England v Australia
Australia won by 185 runs
21 to 26 June 1956Lord's
England
171 & 18699.2 ov
Australiawon by 185 runs
285 & 25792.5 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.
Australia innings
285146.1 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin McDonald | caught | 78 | - | 230 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Jim Burke | stumped | 65 | - | 250 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Neil Harvey | caught | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Peter Burge | bowled | 21 | - | 93 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Keith Miller | bowled | 28 | - | 110 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Ken Mackay | caught | 38 | - | 160 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Ron Archer | bowled | 28 | - | 91 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Richie Benaud | bowled | 5 | - | 6 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Ian Johnson | caught | 6 | - | 65 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Gil Langley | caught | 14 | - | 50 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Pat Crawford | not out | 0* | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | lb 2 | 2 | |||||
| Total | all out, 146.1 overs | 285 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 290
1-137 Colin McDonald2-137 Neil Harvey3-151 Jim Burke4-185 Peter Burge5-196 Keith Miller6-249 Ron Archer7-255 Richie Benaud8-265 Ken Mackay9-285 Ian Johnson10-285 Gil Langley
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 35 | 9 | 70 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Trueman | 28 | 6 | 54 | 2 | 1.93 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Bailey | 34 | 12 | 72 | 2 | 2.12 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 29.1 | 10 | 47 | 3 | 1.61 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Wardle | 20 | 7 | 40 | 1 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
England innings
17182 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | caught | 9 | - | 41 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Colin Cowdrey | caught | 23 | - | 97 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Tom Graveney | bowled | 5 | - | 12 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Peter May | bowled | 63 | - | 150 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Willie Watson | caught | 6 | - | 49 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Trevor Bailey | bowled | 32 | - | 135 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Godfrey Evans | stumped | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jim Laker | bowled | 12 | - | 50 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Johnny Wardle | caught | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Fred Trueman | caught | 7 | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Brian Statham | not out | 0* | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | lb 14 | 14 | |||||
| Total | all out, 82 overs | 171 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 290
1-22 Peter Richardson2-32 Tom Graveney3-60 Colin Cowdrey4-87 Willie Watson5-128 Peter May6-128 Godfrey Evans7-161 Jim Laker8-161 Johnny Wardle9-170 Fred Trueman10-171 Trevor Bailey
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Miller | 34.1 | 9 | 72 | 5 | 2.11 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Crawford | 4.5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.83 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Archer | 23 | 9 | 47 | 2 | 2.04 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Mackay | 11 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1.36 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Benaud | 9 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2.11 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings
25792.5 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin McDonald | caught | 26 | - | 49 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Jim Burke | caught | 16 | - | 95 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Neil Harvey | caught | 10 | - | 10 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Peter Burge | bowled | 14 | - | 46 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Ken Mackay | caught | 31 | - | 205 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Ron Archer | caught | 1 | - | 30 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Keith Miller | caught | 30 | - | 54 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Richie Benaud | caught | 97 | - | 140 | 14 | 1 | - |
| Ian Johnson | lbw | 17 | - | 45 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Gil Langley | not out | 7* | - | 23 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Pat Crawford | lbw | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 2, lb 2, nb 4 | 8 | |||||
| Total | all out, 92.5 overs | 257 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 290
1-36 Colin McDonald2-47 Neil Harvey3-69 Jim Burke4-70 Peter Burge5-79 Ron Archer6-112 Keith Miller7-229 Ken Mackay8-243 Richie Benaud9-257 Ian Johnson10-257 Pat Crawford
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 26 | 5 | 59 | 1 | 2.27 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Trueman | 28 | 2 | 90 | 5 | 3.21 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Bailey | 24.5 | 8 | 64 | 4 | 2.58 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 7 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 2.43 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Wardle | 7 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 2.71 | 0 | 0 |
England innings chasing 372
18699.2 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | caught | 21 | - | 60 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Colin Cowdrey | lbw | 27 | - | 195 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Tom Graveney | caught | 18 | - | 70 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Willie Watson | bowled | 18 | - | 47 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Peter May | caught | 53 | - | 125 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Trevor Bailey | caught | 18 | - | 72 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Godfrey Evans | caught | 20 | - | 20 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Jim Laker | caught | 4 | - | 10 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Johnny Wardle | bowled | 0 | - | 15 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Fred Trueman | bowled | 2 | - | 15 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brian Statham | not out | 0* | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | lb 5 | 5 | |||||
| Total | all out, 99.2 overs | 186 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 290
1-35 Peter Richardson2-59 Tom Graveney3-89 Willie Watson4-91 Colin Cowdrey5-142 Trevor Bailey6-175 Godfrey Evans7-180 Peter May8-184 Jim Laker9-184 Johnny Wardle10-186 Fred Trueman
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Miller | 36 | 12 | 80 | 5 | 2.22 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Archer | 31.2 | 8 | 71 | 4 | 2.27 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Benaud | 28 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 0.96 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Johnson | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 |