RESULT

Australia vs England Scorecard, Australia vs England, 21 June, 1956, Lord's & Match Stats

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

Australia 1st Innings

285/10 (146.5 ov)

RR 1.95

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Colin McDonald c Trueman b Bailey	78	0	7	0	0.00
James Burke st †Evans b Laker	65	0	6	0	0.00
Neil Harvey c †Evans b Bailey	0	0	0	0	0.00
Peter Burge b Statham	21	0	0	0	0.00
Keith Miller b Trueman	28	0	2	0	0.00
Kenneth Mackay c Bailey b Laker	38	0	4	0	0.00
Ronald Archer b Wardle	28	0	2	0	0.00
Richie Benaud b Statham	5	0	1	0	0.00
Ian Johnson c †Evans b Trueman	6	0	0	0	0.00
Gil Langley c Bailey b Laker	14	0	0	0	0.00
William Crawford not out	0	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 0, lb 2, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	2
TOTAL (1.95 RUNS PER OVER)	285/10 (146.5 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 137-1 (Colin McDonald, 0 ov), 151-3 (James Burke, 0 ov), 137-2 (Neil Harvey, 0 ov), 185-4 (Peter Burge, 0 ov), 196-5 (Keith Miller, 0 ov), 265-8 (Kenneth Mackay, 0 ov), 249-6 (Ronald Archer, 0 ov), 255-7 (Richie Benaud, 0 ov), 285-9 (Ian Johnson, 0 ov), 285-10 (Gil Langley, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Brian Statham	35	9	70	2	2.00
Fred Trueman	28	6	54	2	1.93
Trevor Bailey	34	12	72	2	2.12
Jim Laker	29.1	10	47	3	1.61
John Wardle	20	7	40	1	2.00

England 1st Innings

171/10 (82.0 ov)

RR 2.09

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Peter Richardson c †Langley b Miller	9	0	0	0	0.00
Colin Cowdrey c Benaud b Mackay	23	0	5	0	0.00
Tom Graveney b Miller	5	0	0	0	0.00
Peter May b Benaud	63	0	8	0	0.00
Willlie Watson c Benaud b Miller	6	0	0	0	0.00
Trevor Bailey b Miller	32	0	2	0	0.00
Godfrey Evans st †Langley b Benaud	0	0	0	0	0.00
Jim Laker b Archer	12	0	1	0	0.00
John Wardle c †Langley b Archer	0	0	0	0	0.00
Fred Trueman c †Langley b Miller	7	0	1	0	0.00
Brian Statham not out	0	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 0, lb 14, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	14
TOTAL (2.09 RUNS PER OVER)	171/10 (82.0 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 22-1 (Peter Richardson, 0 ov), 60-3 (Colin Cowdrey, 0 ov), 32-2 (Tom Graveney, 0 ov), 128-5 (Peter May, 0 ov), 87-4 (Willlie Watson, 0 ov), 171-10 (Trevor Bailey, 0 ov), 128-6 (Godfrey Evans, 0 ov), 161-7 (Jim Laker, 0 ov), 161-8 (John Wardle, 0 ov), 170-9 (Fred Trueman, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Keith Miller	34.1	9	72	5	2.11
William Crawford	4.5	2	4	0	0.83
Ronald Archer	23	9	47	2	2.04
Kenneth Mackay	11	3	15	1	1.36
Richie Benaud	9	2	19	2	2.11

Australia 2nd Innings

257/10 (92.5 ov)

RR 2.78

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Colin McDonald c Cowdrey b Bailey	26	0	4	0	0.00
James Burke c Graveney b Trueman	16	0	1	0	0.00
Neil Harvey c Bailey b Trueman	10	0	2	0	0.00
Peter Burge b Trueman	14	0	1	0	0.00
Kenneth Mackay c †Evans b Statham	31	0	3	0	0.00
Ronald Archer c †Evans b Bailey	1	0	0	0	0.00
Keith Miller c †Evans b Trueman	30	0	3	0	0.00
Richie Benaud c †Evans b Trueman	97	0	14	1	0.00
Ian Johnson lbw b Bailey	17	0	2	0	0.00
Gil Langley not out	7	0	0	0	0.00
William Crawford lbw b Bailey	0	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 2, lb 2, w 0, nb 4, p 0)	8
TOTAL (2.78 RUNS PER OVER)	257/10 (92.5 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 36-1 (Colin McDonald, 0 ov), 69-3 (James Burke, 0 ov), 47-2 (Neil Harvey, 0 ov), 70-4 (Peter Burge, 0 ov), 229-7 (Kenneth Mackay, 0 ov), 79-5 (Ronald Archer, 0 ov), 112-6 (Keith Miller, 0 ov), 243-8 (Richie Benaud, 0 ov), 257-9 (Ian Johnson, 0 ov), 257-10 (William Crawford, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Brian Statham	26	5	59	1	2.27
Fred Trueman	28	2	90	5	3.21
Trevor Bailey	24.5	8	64	4	2.58
Jim Laker	7	3	17	0	2.43
John Wardle	7	2	19	0	2.71

England 2nd Innings (target 372)

186/10 (99.2 ov)

RR 1.88

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Peter Richardson c †Langley b Archer	21	0	3	0	0.00
Colin Cowdrey lbw b Benaud	27	0	2	0	0.00
Tom Graveney c †Langley b Miller	18	0	1	0	0.00
Willlie Watson b Miller	18	0	2	0	0.00
Peter May c †Langley b Miller	53	0	7	0	0.00
Trevor Bailey c Harvey b Archer	18	0	2	0	0.00
Godfrey Evans c †Langley b Miller	20	0	3	0	0.00
Jim Laker c †Langley b Archer	4	0	1	0	0.00
John Wardle b Miller	0	0	0	0	0.00
Fred Trueman b Archer	2	0	0	0	0.00
Brian Statham not out	0	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 0, lb 5, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	5
TOTAL (1.88 RUNS PER OVER)	186/10 (99.2 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 35-1 (Peter Richardson, 0 ov), 91-4 (Colin Cowdrey, 0 ov), 59-2 (Tom Graveney, 0 ov), 89-3 (Willlie Watson, 0 ov), 180-7 (Peter May, 0 ov), 142-5 (Trevor Bailey, 0 ov), 175-6 (Godfrey Evans, 0 ov), 184-8 (Jim Laker, 0 ov), 184-9 (John Wardle, 0 ov), 186-10 (Fred Trueman, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Keith Miller	36	12	80	5	2.22
Ronald Archer	31.2	8	71	4	2.27
Richie Benaud	28	14	27	1	0.96
Ian Johnson	4	2	3	0	0.75

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

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