England v Australia
England won by 89 runs
8 to 13 June 1972Manchester
Englandwon by 89 runs
249 & 23486.2 ov
Australia
142 & 25285.2 ov
Scorecard: every batter's and bowler's line, as the scorer kept it
Scorecard. For this match we hold every batter's and every bowler's line as the scorer's card kept it. The card does not name the fielder or the bowler for each dismissal, and older cards often leave balls faced blank (shown as -). There is no ball-by-ball record before December 2001. See the matches held ball by ball.
England innings
249120.4 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Boycott | caught | 8 | 44 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 |
| John Edrich | run out | 49 | 136 | 181 | 5 | 0 | 36.0 |
| Brian Luckhurst | bowled | 14 | 45 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 31.1 |
| Mike Smith | lbw | 10 | 40 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | bowled | 23 | 63 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 36.5 |
| Tony Greig | lbw | 57 | 123 | 158 | 8 | 0 | 46.3 |
| Alan Knott | caught | 18 | 94 | 111 | 1 | 0 | 19.1 |
| Ray Illingworth | not out | 26* | 106 | 125 | 2 | 0 | 24.5 |
| John Snow | bowled | 3 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Norman Gifford | run out | 15 | 53 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 28.3 |
| Geoff Arnold | caught | 1 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| Extras | b 10, lb 9, w 2, nb 4 | 25 | |||||
| Total | all out, 120.4 overs | 249 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 260
0-13 Geoff Boycott1-50 Brian Luckhurst2-86 Mike Smith3-99 John Edrich4-118 Basil D'Oliveira5-127 Geoff Boycott6-190 Tony Greig7-200 Alan Knott8-209 John Snow9-243 Norman Gifford10-249 Geoff Arnold
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Lillee | 29 | 14 | 40 | 2 | 1.38 | 0 | 0 |
| David Colley | 33 | 3 | 83 | 3 | 2.52 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Chappell | 16 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 1.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Walters | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1.40 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Watson | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gleeson | 24.4 | 10 | 45 | 2 | 1.82 | 0 | 0 |
| John Inverarity | 9 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1.44 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings
14258 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Stackpole | lbw | 53 | 85 | 114 | 7 | 0 | 62.4 |
| Bruce Francis | lbw | 27 | 75 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 36.0 |
| Ian Chappell | caught | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Greg Chappell | caught | 24 | 66 | 81 | 2 | 0 | 36.4 |
| Graeme Watson | caught | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Doug Walters | caught | 17 | 78 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 21.8 |
| John Inverarity | caught | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 |
| Rod Marsh | caught | 8 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 61.5 |
| David Colley | bowled | 1 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| John Gleeson | bowled | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dennis Lillee | not out | 1* | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| Extras | b 1, lb 4 | 5 | |||||
| Total | all out, 58 overs | 142 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 260
1-68 Bruce Francis2-69 Ian Chappell3-91 Keith Stackpole4-99 Graeme Watson5-119 Greg Chappell6-124 John Inverarity7-134 Rod Marsh8-137 David Colley9-137 John Gleeson10-142 Doug Walters
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Snow | 20 | 7 | 41 | 4 | 2.05 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Arnold | 25 | 4 | 62 | 4 | 2.48 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Greig | 7 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 6 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2.17 | 0 | 0 |
England innings
23486.2 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Boycott | lbw | 47 | 81 | 104 | 7 | 0 | 58.0 |
| John Edrich | caught | 26 | 104 | 137 | 4 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Brian Luckhurst | caught | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mike Smith | caught | 34 | 99 | 147 | 2 | 0 | 34.3 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | caught | 37 | 49 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 75.5 |
| Tony Greig | bowled | 62 | 116 | 146 | 6 | 0 | 53.4 |
| Alan Knott | caught | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Ray Illingworth | caught | 14 | 50 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 28.0 |
| John Snow | lbw | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norman Gifford | caught | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Geoff Arnold | not out | 0* | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 4, lb 8, nb 1 | 13 | |||||
| Total | all out, 86.2 overs | 234 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 260
1-60 Geoff Boycott2-65 Brian Luckhurst3-81 John Edrich4-140 Basil D'Oliveira5-182 Mike Smith6-192 Alan Knott7-234 Ray Illingworth8-234 John Snow9-234 Norman Gifford10-234 Tony Greig
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Lillee | 30 | 8 | 66 | 6 | 2.20 | 0 | 0 |
| David Colley | 23 | 3 | 68 | 1 | 2.96 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Chappell | 21.2 | 6 | 42 | 1 | 1.97 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Watson | 5 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 5.80 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gleeson | 7 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 2.29 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings chasing 342
25285.2 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Stackpole | bowled | 67 | 141 | 201 | 6 | 0 | 47.5 |
| Bruce Francis | lbw | 6 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 85.7 |
| Ian Chappell | caught | 7 | 25 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 28.0 |
| Greg Chappell | caught | 23 | 67 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 34.3 |
| Graeme Watson | caught | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Doug Walters | bowled | 20 | 37 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 54.1 |
| John Inverarity | caught | 3 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Rod Marsh | caught | 91 | 111 | 123 | 9 | 4 | 82.0 |
| David Colley | caught | 4 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 22.2 |
| John Gleeson | bowled | 30 | 75 | 88 | 3 | 0 | 40.0 |
| Dennis Lillee | not out | 0* | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | w 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | all out, 85.2 overs | 252 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 260
1-9 Bruce Francis2-31 Ian Chappell3-77 Greg Chappell4-78 Graeme Watson5-115 Doug Walters6-120 John Inverarity7-136 Keith Stackpole8-147 David Colley9-251 Rod Marsh10-252 John Gleeson
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Snow | 27 | 2 | 87 | 4 | 3.22 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Arnold | 20 | 2 | 59 | 1 | 2.95 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Greig | 19.2 | 7 | 53 | 4 | 2.74 | 0 | 0 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 16 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 1.44 | 0 | 0 |
| Norman Gifford | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 9.67 | 0 | 0 |