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Test Match #698 Hide Percentages    Printable Scorecard     
1972 England v Australia - 1st Test
Old Trafford, Manchester
8th June, 1972
 
 England 249 & 234
Australia 142 & 252
England won by 89 runs

 
England   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Geoff Boycott c Stackpole b Gleeson 8  44  0  0 18.18 3.21%
John Edrich run out 49  136  5  0 36.03 19.68%
Brian Luckhurst b Colley 14  45  2  0 31.11 5.62%
Mike Smith lbw b Lillee 10  40  1  0 25.00 4.02%
Basil D'Oliveira b Chappell 23  63  2  0 36.51 9.24%
Tony Greig lbw b Colley 57  123  8  0 46.34 22.89%
Alan Knott† c †Marsh b Lillee 18  94  1  0 19.15 7.23%
Ray Illingworth* not out 26  106  2  0 24.53 10.44%
John Snow b Colley 3  12  0  0 25.00 1.20%
Norman Gifford run out 15  53  3  0 28.30 6.02%
Geoffrey Arnold c Francis b Gleeson 1  12  0  0 8.33 0.40%
Extras (b 10, lb 9, w 2, nb 4) 25  
Total All Out   (120.4 overs @ 2.06 rpo) 249
Fall of Wickets
 
1-50 Brian Luckhurst, 2-86 Mike Smith, 3-99 John Edrich, 4-118 Basil D'Oliveira,
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5-127 Geoff Boycott, 6-190 Tony Greig, 7-200 Alan Knott, 8-209 John Snow,
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9-243 Norman Gifford, 10-249 Geoffrey Arnold
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Dennis Lillee 29.0 14 40 2 1.38 20.00
David Colley 33.0 3 83 3 2.52 30.00
Greg Chappell 16.0 6 28 1 1.75 10.00
Doug Walters 5.0 1 7 0 1.40
Graeme Watson 4.0 2 8 0 2.00
John Gleeson 24.4 10 45 2 1.82 20.00
Robert Inverarity 9.0 3 13 0 1.44
 
 
Australia   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Keith Stackpole lbw b Arnold 53  85  7  0 62.35 37.32%
Bruce Francis lbw b D'Oliveira 27  75  0  0 36.00 19.01%
Ian Chappell* c Smith b Greig 0  1  0  0 0.00
Greg Chappell c Greig b Snow 24  66  2  0 36.36 16.90%
Graeme Watson c †Knott b Arnold 2  4  0  0 50.00 1.41%
Doug Walters c Illingworth b Snow 17  78  1  0 21.79 11.97%
Robert Inverarity c †Knott b Arnold 4  10  0  0 40.00 2.82%
Rod Marsh† c Edrich b Arnold 8  13  1  0 61.54 5.63%
David Colley b Snow 1  8  0  0 12.50 0.70%
John Gleeson b Snow 0  2  0  0 0.00
Dennis Lillee not out 1  6  0  0 16.67 0.70%
Extras (b 1, lb 4) 5  
Total All Out   (58.0 overs @ 2.45 rpo) 142
Fall of Wickets
 
1-68 Bruce Francis, 2-69 Ian Chappell, 3-91 Keith Stackpole, 4-99 Graeme Watson,
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5-119 Greg Chappell, 6-124 Robert Inverarity, 7-134 Rod Marsh, 8-137 David Colley,
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9-137 John Gleeson, 10-142 Doug Walters
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
John Snow 20.0 7 41 4 2.05 40.00
Geoffrey Arnold 25.0 4 62 4 2.48 40.00
Tony Greig 7.0 1 21 1 3.00 10.00
Basil D'Oliveira 6.0 1 13 1 2.17 10.00
 
 
England   2nd Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Geoff Boycott lbw b Gleeson 47  81  7  0 58.02 20.09%
John Edrich c †Marsh b Watson 26  104  4  0 25.00 11.11%
Brian Luckhurst c †Marsh b Colley 0  9  0  0 0.00
Mike Smith c †Marsh b Lillee 34  99  2  0 34.34 14.53%
Basil D'Oliveira c Watson b Lillee 37  49  7  0 75.51 15.81%
Tony Greig b Chappell 62  116  6  0 53.45 26.50%
Alan Knott† c †Marsh b Lillee 1  8  0  0 12.50 0.43%
Ray Illingworth* c Chappell b Lillee 14  50  1  0 28.00 5.98%
John Snow lbw b Lillee 0  2  0  0 0.00
Norman Gifford c †Marsh b Lillee 0  1  0  0 0.00
Geoffrey Arnold not out 0  0  0  0 0.00
Extras (b 4, lb 8, nb 1) 13  
Total All Out   (86.2 overs @ 2.71 rpo) 234
Fall of Wickets
 
1-60 Geoff Boycott, 2-65 Brian Luckhurst, 3-81 John Edrich, 4-140 Basil D'Oliveira,
nbsp;
5-182 Mike Smith, 6-192 Alan Knott, 7-234 Ray Illingworth, 8-234 John Snow,
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9-234 Norman Gifford, 10-234 Tony Greig
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Dennis Lillee 30.0 8 66 6 2.20 60.00
David Colley 23.0 3 68 1 2.96 10.00
Greg Chappell 21.2 6 42 1 1.97 10.00
Graeme Watson 5.0 0 29 1 5.80 10.00
John Gleeson 7.0 3 16 1 2.29 10.00
 
 
Australia   2nd Innings  (target 342)
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Keith Stackpole b Greig 67  141  6  0 47.52 26.59%
Bruce Francis lbw b Snow 6  7  1  0 85.71 2.38%
Ian Chappell* c †Knott b Snow 7  25  1  0 28.00 2.78%
Greg Chappell c D'Oliveira b Arnold 23  67  2  0 34.33 9.13%
Graeme Watson c & b Snow 0  3  0  0 0.00
Doug Walters b Greig 20  37  3  0 54.05 7.94%
Robert Inverarity c Luckhurst b D'Oliveira 3  26  0  0 11.54 1.19%
Rod Marsh† c †Knott b Greig 91  111  9  4 81.98 36.11%
David Colley c Greig b Snow 4  18  1  0 22.22 1.59%
John Gleeson b Greig 30  75  3  0 40.00 11.90%
Dennis Lillee not out 0  2  0  0 0.00
Extras (w 1) 1  
Total All Out   (85.2 overs @ 2.95 rpo) 252
Fall of Wickets
 
1-9 Bruce Francis, 2-31 Ian Chappell, 3-77 Greg Chappell, 4-78 Graeme Watson,
nbsp;
5-115 Doug Walters, 6-120 Robert Inverarity, 7-136 Keith Stackpole, 8-147 David Colley,
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9-251 Rod Marsh, 10-252 John Gleeson
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
John Snow 27.0 2 87 4 3.22 40.00
Geoffrey Arnold 20.0 2 59 1 2.95 10.00
Tony Greig 19.2 7 53 4 2.74 40.00
Basil D'Oliveira 16.0 4 23 1 1.44 10.00
Norman Gifford 3.0 0 29 0 9.67
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Old Trafford, Manchester
Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
Series 1972 England v Australia  (The Ashes) - 1st Test
Match No. Test #698
Match Conditions Day Match
Player of Match No Award
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - England 1st innings 147/5 (AW Greig 26*, APE Knott 3*)
Day 2 - Australia 1st innings 103/4 (GS Chappell 15*, KD Walters 1*)
Day 3 - England 2nd innings 136/3 (MJK Smith 18*, BL D'Oliveira 35*)
Day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 57/2 (KR Stackpole 28*, GS Chappell 16*)
Day 5 - Australia 2nd Innings 252, 85.2 overs - end of match
 
NOTES
 
 
England 1st innings - Geoff Boycott retired hurt/ill at 13/0 and resumed at 118/4

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