CANCELLED

Australia vs England Scorecard, Australia vs England, 23 August, 1956, Kennington Oval & Match Stats

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Match Cancelled

Match drawn

England 1st Innings

247/10 (109.2 ov)

RR 2.26

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Peter Richardson c †Langley b Miller	37	0	3	0	0.00
Colin Cowdrey c †Langley b Lindwall	0	0	0	0	0.00
David Sheppard c Archer b Miller	24	0	0	0	0.00
Peter May not out	83	0	9	0	0.00
Denis Compton c Davidson b Archer	94	0	7	0	0.00
Tony Lock c †Langley b Archer	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cyril Washbrook lbw b Archer	0	0	0	0	0.00
Godfrey Evans lbw b Miller	0	0	0	0	0.00
Jim Laker c Archer b Miller	4	0	0	0	0.00
Frank Tyson c Davidson b Archer	3	0	0	0	0.00
Brian Statham b Archer	0	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 0, lb 0, w 2, nb 0, p 0)	2
TOTAL (2.26 RUNS PER OVER)	247/10 (109.2 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 66-3 (Peter Richardson, 0 ov), 1-1 (Colin Cowdrey, 0 ov), 53-2 (David Sheppard, 0 ov), 222-4 (Denis Compton, 0 ov), 222-5 (Tony Lock, 0 ov), 222-6 (Cyril Washbrook, 0 ov), 223-7 (Godfrey Evans, 0 ov), 231-8 (Jim Laker, 0 ov), 243-9 (Frank Tyson, 0 ov), 247-10 (Brian Statham, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Ray Lindwall	18	5	36	1	2.00
Keith Miller	40	7	91	4	2.28
Alan Davidson	5	1	16	0	3.20
Ronald Archer	28.2	7	53	5	1.87
Ian Johnson	9	2	28	0	3.11
Richie Benaud	9	2	21	0	2.33

Australia 1st Innings

202/10 (92.0 ov)

RR 2.20

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Colin McDonald c Lock b Tyson	3	0	0	0	0.00
James Burke b Laker	8	0	2	0	0.00
Neil Harvey c May b Lock	39	0	2	0	0.00
Ian Craig c Statham b Lock	2	0	0	0	0.00
Ian Johnson b Laker	12	0	1	0	0.00
Alan Davidson c May b Laker	8	0	2	0	0.00
Keith Miller c Washbrook b Statham	61	0	2	2	0.00
Ronald Archer c Tyson b Laker	9	0	0	1	0.00
Richie Benaud b Statham	32	0	6	0	0.00
Ray Lindwall not out	22	0	3	0	0.00
Gil Langley lbw b Statham	0	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 6, lb 0, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	6
TOTAL (2.20 RUNS PER OVER)	202/10 (92.0 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 3-1 (Colin McDonald, 0 ov), 17-2 (James Burke, 0 ov), 90-6 (Neil Harvey, 0 ov), 20-3 (Ian Craig, 0 ov), 35-4 (Ian Johnson, 0 ov), 47-5 (Alan Davidson, 0 ov), 202-9 (Keith Miller, 0 ov), 111-7 (Ronald Archer, 0 ov), 154-8 (Richie Benaud, 0 ov), 202-10 (Gil Langley, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Brian Statham	21	8	33	3	1.57
Frank Tyson	14	5	34	1	2.43
Jim Laker	32	12	80	4	2.50
Tony Lock	25	10	49	2	1.96

England 2nd Innings

182/3 (61.0 ov)

RR 2.98

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Peter Richardson c †Langley b Lindwall	34	0	4	0	0.00
Colin Cowdrey c Benaud b Davidson	8	0	1	0	0.00
David Sheppard c Archer b Miller	62	0	9	0	0.00
Peter May not out	37	0	3	0	0.00
Denis Compton not out	35	0	4	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 3, lb 3, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	6
TOTAL (2.98 RUNS PER OVER)	182/3 (61.0 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 100-2 (Peter Richardson, 0 ov), 17-1 (Colin Cowdrey, 0 ov), 108-3 (David Sheppard, 0 ov)

DID NOT BAT: Tony Lock, Cyril Washbrook, Godfrey Evans, Jim Laker, Frank Tyson, Brian Statham

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Ray Lindwall	12	3	29	1	2.42
Keith Miller	22	3	56	1	2.55
Alan Davidson	5	0	18	1	3.60
Ronald Archer	13	3	42	0	3.23
Ian Johnson	4	1	7	0	1.75
Richie Benaud	1	0	10	0	10.00
James Burke	4	2	14	0	3.50

Australia 2nd Innings (target 228)

27/5 (38.1 ov)

RR 0.71

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Colin McDonald lbw b Statham	0	0	0	0	0.00
James Burke lbw b Laker	1	0	0	0	0.00
Neil Harvey c May b Lock	1	0	0	0	0.00
Ian Craig c Lock b Laker	7	0	1	0	0.00
Keith Miller not out	7	0	1	0	0.00
Ian Johnson c Lock b Laker	10	0	1	0	0.00
Richie Benaud not out	0	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 1, lb 0, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	1
TOTAL (0.71 RUNS PER OVER)	27/5 (38.1 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 0-1 (Colin McDonald, 0 ov), 5-3 (James Burke, 0 ov), 1-2 (Neil Harvey, 0 ov), 10-4 (Ian Craig, 0 ov), 27-5 (Ian Johnson, 0 ov)

DID NOT BAT: Ronald Archer, Alan Davidson, Ray Lindwall, Gil Langley

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Brian Statham	2	1	1	1	0.50
Jim Laker	18	14	8	3	0.44
Tony Lock	18.1	11	17	1	0.94

* = not out SR = Strike Rate RR = Run Rate

Match Information

SERIES: Australia vs England
DATE & TIME: Thursday, August 23, 1956 · 07:30 PM
TOSS: Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
Venue: Kennington Oval, London