England v South Africa
England won by 92 runs
13 to 17 August 1955The Oval
Englandwon by 92 runs
151 & 204123.4 ov
South Africa
112 & 15187.4 ov
Scorecard: every batter's and bowler's line, as the scorer kept it
Scorecard. For this match we hold every batter's and every bowler's line as the scorer's card kept it. The card does not name the fielder or the bowler for each dismissal, and older cards often leave balls faced blank (shown as -). There is no ball-by-ball record before December 2001. See the matches held ball by ball.
England innings
15189.4 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Ikin | caught | 17 | - | 101 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Brian Close | caught | 32 | - | 119 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Peter May | caught | 3 | - | 25 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Denis Compton | caught | 30 | - | 119 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Willie Watson | caught | 25 | - | 95 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Tom Graveney | caught | 13 | - | 52 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Trevor Bailey | caught | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dick Spooner | bowled | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jim Laker | caught | 2 | - | 14 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tony Lock | caught | 18 | - | 19 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Brian Statham | not out | 4* | - | 13 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 2, lb 5 | 7 | |||||
| Total | all out, 89.4 overs | 151 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 210
0-43 Jack Ikin1-51 Brian Close2-59 Peter May3-69 Jack Ikin4-105 Willie Watson5-117 Denis Compton6-117 Trevor Bailey7-118 Dick Spooner8-123 Tom Graveney9-130 Jim Laker10-151 Tony Lock
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Heine | 21 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 2.05 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Goddard | 22.4 | 9 | 31 | 5 | 1.37 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Fuller | 27 | 11 | 31 | 1 | 1.15 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Tayfield | 19 | 7 | 39 | 3 | 2.05 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings
11265 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie McGlew | caught | 30 | - | 154 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Trevor Goddard | lbw | 8 | - | 39 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Headley Keith | bowled | 5 | - | 16 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Russell Endean | caught | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Roy McLean | bowled | 1 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
| John Waite | caught | 28 | - | 69 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Jack Cheetham | not out | 12* | - | 55 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Percy Mansell | lbw | 6 | - | 16 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Hugh Tayfield | bowled | 4 | - | 7 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Eddie Fuller | caught | 5 | - | 9 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Peter Heine | run out | 5 | - | 11 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | lb 7, nb 1 | 8 | |||||
| Total | all out, 65 overs | 112 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 210
1-22 Trevor Goddard2-29 Headley Keith3-31 Russell Endean4-33 Roy McLean5-77 John Waite6-77 Jackie McGlew7-86 Percy Mansell8-91 Hugh Tayfield9-98 Eddie Fuller10-112 Peter Heine
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 15 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 2.07 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Bailey | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1.20 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Lock | 22 | 11 | 39 | 4 | 1.77 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 23 | 13 | 28 | 2 | 1.22 | 0 | 0 |
England innings
204123.4 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Ikin | caught | 0 | - | 14 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brian Close | bowled | 15 | - | 71 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Tom Graveney | bowled | 42 | - | 144 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Peter May | not out | 89* | - | 299 | 10 | 0 | - |
| Denis Compton | caught | 30 | - | 141 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Willie Watson | bowled | 3 | - | 17 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Trevor Bailey | lbw | 1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dick Spooner | bowled | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jim Laker | bowled | 12 | - | 20 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Tony Lock | lbw | 1 | - | 8 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brian Statham | lbw | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 4, lb 6, nb 1 | 11 | |||||
| Total | all out, 123.4 overs | 204 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 210
1-5 Jack Ikin2-30 Brian Close3-95 Tom Graveney4-157 Denis Compton5-165 Willie Watson6-166 Trevor Bailey7-170 Dick Spooner8-188 Jim Laker9-197 Tony Lock10-204 Brian Statham
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Heine | 25 | 6 | 44 | 2 | 1.76 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Fuller | 20 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 1.80 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Goddard | 19 | 10 | 29 | 1 | 1.53 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Tayfield | 53.4 | 29 | 60 | 5 | 1.12 | 0 | 0 |
| Percy Mansell | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings chasing 244
15187.4 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie McGlew | lbw | 19 | - | 108 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Trevor Goddard | caught | 20 | - | 56 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Headley Keith | caught | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Russell Endean | lbw | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Roy McLean | lbw | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| John Waite | bowled | 60 | - | 146 | 9 | 0 | - |
| Jack Cheetham | lbw | 9 | - | 23 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Percy Mansell | caught | 9 | - | 77 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Hugh Tayfield | not out | 10* | - | 50 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Eddie Fuller | run out | 16 | - | 38 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Peter Heine | caught | 7 | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Extras | lb 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | all out, 87.4 overs | 151 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 210
1-28 Trevor Goddard2-28 Headley Keith3-29 Russell Endean4-33 Roy McLean5-59 Jackie McGlew6-88 Jack Cheetham7-118 Percy Mansell8-118 John Waite9-144 Eddie Fuller10-151 Peter Heine
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 11 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1.55 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Bailey | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 37.4 | 18 | 56 | 5 | 1.49 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Lock | 33 | 14 | 62 | 4 | 1.88 | 0 | 0 |