Australia v England
1956-08-23 · Test · Men · The Oval
Australia · England · The Oval
England
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | caught Gil Langley | 37 | — | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Colin Cowdrey | caught Gil Langley | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| David Sheppard | caught Ron Archer | 24 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Peter May | not out | 83* | — | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Denis Compton | caught Alan Davidson | 94 | — | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tony Lock | caught Gil Langley | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Cyril Washbrook | lbw | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Godfrey Evans | lbw | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jim Laker | caught Ron Archer | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Frank Tyson | caught Alan Davidson | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Brian Statham | bowled | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lindwall | 18 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Miller | 40 | 7 | 91 | 4 | 2.27 | 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 |
Fall of wickets
1/1 (Colin Cowdrey) · 53/2 (David Sheppard) · 66/3 (Peter Richardson) · 222/4 (Denis Compton) · 222/5 (Tony Lock) · 222/6 (Cyril Washbrook) · 223/7 (Godfrey Evans) · 231/8 (Jim Laker) · 243/9 (Frank Tyson) · 247/10 (Brian Statham)
Australia
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin McDonald | caught Tony Lock | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jim Burke | bowled | 8 | — | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Neil Harvey | caught Peter May | 39 | — | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ian Craig | caught Brian Statham | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ian Johnson | bowled | 12 | — | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Alan Davidson | caught Peter May | 8 | — | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Keith Miller | caught Cyril Washbrook | 61 | — | 2 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Ron Archer | caught Frank Tyson | 9 | — | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Richie Benaud | bowled | 32 | — | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ray Lindwall | not out | 22* | — | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Gil Langley | lbw | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 21 | 8 | 33 | 3 | 1.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Tyson | 14 | 5 | 34 | 1 | 2.42 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 32 | 12 | 80 | 4 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Lock | 25 | 10 | 49 | 2 | 1.96 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets
3/1 (Colin McDonald) · 17/2 (Jim Burke) · 20/3 (Ian Craig) · 35/4 (Ian Johnson) · 47/5 (Alan Davidson) · 90/6 (Neil Harvey) · 111/7 (Ron Archer) · 154/8 (Richie Benaud) · 202/9 (Keith Miller) · 202/10 (Gil Langley)
England
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | caught Gil Langley | 34 | — | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Colin Cowdrey | caught Richie Benaud | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| David Sheppard | caught Ron Archer | 62 | — | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Peter May | not out | 37* | — | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Denis Compton | not out | 35* | — | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lindwall | 12 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 2.41 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Miller | 22 | 3 | 56 | 1 | 2.54 | 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 |
Fall of wickets
17/1 (Colin Cowdrey) · 100/2 (Peter Richardson) · 108/3 (David Sheppard)
Australia
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin McDonald | lbw | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jim Burke | lbw | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Neil Harvey | caught Peter May | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ian Craig | caught Tony Lock | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Keith Miller | not out | 7* | — | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ian Johnson | caught Tony Lock | 10 | — | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Richie Benaud | not out | 0* | — | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 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 | 0.93 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets
0/1 (Colin McDonald) · 1/2 (Neil Harvey) · 5/3 (Jim Burke) · 10/4 (Ian Craig) · 27/5 (Ian Johnson)
Playing XIs
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