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Test Match #702 Hide Percentages    Printable Scorecard     
1972 England v Australia - 5th Test
Kennington Oval, London
10th August, 1972
 
 England 284 & 356
Australia 399 & 242/5
Australia won by 5 wickets

 
England   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Barry Wood c †Marsh b Watson 26  81  3  0 32.10 9.15%
John Edrich lbw b Lillee 8  38  1  0 21.05 2.82%
Peter Parfitt b Lillee 51  128  4  0 39.84 17.96%
John Hampshire c Inverarity b Mallett 42  79  7  0 53.16 14.79%
Basil D'Oliveira c GS Chappell b Mallett 4  6  1  0 66.67 1.41%
Tony Greig c Stackpole b Mallett 16  25  3  0 64.00 5.63%
Ray Illingworth* c GS Chappell b Lillee 0  1  0  0 0.00
Alan Knott† c †Marsh b Lillee 92  126  17  0 73.02 32.39%
John Snow c †Marsh b Lillee 3  12  0  0 25.00 1.06%
Geoffrey Arnold b Inverarity 22  51  4  0 43.14 7.75%
Derek Underwood not out 3  15  0  0 20.00 1.06%
Extras (lb 8, w 1, nb 8) 17  
Total All Out   (92.2 overs @ 3.08 rpo) 284
Fall of Wickets
 
1-25 Edrich, 2-50 Wood, 3-133 Hampshire, 4-142 D'Oliveira, 5-145 Parfitt,
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6-145 Illingworth, 7-159 Greig, 8-181 Snow, 9-262 Arnold, 10-284 Knott
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Dennis Lillee 24.2 7 58 5 2.38 50.00
Robert Massie 27.0 5 69 0 2.56
Graeme Watson 12.0 4 23 1 1.92 10.00
Ashley Mallett 23.0 4 80 3 3.48 30.00
Greg Chappell 2.0 0 18 0 9.00
Robert Inverarity 4.0 0 19 1 4.75 10.00
 
 
Australia   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Graeme Watson c †Knott b Arnold 13  20  2  0 65.00 3.26%
Keith Stackpole b Snow 18  31  1  0 58.06 4.51%
Ian Chappell* c Snow b Arnold 118  267  20  0 44.19 29.57%
Greg Chappell c Greig b Illingworth 113  226  17  0 50.00 28.32%
Ross Edwards b Underwood 79  178  9  0 44.38 19.80%
Paul Sheahan c Hampshire b Underwood 5  22  1  0 22.73 1.25%
Rod Marsh† b Underwood 0  4  0  0 0.00
Robert Inverarity c Greig b Underwood 28  110  2  0 25.45 7.02%
Ashley Mallett run out 5  39  0  0 12.82 1.25%
Robert Massie b Arnold 4  21  0  0 19.05 1.00%
Dennis Lillee not out 0  0  0  0 0.00
Extras (lb 8, w 1, nb 7) 16  
Total All Out   (151.5 overs @ 2.63 rpo) 399
Fall of Wickets
 
1-24 Watson, 2-34 Stackpole, 3-235 GS Chappell, 4-296 IM Chappell, 5-310 Sheahan,
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6-310 Marsh, 7-383 Edwards, 8-387 Inverarity, 9-399 Massie, 10-399 Mallett
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Geoffrey Arnold 35.0 11 87 3 2.49 30.00
John Snow 34.5 5 111 1 3.19 10.00
Tony Greig 18.0 9 25 0 1.39
Basil D'Oliveira 9.0 4 17 0 1.89
Derek Underwood 38.0 16 90 4 2.37 40.00
Ray Illingworth 17.0 4 53 1 3.12 10.00
 
 
England   2nd Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Barry Wood lbw b Massie 90  216  15  0 41.67 25.28%
John Edrich b Lillee 18  54  2  0 33.33 5.06%
Peter Parfitt b Lillee 18  21  2  0 85.71 5.06%
John Hampshire c IM Chappell b Watson 20  39  3  0 51.28 5.62%
Basil D'Oliveira c IM Chappell b Massie 43  96  8  0 44.79 12.08%
Tony Greig c †Marsh b Lillee 29  72  6  0 40.28 8.15%
Ray Illingworth* lbw b Lillee 31  54  5  0 57.41 8.71%
Alan Knott† b Lillee 63  98  9  0 64.29 17.70%
John Snow c Stackpole b Mallett 14  44  1  0 31.82 3.93%
Geoffrey Arnold lbw b Mallett 4  38  1  0 10.53 1.12%
Derek Underwood not out 0  8  0  0 0.00
Extras (b 11, lb 8, nb 7) 26  
Total All Out   (121.2 overs @ 2.93 rpo) 356
Fall of Wickets
 
1-56 Edrich, 2-81 Parfitt, 3-114 Hampshire, 4-194 Wood, 5-205 D'Oliveira, 6-270 Greig,
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7-271 Illingworth, 8-333 Snow, 9-356 Arnold, 10-356 Knott
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Dennis Lillee 32.2 8 123 5 3.80 50.00
Robert Massie 32.0 10 77 2 2.41 20.00
Graeme Watson 19.0 8 32 1 1.68 10.00
Ashley Mallett 23.0 7 66 2 2.87 20.00
Robert Inverarity 15.0 4 32 0 2.13
 
 
Australia   2nd Innings  (target 242)
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Graeme Watson lbw b Arnold 6  16  1  0 37.50 2.48%
Keith Stackpole c †Knott b Greig 79  163  9  0 48.47 32.64%
Ian Chappell* c sub b Underwood 37  149  5  0 24.83 15.29%
Greg Chappell lbw b Underwood 16  56  2  0 28.57 6.61%
Ross Edwards lbw b Greig 1  10  0  0 10.00 0.41%
Paul Sheahan not out 44  121  4  0 36.36 18.18%
Rod Marsh† not out 43  51  5  0 84.31 17.77%
Extras (lb 6, nb 10) 16  
Total 5 wickets   (92.2 overs @ 2.62 rpo) 242
 
Did not Bat
 
Robert Inverarity, Ashley Mallett, Robert Massie, Dennis Lillee
Fall of Wickets
 
1-16 Watson, 2-132 Stackpole, 3-136 IM Chappell, 4-137 Edwards, 5-171 GS Chappell
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Geoffrey Arnold 15.0 5 26 1 1.73 10.00
John Snow 6.0 1 21 0 3.50
Tony Greig 25.3 10 49 2 1.92 20.00
Derek Underwood 35.0 11 94 2 2.69 20.00
Ray Illingworth 8.5 2 26 0 2.94
Peter Parfitt 2.0 0 10 0 5.00
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Kennington Oval, London
Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
Series 1972 England v Australia  (The Ashes) - 5th Test
Match No. Test #702
Match Conditions Day Match
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - England 1st innings 267/9 (APE Knott 78*, DL Underwood 3*)
Day 2 - Australia 1st innings 274/3 (IM Chappell 107*, R Edwards 16*)
Day 3 - Australia 1st innings 394/8 (AA Mallett 3*, RAL Massie 2*)
Day 4 - England 2nd innings 227/5 (AW Greig 13*, R Illingworth 10*)
Day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 116/1 (KR Stackpole 70*, IM Chappell 29*)
Day 6 - Australia 2nd Innings 242/5, 92.2 overs - end of match

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