ENG vs AUS, Australia tour of England and Scotland 1972, 5th Test at London, August 10 - 16, 1972

RESULT

5th Test, The Oval, August 10 - 16, 1972, Australia tour of England and Scotland

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England

284 & 356

Australia

(T:242) 399 & 242/5

Australia won by 5 wickets

England 1st Innings

Australia 1st Innings

England 2nd Innings

Australia 2nd Innings

Info

England 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Barry Wood	c †Marsh b Watson	26	81	116	3	0	32.09
John Edrich	lbw b Lillee	8	38	55	1	0	21.05
Peter Parfitt	b Lillee	51	128	182	4	0	39.84
John Hampshire	c Inverarity b Mallett	42	79	99	7	0	53.16
Basil D'Oliveira	c GS Chappell b Mallett	4	6	7	1	0	66.66
Tony Greig	c Stackpole b Mallett	16	25	25	3	0	64.00
Ray Illingworth (c)	c GS Chappell b Lillee	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Alan Knott †	c †Marsh b Lillee	92	126	135	17	0	73.01
John Snow	c †Marsh b Lillee	3	12	20	0	0	25.00
Geoff Arnold	b Inverarity	22	51	68	4	0	43.13
Derek Underwood	not out	3	15	30	0	0	20.00
Extras	(lb 8, nb 8, w 1)	17
TOTAL	92.2 Ov (RR: 3.07)	284
Fall of wickets: 1-25 (John Edrich), 2-50 (Barry Wood), 3-133 (John Hampshire), 4-142 (Basil D'Oliveira), 5-145 (Peter Parfitt), 6-145 (Ray Illingworth), 7-159 (Tony Greig), 8-181 (John Snow), 9-262 (Geoff Arnold), 10-284 (Alan Knott)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Dennis Lillee	24.2	7	58	5	2.38	-	-	-
Bob Massie	27	5	69	0	2.55	-	-	-
Graeme Watson	12	4	23	1	1.91	-	-	-
Ashley Mallett	23	4	80	3	3.47	-	-	-
Greg Chappell	2	0	18	0	9.00	-	-	-
John Inverarity	4	0	19	1	4.75	-	-	-

Australia 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Graeme Watson	c †Knott b Arnold	13	20	27	2	0	65.00
Keith Stackpole	b Snow	18	31	41	1	0	58.06
Ian Chappell (c)	c Snow b Arnold	118	267	330	20	0	44.19
Greg Chappell	c Greig b Illingworth	113	226	241	17	0	50.00
Ross Edwards	b Underwood	79	178	222	9	0	44.38
Paul Sheahan	c Hampshire b Underwood	5	22	26	1	0	22.72
Rod Marsh †	b Underwood	0	4	5	0	0	0.00
John Inverarity	c Greig b Underwood	28	110	130	2	0	25.45
Ashley Mallett	run out	5	39	52	0	0	12.82
Bob Massie	b Arnold	4	21	25	0	0	19.04
Dennis Lillee	not out	0	0	2	0	0	-
Extras	(lb 8, nb 7, w 1)	16
TOTAL	151.5 Ov (RR: 2.62)	399
Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Graeme Watson), 2-34 (Keith Stackpole), 3-235 (Greg Chappell), 4-296 (Ian Chappell), 5-310 (Paul Sheahan), 6-310 (Rod Marsh), 7-383 (Ross Edwards), 8-387 (John Inverarity), 9-399 (Bob Massie), 10-399 (Ashley Mallett)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Geoff Arnold	35	11	87	3	2.48	-	-	-
John Snow	34.5	5	111	1	3.18	-	-	-
Tony Greig	18	9	25	0	1.38	-	-	-
Basil D'Oliveira	9	4	17	0	1.88	-	-	-
Derek Underwood	38	16	90	4	2.36	-	-	-
Ray Illingworth	17	4	53	1	3.11	-	-	-

England 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Barry Wood	lbw b Massie	90	216	272	15	0	41.66
John Edrich	b Lillee	18	54	93	2	0	33.33
Peter Parfitt	b Lillee	18	21	27	2	0	85.71
John Hampshire	c IM Chappell b Watson	20	39	46	3	0	51.28
Basil D'Oliveira	c IM Chappell b Massie	43	96	115	8	0	44.79
Tony Greig	c †Marsh b Lillee	29	72	86	6	0	40.27
Ray Illingworth (c)	lbw b Lillee	31	54	80	5	0	57.40
Alan Knott †	b Lillee	63	98	128	9	0	64.28
John Snow	c Stackpole b Mallett	14	44	65	1	0	31.81
Geoff Arnold	lbw b Mallett	4	38	40	1	0	10.52
Derek Underwood	not out	0	8	10	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 11, lb 8, nb 7)	26
TOTAL	121.2 Ov (RR: 2.93)	356
Fall of wickets: 1-56 (John Edrich), 2-81 (Peter Parfitt), 3-114 (John Hampshire), 4-194 (Barry Wood), 5-205 (Basil D'Oliveira), 6-270 (Tony Greig), 7-271 (Ray Illingworth), 8-333 (John Snow), 9-356 (Geoff Arnold), 10-356 (Alan Knott)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Dennis Lillee	32.2	8	123	5	3.80	-	-	-
Bob Massie	32	10	77	2	2.40	-	-	-
Graeme Watson	19	8	32	1	1.68	-	-	-
Ashley Mallett	23	7	66	2	2.86	-	-	-
John Inverarity	15	4	32	0	2.13	-	-	-

Australia 2nd Innings (T: 242 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Graeme Watson	lbw b Arnold	6	16	19	1	0	37.50
Keith Stackpole	c †Knott b Greig	79	163	201	9	0	48.46
Ian Chappell (c)	c sub (RGD Willis) b Underwood	37	149	193	5	0	24.83
Greg Chappell	lbw b Underwood	16	56	77	2	0	28.57
Ross Edwards	lbw b Greig	1	10	9	0	0	10.00
Paul Sheahan	not out	44	121	142	4	0	36.36
Rod Marsh †	not out	43	51	87	5	0	84.31
Extras	(lb 6, nb 10)	16
TOTAL	92.2 Ov (RR: 2.62)	242/5
Did not bat: John Inverarity, Ashley Mallett, Bob Massie, Dennis Lillee
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Graeme Watson), 2-132 (Keith Stackpole), 3-136 (Ian Chappell), 4-137 (Ross Edwards), 5-171 (Greg Chappell)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Geoff Arnold	15	5	26	1	1.73	-	-	-
John Snow	6	1	21	0	3.50	-	-	-
Tony Greig	25.3	10	49	2	1.92	-	-	-
Derek Underwood	35	11	94	2	2.68	-	-	-
Ray Illingworth	8.5	2	26	0	2.94	-	-	-
Peter Parfitt	2	0	10	0	5.00	-	-	-

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CLOSE OF PLAY

Thu, 10 Aug - day 1 - England 1st innings 267/9 (Alan Knott 78*, Derek Underwood 3*)

Fri, 11 Aug - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 274/3 (Ian Chappell 107*, Ross Edwards 16*)

Sat, 12 Aug - day 3 - Australia 1st innings 394/8 (Ashley Mallett 3*, Bob Massie 2*)

Sun, 13 Aug - rest day

Mon, 14 Aug - day 4 - England 2nd innings 227/5 (Tony Greig 13*, Ray Illingworth 10*)

Tue, 15 Aug - day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 116/1 (Keith Stackpole 70*, Ian Chappell 29*)

Wed, 16 Aug - day 6 - Australia 2nd innings 242/5 (92.2 ov) - end of match

MATCH DETAILS

Kennington Oval, London
Toss	England, elected to bat first
Series	Australia tour of England and Scotland
Season	1972
Series result	5-match series drawn 2-2
Match number	Test no. 702
Match days	day (6-day match)
Test debut	Barry Wood
Umpires	Arthur Fagg Dusty Rhodes

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Australia Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
GD Watson	lbw	6	16
KR Stackpole	caught	79	163
IM Chappell	caught	37	149
GS Chappell	lbw	16	56
R Edwards	lbw	1	10
AP Sheahan	not out	44	121
RW Marsh	not out	43	51
Extras	(lb 6, nb 10)
Total	242(5 wkts; 92.2 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
GG Arnold	15	5	26	1	1.73
JA Snow	6	1	21	0	3.5
AW Greig	25.3	10	49	2	1.92
DL Underwood	35	11	94	2	2.68
R Illingworth	8.5	2	26	0	2.94
PH Parfitt	2	0	10	0	5

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	16	Keith Stackpole	Graeme Watson
2nd	116	Ian Chappell	Keith Stackpole
3rd	4	Ian Chappell	Greg Chappell
4th	1	Greg Chappell	Ross Edwards
5th	34	Paul Sheahan	Greg Chappell
6th	71	Paul Sheahan	Rod Marsh

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