England v Australia
Match drawn
23 to 28 August 1956The Oval
England
247 & 182/3d61 ov
Australia
202 & 27/538.1 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
247109.2 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | caught | 37 | - | 110 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Colin Cowdrey | caught | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| David Sheppard | caught | 24 | - | 78 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Peter May | not out | 83* | - | 286 | 9 | 0 | - |
| Denis Compton | caught | 94 | - | 210 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Tony Lock | caught | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Cyril Washbrook | lbw | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Godfrey Evans | lbw | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jim Laker | caught | 4 | - | 19 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Frank Tyson | caught | 3 | - | 13 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brian Statham | bowled | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | w 2 | 2 | |||||
| Total | all out, 109.2 overs | 247 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 250
1-1 Colin Cowdrey2-53 David Sheppard3-66 Peter Richardson4-222 Denis Compton5-222 Tony Lock6-222 Cyril Washbrook7-223 Godfrey Evans8-231 Jim Laker9-243 Frank Tyson10-247 Brian Statham
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lindwall | 18 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Miller | 40 | 7 | 91 | 4 | 2.28 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Davidson | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3.20 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Archer | 28.2 | 7 | 53 | 5 | 1.87 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Johnson | 9 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 3.11 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Benaud | 9 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 2.33 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings
20292 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin McDonald | caught | 3 | - | 8 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jim Burke | bowled | 8 | - | 28 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Neil Harvey | caught | 39 | - | 156 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Ian Craig | caught | 2 | - | 8 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ian Johnson | bowled | 12 | - | 42 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Alan Davidson | caught | 8 | - | 20 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Keith Miller | caught | 61 | - | 217 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Ron Archer | caught | 9 | - | 17 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Richie Benaud | bowled | 32 | - | 39 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Ray Lindwall | not out | 22* | - | 100 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Gil Langley | lbw | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 6 | 6 | |||||
| Total | all out, 92 overs | 202 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 250
1-3 Colin McDonald2-17 Jim Burke3-20 Ian Craig4-35 Ian Johnson5-47 Alan Davidson6-90 Neil Harvey7-111 Ron Archer8-154 Richie Benaud9-202 Keith Miller10-202 Gil Langley
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 21 | 8 | 33 | 3 | 1.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Tyson | 14 | 5 | 34 | 1 | 2.43 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 32 | 12 | 80 | 4 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Lock | 25 | 10 | 49 | 2 | 1.96 | 0 | 0 |
England innings
182/3d61 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | caught | 34 | - | 114 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Colin Cowdrey | caught | 8 | - | 30 | 1 | 0 | - |
| David Sheppard | caught | 62 | - | 98 | 9 | 0 | - |
| Peter May | not out | 37* | - | 93 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Denis Compton | not out | 35* | - | 75 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 3, lb 3 | 6 | |||||
| Total | 3 wickets declared, 61 overs | 182 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 250
1-17 Colin Cowdrey2-100 Peter Richardson3-108 David Sheppard
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lindwall | 12 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 2.42 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Miller | 22 | 3 | 56 | 1 | 2.55 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Davidson | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3.60 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Archer | 13 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 3.23 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Johnson | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Benaud | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Burke | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings chasing 228
27/538.1 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin McDonald | lbw | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jim Burke | lbw | 1 | - | 43 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Neil Harvey | caught | 1 | - | 20 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ian Craig | caught | 7 | - | 36 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Keith Miller | not out | 7* | - | 66 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Ian Johnson | caught | 10 | - | 43 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Richie Benaud | not out | 0* | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 5 wickets, 38.1 overs | 27 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 250
1-0 Colin McDonald2-1 Neil Harvey3-5 Jim Burke4-10 Ian Craig5-27 Ian Johnson
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 18 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Lock | 18.1 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0.94 | 0 | 0 |