England v Australia 5th Test
Australia tour of England and Scotland - 1972 (1972) · Kennington Oval, London · 10 August 1972 · England won the toss and chose to bat
Australia won by 5 wickets
Australia won by 5 wickets. Ian Chappell top-scored with 118 for Australia.
England, 267 (10 wkts)
| Barry Wood | caught (Rod Marsh) | 26 | 81 |
| John Edrich | lbw | 8 | 38 |
| Peter Parfitt | bowled | 51 | 128 |
| John Hampshire | caught (John Inverarity) | 42 | 79 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | caught (Greg Chappell) | 4 | 6 |
| Tony Greig | caught (Keith Stackpole) | 16 | 25 |
| Ray Illingworth | caught (Greg Chappell) | 0 | 1 |
| Alan Knott | caught (Rod Marsh) | 92 | 126 |
| John Snow | caught (Rod Marsh) | 3 | 12 |
| Geoff Arnold | bowled | 22 | 51 |
| Derek Underwood | not out | 3 | 15 |
Dennis Lillee 24.20-7-58-5Bob Massie 27.00-5-69-0Graeme Watson 12.00-4-23-1Ashley Mallett 23.00-4-80-3Greg Chappell 2.00-0-18-0John Inverarity 4.00-0-19-1
Australia, 383 (10 wkts)
| Graeme Watson | caught (Alan Knott) | 13 | 20 |
| Keith Stackpole | bowled | 18 | 31 |
| Ian Chappell | caught (John Snow) | 118 | 267 |
| Greg Chappell | caught (Tony Greig) | 113 | 226 |
| Ross Edwards | bowled | 79 | 178 |
| Paul Sheahan | caught (John Hampshire) | 5 | 22 |
| Rod Marsh | bowled | 0 | 4 |
| John Inverarity | caught (Tony Greig) | 28 | 110 |
| Ashley Mallett | run out | 5 | 39 |
| Bob Massie | bowled | 4 | 21 |
| Dennis Lillee | not out | 0 | 0 |
Geoff Arnold 35.00-11-87-3John Snow 34.50-5-111-1Tony Greig 18.00-9-25-0Basil D'Oliveira 9.00-4-17-0Derek Underwood 38.00-16-90-4Ray Illingworth 17.00-4-53-1
England, 330 (10 wkts)
| Barry Wood | lbw | 90 | 216 |
| John Edrich | bowled | 18 | 54 |
| Peter Parfitt | bowled | 18 | 21 |
| John Hampshire | caught (Ian Chappell) | 20 | 39 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | caught (Ian Chappell) | 43 | 96 |
| Tony Greig | caught (Rod Marsh) | 29 | 72 |
| Ray Illingworth | lbw | 31 | 54 |
| Alan Knott | bowled | 63 | 98 |
| John Snow | caught (Keith Stackpole) | 14 | 44 |
| Geoff Arnold | lbw | 4 | 38 |
| Derek Underwood | not out | 0 | 8 |
Dennis Lillee 32.20-8-123-5Bob Massie 32.00-10-77-2Graeme Watson 19.00-8-32-1Ashley Mallett 23.00-7-66-2John Inverarity 15.00-4-32-0
Australia, 226 (5 wkts)
| Graeme Watson | lbw | 6 | 16 |
| Keith Stackpole | caught (Alan Knott) | 79 | 163 |
| Ian Chappell | caught (Bob Willis) | 37 | 149 |
| Greg Chappell | lbw | 16 | 56 |
| Ross Edwards | lbw | 1 | 10 |
| Paul Sheahan | not out | 44 | 121 |
| Rod Marsh | not out | 43 | 51 |
| John Inverarity | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Mallett | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Massie | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Lillee | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Geoff Arnold 15.00-5-26-1John Snow 6.00-1-21-0Tony Greig 25.30-10-49-2Derek Underwood 35.00-11-94-2Ray Illingworth 8.50-2-26-0Peter Parfitt 2.00-0-10-0
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