman Gifford | c Rod Marsh b Bob Massie | 16 | 0 | 72 | 3 | - |
| 7. Tony Greig | c Rod Marsh b Bob Massie | 7 | 23 | 45 | - | - |
| +8. Alan Knott | c Rod Marsh b Bob Massie | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| *9. Ray Illingworth | not out | 24 | 0 | 78 | 2 | - |
| 10. John Snow | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1 | - |
| 11. Peter Lever | c Doug Walters b David Colley | 9 | 45 | 47 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-55 (Brian Luckhurst), 2-60 (Peter Parfitt), 3-74 (John Edrich), 4-111 (Mike Smith), 5-133 (Basil D'Oliveira), 6-145 (Norman Gifford), 7-145 (Alan Knott), 8-155 (Tony Greig), 9-166 (John Snow), 189 (Peter Lever). |
| Extras | 5b, 2lb, 1w, 13nb, 0pen) 21 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 88.3 ovs) 189 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 29 | 15 | 35 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Massie | 30 | 10 | 43 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Colley | 23.3 | 5 | 68 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Gleeson | 6 | 1 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Keith Stackpole | c Brian Luckhurst b John Snow | 12 | 0 | 11 | 2 | - |
| 2. Ross Edwards | not out | 170 | 290 | 324 | 13 | - |
| *3. Ian Chappell | lbw b Ray Illingworth | 50 | 0 | 158 | 5 | - |
| 4. Greg Chappell | b John Snow | 72 | 110 | 128 | 8 | - |
| 5. Doug Walters | c Norman Gifford b John Snow | 7 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
| +6. Rod Marsh | not out | 7 | 0 | 26 | - | - |
| 7. Bruce Francis | ||||||
| 8. David Colley | ||||||
| 9. Bob Massie | ||||||
| 10. John Gleeson | ||||||
| 11. Dennis Lillee |
| FOW | 1-15 (Keith Stackpole), 2-139 (Ian Chappell), 3-285 (Greg Chappell), 4-295 (Doug Walters). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 92 ovs) 324 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Snow | 24 | 1 | 94 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Lever | 19 | 3 | 76 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Greig | 12 | 1 | 46 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Gifford | 15 | 1 | 49 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Illingworth | 15 | 4 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Brian Luckhurst | c Greg Chappell b Ian Chappell | 96 | 268 | 325 | 7 | - |
| 2. John Edrich | b Bob Massie | 15 | 63 | 100 | - | - |
| 3. Peter Parfitt | b Dennis Lillee | 46 | 0 | 276 | 3 | - |
| 4. Mike Smith | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 15 | 0 | 36 | 3 | - |
| 5. Basil D'Oliveira | not out | 50 | 0 | 170 | 8 | - |
| 6. Tony Greig | not out | 36 | 144 | 154 | 3 | - |
| 7. Norman Gifford | ||||||
| +8. Alan Knott | ||||||
| *9. Ray Illingworth | ||||||
| 10. John Snow | ||||||
| 11. Peter Lever |
| FOW | 1-50 (John Edrich), 2-167 (Brian Luckhurst), 3-200 (Mike Smith), 4-201 (Peter Parfitt). |
| Extras | 17b, 9lb, 4w, 2nb, 0pen) 32 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 148 ovs) 290 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 25 | 10 | 40 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Massie | 36 | 13 | 49 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Colley | 19 | 6 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Gleeson | 30 | 13 | 49 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Chappell | 12 | 5 | 26 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 9 | 4 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Stackpole | 17 | 7 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Brian Luckhurst, John Edrich, Peter Parfitt, Mike Smith, Basil D'Oliveira, Tony Greig, Norman Gifford, Alan Knott, Ray Illingworth, John Snow, Peter Lever