England v Australia
England won by an innings and 170 runs
26 to 31 July 1956Manchester
Englandwon by an innings and 170 runs
459158.3 ov
Australia
84 & 205150.2 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
459158.3 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | caught | 104 | - | 222 | 11 | 0 | - |
| Colin Cowdrey | caught | 80 | - | 190 | 11 | 0 | - |
| David Sheppard | bowled | 113 | - | 295 | 14 | 1 | - |
| Peter May | caught | 43 | - | 111 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Trevor Bailey | bowled | 20 | - | 43 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Cyril Washbrook | lbw | 6 | - | 8 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Alan Oakman | caught | 10 | - | 11 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Godfrey Evans | stumped | 47 | - | 29 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Jim Laker | run out | 3 | - | 10 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tony Lock | not out | 25* | - | 44 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Brian Statham | caught | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 2, lb 5, w 1 | 8 | |||||
| Total | all out, 158.3 overs | 459 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 460
1-174 Colin Cowdrey2-195 Peter Richardson3-288 Peter May4-321 Trevor Bailey5-327 Cyril Washbrook6-339 Alan Oakman7-401 Godfrey Evans8-417 Jim Laker9-458 David Sheppard10-459 Brian Statham
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lindwall | 21.3 | 6 | 63 | 2 | 2.93 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Miller | 21 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 1.95 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Archer | 22 | 6 | 73 | 1 | 3.32 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Johnson | 47 | 10 | 151 | 4 | 3.21 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Benaud | 47 | 17 | 123 | 2 | 2.62 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings
8440.4 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin McDonald | caught | 32 | - | 80 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Jim Burke | caught | 22 | - | 102 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Neil Harvey | bowled | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ian Craig | lbw | 8 | - | 22 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Keith Miller | caught | 6 | - | 15 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ken Mackay | caught | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ron Archer | stumped | 6 | - | 12 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Richie Benaud | caught | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ray Lindwall | not out | 6* | - | 14 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Len Maddocks | bowled | 4 | - | 7 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ian Johnson | bowled | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | 0 | ||||||
| Total | all out, 40.4 overs | 84 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 460
1-48 Colin McDonald2-48 Neil Harvey3-62 Jim Burke4-62 Ian Craig5-62 Ken Mackay6-73 Keith Miller7-73 Richie Benaud8-78 Ron Archer9-84 Len Maddocks10-84 Ian Johnson
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Bailey | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 16.4 | 4 | 37 | 9 | 2.22 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Lock | 14 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 2.64 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings
205150.2 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin McDonald | caught | 89 | - | 337 | 10 | 0 | - |
| Jim Burke | caught | 33 | - | 105 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Neil Harvey | caught | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ian Craig | lbw | 38 | - | 259 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Ken Mackay | caught | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Keith Miller | bowled | 0 | - | 15 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ron Archer | caught | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Richie Benaud | bowled | 18 | - | 105 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Ray Lindwall | caught | 8 | - | 41 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Ian Johnson | not out | 1* | - | 25 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Len Maddocks | lbw | 2 | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 12, lb 4 | 16 | |||||
| Total | all out, 150.2 overs | 205 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 460
0-28 Colin McDonald1-28 Neil Harvey2-55 Jim Burke3-114 Ian Craig4-124 Ken Mackay5-130 Keith Miller6-130 Ron Archer7-181 Colin McDonald8-198 Richie Benaud9-203 Ray Lindwall10-205 Len Maddocks
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 16 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0.94 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Bailey | 20 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 1.55 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 51.2 | 23 | 53 | 10 | 1.03 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Lock | 55 | 30 | 69 | 0 | 1.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Oakman | 8 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 2.63 | 0 | 0 |