1972 English cricket season

The 1972 English cricket season was the 73rd in which the County Championship had been an official competition. There was an increase in limited overs cricket with the introduction of the Benson & Hedges Cup, which was part mini-league and part knockout along the lines of soccer's World Cup competition. It caused another reduction in the number of County Championship matches and the B&H (as it was often called) was never popular among cricket's traditional followers. The tournament lasted until 2002, after which it was effectively replaced by Twenty20. The County Championship was won by Warwickshire for the third time in their history. Australia toured England and the Test series was drawn 2–2.

1972 English cricket season

Honours

Test series
Main article: Australian cricket team in England in 1972

A very entertaining England v Australia series resulted in a 2–2 draw, which meant that England retained the Ashes. There was an outstanding individual performance by Australian seamer Bob Massie who, assisted by heavy atmospheric conditions that enabled him to "swing" the ball prodigiously, took 16 wickets in the Lord's Test.

Cumulative record – Test wins 1876-1972
England 70
Australia 82
Drawn 62

County Championship
Main article: 1972 County Championship

Gillette Cup
Main article: 1972 Gillette Cup

Benson & Hedges Cup
Main article: 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup

Sunday League
Main article: 1972 John Player League

Leading batsmen
1972 English cricket season – leading batsmen by average
Name Innings Runs Highest Average 100s
Geoffrey Boycott221230204*72.356
Greg Chappell28126018170.004
Rohan Kanhai30160719964.288
Majid Khan38207420461.008
Mushtaq Mohammad401949137*59.066
1972 English cricket season – leading batsmen by aggregate
Name Innings Runs Highest Average 100s
Majid Khan38207420461.008
Mushtaq Mohammad401949137*59.066
Glenn Turner38176417051.887
Keith Fletcher361763181*58.765
Brian Luckhurst371706184*55.033

Leading bowlers
1972 English cricket season – leading bowlers by average
Name Balls Maidens Runs Wickets Average
Ian Chappell263141061010.60
Mike Procter25571089605816.55
Bob Massie22901158515017.02
Chris Old22731069315417.24
Terry Spencer984463331917.52
1972 English cricket season – leading bowlers by aggregate
Name Balls Maidens Runs Wickets Average
Tom Cartwright517837318279818.64
Barry Stead448217319989820.38
Jack Birkenshaw498322519769021.95
Robin Jackman419514120768424.71
Pat Pocock417817720108324.21

References

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