England v Australia
Match drawn
7 to 12 June 1956Nottingham
England
217/8d & 188/3d61 ov
Australia
148/9 & 120/386 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
217/8d103.4 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | caught | 81 | - | 275 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Colin Cowdrey | caught | 25 | - | 70 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Tom Graveney | caught | 8 | - | 28 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Peter May | caught | 73 | - | 211 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Willie Watson | lbw | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Trevor Bailey | caught | 14 | - | 68 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Godfrey Evans | caught | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jim Laker | not out | 9* | - | 30 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Tony Lock | lbw | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bob Appleyard | not out | 1* | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 5, lb 1 | 6 | |||||
| Total | 8 wickets declared, 103.4 overs | 217 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 220
1-53 Colin Cowdrey2-72 Tom Graveney3-180 Peter Richardson4-181 Willie Watson5-201 Peter May6-203 Godfrey Evans7-213 Trevor Bailey8-214 Tony Lock
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lindwall | 15 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 2.87 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Miller | 33 | 5 | 69 | 4 | 2.09 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Davidson | 9.4 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 2.28 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Archer | 31 | 10 | 51 | 2 | 1.65 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Johnson | 14 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 1.86 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Burke | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings
148/983.1 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin McDonald | lbw | 1 | - | 37 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jim Burke | caught | 11 | - | 42 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Neil Harvey | lbw | 64 | - | 205 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Peter Burge | caught | 7 | - | 34 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Keith Miller | lbw | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ron Archer | caught | 33 | - | 80 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Richie Benaud | bowled | 17 | - | 28 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Ian Johnson | caught | 12 | - | 56 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Ray Lindwall | caught | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Gil Langley | not out | 0* | - | 7 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | lb 3 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 9 wickets, 83.1 overs | 148 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 220
1-10 Colin McDonald2-12 Jim Burke3-33 Peter Burge4-36 Keith Miller5-90 Ron Archer6-110 Richie Benaud7-148 Neil Harvey8-148 Ian Johnson9-148 Ray Lindwall
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Moss | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Bailey | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 29.1 | 11 | 58 | 4 | 1.99 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Lock | 36 | 16 | 61 | 3 | 1.69 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Appleyard | 11 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 1.55 | 0 | 0 |
England innings
188/3d61 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | caught | 73 | - | 170 | 10 | 0 | - |
| Colin Cowdrey | caught | 81 | - | 160 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Willie Watson | caught | 8 | - | 22 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tom Graveney | not out | 10* | - | 20 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Godfrey Evans | not out | 8* | - | 7 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 4, lb 1, w 2, nb 1 | 8 | |||||
| Total | 3 wickets declared, 61 overs | 188 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 220
1-151 Colin Cowdrey2-163 Peter Richardson3-178 Willie Watson
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Miller | 19 | 2 | 58 | 2 | 3.05 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Archer | 9 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 5.11 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Johnson | 12 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 2.42 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Burke | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Benaud | 18 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 2.28 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings chasing 258
120/386 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin McDonald | caught | 6 | - | 33 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jim Burke | not out | 58* | - | 240 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Neil Harvey | bowled | 3 | - | 29 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Keith Miller | lbw | 4 | - | 46 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Peter Burge | not out | 35* | - | 128 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 10, lb 3, nb 1 | 14 | |||||
| Total | 3 wickets, 86 overs | 120 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 220
1-13 Colin McDonald2-18 Neil Harvey3-41 Keith Miller
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Bailey | 9 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1.78 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 30 | 19 | 29 | 2 | 0.97 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Lock | 22 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 1.05 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Appleyard | 19 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 1.68 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Graveney | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |