England v Australia @ Lord's, London
22, 23, 24, 26 June 1972 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: DJ Constant, AE Fagg
Match Result: Australia won by 8 wickets
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | b Bob Massie | 11 | 0 | 47 | - | - | |
| 2. John Edrich | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 10 | 43 | 62 | 2 | - | |
| 3. Brian Luckhurst | b Dennis Lillee | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | |
| 4. Mike Smith | b Bob Massie | 34 | 0 | 112 | 3 | - | |
| 5. Basil D'Oliveira | lbw b Bob Massie | 32 | 0 | 72 | 5 | - | |
| 6. Tony Greig | c Rod Marsh b Bob Massie | 54 | 117 | 152 | 4 | - | |
| +7. Alan Knott | c David Colley b Bob Massie | 43 | 0 | 113 | 4 | - | |
| *8. Ray Illingworth | lbw b Bob Massie | 30 | 0 | 64 | 2 | - | |
| 9. John Snow | b Bob Massie | 37 | 0 | 74 | 4 | - | |
| 10. Norman Gifford | c Rod Marsh b Bob Massie | 3 | 0 | 25 | - | - | |
| 11. John Price | not out | 4 | 2 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-22 (Geoff Boycott), 2-23 (Brian Luckhurst), 3-28 (John Edrich), 4-84 (Basil D'Oliveira), 5-97 (Mike Smith), 6-193 (Alan Knott), 7-200 (Tony Greig), 8-260 (Ray Illingworth), 9-265 (John Snow), 272 (Norman Gifford). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 1w, 6nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 91.5 ovs) 272 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 28 | 3 | 90 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Massie | 32.5 | 7 | 84 | 8 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Colley | 16 | 2 | 42 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 6 | 1 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Gleeson | 9 | 1 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Keith Stackpole | c Norman Gifford b John Price | 5 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| 2. Bruce Francis | b John Snow | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| *3. Ian Chappell | c Mike Smith b John Snow | 56 | 0 | 143 | 6 | 1 | |
| 4. Greg Chappell | b Basil D'Oliveira | 131 | 303 | 373 | 14 | - | |
| 5. Doug Walters | c Ray Illingworth b John Snow | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| 6. Ross Edwards | c Mike Smith b Ray Illingworth | 28 | 137 | 148 | 1 | - | |
| 7. John Gleeson | c Alan Knott b Tony Greig | 1 | 0 | 32 | - | - | |
| +8. Rod Marsh | c Tony Greig b John Snow | 50 | 0 | 74 | 6 | 2 | |
| 9. David Colley | c Tony Greig b John Price | 25 | 43 | 68 | 3 | - | |
| 10. Bob Massie | c Alan Knott b John Snow | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | |
| 11. Dennis Lillee | not out | 2 | 28 | 33 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Bruce Francis), 2-7 (Keith Stackpole), 3-82 (Ian Chappell), 4-84 (Doug Walters), 5-190 (Ross Edwards), 6-212 (John Gleeson), 7-250 (Greg Chappell), 8-290 (Rod Marsh), 9-290 (Bob Massie), 308 (David Colley). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 122.1 ovs) 308 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Snow | 32 | 13 | 57 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Price | 26.1 | 5 | 87 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Greig | 29 | 6 | 74 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 17 | 5 | 48 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Gifford | 11 | 4 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Illingworth | 7 | 2 | 13 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | b Dennis Lillee | 6 | 0 | 17 | 1 | - | |
| 2. John Edrich | c Rod Marsh b Bob Massie | 6 | 38 | 53 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Brian Luckhurst | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 4 | 10 | 11 | - | - | |
| 4. Mike Smith | c Ross Edwards b Bob Massie | 30 | 0 | 157 | 2 | - | |
| 5. Basil D'Oliveira | c Greg Chappell b Bob Massie | 3 | 0 | 23 | - | - | |
| 6. Tony Greig | c Ian Chappell b Bob Massie | 3 | 11 | 15 | - | - | |
| +7. Alan Knott | c Greg Chappell b Bob Massie | 12 | 0 | 24 | 2 | - | |
| *8. Ray Illingworth | c Keith Stackpole b Bob Massie | 12 | 0 | 45 | 2 | - | |
| 9. John Snow | c Rod Marsh b Bob Massie | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| 10. Norman Gifford | not out | 16 | 0 | 67 | 1 | - | |
| 11. John Price | c Greg Chappell b Bob Massie | 19 | 36 | 48 | 3 | - |
| FOW | 1-12 (Geoff Boycott), 2-16 (Brian Luckhurst), 3-18 (John Edrich), 4-25 (Basil D'Oliveira), 5-31 (Tony Greig), 6-52 (Alan Knott), 7-74 (Ray Illingworth), 8-74 (John Snow), 9-81 (Mike Smith), 116 (John Price). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 1w, 4nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 55.2 ovs) 116 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 21 | 6 | 50 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Massie | 27.2 | 9 | 53 | 8 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Colley | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Keith Stackpole | not out | 57 | 0 | 103 | 8 | - | |
| 2. Bruce Francis | c Alan Knott b John Price | 9 | 25 | 32 | 1 | - | |
| *3. Ian Chappell | c Brian Luckhurst b Basil D'Oliveira | 6 | 0 | 37 | 1 | - | |
| 4. Greg Chappell | not out | 7 | 24 | 29 | - | - | |
| 5. Doug Walters | |||||||
| 6. Ross Edwards | |||||||
| 7. John Gleeson | |||||||
| +8. Rod Marsh | |||||||
| 9. David Colley | |||||||
| 10. Bob Massie | |||||||
| 11. Dennis Lillee |
| FOW | 1-20 (Bruce Francis), 2-51 (Ian Chappell). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 26.5 ovs) 81 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Snow | 8 | 2 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Price | 7 | 0 | 28 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Greig | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 8 | 3 | 14 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian Luckhurst | 0.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
England:
Geoff Boycott, John Edrich, Brian Luckhurst, Mike Smith, Basil D'Oliveira, Tony Greig, Alan Knott, Ray Illingworth, John Snow, Norman Gifford, John Price
Australia:
Keith Stackpole, Bruce Francis, Ian Chappell, Greg Chappell, Doug Walters, Ross Edwards, John Gleeson, Rod Marsh, David Colley, Bob Massie, Dennis Lillee
