England v Australia @ Old Trafford, Manchester
24 August 1972
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: CS Elliott, AEG Rhodes
Match Result: England won by 6 wickets
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Keith Stackpole | c Basil D'Oliveira b Tony Greig | 37 | 62 | 66 | 6 | - | |
| 2. Graeme Watson | b Geoff Arnold | 0 | 1 | 5 | - | - | |
| *3. Ian Chappell | b Bob Woolmer | 53 | 75 | 104 | 5 | - | |
| 4. Greg Chappell | b Bob Woolmer | 40 | 66 | 77 | 3 | - | |
| 5. Ross Edwards | run out | 57 | 84 | 99 | 6 | - | |
| 6. Paul Sheahan | b Geoff Arnold | 6 | 9 | 9 | - | - | |
| 7. Doug Walters | lbw b Bob Woolmer | 2 | 7 | 5 | - | - | |
| +8. Rod Marsh | c Brian Close b John Snow | 11 | 17 | 26 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Ashley Mallett | not out | 6 | 15 | 17 | - | - | |
| 10. Dennis Lillee | |||||||
| 11. Bob Massie |
| FOW | 1-4 (Graeme Watson), 2-66 (Keith Stackpole), 3-125 (Ian Chappell), 4-156 (Greg Chappell), 5-167 (Paul Sheahan), 6-170 (Doug Walters), 7-205 (Rod Marsh), 8-222 (Ross Edwards). |
| Extras | 2b, 3lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 55 ovs) 222 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Snow | 11 | 1 | 33 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Arnold | 11 | 0 | 38 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Greig | 11 | 0 | 50 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Woolmer | 10 | 1 | 33 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 9 | 1 | 37 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian Close | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | c Rod Marsh b Graeme Watson | 25 | 38 | 35 | 3 | - | |
| 2. Dennis Amiss | b Graeme Watson | 103 | 134 | 161 | 9 | - | |
| 3. Keith Fletcher | b Bob Massie | 60 | 76 | 86 | 8 | - | |
| *4. Brian Close | run out | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| 5. Jackie Hampshire | not out | 25 | 41 | 40 | 5 | - | |
| 6. Basil D'Oliveira | not out | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | - | |
| 7. Tony Greig | |||||||
| +8. Alan Knott | |||||||
| 9. Bob Woolmer | |||||||
| 10. John Snow | |||||||
| 11. Geoff Arnold |
| FOW | 1-48 (Geoff Boycott), 2-173 (Keith Fletcher), 3-174 (Brian Close), 4-215 (Dennis Amiss). |
| Extras | 1b, 6lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 49.1 ovs) 226 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 11 | 2 | 49 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Massie | 11 | 1 | 49 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Watson | 8 | 1 | 28 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashley Mallett | 11 | 1 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Walters | 3 | 1 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Stackpole | 2.1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
England: Geoff Boycott, Dennis Amiss, Keith Fletcher, Brian Close, Jackie Hampshire, Basil D'Oliveira, Tony Greig, Alan Knott, Bob Woolmer, John Snow, Geoff Arnold
Australia: Keith Stackpole, Graeme Watson, Ian Chappell, Greg Chappell, Ross Edwards, Paul Sheahan, Doug Walters, Rod Marsh, Ashley Mallett, Dennis Lillee, Bob Massie
