England v Australia 1st Test
Australia tour of England and Scotland - 1972 (1972) · Old Trafford, Manchester · 8 June 1972 · England won the toss and chose to bat
England won by 89 runs
England won by 89 runs. Rod Marsh top-scored with 91 for Australia.
England, 224 (10 wkts)
| Geoff Boycott | caught (Keith Stackpole) | 8 | 44 |
| John Edrich | run out | 49 | 136 |
| Brian Luckhurst | bowled | 14 | 45 |
| Mike Smith | lbw | 10 | 40 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | bowled | 23 | 63 |
| Tony Greig | lbw | 57 | 123 |
| Alan Knott | caught (Rod Marsh) | 18 | 94 |
| Ray Illingworth | not out | 26 | 106 |
| John Snow | bowled | 3 | 12 |
| Norman Gifford | run out | 15 | 53 |
| Geoff Arnold | caught (Bruce Francis) | 1 | 12 |
Dennis Lillee 29.00-14-40-2David Colley 33.00-3-83-3Greg Chappell 16.00-6-28-1Doug Walters 5.00-1-7-0Graeme Watson 4.00-2-8-0John Gleeson 24.40-10-45-2John Inverarity 9.00-3-13-0
Australia, 137 (10 wkts)
| Keith Stackpole | lbw | 53 | 85 |
| Bruce Francis | lbw | 27 | 75 |
| Ian Chappell | caught (Mike Smith) | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Chappell | caught (Tony Greig) | 24 | 66 |
| Graeme Watson | caught (Alan Knott) | 2 | 4 |
| Doug Walters | caught (Ray Illingworth) | 17 | 78 |
| John Inverarity | caught (Alan Knott) | 4 | 10 |
| Rod Marsh | caught (John Edrich) | 8 | 13 |
| David Colley | bowled | 1 | 8 |
| John Gleeson | bowled | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Lillee | not out | 1 | 6 |
John Snow 20.00-7-41-4Geoff Arnold 25.00-4-62-4Tony Greig 7.00-1-21-1Basil D'Oliveira 6.00-1-13-1
England, 221 (10 wkts)
| Geoff Boycott | lbw | 47 | 81 |
| John Edrich | caught (Rod Marsh) | 26 | 104 |
| Brian Luckhurst | caught (Rod Marsh) | 0 | 9 |
| Mike Smith | caught (Rod Marsh) | 34 | 99 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | caught (Graeme Watson) | 37 | 49 |
| Tony Greig | bowled | 62 | 116 |
| Alan Knott | caught (Rod Marsh) | 1 | 8 |
| Ray Illingworth | caught (Ian Chappell) | 14 | 50 |
| John Snow | lbw | 0 | 2 |
| Norman Gifford | caught (Rod Marsh) | 0 | 1 |
| Geoff Arnold | not out | 0 | 0 |
Dennis Lillee 30.00-8-66-6David Colley 23.00-3-68-1Greg Chappell 21.20-6-42-1Graeme Watson 5.00-0-29-1John Gleeson 7.00-3-16-1
Australia, 251 (10 wkts)
| Keith Stackpole | bowled | 67 | 141 |
| Bruce Francis | lbw | 6 | 7 |
| Ian Chappell | caught (Alan Knott) | 7 | 25 |
| Greg Chappell | caught (Basil D'Oliveira) | 23 | 67 |
| Graeme Watson | caught (John Snow) | 0 | 3 |
| Doug Walters | bowled | 20 | 37 |
| John Inverarity | caught (Brian Luckhurst) | 3 | 26 |
| Rod Marsh | caught (Alan Knott) | 91 | 111 |
| David Colley | caught (Tony Greig) | 4 | 18 |
| John Gleeson | bowled | 30 | 75 |
| Dennis Lillee | not out | 0 | 2 |
John Snow 27.00-2-87-4Geoff Arnold 20.00-2-59-1Tony Greig 19.20-7-53-4Basil D'Oliveira 16.00-4-23-1Norman Gifford 3.00-0-29-0
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