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England vs Australia, 1st Test
- Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
Australia in England, 1972
Venue:
Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
Date & Time:
Thu, Jun 8, 1:00 AM LOCAL
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England won by 89 runs
England 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
249-10
(120.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Mike Smith
lbw b Lillee
10
40
1
0
25.00
Ray Illingworth
not out
26
106
2
0
24.53
John Edrich
run out
49
136
5
0
36.03
Sir Geoff Boycott
c Stackpole b Gleeson
8
44
0
0
18.18
Norman Gifford
run out
15
53
3
0
28.30
John Snow
b Colley
3
12
0
0
25.00
Basil D Oliveira
b GS Chappell
23
63
2
0
36.51
Geoff Arnold
c Francis b Gleeson
1
12
0
0
8.33
Alan Knott
c Marsh b Lillee
18
94
1
0
19.15
Brian Luckhurst
b Colley
14
45
2
0
31.11
Tony Greig
lbw b Colley
57
123
8
0
46.34
Extras
25
(b 10, lb 9, w 2, nb 4, p 0)
Total
249-10
(120.4 Overs, RR: 2.06)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dennis Lillee
29
14
40
2
0
0
1.38
David Colley
33
3
83
3
0
0
2.52
Greg Chappell
16
6
28
1
0
0
1.75
Doug Walters
5
1
7
0
0
0
1.40
Graeme Watson
4
2
8
0
0
0
2.00
John Gleeson
24.4
10
45
2
0
0
1.84
John Inverarity
9
3
13
0
0
0
1.44
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
B Luckhurst
50-1
0
M Smith
86-2
0
J Edrich
99-3
0
Basil D Oliveira
118-4
0
G Boycott
127-5
0
T Greig
190-6
0
A Knott
200-7
0
J Snow
209-8
0
N Gifford
243-9
0
G Arnold
249-10
0
Australia 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
142-10
(58 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Greg Chappell
c Greig b Snow
24
66
2
0
36.36
Ian Chappell
c Smith b Greig
0
1
0
0
0.00
Rod Marsh
c Edrich b Arnold
8
13
1
0
61.54
Keith Stackpole
lbw b Arnold
53
85
7
0
62.35
Doug Walters
c Illingworth b Snow
17
78
1
0
21.79
Dennis Lillee
not out
1
6
0
0
16.67
Graeme Watson
c Knott b Arnold
2
4
0
0
50.00
David Colley
b Snow
1
8
0
0
12.50
John Gleeson
b Snow
0
2
0
0
0.00
John Inverarity
c Knott b Arnold
4
10
0
0
40.00
Bruce Francis
lbw b D'Oliveira
27
75
0
0
36.00
Extras
5
(b 1, lb 4, w 0, nb 0, p 0)
Total
142-10
(58 Overs, RR: 2.44)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
John Snow
20
7
41
4
0
0
2.05
Geoff Arnold
25
4
62
4
0
0
2.48
Tony Greig
7
1
21
1
0
0
3.00
Basil D Oliveira
6
1
13
1
0
0
2.17
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
B Francis
68-1
0
I Chappell
69-2
0
K Stackpole
91-3
0
G Watson
99-4
0
G Chappell
119-5
0
J Inverarity
124-6
0
R Marsh
134-7
0
D Colley
137-8
0
J Gleeson
137-9
0
D Walters
142-10
0
England 2nd Innings
England 2nd Innings
234-10
(86.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Mike Smith
c Marsh b Lillee
34
99
2
0
34.34
Ray Illingworth
c IM Chappell b Lillee
14
50
1
0
28.00
John Edrich
c Marsh b Watson
26
104
4
0
25.00
Sir Geoff Boycott
lbw b Gleeson
47
81
7
0
58.02
Norman Gifford
c Marsh b Lillee
0
1
0
0
0.00
John Snow
lbw b Lillee
0
2
0
0
0.00
Basil D Oliveira
c Watson b Lillee
37
49
7
0
75.51
Geoff Arnold
not out
0
0
0
0
0.00
Alan Knott
c Marsh b Lillee
1
8
0
0
12.50
Brian Luckhurst
c Marsh b Colley
0
9
0
0
0.00
Tony Greig
b GS Chappell
62
116
6
0
53.45
Extras
13
(b 4, lb 8, w 0, nb 1, p 0)
Total
234-10
(86.2 Overs, RR: 2.71)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dennis Lillee
30
8
66
6
0
0
2.20
David Colley
23
3
68
1
0
0
2.96
Greg Chappell
21.2
6
42
1
0
0
1.98
Graeme Watson
5
0
29
1
0
0
5.80
John Gleeson
7
3
16
1
0
0
2.29
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Boycott
60-1
0
B Luckhurst
65-2
0
J Edrich
81-3
0
Basil D Oliveira
140-4
0
M Smith
182-5
0
A Knott
192-6
0
R Illingworth
234-7
0
J Snow
234-8
0
N Gifford
234-9
0
T Greig
234-10
0
Australia 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
252-10
(85.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Greg Chappell
c D'Oliveira b Arnold
23
67
2
0
34.33
Ian Chappell
c Knott b Snow
7
25
1
0
28.00
Rod Marsh
c Knott b Greig
91
111
9
4
81.98
Keith Stackpole
b Greig
67
141
6
0
47.52
Doug Walters
b Greig
20
37
3
0
54.05
Dennis Lillee
not out
0
2
0
0
0.00
Graeme Watson
c & b Snow
0
3
0
0
0.00
David Colley
c Greig b Snow
4
18
1
0
22.22
John Gleeson
b Greig
30
75
3
0
40.00
John Inverarity
c Luckhurst b D'Oliveira
3
26
0
0
11.54
Bruce Francis
lbw b Snow
6
7
1
0
85.71
Extras
1
(b 0, lb 0, w 1, nb 0, p 0)
Total
252-10
(85.2 Overs, RR: 2.95)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
John Snow
27
2
87
4
0
0
3.22
Geoff Arnold
20
2
59
1
0
0
2.95
Tony Greig
19.2
7
53
4
0
0
2.76
Basil D Oliveira
16
4
23
1
0
0
1.44
Norman Gifford
3
0
29
0
0
0
9.67
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
B Francis
9-1
0
I Chappell
31-2
0
G Chappell
77-3
0
G Watson
78-4
0
D Walters
115-5
0
J Inverarity
120-6
0
K Stackpole
136-7
0
D Colley
147-8
0
R Marsh
251-9
0
J Gleeson
252-10
0
England 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
249-10
(120.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Mike Smith
lbw b Lillee
10
40
1
0
25.00
Ray Illingworth
not out
26
106
2
0
24.53
John Edrich
run out
49
136
5
0
36.03
Sir Geoff Boycott
c Stackpole b Gleeson
8
44
0
0
18.18
Norman Gifford
run out
15
53
3
0
28.30
John Snow
b Colley
3
12
0
0
25.00
Basil D Oliveira
b GS Chappell
23
63
2
0
36.51
Geoff Arnold
c Francis b Gleeson
1
12
0
0
8.33
Alan Knott
c Marsh b Lillee
18
94
1
0
19.15
Brian Luckhurst
b Colley
14
45
2
0
31.11
Tony Greig
lbw b Colley
57
123
8
0
46.34
Extras
25
(b 10, lb 9, w 2, nb 4, p 0)
Total
249-10
(120.4 Overs, RR: 2.06)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dennis Lillee
29
14
40
2
0
0
1.38
David Colley
33
3
83
3
0
0
2.52
Greg Chappell
16
6
28
1
0
0
1.75
Doug Walters
5
1
7
0
0
0
1.40
Graeme Watson
4
2
8
0
0
0
2.00
John Gleeson
24.4
10
45
2
0
0
1.84
John Inverarity
9
3
13
0
0
0
1.44
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
B Luckhurst
50-1
0
M Smith
86-2
0
J Edrich
99-3
0
Basil D Oliveira
118-4
0
G Boycott
127-5
0
T Greig
190-6
0
A Knott
200-7
0
J Snow
209-8
0
N Gifford
243-9
0
G Arnold
249-10
0
Australia 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
142-10
(58 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Greg Chappell
c Greig b Snow
24
66
2
0
36.36
Ian Chappell
c Smith b Greig
0
1
0
0
0.00
Rod Marsh
c Edrich b Arnold
8
13
1
0
61.54
Keith Stackpole
lbw b Arnold
53
85
7
0
62.35
Doug Walters
c Illingworth b Snow
17
78
1
0
21.79
Dennis Lillee
not out
1
6
0
0
16.67
Graeme Watson
c Knott b Arnold
2
4
0
0
50.00
David Colley
b Snow
1
8
0
0
12.50
John Gleeson
b Snow
0
2
0
0
0.00
John Inverarity
c Knott b Arnold
4
10
0
0
40.00
Bruce Francis
lbw b D'Oliveira
27
75
0
0
36.00
Extras
5
(b 1, lb 4, w 0, nb 0, p 0)
Total
142-10
(58 Overs, RR: 2.44)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
John Snow
20
7
41
4
0
0
2.05
Geoff Arnold
25
4
62
4
0
0
2.48
Tony Greig
7
1
21
1
0
0
3.00
Basil D Oliveira
6
1
13
1
0
0
2.17
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
B Francis
68-1
0
I Chappell
69-2
0
K Stackpole
91-3
0
G Watson
99-4
0
G Chappell
119-5
0
J Inverarity
124-6
0
R Marsh
134-7
0
D Colley
137-8
0
J Gleeson
137-9
0
D Walters
142-10
0
England 2nd Innings
England 2nd Innings
234-10
(86.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Mike Smith
c Marsh b Lillee
34
99
2
0
34.34
Ray Illingworth
c IM Chappell b Lillee
14
50
1
0
28.00
John Edrich
c Marsh b Watson
26
104
4
0
25.00
Sir Geoff Boycott
lbw b Gleeson
47
81
7
0
58.02
Norman Gifford
c Marsh b Lillee
0
1
0
0
0.00
John Snow
lbw b Lillee
0
2
0
0
0.00
Basil D Oliveira
c Watson b Lillee
37
49
7
0
75.51
Geoff Arnold
not out
0
0
0
0
0.00
Alan Knott
c Marsh b Lillee
1
8
0
0
12.50
Brian Luckhurst
c Marsh b Colley
0
9
0
0
0.00
Tony Greig
b GS Chappell
62
116
6
0
53.45
Extras
13
(b 4, lb 8, w 0, nb 1, p 0)
Total
234-10
(86.2 Overs, RR: 2.71)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dennis Lillee
30
8
66
6
0
0
2.20
David Colley
23
3
68
1
0
0
2.96
Greg Chappell
21.2
6
42
1
0
0
1.98
Graeme Watson
5
0
29
1
0
0
5.80
John Gleeson
7
3
16
1
0
0
2.29
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Boycott
60-1
0
B Luckhurst
65-2
0
J Edrich
81-3
0
Basil D Oliveira
140-4
0
M Smith
182-5
0
A Knott
192-6
0
R Illingworth
234-7
0
J Snow
234-8
0
N Gifford
234-9
0
T Greig
234-10
0
Australia 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
252-10
(85.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Greg Chappell
c D'Oliveira b Arnold
23
67
2
0
34.33
Ian Chappell
c Knott b Snow
7
25
1
0
28.00
Rod Marsh
c Knott b Greig
91
111
9
4
81.98
Keith Stackpole
b Greig
67
141
6
0
47.52
Doug Walters
b Greig
20
37
3
0
54.05
Dennis Lillee
not out
0
2
0
0
0.00
Graeme Watson
c & b Snow
0
3
0
0
0.00
David Colley
c Greig b Snow
4
18
1
0
22.22
John Gleeson
b Greig
30
75
3
0
40.00
John Inverarity
c Luckhurst b D'Oliveira
3
26
0
0
11.54
Bruce Francis
lbw b Snow
6
7
1
0
85.71
Extras
1
(b 0, lb 0, w 1, nb 0, p 0)
Total
252-10
(85.2 Overs, RR: 2.95)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
John Snow
27
2
87
4
0
0
3.22
Geoff Arnold
20
2
59
1
0
0
2.95
Tony Greig
19.2
7
53
4
0
0
2.76
Basil D Oliveira
16
4
23
1
0
0
1.44
Norman Gifford
3
0
29
0
0
0
9.67
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
B Francis
9-1
0
I Chappell
31-2
0
G Chappell
77-3
0
G Watson
78-4
0
D Walters
115-5
0
J Inverarity
120-6
0
K Stackpole
136-7
0
D Colley
147-8
0
R Marsh
251-9
0
J Gleeson
252-10
0
INFO
Match
ENG vs AUS • 1st Test • Australia in England, 1972
Series
Australia in England, 1972
Date
Thu, Jun 8
Time
1:00 AM LOCAL, 12:00 AM GMT
Venue
Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires
Charlie Elliott, Tom Spencer
England squad
Players
Sir Geoff Boycott,
John Edrich,
Brian Luckhurst,
Mike Smith,
Basil D Oliveira,
Tony Greig,
Alan Knott (wk),
Ray Illingworth (c),
John Snow,
Norman Gifford,
Geoff Arnold
Australia squad
Players
Keith Stackpole,
Bruce Francis,
Ian Chappell (c),
Greg Chappell,
Graeme Watson,
Doug Walters,
John Inverarity,
Rod Marsh (wk),
David Colley,
John Gleeson,
Dennis Lillee
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