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1972 - England v. Australia - Test Match Summary

Teams: England v/s Australia
Match Date: June 8, 1972
Venue: Old Trafford
Toss: England , elected to bat
Player of the Match: None

Result: England won by 89 runs
England 1st Innings Batting
BatterRunsDismissalMinBF
John Edrich49181136
Geoffrey Boycott85344
Brian Luckhurst145845
Alan Knott1811194
Ray Illingworth26*125106
John Snow32012
Tony Greig57158123
Mike J Smith105440
Norman Gifford157053
Basil D'Oliveira237263
Geoff Arnold11512
249 All Out (120.4 overs @ 2.06 rpo)
Australia 1st Innings Bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWks
John Gleeson24.410452
Greg Chappell16.06281
Dennis Lillee29.014402
John Inverarity9.03130
Doug Walters5.0170
Graeme Watson4.0280
David Colley33.03833
Australia 1st Innings Batting
BatterRunsDismissalMinBF
Greg Chappell248166
Ian Chappell011
Keith Stackpole5311485
David Colley1118
John Inverarity4610
Doug Walters1710278
John Gleeson012
Bruce Francis278475
Dennis Lillee1*166
Graeme Watson284
Rod Marsh81413
142 All Out (58.0 overs @ 2.45 rpo)
England 1st Innings Bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWks
Geoff Arnold25.04624
Tony Greig7.01211
John Snow20.07414
Basil D'Oliveira6.01131
England 2nd Innings Batting
BatterRunsDismissalMinBF
Ray Illingworth146950
Mike J Smith3414799
Norman Gifford011
Geoffrey Boycott4710481
Geoff Arnold0*20
Alan Knott1108
John Edrich26137104
Basil D'Oliveira377049
John Snow012
Tony Greig62146116
Brian Luckhurst0109
234 All Out (86.2 overs @ 2.71 rpo)
Australia 2nd Innings Bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWks
David Colley23.03681
John Gleeson7.03161
Greg Chappell21.26421
Dennis Lillee30.08666
Graeme Watson5.00291
Australia 2nd Innings Batting
BatterRunsDismissalMinBF
Bruce Francis6107
Doug Walters203037
John Gleeson308875
Dennis Lillee0*42
Rod Marsh91123111
David Colley41818
Ian Chappell73725
Greg Chappell237267
Graeme Watson033
Keith Stackpole67201141
John Inverarity31626
252 All Out (85.2 overs @ 2.95 rpo)
England 2nd Innings Bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWks
Basil D'Oliveira16.04231
Norman Gifford3.00290
Geoff Arnold20.02591
Tony Greig19.27534
John Snow27.02874

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