South Africa v England
England won by 131 runs
24 to 29 December 1956Johannesburg
South Africa
215 & 7233.4 ov
Englandwon by 131 runs
268 & 15066.6 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
268118.5 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | lbw | 117 | - | 525 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Trevor Bailey | caught | 16 | - | 97 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Denis Compton | caught | 5 | - | 30 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Peter May | caught | 6 | - | 37 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Colin Cowdrey | caught | 59 | - | 212 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Doug Insole | caught | 1 | - | 8 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Godfrey Evans | caught | 20 | - | 55 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Frank Tyson | bowled | 22 | - | 103 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Johnny Wardle | not out | 6* | - | 12 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jim Laker | caught | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brian Statham | caught | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 4, lb 9, nb 3 | 16 | |||||
| Total | all out, 118.5 overs (8-ball) | 268 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 270
1-28 Trevor Bailey2-37 Denis Compton3-48 Peter May4-169 Colin Cowdrey5-170 Doug Insole6-205 Godfrey Evans7-259 Peter Richardson8-263 Frank Tyson9-263 Jim Laker10-268 Brian Statham
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Heine | 31 | 5 | 89 | 2 | 2.87 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Adcock | 20 | 6 | 36 | 4 | 1.80 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Goddard | 28.5 | 9 | 51 | 3 | 1.78 | 0 | 0 |
| John Watkins | 11 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 2.09 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Tayfield | 20 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Clive van Ryneveld | 8 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 2.88 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings
21589.1 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotch Taylor | stumped | 12 | - | 106 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Trevor Goddard | caught | 49 | - | 160 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Headley Keith | caught | 42 | - | 106 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Russell Endean | caught | 18 | - | 142 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Roy McLean | lbw | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| John Watkins | caught | 9 | - | 47 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Clive van Ryneveld | caught | 10 | - | 42 | 1 | 0 | - |
| John Waite | caught | 17 | - | 63 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Hugh Tayfield | bowled | 24 | - | 82 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Peter Heine | not out | 13* | - | 47 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Neil Adcock | bowled | 17 | - | 23 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Extras | b 1, lb 3 | 4 | |||||
| Total | all out, 89.1 overs (8-ball) | 215 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 270
1-54 Scotch Taylor2-92 Trevor Goddard3-112 Headley Keith4-112 Roy McLean5-126 John Watkins6-141 Russell Endean7-141 Clive van Ryneveld8-176 John Waite9-194 Hugh Tayfield10-215 Neil Adcock
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 24.1 | 4 | 71 | 3 | 2.94 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Tyson | 9 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 2.44 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Wardle | 20 | 4 | 52 | 3 | 2.60 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 21 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 1.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Bailey | 15 | 5 | 33 | 3 | 2.20 | 0 | 0 |
England innings
15066.6 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | lbw | 10 | - | 33 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Trevor Bailey | caught | 10 | - | 69 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Denis Compton | caught | 32 | - | 170 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Johnny Wardle | lbw | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Doug Insole | caught | 29 | - | 134 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Peter May | caught | 14 | - | 57 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Colin Cowdrey | caught | 6 | - | 63 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Godfrey Evans | caught | 30 | - | 46 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Frank Tyson | caught | 2 | - | 23 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jim Laker | not out | 3* | - | 13 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brian Statham | lbw | 2 | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 8, lb 1, nb 3 | 12 | |||||
| Total | all out, 66.6 overs (8-ball) | 150 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 270
1-11 Peter Richardson2-37 Trevor Bailey3-37 Johnny Wardle4-84 Denis Compton5-100 Doug Insole6-107 Peter May7-126 Colin Cowdrey8-145 Frank Tyson9-147 Godfrey Evans10-150 Brian Statham
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Heine | 19 | 7 | 41 | 3 | 2.16 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Adcock | 13 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 2.54 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Goddard | 14 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |
| John Watkins | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Tayfield | 17.6 | 5 | 40 | 3 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings chasing 204
7233.4 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotch Taylor | caught | 6 | - | 48 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Trevor Goddard | caught | 5 | - | 17 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Headley Keith | caught | 2 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
| John Waite | bowled | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Russell Endean | bowled | 3 | - | 37 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Roy McLean | caught | 6 | - | 49 | 0 | 0 | - |
| John Watkins | bowled | 8 | - | 38 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Clive van Ryneveld | run out | 16 | - | 85 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Hugh Tayfield | caught | 2 | - | 17 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Peter Heine | run out | 17 | - | 51 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Neil Adcock | not out | 0* | - | 8 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 2, lb 3, nb 2 | 7 | |||||
| Total | all out, 33.4 overs (8-ball) | 72 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 270
1-6 Trevor Goddard2-10 Headley Keith3-11 John Waite4-20 Scotch Taylor5-25 Russell Endean6-36 Roy McLean7-40 John Watkins8-44 Hugh Tayfield9-71 Peter Heine10-72 Clive van Ryneveld
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 13 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 1.69 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Wardle | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Bailey | 15.4 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 |