• Source: 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.


    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


    Test series



    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.


    County Championship




    Gillette Cup




    Benson & Hedges Cup




    Sunday League




    Leading batsmen




    Leading bowlers




    References




    Annual reviews


    Playfair Cricket Annual 1973
    Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1973


    External links


    CricketArchive – season and tournament itineraries

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