1972 English cricket season
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The 1972 English cricket season saw 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. This caused another reduction in 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.
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.
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[edit] Honours
- County Championship - Warwickshire
- Gillette Cup - Lancashire
- Sunday League - Kent
- Benson & Hedges Cup - Leicestershire
- Minor Counties Championship - Bedfordshire
- Second XI Championship - Nottinghamshire II
- Wisden - Greg Chappell, Dennis Lillee, Bob Massie, John Snow, Keith Stackpole
[edit] Test Series
[edit] Leading batsmen
[edit] Leading bowlers
[edit] References
- Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians - various publications
- The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records by Peter Wynne-Thomas (PWT)
- Playfair Cricket Annual (annual)
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual)
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