RESULT
Australia vs England Live Score, 21 June, 1956, AUS vs ENG, Lord's, Ball-by-Ball Match Updates
AUS
285/10 (146.5 ov) & 257/10 (92.5 ov)
ENG
171/10 (82.0 ov) & 186/10 (99.2 ov)
Australia won by 185 runs
Best Performance
Australia
Bowling
K Miller
34.1 Overs • ECO 2.11
5/72
K Miller
36 Overs • ECO 2.22
5/80
England
Bowling
Fred Trueman
28 Overs • ECO 3.21
5/90
Trevor Bailey
24.5 Overs • ECO 2.58
4/64
Scoring Breakdown & Key Stats
285/10 (146.5 ov)
- Top Scorer Colin McDonald 78 ()
- Top Wicket-taker Jim Laker 3/47
- Boundaries 22 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 2
171/10 (82.0 ov)
- Top Scorer P May 63 ()
- Top Wicket-taker K Miller 5/72
- Boundaries 17 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 14
257/10 (92.5 ov)
- Top Scorer R Benaud 97 ()
- Top Wicket-taker Fred Trueman 5/90
- Boundaries 30 4s • 1 6s
- Extras 8
186/10 (99.2 ov)
- Top Scorer P May 53 ()
- Top Wicket-taker K Miller 5/80
- Boundaries 21 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 5
Match Information
- SERIES
- Australia vs England
- DATE & TIME
- Thursday, June 21, 1956 · 07:30 PM
- TOSS
- Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
- Venue
- Lord's, London
Playing XI
AUS
James Burke
Keith Miller
Richie Benaud
ENG
Colin Cowdrey
Peter May
Venue
Lord's
London, England
Matches played
103
Avg 1st Inn Score
296
Highest total
729
Bat-first win
56%
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