Gloucs vs Australians, Tour Match at Bristol, May 24 1972 - Match Result

RESULT

Tour Match, Bristol, May 24 - 26, 1972, Australia tour of England and Scotland

Gloucestershire

121/8d

44/1

Match drawn

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Scorecard summary

Gloucestershire • 121/8(52 overs)

1st INNINGS

42 ()

5/27 (19)

15 ()

1/12 (10)

Australians • 44/1(16.3 overs)

1st INNINGS

28* ()

1/8 (7)

11 ()

0/6 (2)

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Match details

Ashley Down Ground, Bristol
Toss	Gloucestershire, elected to bat first
Series	Australia tour of England and Scotland
Season	1972
Match days	day (3-day match)
Umpires	Dickie Bird Dusty Rhodes

Australia tour of England and Scotland News

Goodbye, Stacky

Keith Stackpole often set the tone for Australia's innings in the early 1970s, with his steely presence and bat that spoke volumes

Goodbye, Stacky

Bobby's day out

Forty-odd years ago, Australia went into a Lord's Test as underdogs, one down in the series, and came out smelling of roses

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Boycott on a black pudding

In 1972, on a surface utterly ruined by rain, the England opener played an innings wholly uncharacteristic of his usual batting

Boycott on a black pudding

Massie's mystery, Lillee's menace

In the Ashes series of 1972 the weather was hostile, the pitches indifferent and crowds at Old Trafford and Headingley stayed away

Massie's mystery, Lillee's menace

The Prudential Trophy, 1972

When the Test matches were over England and Australia played a series of three one-day games for a trophy named after the sponsors, the Prudential Assurance Company

The Prudential Trophy, 1972

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Australians Innings

Player Name		R	B
GD Watson	not out	28
BC Francis	caught	11
IM Chappell	not out	0
Extras	(b 2, lb 2, nb 1)
Total	44(1 wkt; 16.3 ovs)

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